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pany also has three cement block silos which will be shown to the party.
 Monday morning they will leave here for a trip to Cashion, stopping en route to inspect a s'Warringer built cement stave silo At Cashion the Babbitt- Cowden ranch will be visited, where an opportunity will be afforded to in spect one of the best equipped and managed ranches in the southwest The equipment of this 640-acre ranch consists of modern buildings through out, cement fence posts, woven wire fence, four solid concrete silos, Il head of work stock, one steam and two gas tractors A striking feature of this ranch is the completeness of it's equipment. Useless machinery is mo- ticeable by it's absence. One of the fin- est systems of record keeping in use in the southwest will be explained to the party.
 Visit Burnt Ranch
 From Cashion the party will proceed to the Burnt ranch on Grand avenue near Alhambra school. This ranch has one of the most efficient feeding es- tablishments in the valley. They an- nually turn out about 1900 baby beeves which are raised on their range in the White mountains. The equip ment of this ranch is complete and the methods of record keeping are thorough. AS result of the up-to- date methods used, last springs stock brought one or two-cent margin above the market price. The ranch is provided with storage space for 2,000 tons of ensilage.
 7t,. vt esxr ho 1f f1n fo.. of F. J. Jack, one mile north of the one of the most experienced feeders of ensilage in the valley. He will give the party benefit of his experience.
 In the party is a corps of instruct ors of exceptional ability. Among them is Dr. F. c. Bishop, in charge of gov ernment investigation of animal para sites in the southwest. His experi- ments looking to the eradication of the Texas fever tick have borne much fruit and he is acknowledged the foremost authority in the United States on ami nal parasites.
 U. s. Veterinarian to Join
 While Dr. Bishops purpose on this trip is to deal with flies. screw worms and ticks, farmers will be given an op- portunity wherever he stops to obtain benefit of his knowledge. He will give advice on the eradication of any sort of animal parasites, whether of the range, or poultry yard.
 pr. J. r. Jacks, government veteri- marian in charge of epidemic control in Arizona, will join the party Monday His experience includes number of years of general practice in the San Joaquin valley. a year under Dr. Archi bald, foremost veterinary bacterio1ogist Of the west, and several years doing meat inspection for the U. S. govern ment. He was also final inspector oi the Swift plant in Omaha. Dr. Jacks is a specialist on blackleg. hog cholera and tuberculosis.
 Other specialists included In the par ty who will give farmers and, students benefit of their knowledge are R. R Hill. special investigator for the forest service: P. P. Pitchlyn. supervisor oi the Coronado national forests: Dr. R H. Williams. animal husbandman oi the University of Arizona; Charles U Pickrell, livestock specialist of the uni versity; and w. A. Barr. state dairy commissioner. foremost authority or silos in the state.
 Requests for information on the trip it's work and results, coming into the county agricultural agents office. have indicated to MT. Heard that great many farmers are vitally interested ir the course as planned by the University of Arizona Mr. Heard is of the opin ion that the university has gathered or this trip the most efficient corps oi instructors along range production lines that has ever been gathered ir the southwest