The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-10-15
AGRICULTURAL MEETINGS.

The object Of the visit of F. w. Graham
immigration agent of the Or 'at Northe' II
railroad To Oroville Monday. WAS to ar
LuEe ar itlnery for Prof. Thomas Shaw,
of Minnesota, agricultural expert for the
Great Northern railroad, who will spcud
Vet ~ Okanogan county, beginning
Mordav, November 1st deli, erng ,ectI"eS
.9l ne stock and agricultural topics.
Probably there is not higher authority in
t"p Cnltcu States ON the subjects traat-
rl tuan Prof. Shaw. His knowledge has
no, Only been acquired by long AMI close
't1N ana observation, but he has had
Nta2% of practical experience ON the fGtm
ana "' ~ teacher and eNperimentJr. lie is
I@"nl and pleasing talker AMI the
i'lh Is Of this upper country are for
ttut', indeed to have II man Cf his
knowledge ana attainments address them
upon subject that is of vital interest," 10
Il Vie.
70 show the standing ana ability Of the
90 tuHn in the field he covers, the '0'-
lowing facts regarding Prof. Shaws his
tory will be of interest He was actively
IGed in farming as a means OF l!vi-
topd Tor over % years. lie was for five
Years professor of agriculture At the On
tario experiment farm, at Guelph, ontario,
canada ana Tor twelve years professor
Of animal industry a. t., dniF ersity o.;
judge of farms for the Canadian govern
ment for IL number Of yea.s, and las per
formed the same service for Hon. James
j Hill, head of the Great Northern sys-
Nm. He is an author on larm subjects
of recognized authority, having written
six books on live stock. For the past six
years Prof. Shaw has been in the employ
of the Great Northern railroad, holding
the position of agricultural expert, ana
conducting crop demonstrations in areas
along those lines, extending from the Red
river valley to the Cascade mountains. lie
has lectured on farm topics in almost ev-
cry, community in Ontario and Minnesota
and in at least two thirds of the sta tes of
the Union. lie has been a constant cor
tr;butor to several agricultural papers for
It quarter of century, and as wrlec on
farm subjects is more widely knoWl than
as n lecurer.
Before leaving Orovile, Mr. Graham ar
ranged meetings for Prof. Shaw on the
following dates and it may be, added here
that the farmer who lives within reach of
the places mentioned and fails to hear
the professor, is missing an opportunity
to secure information that may never
Prof. Shaw and partys will arrive in
oroVille at 9:45 p. m, Saturday evening.
October goth. The party will include Prof.
Hughes. and f. w Graham, western
land and immigration agent of the Great
Northern railroad. The professor will
in one of the Oroville churches Sunday
October 31st, as he is very able preacher
as well as a lecturer.
Monday, November l, the party goes to
Tonasket, and will hold meetings in the
Civic League building at 1:3o and 1880
IueSuay, november :, meetings Will be
held in the Orpheum at 1870 p M, and
in the Civic League building at $3.50 p. m
in Oroville.
Wednesday, November 8, a meeting will
be held at Chesaw at 10 a. m. and at
Nelson at 2 p. m.
Thursday, November 4, at Loomis at
/ 80 p. m.
Friday November 5, at Riverside at >
p. m.
In Oroville and Tonasket the meeting
will be held under the auspices of the
f,,,, al 10
cry in cooperation with County Agricul-
turalist J. A. Hughes.