The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-07-19
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
REGENTS TALK FUTURE
D;icuss Crop Problems and
Offer Encouraging Ad-
vice TO Farmers.

| rTcsiurNl N'll ahh 'plhHullt''
| tho hoard of regents OF the agricul-
|nrl collcgc. consisting OF Judge J.
Weatheriori. chairman of the
|Nnrd. Jificrsou Myers. secretary oI
4, hoard. lion, Walter NJ. poarcc,
s,s Wonder Hcllan and Goo. Corn
,,u were in this vicinity last Monday
b thc purpose OF making an inspect.
J, Of the Experiment station az this
be- They spent the afternoon out
the station aud returned 20 this
,p IN the evening on Invitation OF
\, Burns Commercial club where
|ar met several OF the business men
this city.
The party Was accompanied by Ad-
bon Bennett. special writer for the
rsonlan also by Mrs. Weathcrford.
M Pearce. Mrs. Myers aud MIR.
l,d Mrs. woodrun. OF Albany.
10 Information had been received
supt Shattuck of the station as
vhich way the party were coming
yhat they expected upon their ar
bal 50 no preparations were made
receive them They came over
sn Canyon Monday morning and
n Tuesday for Bend on their way
other places in connection with
ldr duties a. regents.
me gentlemen expressed satisfac-
sn with what they observed at the
ron In spite OF the fact that II
y been an untayorable year and
bring their stay IN this city gave
b much encouraging talk OF the
.;sre Of The country and what they
rssd to do 10 aid by demonstration
ihe station.
special meeting of the CONNER
n Club was held on Monday even
if a. which the visitors gave some
Ms and offered suggestions a. To
ls istBre course OF events as it APP
si 20 me development OF the coun.
President Kerr OF tho college as
nd The citizens OF his interest In
Development OF the country IN
u before those present az the meet
Of the club. lie pointed out the
'oFtuniiies for larger development.
need Of more home and stated
At the Experiment Station was here
assist In making conditions more
'onole. With lis aid he pointed
that the young men were assist
IL establishing profitable farm
sns where there are many resour-
ea' small population which left
any difficulties to overcome and
a'y questions 10 solve. President
|sr said that the conditions in this
''nv were different from other
Ah'ies and therefore different
''hods must be- used-the station
me place TO try out those meth
aha surmount the difficulties. In
-s instances he pointed out that
'e'mehts were negative but never
es's they were essential and the
'i' valuable in pointing out the
ior others TO go. The gentleman F.
'' ne was convinced that this
'Ns' Is not strictly an agricultural
'0a IN respect 10 corn and other
crops but II must be devoted
nose crops which had been dem
us'ed as successful. His study
us situation convinced him that
vas not the controlling factor
:" 'sS' without frost would pro-
paying crop OF alfalfa or other
~ crop President Kerr closed
smarks by stating he and the
:" u every branch would be
(a' Ready toad this section In
wing its crop problems. I
~ William Hanley made some
-" following President Kerr's
I0,,s !" which he dweit upon the
w o' converting a piece OF raw
'"" property that would bring
"'0me' Hon. ]. X. Weatherford
''u Mr. Iianley In an excellent
''s along the problems OF devei-
'a'S Dig arid country; he re-
" The struggles of the first
on a seeming desert aud how
"ao been a success and Others
"0' The experiment station.
~ "'' OUT was for the education
' younger people who had TO
''''hs practical and profit
ih,I ''ss8 who presided. spoke
'us Judge Weatherford's re-
:" which he acknowledged the
p The station had been 10
''y' he spoke of the large