East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-02
NEWS OF FARM AND RANGE
WHEAT CONVENTION
AT PULLMAN, WASH.
VARIOUS PHASES OF INDUSTRY
TO BE DISCUSSED BY
PROMINENT SPEAKERS.
Gathering at Washington College
Will Deal With Wheat Raising and
Its Problems, including Questions
Of Seed.

The program for the Wheat Con-
vention" at Pullman January 9Th to
9Th inclusive, Is announced by Pro-
fessor George A. Olson, secretary in
charge, and contains discussions up
on the marketing and handling of
grain. transportation, rural credit
and farm finance, farm management
soil treatment, weeds and other nox-
ious pests, and a variety of other
problems Of interest to wheat-grow-
ers. millers, and shippers. Inter-
sperced through the program are
musical numbers which will be rem
dered by students of the college and
members Of the faculty of the de-
partment Of music OF the college.
On, Tuesday, January 9Th. following
the formal reports of the secretary
and treasurer, the appointment of
committees, and the presidents an
nual address, will be a discussion on
the Economic Method of Marketing
GRAIN" by w. E. Powell, of Tieton,
Wash. The other addresses for Tues
day are: Address of Welcome" !"
n. plSobs
tion and Marketing of Grain" George
Campbell. Portland; Handling of
Grain" Louis Delivuk, Quincy; "Prob-
! able Effects on Wheat Traffic on the
Opening of the Panama Canal" NJ.
H. Houser, Portland; Rural Credit
and Farm Finance" Professor A. w.
Taylor, Pullman.
At the evening session on Tuesday,
Agricultural Commissioner ]. II. Per-
kins will discuss THE Department of
Agriculture and the Farmer" Byron
Hunter, state leader. Farm Manage
ment:" 1.-The Bureau OF Farm Devel-
opment," DR.. Ira D. Cardiff. Pull
+, Man.
Grain smut and problems bearing
thereupon will be the big subject for
Wednesday, the 7th. The subjects
! will include. "Seed Treatment" DR.,
John G. Hall. Pullman; Soil Infec-
ton; Effect of Planting; Effect Of Gull
tural Methods: Influence of Variety
H. NJ Woolman, Pullman: Import.
ance Of Smut Investigation to Farm
ers," r. C. McCrockey, Garfield
; "Noxious Weeds" Mrs D. NJ. Park
: hurst, Freeman; Russian Thistle,
Ellis L. Bloom. Spokane.
At the afternoon session on Wed
nesday, following the business ses
sion and election of officers for tn
ensuing year, H. E. Goldsworthy o
Alberta, will talk on grain growinl
in Alberta; Professor c. c. Thorn
Problems Confronting the Presen
and Future Wheat Growers Of tn
Dry Belt" Professor George Sever
ance, Some Results of Cropping ol
the state College Farm" C. L. Smith
Portland, Summer following to Con
serve Moisture"
Evening observation-disclosures Con
cerning Wheat Farmers of Inlan
Empire" z. f. Faville, Spokane
Corn and Corn Silage." w. D. Eos
ter; Experiments With Sulfur Fer
tilizer," Professor r. P. Cope, Pull
man.
At the morning session en- Thurs
day, January sth, Mr. r. D. Jar
Bee, chief grain inspector, will dis
cuss ''The Workings Of the Grain In
spection Department" Standardiza
tion of Grain Upon the Farm" will b
discussed by Professor W. H. Olin, @
Boise, Idaho; Improving and Sellin
Wheat on Basis Of Quality" by Pro
fessor George A. Olson, Pullman
Peas, Their Adaptability to the Pa
, louse Country, Value and Uses" +
4 II. Curtis, Pullman.
\,
o Wheat Farm" Professor r. c. Ashby
k Pullman: Raising Hogs on the Whea
{ Farm" J. H. T. Smith, Pullman