Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-08-05
CAME IN ON SPECIAL CAR OF N P.
RAILwAY-MEETINGs HELD AT
FOUR PLACES IN COUNTRY.

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tion of d. +. Willard, development
agent of the Northern Pacific Railwa,
company at different points arount
tGrangeville were not well attended OF
account of the exceptional busy season
and the demand that every farmer at
tend to his haying, and the harvesting
of the rapidly ripening crops of grair
that are now awaiting the binder
Nevertheless the meetings were sue
cess and the attendance though not
large was good and those who came
were sufficiently interested to make
the meetings of lasting benefit.
The agricultural specialists of the
party arrived in Grangeville Sunday
evening. Professor Shaw and an as
sistant visited the Cottonwood section
while d. Z. Willard, Dean Iddings of
the Idaho University, Professor Larson
specialist in dairy husbandry from
South Dakota held meetings around
Grangeville, c. f. Arney and j. j. ,Ior-
dan, railway officials attending the
meetings.
In the forenoon successful meetings
We're held at the George Cowgirl ranch
west of Grangeville, and also at the
Henry Meyer ranch near Fem. These
meetings were very well attended and
these splendid, well improved ranches,
stocked with the best of livestock, af-
forded special advantages in assisting
the speakers in making their lectures
interesting, instructive and of value.
In the afternoon at two clock a
meeting was held at the Tom Bales
ranch north of Grangeville, Prof. f. J..
Iddings, D. E. Willard, G. f. Arney
and j. j. Jordan attending this meet
ing. Special interest was developed at
Mr.. Bales ranch and the Durham Bull,
kelmscott Swain, brought from Eng.
land and placed on Mr.. Bales ranch for
use of the farmers of this section was
the center of discussion in the stock
judging.
Kelmscott Swain, was born in Eng.
land on September 13, 1913 and is just
about two years old. He is in consi-
derable better condition than when
first placed on the Bales ranch about
year ago. He was recently dehorned
d. L. Willard, N. P. development agent
in speaking of the bull stated that un.
fortunately the treatment the bull re-
ceiyed the winter he was brought over
and want of care, to certain extent,
had tendency to stunt the growth of
the bull and to detract from his good
qualities. The bull weighs about 925
at the present time and is far from
being up to standard in, weight. The
care he has received however since
placed in Tom Bales possession has
shown well and he has recovered con-
siderably of what he lost.
Dean Iddings in judging the bull
stated that he had visited the farm of
Robert w. Hobbs in Oxfordshire, Eng
land where the bull was raised and by
reference to the registry certificate
found that the bull had the best of an
eestrage in the dual purpose shorthorn
line dating back for 8 generations of
breeding to develop a combined milk
and beef strain and some of the cows
showing record of from to thous-
and pounds of milk per year. While in
England Prof. Iddings also visited other
farms where the dual purpose type of
shorthorns were being raised.
A point was made at this meeting
when the stunted condition of the bull
and his want of size for his age was
considered by both Dean Iddings and
ID. f. Willard, both those gentlemen
pointing to the utmost Importance of
the necessity of the best of care and
feeding of livestock on the farm during
the growing stage of the animal and
placing the blame for the present con-
dition of the bull on the poor treatment
he received during the winter just after
he was imported and before he was
placed in the hands of Tom Bales. Al
though the bull may never gain what
he has lost, yet both of the specialists
are of the opinion that blood will tell
and that the offspring will inherit the
good qualities of the bull and of his
aneestrage as dual purpose stock and
emphasized the Importance and neces.
sity of breeding up such strain of
cattle in this section and the avail
ability of the bull for use here on the
prairie.
One pleasing feature of the meeting
at the Bales ranch was the judging of