Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-08
POMONA GRANGE
I HOLDS BIG SESSION
:. ,.s,on of Wheat Prices, Roads
and Farm War Measures Feature
sessions of Whitman Pomon"
No. =


SEES discussion of the price to be re-
in .,,od nv the farmers of this county
49, tho 1918 wheat crop featured the
.oooion of Whitman County Pomona
" crorga No. q held Friday at Pull
AL nan The Whitman county farmers
uul receive close to 5 cents per
hushel more for their wheat this year
=. than last, according to deductions
Sail made by the Grange members after
wboat prices, freight and shipping
rates and warehouse charges had
Wash. 6hoon considered The 1913 price of
-wN2S at New York will mean that
Mo whitman county farmers will re-
cove approximately $3.50 at Port
LASTrc land on a No. / Northern basis, or
gapproximately $2.0S at interior
Vote !, points This will mean that Red
Track Russian, the wheat mostly raised in
this county, will bring in the neigh
~bOrhood of 50 at interior points, with
the A.. the harder wheats a few cents higher.
over By Changers from every part of the
ted yicet county were in attendance at the ses-
to hold sion yesterday, interest being greater
nual in. Ethan that displayed for many years
RS field kTwenty-eight new names were added
athletf to the Pomona membership by initia-
Sites ton while 5 were reinstated to
charge membership.
III Dol
o atone son, in discussing the question of
the con better roads, urged sand and gravel
ID Cross roads in preference to the higher
IN over priced highways, with wider sur
that or face wherever practicable.
was The elimination of constructive
krOad work until after the war was
meeting Enrged by Senator r. G. McCroskey of
mad aP Fairfield, who pointed to the fact that
resident Eal available labor will be needed to
CLARK harvest the grain crops and take care
lmlttee kpf the other farm work
Vi Wv The possibility of securing the
acancies ,a,o sossio,, 90 tt,o c4ot,, 60 49,
Pullman was discussed and the Po-
mona voted to exert every effort to
ECIIah the college town
The question is not of doing
what you can best afford to do but
what the government can best afford
studied 10 how -, rr,.,,.
will bavear If pr1l,no - lli.''-'' o'ou
subject Farmers and the War" Mr..
- uoodyear took the position that dol
- lars and cents should not be consid-
cred by the farmer during the time
49,. Eol war as paramount to the needs of
colleg inc. .,rhi 40 soy
s, ing This war can not be won with
49,. 0u' tremendous sacrifices, and these
49,. sacrifices must be made not by one
interest '''''o' "''>''
The state plan for increasing food
sp'ouuction as war measure was
#Uu0ihed and discussed by Director
W. D. Thornber of the extension
service of the State College The
~e'nods to be employed by the col
iese IN increasing the food supply
were outlined by Director Thornber
as follows:
J. Special bulletins prepared
srsey by members of the faculty of
- "' college of agriculture experiment
So station and extension service
Press articles distributed to all
rapers and numbered as war
emergency Food Supply Bulletins, "
lg "Hu signed by the several writer's.
a j. Posters.
"a l. Extension schools
49, o. Institutes and local demonstra-
Ut s. Boys and girls clubs.
/ Cow testing associations. Ten
'''ers and over 90 associations in
he state.
y Personal visitations.
~ Extension News Service lis
'ued semi-monthly).
o. H. Illustrated lectures Ito be
ions. ''''N
vm ~ Coordinate all these agencies
- fnu see that every part is attended to
"ihe' the State College will desig-
IT ~'e committee from it's staff, one
j 'moer to give his entire time to the
york
me planting of wheat in the or
aus was suggested by Director
II Orhoer as one means by which the
inner can increase his wheat pro-
faetlon this year.