Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-10-05
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE
Was Complete Success in Every Re-
spect---Many Interesting and Instruc-
tive Lectures Were Delivered.

particularly interested could be pro-
NOTED, the promoters had to get per-
mission from the department,
In the afternoon tractor demon
stration was held in the Pennecard
field near the public school and prov
ed one of the greatest attractions, and
shows that our farmers are interested
in tractors. While the committee had
the promise Of four entries, only two
put in an appearance, the one of the
Bull type and the other a Lausen
four-wheel tractor, both machines be-
ing handled and for sale by our
enterprising implement dealer, John
Hoene, and the way they made the
dirt fly was great to behold. We
predict that within few years trac-
tors will be as commonly used as
automobiles are today.
The demonstration was followed by
a short talk by Mr.. Smith, agricul-
turist for the O-W. r. & N. Co., which
was very instructive and entertaining.
While all this was going on the
ladies were being entertained with a
lecture by Miss Amy Kelley of the
University of Idaho, on food conser-
walton and the care of children.
In the evening treat was given
those who heard Mr.. Smith talk on
the relations of town and country and
the evolution of farm methods.
Mr.. Waggoner also briefly address
ed the meeting, further explaining
the work of the departmet of farm
markets.
The second day was taken up by a
lecture in the morning on dairying,
silos and growing clover for seed.
Mr.. Smith, Pritchard, Norberg and
Mr. Wade handling these subjects in
mastery manner.
In the afternoon Mr.. Norberg judg.
ed some hogs and dairy cattle, after
which the sale of the dairy stock be.
gan. This, however, was soon called
off because of a lack of spirited bidding,
Apparently there were no people there
interested in dairy stock. Four ami,
mails were sold and the highest price
paid for any of them was $50, which
as Mr.. Puyear stated, is less than he
paid for the calves back in Wisconsin
from whence he brought them to hil
farm about four years ago.
High price Of feed and inability, OF
at least uncertainty of being able tc
get feed at any price once the loca
supply is exhausted, and the poor con
dition of the animals, was responsible
for the lack of bidding. The here
showed good breeding but their con
dition was very poor, owing to tn
long, dry summer and limited pasture
Good feeding or pasture would i'm
prove their appearance 100 per cent
We regret that this entire herd wa
not taken by our farmers, for the fusio
of this high-grade stock with wha
dairy stock is already here would hav
improved the dairy herds wonderful
in this locality.
While the judging was going O.
the ladies were in attendance at a hom
canning and preserving lecture at th
domestic science building given b.
Miss Amy Kelley of the Universit
of Idaho. Mrs. Tom Parker ha
charge of the arrangements for thi
occasion and the commercial club owe
debt of gratitude to her and tn
other ladies who assisted her in hand
ling this matter so competently.
During the day all the force on tn
lecture staff visited our creamery an
expressed their surprise at the mod,
plant we have and at the amount {
butter in cold storage. Waggoner {
the Farm Markets Department, sal
that to his positive knowledge thel
; was not another plant mall north Idat
that was better equipped and that ha
as much butter in storage as OF
l creamery, and that the company woul
3 make large profit thereon for he WI
, confident that butter would soon
: selling at 75c a pound.
e The evening was given over to di