The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-02-04
Farmers Week
at County Seat
Following Reported by a
Potlatch Farmer
Attending

opened Monday with a good atten-
dance. Nearly every part of the
state was represented with num-
ber of farmers and stock raisers
from Washington and Oregon.
Monday was devoted to Soils and
Farm crops. The first subject was
Functions of the Soil Bacteria by
Prof. Putnam of the State College,
who gave good talk on the use
and necessity of these organisms in
the make up of a productive soil.
Prof. Rolf of the State College
spoke on Canada Field Peas this is
a new crop and attracting a good
deal Of attention-F'ield Peas is a
summerfalow crop were Corn and
Beans can not be grown.
James Nelson of Kendrick talked
on Supplementary crops for wheat
farmers. Mr.. Nelson spoke of the
drain or effect on the soil by the
various crops of the Palouse coun-
try the need of diversified farming
and rotation of crops, the crops of
the Potlatch section ana the amount
of various products shipped out of
kendrick during the last year, clcs-
ing with talk on the great Pot
latch Bean crop.
Prof. Peterson of the State Col
lege gave very interesting talk on
the soils of Latah county.
R. D. Jarboe State Grain Inspec-
tor of Seattle was not able to be
present but sent paper to be read
on the grading OF grain and market
ing problems of the Northwest.
Prof. Woolman of the Pullman
College gave good talk on pro-
gress in Wheat Smith Investigations.
Prof. Iddings of the State College
gave splendid talk on Hog raising
followed by c. M. McAllister OF The
Union Stock Yards at Portland and
c. A. Hagen Manager of the Pack
ing Plant at Moscow on dressing
percentage and problems of market
ing.
Prof. Hickman of the State Col
lege talked on growing beef calves.
Prof. Iddings spoke on draft
horses types and judging of draft
horses and took the visitors through
the College barn showing the horses
care and feeding.
Wednesday Dairying-The prob
lens in dairying was subject for
the discussion Wednesday. Prof.
lddings of the State College gave
an excellent talk on Silos and Ensil-
age giving the experience gained on
the college farm, which has four
Silos, which were filled last year
with corn, oats, peas, wheat and
witch. The yield was practically
the same. between seven and eight
tons to the acre. Feeding value
appeared to be nearly the same al
; though the stock did not seem to
: like the wheat and witch as we'll as
the other two.
j. Miller systimatic German, a
former partner in the Young &
Miller Dairy Farm at Princeton
talked on the filling Of the Silo,
having had many years experience
in this work.
Robt. Gray of Port Falls gave
his experience in farming on stump
land and had the sympathies of the
timber section farmers.
T. V. Fluharthy of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington,
D. c.. gave an excellent talk on
seeding clover and alfalfa with a
muse crop giving the experience on
1913 Palouse farms. where clover or
alfalfa had been seeded with winter
l wheat. Spring wheat, oats and
: barley out of the 1913 fields about
2 rs per cent had been a success. OF
e the grains named barley as muse
e crop showed by far the best results
Thursday Poultry and Horticul.
t ture-Thursday forenoon was de.
voted to poultry. Prin Moore,
e VIM. Shapes and Oscar Nelson gave
S very instr uctive talks.'on the care
2 and management of poultry.
S Thursday afternoon was devoted
= to Horticulture. Prof. Vincent OF
i the State College gave good talk
S on planting, pruning and care OF
t fruit trees.
!, Friday-Friday had joint pro
;, gram of the Farmers and the House
u keepers. who were entertained by &
splendid address by President Bran
d non of the State University on the
v needs of rural life and the extension
;. work and work Of county agents