Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-01-07
FINE STOCK FARMS
OF BRYAN AND SON
Retiring College President VIII De-
vote Much Attention to Improv-
ing Live Stock of Inland
Empire

reference 10 tue i've STOCK interests
of President Bryan and his son,
Arthur:
E. A. Bryan, who has made a ma
tion-wlde reputation as president of
the Washington State College, and
his son, A. w. Bryan, the enterpris-
ing manager of the Starbuck Elec-
trio Light company, are destined to
be of yet greater service to the In
land Empire by the improving of
the present breeds of cattle and hogs
Already the Riviera stock farm on
the Snake river near Starbuck and
the Bryan Berkshire farm in the
east suburbs of that city are reali-
ties.
The objects of these two enter
prises are to supply pure blood cat
tie and Berkshire hogs to breeders
and farmers of the Northwest for
breeding purposes and certainly the
need for improving the stock of the
Inland Empire is sufficient excuse
for establishing the enterprises.
The Riviera stock farm is an out
growth of project launched few
years ago by the organs to reclaim
about 800 acres of river bottom land
at Riviera and establish a colony of
fruit and vegetable growers.
10 oh In
power line was extended from their
electric light plant to Riviera and a
pumping plant was installed with
sufficient capacity for irrigating the
tract.
But the introducing of thorough
bred stock among the farmers and
stockmen is recognized as a crying
need and will prove vast benefit to
the Northwest as a whole, therefore
the original object of the Riviera
company to sub-divide the land and
place it on the market in small tracts
enterprise.
More than q hundred acres of al
falfa has already been planted and
such other development work as has
been done at Riviera will be quite
in line with the requirements of the
new project. A commercial orchard
of so acres and 800 acres of fine
pasture land constitute a part of the
Riviera holdings.
Situated as it is on the Snake
river and near the main line of the
O.-W. r. & N. Co., the stock farm is
provided with excellent transporta
ton facilities, both water and rail.
Aside from its location, the soil and
climatic conditions are ideal for the
successful propagation of cattle, the
mild winter weather of the Snake
river valley being especially favor
able to stock. Drainage and other
natural condition tending to santa
ton are about as nearly ideal as it
is possible to find them anywhere.
In the near future two concrete
silos are to be built with the idea of
supplementing the feed of the pas
ture lands with ensilage. All barns
and other improvements are being
constructed on the most scientific
lines to insure the very best results.
at present the farm Is being
stocked with fine herd of pure
bred cattle and about $50 head OF
stock hogs, and it is the intention OF
the owners to continually introduce
new blood into their herd and ulti-
mately establish high class breed
ing stock farm from which they will
supply young stock to farmers and
breeders.
The Berkshire hog ranch of A. w.
Bryan is also ideally located adjac-
ent to their FIGURING and chop mills,
the place being provided with alfalfa
meadows, running water and abund-
ant shade.
Mr.. Bryan has stocked the place
with a band of IS prize winning
Berkshire hogs and has recently re-
ceived fine Berkshire boar from a
big breeding form in the east.
Prizes have been won by these
Berkshires at the stock shows of the
Northwest and a number OF them
were exhibited again this year at the
Northwest Live Stock show ct Lew
iston; the Cascade International
show at North Yakima and the Port
land stock show.
At the Cascade show at North
Yakima. these fine Berkshires took
II ribbons, including three out of
four championships, and their sue
cess at Lewiston was hardly less
marked. Thus already the reputa-
ton of the Berkshire hog ranch of
Starbuck has spread over the Inland
Empire.
Mr.. Bryan has made study of
tha hog In d,,ofyv In fhic c0unfrv ond