The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-20

Of the Washington Railroad
& Navigation Company, arrived in
Kennewick Tuesday evening. The
snecialists who accompanied the
train were announced for addresses
at the rooms of the Commercial
Club. When the hour came the
rooms we're filled to overlooking
with an interested audience of
farmers and stockmen eager to
learn.
H. w. Desgranges, president of
the Commercial Club, introduced
the speakers. Only a very brief
synopsis of a portion of their ad-
dresses can be given. All were
packed full of the most practical
and valuable information and should
have been heard to be appreciated.
Byron Hunter, District Leader of
the Bureau of Farm Management
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
spoke of Economic Hog Raising.
He said that he believed the Ken
newick valley to be especially
adapted to dairying and hog raising.
Hog growers are apt to make two
mistakes, First, to put the hogs
in pens and feed grain, and second
to depend on pasture alone for
making growth. Both pasture and
grain ration are necessary for
best results. For pasture have two
or more lots and change from one
to the other every ten days. Use
clover or alfalfa pasture during the
season, and in winter alfalfa hay
cut with hay cutter and mixed
with crushed corn or rye in proper
ton of one of hay to three of grain.
He then gave the results of expert
ments in feeding barley, saying that
barley had proved one of the most
satisfactory feeds for hogs. He re-
commended the feeding of root
crops, speaking especially of arti-
chokes as being a good crop, equal
to the sugar beet.
L. W. Hansen, of the Washing
ton State Food Department, spoke
on dairy inspection and COW test
ing.
The dairy business differs from
other industries, especially in the
west, in that the supply has been
tar less than the demand, and in
the keen competition for the pro-
duct of the individual dairyman
there has often developed a disre-
gard for the quality of the product.
An opportunity has also been offer
ed for the adulteration of milk,
butter and cheese. Hence the ne
cessity for legislation to protect the
consumer and the honest producer.
The work of the department is
two fold. Inspection and instruc-
ton must 60 hand in hand. Pro-
ducers will be visited at their farms
and manufacturers at their factor
les and instructed in better ways
and means, that the product may
be improved and the monetary re-
turn made more satisfactory.
Suggestions on breeding and
feeding are made, individual testing
OF cows and the organization of con-
testing associations are encouraged.
The work is in its infancy, but
: The state college, the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture and the pro-
gresslve dairymen generally are CO.
operating with most gratifying re-
suits.
l.. S. Smith, Assistant Agricul-
turlst of the O-W. R. & n, gave
demonstration of the use of the
babcock test, giving reasons why
the milk of every COW should be
tested and showing how the appar-
AUS al, for testing should be used.
Inc address and experiments were
very clear and convincing.
+. W. RAIDER, Joint Agent Of the
Wv. K. & n. and the Bureau OF
Farm Management of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture, spoke
11 the selection of the dairy COW.
Ills talk was illustrated with pic
lures thrown on the screen with
lantern and was of intense interest
throughout. The principal slide
USED was from a photograph of a
nolsteln COW, on exhibition on the
raln. Illustrations of the unpro-
u'aole dairy COW and of cattle OF
In Inc beef type were also given.
me points that should be looked
'of IN the selection of a dairy COW
were very clearly given so that no
Intelligent farmer ought to be seri-