The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-02-18

early summer q series Of meetingi
and excursions were planned by thu
[distfict horticulturalist, Luke Powell
for the purpose Of studying and con.
trolling blight in the orchards. l rs
sisted Mr.. Powell in planning and car
rying out this work and gave mum.
Der Of talks on blight and much in.
struction out in the orchards on con.
trolling it. In addition to this / as.
sisted in conducting an auto excursion
over several good farms Of different
types to study the method Of discard
ing all but standard profitable fruit
turkey raising, tomato growing, and
dairying, etc.
In the early summer / was re-
quested to give instruction in teach
ing agriculture at the county teachers
institute. While working over the
county in the summer, studied and
planned out some lines of work that
could be followed by the school Of the
particular community which would
connect the school agriculture with
the problem Of that community. Some
Of the problems Of the various COM
munities being similar in many re-
spects, divided and classified the
types of problems in the county and
presented these with suggestions on
how the informatinon in the agricul-
tural text book, that was to be used
could be connected with these types Of
problems in each case. This informa-
ton was presented in q series of three
lectures at the teachers institute.
In the spring assisted the county
school superintendent in planning 9
series Of boys and girls agricultural
and industrial contests in each com
munity in the county.
Agricultural meetings for the COM
munity were planned in connection
with these contests. Prof. Newbill
the state boys and girls club reader
was secured to give lectures and can
ming demonstrations at these meet
ings. Great interest was taken in
each community in these meetings and
it was believed by all that much good
would come out Of them.
On request presented paper al
the fruit products congress in Spo-
kane, on "Cover Crops for Bearing
Irrigated Orchards" The material
for this paper was the reult Of de-
tailed farm to farm study and it con-
tanned definite andl detailed recon-
mendations for definitely described
conditions.
After going on an auto excursion
in Walla Walla county to study hog
raising planned and conducted sim
liar one in Benton county. A num-
Der Of autos were secured to carry
the people. Every one in the com
munity was invited who was inter
ested in hog raising. A study of an
itinerary was made. The trip was
planned to visit farms where hogs
were being raised successfully and
where they were not. The assistance
Of Byron Hunter, state leader, and
Prof. Hyslop, of the state college were
secured. The people on the excursions
were conducted to the hog pens or
each farm and Mr.. Hunter showed
them the feed that was being fed, the
methods Of handling the hogs, etc.
and pointed to the hogs rs typical re.
suits Of the given methods both In
the successful and unsuccessful
places. He made use Of this excel.
lent opportunity to present the ne.
cessity Of balanced rations and Other
essentials in successful hog raising
and answered many questions.
Prof. Hyslop did some selecting Of
breeding hogs on the trip and showed