Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-01-10
BIG WHEAT CONVENTION TALKS
ABOUT THE FUTURE IDEAL FARM
tons prOpounded by the farmers.
Waste of Straw Noted

! CollcSe OF agriculture and director o.
the state experiment station, was in
! troduced TO the farmers. In discuss
! ing the tenant situation he said thai
! the history OF wheat growing regions
shows that the tenant system exists
as long as the primitive form of agri
| culture is carried on. When the price
OF land and its deterioration de
mands diversity of production the
| land will be divided and there will
be fewer tenants, with more land.
lords farming their own holdings.
Dean Johnson contended that
there was last year enough straw
burned or left standing in Kansas
and Washington to produce beef and
pork in sufficient quantity to feed
the army of France.
The convention went on record as
fayoring summer session when a
motion was passed unanimously au-
thorizing the appointment of COM
such a session. The object of the
second meeting will be to give the
farmers an opportunity to visit the
state experiment farm at a time
when the hundreds of experimental
plots are nearing maturity and the
results are visible. The committee
viii be named by President McCros-
key and the scope of the undertaking
win be made as broad as possible
Sheep ON the Farm
Back to the farm is moro an,,i
cable to the dual purnose sheen than
to the people" was the onenine
statement of Harry +. Goldswortbv
of Rosalia, in an interesting talk IN
the place of the sheen on the avaraoa
wheat farm. Sheen. he said have
digapneared from The farms hacaree
the land is becoming. FOO valuable to
nrodnce anvtbino lint wheat in tho
estimation of tha majority of tho
farmers. AIthoueh the neonIe of the
United States are not . uutton eating
peoDIa the seven bioaast nackino
houses durino tho war 1918 usod
7 600 600 mounds of mutton
4 nermanent form of agriculture
according TO Mr. GoIdswortbv must
incIuda some live stock nroductior
bnt the palonso country ic not on
ideal country for the heavier stock
Dn,ino, tho ary ou,nr,o, soosor nos
ture is scarce ind when the oronnd is
wet beavdn thu, damaoe II Sbeon
growing hg % contandad ooIves thts
nrohIan, 70 q nicat,,
Mr. CoIdsworthv stoted that be
mutt hoo roieino haooueo If tho nm
ca,taintv of tho n,orl,at with cham
he hoe two n,ar1,ots 70 dona,d .,
wool and ,nntton
AZ vital noints in favor Of tho
sbeen IN tho ,rboot farm, Mr. Colds
.,,,ort,y noirtad - ,iob+ oos+ Of food
duo to tbo Fact that sboon orc soov-
noors and u,i1 to,,o oora of tbon,-
sal,.os dr.irc, tho oroo+o,. ,o,.t of +ho
yoor wood o,ir,i,atior io ono+bor
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not = t+tla inonor+onoo l. tho foot
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bondIing with lose attention ra-
o,irod Tho ravaruo fror, woo1 in
Anil and from 1aohs IN rr1v ba1ns
materially :, tho financial status Of
tho oyaraoo form Will Eobr,orv
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