Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-29
EXPERTS
MEET HUGE
CROWDS At
MEETINGS
Tonight the Central High
School Auditorium Is Ex-
pected to be Crowded to
Hear Largest Number of
Dairy Stars Ever Here.

One of the biggest demOnstra-
tiOns of mOdernized farming and
dairying ever held in the Imperial
Valley will take place at the
Central Union high school this
evening when farmers, merchants
and dairymen assemble in the
school auditorium at 1880 o'clock
to hear the lading experts in the
state on agricultural subjects,
discuss the necessity of cOopera-
tiOn between the farming and
financial interests.
The effects of the meeting tonight,
as we'll as those being held through
out the valley today and tomorrow are
expected to be far reaching and to
put new light on the needs of the
farmers and dairymen in the valley as
we'll as other parts of the state, it
has been stated.
Among some of the speakers who
will be present will be, Dean H. E.
Van Norman, head of the Davis Agri-
cultural college, whose address will
be confined to the necessity of hav-
ing good cattle in the community. He
has had long experience in this line
and is rated as one of the leading au-
thorities on dairy cattle in the United
States. In his address at the Verde
farm center this morning he pointed
to the fact that it was more profit
able to the farmer ta own small
herd of standard cows than string
of scrub sires, which are worthless
from financial standpoint.
H. B. Crocheron, head of the state
g., IL, ,,,11 -,
tro tomorrow to take part in the
meetings in Brawley, and at the
Eastside, Meloland and McCabe CEN
ters.
Speaking Of the relationship of the
dairy business to the community, Sam
H. Greene, of San Francisco, will il
lustrate his message to the Imperial
Valley farmer by the use of govern
ment charts and tables, showing past
and expected records that have been
and that will be established through
out the country.
Professor R. L. Adams, head of the
division of farm management of the
University of California and formerly
general manager of Miller and Lux
has made special study of leasing
methods and has given considerable
time recently to drawing up recon-
mendations as to desirable leases for
Imperial Valley conditions.
Sanitation will be the subject of
C. F. Hoyt, of the state department
of agriculture. He will emphasize
the necessity of sanitary methods in
dairying in order that the farmer may
realize the biggest financial returns
from his investment
The other speakers. including DR..
c. H. Haring, Marion Dorset, M. r.
Mcdonald, Professor c. V. Castle, A.
T. Kinsley and Professor P. B. Ken
nedy, have a message of interest to
Imperial Valley at large and the pub
lie is invited to be present.
The meeting at the McCabe center
this morning from 8 O'Clock until II
o'clock was attended by nearly every
resident of that district. The experts,
comprising group one addressed the
gathering. In the afternoon the same
men spoke at the Verde center. The
meeting there was likewise well at
tended.
Group two spoke, at the Meloland
center in the morning and at the East
side center in the afternoon.
II The meeting at the Brawley high
school tomorrow evening will be re-
petition Of the Ell Centre meeting and
hundreds of farmers from the north
ern section Of the valley are planning
to be present, according to word re-
ccived by Farm Advisor Garthwaite