The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-05-15
STATE OFFICIALS VISIT
EXPERIMENT FARM
At CALDWELL

President Brannon of the State
University made most excellent i'm
preston during his visit Wednesday
to inquire into the matter Of the ex-
pertinent farm.
Mr.. Brannon and Dean Carlyle of
the university, together with DR.. Sis
son and H. H. Harland of the Board
of Education, made trip to the farm
in the afternoon. The party were the
guests of the Commercial Club at
dinner, after which President Brannon
made short address in which he
graphically described the sphere of
usefulness of the agricultural depart
ment of the university. He declared
that the experimental farms, of which
the state now has five, are a very nee
essary adjunct to the agricultural de-
partment OF the university. At the
farms the information evolved in the
university is applied and practical re-
suits watched with care.
The university, continued Mr.. Bran
non, is especially interested in Cald-
well, first on account Of the great
work being accomplished by DIR.
Boone and the College of Idaho; End,
on account of its being the seat of
Canyon county experiment farm.
Canyon County, he continued, is re-
markable in several respects. 1t is a
natural seed producer and is acknow-
lodged to be the best dairy section in
the state; it now grows more hogs
than any single county in the whole
country with the exception of one or
two counties in the middle west; its
horticultural resources are exception
AL and the spirit of its citizens is ex-
cellent.
President Brannon declared that he
and his conferences of the university
faculty were ready to do everything
in their power both for the expert
mental farm and the county He de-
sired the closest possible union be-
tween the people of the city and the
county and the university. He would
like the Commercial Club to appoint
an advisory committee that could
make accommodations and confer with
the university officials to the end that
the university could get better service
to the people of the southwestern
portion of the state. The county
presented the most diversified classes
OF agricultural activity and he was
convinced that the farm could be de-
voloped to give adequate answer to
many of the problems met with.
DR.. Boone followed President Bran
non and assured that gentleman that
the College of Idaho did not in any
way consider itself rival of the uni
versity; that always the warmest
spirit OF cooperation would be ap-
preciated. DR.. Boone said that DR..
Brannon was going about his duties
in way that spoke we'll of his sue
cess in his position; he was finding
out what was needed, what the exact
conditions were.
Dean Carlyle said that he felt that
the experiment farm problem looked
for the first time as though it were to
be solved satisfactorily. He cautioned
the people of Caldwell to remember
that the farm was supported by the
state, for the benefit of the people of
the state. He said that Mr.. Ryan,
comptroller of the Reclamation Ser
vice, had assured him that the ex-
pertinent farm could have all the
water they wanted, free, so far as the
service was concerned. He felt that
with the stocking of the farm with
dairy herd, the ground would soon be
ready for crops that would give an
opportunity to accurate comparison,
and the farm come into its own.
In response to a suggestion made
by Chairman Holt, Mr. Carlyle said
that the board had considered the mat
ter of making County Expert Ire
land superintendent of the farm and
that they thought some such plan
could be worked out.
Mr.. Grifiths made aggressive talk
in which he declared that the farm
was going to be big success either
with or without the cooperation of
the university. He said they were
going to convince the university au-
thorities that the farm was ideal for
its purpose.
At meeting of the Water Users
association it was decided to let the
experiment farm have free water for
the year 1914, with the understanding
that the agreement would in all prob
ability be continued.