The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-22
FARMERS TALKED
At PEA CONVENTION
MORE THAN 100 ATTENDED PEA
GROWERS CONFERENCE
HELD HERE SATURDAY

There were more than 100 persons
present at the pea growers confer
ence he'd in Washburn & Wilson's
store room Saturday, when pea grow
ers of Latah and neighboring coun-
ties met to discuss the question of
raising crops every year instead of
summer following a part of their
land. The farmers showed deep in
terest and talked of their experiences.
The meeting was largely informal,
but there was general discussion of
topics of interest to farmers of the
Palouse country.
Among outside visitors were
Claude Comegys and Arson Pattison,
of near Thornton, Washington; H. S.
Curtis, dairyman and Chester White
hog breeder, of Palouse; George
Severance, professor of agriculture
and an actual Palouse farmer, Pull
man; and E. F. Gaines, of Washing
ton State College, Pullman.
Mr.. Gaines spoke briefly and then
various farmers were called upon to
discuss the subject of raising crops
instead of summer following. Among
these were James O'Connor, who,
with his sons, has been among the
most successful and extensive pea
growers in this county; Charles Snow,
another successful pea grower; G. P.
Mix, whose experience in pea grow
ing instead of summer following, has
been published; Howard Shriver,
and Mr.. Curtis. E. A. Wade, county
agent for Nez Perez county, was also
present and spoke briefly. Professor
George Severance told of his expert
ence in raising peas, corn and other
crops instead of summer following.
Mr.. O'Connor told of raising 81
bushels of wheat per acre following
crop of peas that had produced
big profit. w. H. Hubert, of the Uni
versity of Idaho experiment station
staff, talked Interestingly on the sub
Ject of summer crops and Ward Gano, |
whose experience is raising hogs on |
pea pasture and in pea stubble after
the peas were harvested was publish
ed recently, also spoke briefly.
Taken as whole the meeting was
regarded as highly satisfactory one
from every view point. Bad weather
and roads kept many from coming
from long distances, but it was rep
resentative convention of representa-
tive farmers who have made success
by raising crops every year and are
willing to assist their neighbors in
getting into the same habit.
J. R. Shinn Talks on Peas.
Sundays Spokesman Review had a
very interesting article on pea grow
ing as told by j. R. Shinn, Spokane
county agent, who was, for many
years with the University of Idaho,
which fits well with the report of
Saturdays meeting. The Spokesman
Review story follows: 4
Spokane, Whitman and Latah coun-
" (1daho) will seed between 10000
md 10000 acres to peas this year, ac-
'ording to County Farm Expert J. R.
shinn, who declares that the entire
country is looking to this region for
is pea seed supply.
Next year will be the biggest in
ne history of pea growing in the In
~
and Empire" said Mr.. Shinn. 1.-THE
eed men have already contracted for
he crop at cents pound and find
hat between 10000 and 10000 acres
peas are to be grown in this dis
riot. The bulk of the crop is in
outheast Spokane county, eastern
|hitman county and in Latah county.
Persons who are waiting to get
heap land in this district will never
ct it. The revenue from these lands
greatly increased. The same land
lat once produced wheat crop
very other year is now producing a
OPP of peas worth as much as the
heat. crop and at the same time in
eases the wheat yield by enriching
e SOIL"