The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-06

can. Scrub ponies are called Mex
lean ponies, he said scrub oats are
Mexican" oats, and then lemon
strated that the %so-callcd Mexican
oats are after all u great deal better
Tor seed than the so-callcd british
oats or the fair looking but immature
seed often sold for American" oats.
III T.. \. Higley, professor of chem
.istry explained the cause, nature and
uses of aikali Everyone who heard
| him has a much clearer idea of where
and how alkali originates, how uni
Nersal it is In all soils, In all water
and how inevitable at times that soils
become alkalied. He declared there
IL only one remedy and that Is drain
lagc. He drew from his observation
the lesson hat the farmer ~ beset by
so mary difficulties that he learns To
conquer obstacles, and that thus IL
1.-THE reason that whenever the city
wants IA man to solve u great prob
lem, or "A bank wants "a president. or
"A railroad a manager, they 20 to the
farm to find them.
ID. q. Miller Of Denver, Colo. Unit
cd states drainage engineer, made a
very Instructive address on "Drninagc
for irrigated Areas" quotinr Il mass
Of statistics and figures demonstrating
that drainage h even of greater i'm
portancc thai irrigation In retaining
arid lands. An interesting dis
cusslon. led by Prof r. /. BiNby.
closed the afternoon meeting. after
whihc the visitors were taken about
the campus and through the buildings.
Reception In Evening.
Last evening the reception in Had
icy hall was a social event that was
most delightful The Wonan's cot
legc clui served the refreshments,
which certainly proved the home eco
nomics course a success. DR.. George
T.. Laid made an address on the work
of the Agricultural college and cXpcr-
ment station that emphasized facts
and figures that should make the
whole state sit up. When II ~ con-
sid.rod that the revenues OF The state
annually from all sources for state.
county. municipal and school pur-
poses are about s.. 0oO. coo. then 90 ~
apparent that the sum OF $4,000, 600
lost annually on range and farm, ana
thc still greater JmOunt wasted ~
enormous. Yet his loss ana wastag"
Is 80 q large extent prcNcntdhic. tn =
work OF the college aud the expert
ment station Is reducing that loss each
day. CuCh week, cach . ANA the
greater the support given II. ia" larger
tho financial resources AT IT, disposal.
the quicker 1t will eliminate thc loss
and wustage almost cutir,ly Farm
lrrs and stoekmcu should get Ia touch
with college and It's work. when
h. the greatest that can Doe don" for
any commonwealth. br ladd out
Hines the various ways In which the
college can and does help tn" agricHi-
turnl aud stock intcrelts. the various
ways IN which II plans 10 help them
when means are made available, and
~Incid,utaily how Il - making arm a."
lin New Mexico more agreeable. more
proitable and is adding annually -
Tho wealth OF the STATE en- and a
hundred times what IL ,,sts the p"o-
pie Iic also dwclt ON the golden op-
pOrtuuitics it offers 90 the hoys ani
girls ~ the statc. and to their father"
and mothers. the work of IN" iarfl
lcougross. Of he extension movement.
OF the county agents. II WAS "A tali,
chuck tull of sound IDEAS ana high
ldcaif that will ultimately bear frui-
tion.
Home Economic department.
n Tho women iu Attendance also mad
/ u busy day. For a time they were in
D attendance AT the main sessions wh"'l
/. l. Johnson. assistant Agricultural
dcmunstrator for the Santa re fat'.
WAY. told How to Make the Hen Pas
ON the Farm lie advocated incl
F. dcntaliy "A Swat the Rooster Day, 4
/ New Mexico farmers want 30 ina d
steady market for theii eggs lite IN
pressed the lesson OF organization
+. standardization n co-up"ratlu''
ID through citing the experience of Den
, mark In capturing the worlds mar
/, k.ts FOR It's bacon. its butter n 70
: eggs. He also told OF pctaluina- TN
Cniifnrnia chicken town, in which hN'
i. banks have A million dollars each -
deposit. an made from hens, ant
where the people are 10 busy sp"cihl
. ,sing in white Lcghorns that the
, haven't had time 10 build a Motel To
thcl- city of 5000 people. However
e he advised the New Mexico farmer
"a not 10 specialize, Dut To grow 3uu u
u 500 hens on each farm as a side ISSUE
. yet enough OF "a side issue as 10 CIV
. he hens good housing, clean nests
. good care and to Kill the rooster
zach first Of NAV otherwise, he sa3d
81 per cent of the hens wouldn't ia
,or their board i{ut II rightly KEPT
r. Me 900 to 500 hons VIII take ear" %
,he grocery bills ~ well as of otho
i%ncidcutals such as educating ~
4 children. lie told Of the narrow mar
elm with which the petnluma chickc
~, urtVytr- mike chicken raising pay. Ia
b, Il costs 10 20 20 cents To- produce
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