The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-01-25
USUAL RESULT,
Big SUCCESS.
Farmers Institute At Nezpsres. Tuss
day. Gets Big Crowd. -Univsrsiiy
Dslven Good Goods.

The members Of the Idahs
University Agricultural College
faculty. Who arc holding farmers
institutes In the rich NespeFce and
camas prairie sections and Palous.
country this week. came to NeEpeTcs
last Tuesday. a. per schedule. and
met and mingled With. lectured and
demonstrated 70 nearly 400 farmers
and town people throughout the
greater part Of the day and evening.
County Presiden, c. w. Booth Of
the Farmers Union vas master Of
ceremonies. and In his usual agree
able way. worked the program
through 70 best advantage for all
concerned.
Upon the arrival Of the train At
10 80 the University party vas met
By representative farmers and busi-
ness men and escorted 10 the opera
house vhere each Of the speakers
made short Introductory addresses.
Prof. Iddings givinga detailed ex-
plantation Of the four-year and
short term courses In agriculture
offered BY the university. After an
nouncing the program for the after
noon and evening, the meeting ad-
journcd until 80 p N.
In the afternoon o. c Gregg,
after few remarks on American
cilizenship, addressed TO the high
school students principally. spoke on
the subject Of "Thc Five Essentials
Of 4 Dairy Cow" Father" Gregg.
as he Is famiiiary called, is thoroughly
convcTsani With his subject and his
lecture vas a most instructive one.
BY the use Of the blackboard, he
demonstrated fully What he termed
the ave essentials OF "a good milk
Gov and the significance Of each
point. Point one Large body, thus
allowing a large food capacity and
big digestive tract, an assurance Of
a large supply Of blood. Point two
Gov should be very sparse IN and
just back Of the shoulders, thus al
loving the blood supply to be used
for the making Of milk rather than
building up the iiesh as is necessary
for beef COWS. Point three-Large
udder capacity Should be attached
we'll up on the thighs and he dem
onssraied the test for ascertaining
the same. Point four-The outlet
for the large veins under the belly
Of COW should be large enough to
admit the forehnger. "A good milk
COW should have at least two pro-
nounced openings and Il is better
should there be four. Point five
A good nervous system, the indica-
ton Of this being a large eye. After
hearing Father" Cregg's lecture
the crowd adjourned to the sidewalk
where, through the kindness Of A.
Sselimon's COW, he made a practical
demonstration Of the points Of his
lecture.
Before reconvenina in the opera
house, Prof. 1ddlngs, BY the use Of
Happy Fell's Shetland pony and a
shire mare and stallion furnished by
W. F. Johnson, gave an interesting
talk on the origin and history Of
horses. The crowd then re-assembled
IN the opera house and the professor
continued his talk on horses and
demonstrated by exhibits he had
with him the cause Of ringbone,
slde.bone and bone-spavin.
The professor then took up the
subject Of hog production IN the
Northwest. IN his Introductory re-
marks on this topic he made mention
Of how the stock expectation from
this country has decreased during
tbs last ten years. he mentioned !
also having noticed, while In South