Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-01-06
PROGRAM OF LECTURES AND
DEMONSTRATIONS IN FIELD OF
AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL
ECONOMICS BY PROMINENT
MEN AND WOMEN.

Moscow, Jan. 3.-Plans for the third
annual Farmers and Housekeepers
Week to be held at the University, Jan
uary 24-29 inclusive, have so far pro-
gressed that the program of lectures
and demonstrations is now practically
complete. Men and women of state
wide and national prominence in the
field of agriculture and rural economics
will assist the University and local
speakers in making the work of each
day something well worth while to all
who may attend.
Monday and a part of Tuesday will
be given over to farm crops interests.
On these days such subjects as grain
Standardization, cooperative marketing,
the control of smut, forage crops,
incubation of legumes, crop rotation
systems, profits of farming and soil
problems will be discussed by such men
as President Mccall of the Idaho w ash
ingtonFarmers' Union, K. D. Jarbo,
Chief Grain Inspector of Washington,
Professor Woolman of Washington
State College, o. d. Center, Director of
Agricultural Extension in Idaho, l.. w.
Agriculture, and Professors Robb,
Il l.
versity.
Tuesday will be the red letter day
for dairymen, for in addition to the
work on forage crops, the silo, silage
crops and principles of feeding will be
discussed by Professor Ellington and
local dairymen during the morning ses-
sion. In the afternoon cow testing and
breeding associations will be presented
as will also the utilization of dairy by
products and the control of disease in
the dairy herd by a representative of
the U. s. Department of Agriculture, a
practical cheesemaker, and DR.. Hahner
of the University. A demonstration of
the milking machine will close the
days work. n
Wednesday will be given over to live
stock interests under the supervision of
Professors Iddings, Hickman and Sin
gleton. They will be assisted by G. M.
McAllister of Portland, G. M. Talmidge
of Newport and Professor Marshal of
the u. 8. Department of Agriculture.
The breeding, feeding and marketing of
hogs and sheep will be given special
attention but beef cattle and draft
horses will not be neglected, especially
in the judging demonstration.
1t is necessary to divide Thursday,
giving part to poultry and part
to horticultural interests The Idaho
State Poultry Breeders Association
will be very much in evidence during
the entire week because of the exhibit
of poultry they will have in Lewis
county. The program planned for Thurs
day forenoon will include such topics
as incubation, feeding for egg produc-
tion, poultry house construction, boys
and girls poultry clubs and will close
with demonstration in poultry judg-
ing. In the work of the day and week,
Mr.. Moore will have the assistance of
Professors Hamilton and Potter, Mrs.
Whitaker of Washington State Col
lege, R. B. Randall. Oscar Nelson and
Miller Purvis, all well known by north
west poultrymen.
The afternoon will be given over to
horticulture interests. Professors Vii.
cent, Willis and Taylor with the assis-
tance of Mr.. Cole of the Lewiston Or
ehards will present such practical
phases of horticulture as the control of
diseases and pests, the storing of veg
etables and marketing of products, and
the progress made in the fruit by-pro-