The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-18


ed In this city Monday morning with
an attendance OF about 1870 includ-
ing those who we're IN attendance
upon the Wuman's session This is
considered a fair attendance for the
first day aud Is expected to increase
later in the week.
Prof. liddnRs opened the proceed
ines With a talk on live stock on the
cut-over lands.
He gave short history of the
growth of agriculture and its advance
In recent years and hen discussed the
various kinds OF crops and how each
deterlated aud how the wasted ele-
meuts Of the soil had to be renewed.
The most profitable way that this
could be done was by the raising Of
live stock.
He sited many illustrations where
worn out and worthless land lad
been brought into good condition
with livestock. The conclusion he
reached was that livestock was the
basis Of agriculture aud that Il was
the best adapted for cut over lands.
DE also discussed the various kinds
of gr sses, paying particular atten
tion 10 alfalfa and what should he
done with It. lie stated that while
in the east it brought s22 to b3 per
ton the farmres could only get only
$500 to a. 90 per ton and con
oIuded that the only protAahleA yA
for the farmers was to feed It,
He was followed by Miss Amy X
whose subject 1.-THE Home Max
gave her ample opportunity TO shiny
the Importance Of women 10 the
scheme of farm life.
She haL a happy homelike way Of
speaking that at once interests and
carries hsr hearers with her.
She gave tie women an po.tant
place as the assistant and helper OF
the man, In fact the most important.
She gave considerable attention to
the subject of the daughter on the
farm and asked "Do you need her
at homer" "What are you doing to
make her lire pleasant aud of value
sociallyY" Are you giving her a fair
chance to learn how to make her own
home PLEASANT"
She should have the same chance
aa the boy. How man farmer girls
are given the opportunity TO attend
the short course In agriculture at the
university and OF the remainder how
many attend high sohool;S
Often Instead Of giving them the
advantages which the boys have they
are made more drudRes. While the
men surround themselves with mac
hlnery to do the heavy work of the
farm and apply all modern methods
to tighten their toll very illtle If any
attention Is given to the louise and
very little effort Is made to lighen
the lahors the mother aud daughter
and to give them the oonviencsncel
Of their sitsers In the cities.
Prof. Ellington discussed the sui
iect of diary COWS under the heads
of The best Breeds and to what adapI
ed how to select them giving a prac
tlcal demonstration of how to tell {
good dairy COW.
He started out by giving a history
Of milk aud the part It plays in ma
Lional lite aud shwoed from exampie
that the nations that used a Rrea
deal Of milk we're better aud strouge
everyway aud stated the northern
nations Europe 10 comparison Will
those Of Spain and Italy as example
He claimed that this vicinity es
pecially the outover lands was partl
cularly adapted TO raising of liv
stock and flor dalrying FIRST bscaus
the climatic conditions we're rieh
for healthy stock. That there wa
not near en- much tuberculosis an
other diseases among stock here a
elsewhere, Tests have shown oni
, one case 10 a herd Of three hundIe
, examined while 10 the great dair
rstae Of Wisconsin It was from hve {
ten cut of a herd Of fifty.
Idaho is barely making an expert
/. ment aud does not produce near th
cheese and butter which is oonsum
ed In the state. She ships the foo
! stuffs grain and alfalfa to the farmer
Of the east who manufacture tn
! cheese and butter and ship 1t bac
here to be consumed. Idaho gel
the short end both ways. She sell
the grains and hay for low priC
and pays q big price for butter an
cheese.
Asked what breed Of cattle
would recommend for this locality I
divided them into three Glasses bee
. shot hons Aberdeen Angus Hereford
aud Galloways; Dairy. Holsteius Je
seys Gurnseys aud Ayshlss and 70
4 the dual purpose Of both beef an
dairy the short horns red poles po