The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-04-29
Farmers MOYabiQ
School May Come
PROFESSOR OLIN GIVES ASSURANCE
Will Be Here For Six Days in September Giving
Lectures Daily.

Prof. W. II. Olln, director of sgri-
culture extension of the university
Of Idaho. was In this city Monday IN
the interest of Farmers Movable
school iov St Maries. lie spent the
day Ia looking over Ehe city, visiting
the business men and making him
self generally familiar With the agri
cultural resources aud prospects OF
this vicinity.
To the evening he met with the
Commercial Club aud explained the
aim and purpose of the agricultural
extension department of the univer-
slty aud what It ls doing for the
farmers of the state. as we'll as the
scope aud aims of the Farmers Nov
able school and what it is doing for
the agricultural interests of the state
lie put the matter of obtRiniug the
school for this city upto the Oomereial
Club II IL comes here which seems
to be an assured tact. IL Will be held
In Septembe aud will continue for
one week
The expense to the city will be Less
than one hundred dollars sud there
will be no trouble In raising that
amount In fact @ Proctor. a
rauoher living about five miles west
OF town pledged himself for one 8fth
of the entire amount requited
While In the city Prof Oiin visited
the Record office aud accorded us an
interview ia regard to the work of the
Agricultural Extension department.
lie said in part:
1.-The agricultural extension depart
ment of the university has its head
quarters Ia the statehouse at Boise
IL Is doing important work in the
north Idaho as we'll as south Idaho
Its work consists In running demon
stration trains on the railroads. hold
ing farmers Institutes, farmers nj ov
able schools and supervising the ex
perimental la6d demonstration worl
at the sub stR6A0n experimental on
demonstration farms.
'There are four of these farms nov
established iu the state.
1.-The dry farm station at A ber ieeu
in Bingham county. Irrigated station
at Goodiug and Deary dairy farm
station ut Caldwell, Canyon ciuny.
'sThe station on the cut over land
Of north Idaho is located at Clsg
stone, Junction. Bonner county, jus
over the line from Koutenai county
At this station are being tested th'
most .onomical methods for siump p
ing the lands, feed, forge aud roo
crops adapted Co this type of land
aud effect of lime versus. baruyar
manure on lands
"This season lime Is being use,
in varying quantities from 500 lbs
to 1000 los. per acre to determ in
tue best amount to be most effective
"Various types of both clover an
J alfalfa are being tested az we'll @
different types of vegetables aud fiel
peas, both for forage as we'll as seed
''This cut over laud station seeh
to serve the whole panhandle Of lii
ho, and answers for it's farmers 1
many questions and solve as many Z
their problems as possible.
In speaking Of the Farmers Mo
, able .ohool he said '"rhese sch o
e cover a full weeks time aud thi'
purpose Is TO do the greatest possib
e practical good to the local cor
D munlty where held.
'Specialists come TO discuss vii
e the farmers their particular problem
Is and much valuable Information
q thereby obtained.
p 'Ths school will prove mo
e helpful factor IN many ways to Z
y obtaining Of better crops, better al
Il more live stock snd better farming