Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-01
FARM CONFERENCE IS
VALUABLE To FARMER

A convention on wheels" is some
thing new, but California has a wa!
Of doing big things in an unique way
The great Conference Of Farm Bu
reaus held at Berkeley recently vii
prove tremendous stimulus 10 ag
ricultural educatios ana hood produc
tion. The influence Of suoh = gath
ering will not be confines within the
borders Of eur great Sl0Ce.
Beginning with an all-day confer
encc at the Agricultural Hall at Berh-
eley, it continued IN q mos delight
full and profitable KIP Of over too
miles in autos, visiting many places
and projects of interest IN the San
Joaquin Valley. Il took AS cars to
carry the members Of the convention
and their baggage The total mileage
of the trip was 25,575 miles, enough
to take single car around the world
to San Francisco and on east to the
further border of Nevada The "fliv-
vers" made a remarkable record, as
no car dropped out on account Of
breaks and the average was 1892 miles
for each puncture.
The personnel Of the convention was
made up of State Leader of Farm Ad
visors Professor B. H. Crocheron, farm
advisors from thirty-three counties,
together with Farm Bureau directors
representing the Farm Bureau organ
ization of 450 Farm Centers, and 22,-
900 members. Imperial county was
represented by C. E. Sullivan, farm
advisor, and DR.. B. r. Crandall and
Il. H. Smithson, directors.
The first work of the convention was
u carefully consider ana adopt the
"Projects for 1915" formulated by the
farm advisors in their meetings of the
previous week. These proposed pro-
jscts represent the combined judgment
of the best agricultural experts of
California as the best general pro-
iress for the state during the pres
ent year. Not all the projects will be
desirable for every county, as local
reeds are always taken into consider
alton.
Lack of space precludes going into
details. The titles will give a general
idea of what the projects Anticipate:
1. Silo and sorghum campaigH to
conserve food production and iucrsase
efficiency of dairy produc+ian.NI
2. Increased pork productidn. Pigs
on every farm in California" The
shortage in pork is becoming 4 serious
menace in food production. y I
3. Agricultural clubs for b6ys ami
girls. A splendid form of practical
and profitable training and a great
help in food production. II
A. Farm home department of the
Farm Bureau. Will add much to the
efficiency of Farm Bureau work by
providing valuable assistance and sug-
gestions TO home keepers.
5. Farm labor problem. A syste-
matte method of adjusting and supply.
ing labor needs in. different parts Of
the state by securing outside laborer;
or transporting help to points where
most needed.
6. Farm seed supply. Make the
Farm Bureau clearing house for tht
exchange and securing Of desirable
seed of all kinds.
z. Farm Bureau sales. The purpost
is to eliminate undesirable middlemeI
and secure the highest price for tn
producer and at the same time t
grade the products of the farm and t
educate the farmer to put bette
finished product on the market.
The Trip.
The journey in autos began at
a. m. Tuesday morning on the Uni
versity campus and closed with a hi
banquet at Bakersfield on Saturda
night. In spite Of the rain the part
proceeded on schedule time. Alamed
county was the first one travelled. Thi
bay county is controlled byits cit
population in Oakland, Berkeley an
other cities. Still, it has great ap
ricultural interests, especially in tn
way Of city supply Of milk and orch
ard and garden products, leading t