Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-09-29
MANY FARMERS AT
SMUT CONVENTION
Farmers From All Parts of the State
Avail Themselves of Opportunity
to Hear Discussions Relative to
Smut Problem. ,

The anti-smut convention is in ses-
Z son in the old chapel of Washington
state College, with large attend
ance, mostly farmers, but they come
from a vide territory, extending as
far south as Oregon, west to the Co.
lumbia river. and east as far as wheat
i raised in idaho. Hon. R. C. Nc
Croskey of Garfield is presiding, he
3 being the president of the Anti-Smut
s association of the Inland Empire
The first session opened at 1870
NThursday afternoon, with nearly 300
AEesent, but many others arrived on
Thursday evenings trains.
D. A. Scott of RitZville wired that
n he could not be present and James S.
Kemgard, the farmer-banker of Pull
man, spoke on the subject assigned to
B hr. Scott, The Prevalence of Smut"
Mr.. Klemgard is one of the pioneer
iarmers and a successful wheat
grower of the Palouse country, and is
we'll posted on the subject at issue.
He told of the general prevalence of
smut throughout the wheat growing
sections of the Northwest and esti-
mated the loss from this cause at
sL50 per acre for the entire wheat
growing section, putting the price of
wheat at so cents per busheI He told
now smut has steadily, but rapidly
increased during the past 10 years,
and said that many Palouse farmers
are now considering the ACCESSIBILITY
Of growing barley instead of wheat
as a fall crop simply to get rid of
smut. He declared that the smut
problem is one of the most serious
confronting the wheat industry of the
I northwest, and called upon all farm
ers to unite and try to stamp out this
pest.
4 President Bryan was the next
J speaker. He gave an interesting talk
on the subject, although he an
nounced at the start that he is not an
expert, but has had many years eX-
h perience in fighting smut, both as |
Mariner and as head of the State Col
lege experiment station, which is
making this matter a study. He de- |
clared that the scientific man and the |
practical man must combine to fight |
I the pest and use their united efforts
ITO stamp it out. This problem is ca
pable of solution and will be solved
by the combined efforts of the prac-
teal man, who is the farmer, and the
scientific man, who is the college man,
for both must work together to bring
4 about this solution
Yesterdays complete program was
as follows:
II Address by r. c. McCroskey, pres
ldent of the association.
Prevalence of Smut" ] s KLEIN
gard Pullman.
Address, President Bryan.
Smut, From the Miller's Stand
point" Sam Glasgow. Spokane.
State Inspection of Smutty Grain,
J. c. Lawrence of the public service
Submission
What the State College of Wash
hgton viii Do to Help Solve the
Snut Problem" Prof. R. w.
hatcher director experiment station.
Smut, From the Standpoint of
18th Miller and Exporter, 7. ]. Bib,
Acoma.
Address, E. A. Smith of Twice-a-
Week Review, Spokane.
0thers who took part in the general
discussion were Colonel Willim Du-
ing of Garfield, Lillis F. Smith of En-
olcott, Hon. NJ w. Whitlow of Pull
man, H. H. Mclean of Walla Walla,
mr. Penninger of Oakesdale, w. B..
payis of Lind, c. B. Kegley of Pa
'ouse, B. T. Manchester of Colfax,
non. L. c. Crow of Pullman and G. L..
Bradley of Pomeroy.
Three sessions will be held today
friday, morning, afternoon and
evening.