The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20

urge inspection his orchard
the state inspectors Yet of the farmers who
careful of their orchards refuse permit the state
apply the tubercun test their They fear that
Of the herd will and be condemned
rather thing to the slaughter
valuable dairy that to all outward
fecty healthy condition The tubercuar however the
of the herd what the bghtnfeced the rest
the orchard It just essential that the infected be
the uprooted
the orchard either the infection will spread
the of the first will be
compared with the the farmer will eventually pay for his
neglect
standpoint alone there sufficient reasons
to the alert and him necessity
of having his herd tested but there greater
public infected is menace only to
its kind while the infected human life
farmer who thru neglect permits the tubercuar remain
in his herd only sowing the seed the
herd and his business but be calling down upon his
household and possibly his community Sickness suffering
and perhaps DEATH.
the state provided for inspection
cope parts at his own
expense The farmer has option the
be inspected and the diseased destroyed
of the the state has provided inspection not
compulsory The inspection expense farmer
and in the event cow condemned the partially
bursed on his loss.
Tests conducted last by have shown that
dairy herds of this valley In fact
infection found it's existence was hardly
dreamed Of may exist in other Certainly no herd
afford to take chances animal
loved Every farmer who has tested
should make application at to County Agrcuuast Lee
N. Lampson.
wHATTHE sToCKYARDs MEAN
wv stock yards mean to Kennewic? To answer
W this question fully would require space than
affords and knowledge than the writer possesses
the potential possibilities Of the stoards greater
than the builders surmise.
Without taking into consideration impetus which
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the employees who will their permanently
in Kennewick the transient business which will along
with the stock trains the foundation packing plant
industries; yards mean much to the
farming interests of this valley
Their location here will not only everyday home
market for hoof of livestock that raised here
unfaing home every hay that is
raised here AS matter of the hay Inland
Empire will be ruled by the stock yards hay
the Kennewck and Rhland will be two
dollars the grower than will hay of the
Yakima and the Wala Wala valleys.
Further than this and greater opportunities will present
to hay rancher the valley The feeding
dusy to become Of the leading of the
valley. With the stock yards will ready to finance
alfalfa wishes engage feeding business
Them the of the haysacks instead of bag product of
his hauling to the railroad station and exacng an an
nua toll of fertility from his land will the yards
enough animals to his hay drive them to
his farm In this way he will not only dispose of his hay at
better than he could open market but
ne will be building the fertility of his land and
adding the value of his farm With perpetual market Of
his farm gate there will be but very danger of his
being forced to sell declining market his
for taking advantage of price advances be excellent
Some idea of opportunities which will be brought IN tho
Kenne farmers door be it is said that Of
the largest alfalfa rancher of the Waa district have
protaby following the feeding business under much Lose
able than those under which local farmer
be placed These farmers make trips into the
sections of eastern Oregon they purchase feeders
they ship hundreds of miles their farms When bo s+l
fat they must again ship hundreds to market and vet
they have been able each show bigger profit
the man who sells hay instead of beef or mutton 80 ~