Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-07-15
Two Hundred and Fifty Participate
In Annual Excursion Over Expert
ment Station Farm at Sum-
mer Wheat Convention

Two hundred and fifty farmers
of eastern Washington Tuesday as
sambled at the State College of Wash
ington to participate in the annual
excursion over the state expert
mental farm, the feature of the sum
mer wheat convention of the Wash
ington Grain Growers, Shippers and
Millers association. Included in the
visiting delegations were about 90
men from Spokane, headed by j. K
Mccormack, chairman of the agricul-
tural committee of the Spokane
chamber of commerce.
The morning was given over to
an inspection of class room plots, and
visits to the dairy and beef cattle
departments. Then came the big
luncheon in the gymnasium and
speeches by some of the prominent
lowed by the excursion over the
governmental plots and the day was
concluded with a musical program
by the members of the music de-
partment of the State college, given
in the auditorium.
At about 1915 a. m. those pres
ent assembled in front of Wilson hall
and from there were conducted tC
the laboratory field, or class room
plots. Here they were shown what
was being done for the student in
the fundamental principles of agri-
culture in the study of theory OF
seeding and tillage. Plots in all
stages OF cultivation were shown and
explained and by turning up the soil
those present were shown the effect
of the different methods of tillage
and the value of clean cultivation in
comparison with haphazzard summer
fallow methods.
Show Prize Winners
The crowd was next stopped at the
dairy barn where the prize winning
stock was on display. Here were
seen wonderful specimens of Hol-
stems, Jerseys and Ayshires and the
sightseers were told of the breeding
work of the experiment station and
tho itnnc nf II, iph rnnHin nGnI
in the hope of producing better dairy
stock. In the barns the mich cows
were in their stanchions and milking
was going on, much interest being
evidenced by the visitors in the milk
ing machines and the fact that the
COWS are MIXED three times daily
A discussion of feeds and handling
brought out the interest the farmers
are taking in the dairy business.
The visit to the beef cattle came
next and in a shaded grove the fine
specimens of meat animals were
gathered for the convenience OF
those interested, which were many
Much information was given con-
corning the breeds and the specimens
on show were greatly admired by all
present. The necessity of maintain
ing so many cattle of various types
and degrees of excellence for the use
OF students was told by Professor
Hackedorn, who explained that
once an animal was studied by stu
tdent it was of little value to that
particular student in the future
AS IN the case of the dairy
cattle 1t was brought out what inter
est the farmers are taking in live
STOCK and the work being carried or
IN cooperation was practical farm
ers VINO believe in lettering their
nerds and improving the class of cat
We carried in this section. At this
spot also were gathered threeSben'
+" sheep, Ramboulettes, Lincoln'
anu shropshres, and Professor
oAeuorn gave a brief history o.
eaeh breed, showing the value ant
auaptability of each in very lucit
manner
Inc lunch hour having arrived the
VISITORS assembled in the gymnasium
"uere cafeteria luncheon wal
served and then Dean Johnson called
sAe assemblage to order and intro
uueed President e, o. Holland. wht
sVlcomed the visitors to the colleg,
anu urged them to carefully examine
0 work on the farm in order tina
es might see what is being dom
vi the farmers of the state. HI
'ought out the fact that the farme
!. a. disadvantage from the fac
a' d bushel of wheat has only s.
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