The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-07-22
finish conference
HERE THIS EVENING
DEVOTE LAST SESSION TO PAST
URE AND GRAZING PROBLEMS
IN TEACHING

Soil and crop experts representa-,
eleven western states and the United
States department Of agriculture com
pleted their three-day conference here
today with a full days session devoted
to consideration of pasture and graz
ing and problems of agricultural ed
NucatiOn.
Dean E. J. Iddings of Idaho ant
Dean E. G. Johnson of Washington
State college spoke this morning or
administrative problems from the di-
rector's standpoint.
Prof. H. W. Huntley of the Univers-
tty of Idaho read a paper this morn
ing on 'Dry Land Forage" which was
followed by a paper on Pasture I'm
der Irrigation" by Clude Mckee of the
University of Montana.
Standardization and Certification'
was discussed by G. BAhlson of the
University of Idaho extension divis-
don, field agronomist and state seed
commissioner.
Response in Crop Plants to En-
vironmental Conditions" was pre-
scented this afternoon by M A. Mccall
and H. M. Wanser OF Lind, Wash.
The topic Of agricultural education
under western conditions was pre-
sented by George Thompson of Tue
son, Ar1z.
After their day and half of sess-
ions at Washington State college, the
agronomists came to Moscow yester-
day noon. Inspection of the univers-
dty and farm was followed by session
at Morrill, hall.
President Upham Welcomes Delegates
President A. H. Upham welcomed
the delegates to the university. Prof.
E. F. Gaines of Washington State
college then presented paper on
1.-THE Place of Hybridization in Crop
Improvement" This was followed by
"Sunflower Studies in Montana" sent
by Harlan R. Sumner of Bozeman,
who was unable to attend.
The delegates then took a trip to
Lewiston, where they had supper.
Delegates in attendance were r. N.
Irving, county agent of Kootenai cOun-
sty; e. J. Iddings, dean of the college
sof agriculture, University of Idaho;
President A. H. Upham, University of
Idaho; j. w. Jones, superintendent
of the United States rice experiment
station, Briggs, Calf; D. e. Stephens,
superintendent of experiment station,
Moro, Ore; F. L. Kennard, seeds
man; G. w. Warburton, agronomist,
cereal investigation, United States
department of agriculture; Henry
Christ, superintendent Of experiment
substation, Standpoint Ida.; R. K. Bon
nett, agronomist, University of Idaho.
P. T. Fortner, county agent, Bonner
county; G. A. Wiebe, junior plant
breeder, Aberdeen substation, Aber-
deem, Idaho; G. B. Allison, field agron-
omists and state seed commissioner,
Boise; Ray E. Neidig,, chemist, Idaho
experiment station; R. S. Snyder, as
sociate chemist, Idaho experiment sta
ton; R. E. Alexander, county agent,
Boundary county; H. M. Wanser, as
sistant in crops and soils, Adams
branch experiment station, Washing
ton agricultural experiment station;
C. 3. Hill, superintendent Waterville
branch experiment station; e. g.
Schafer, agronomist, Washington ex-
pertinent station, Pullman, Wash;
CLYDE Mckee, agronomist, Montana,
experiment station, BOzeman; Roy o.
Westley, farm crops and forage, Pull
man, Wash; F. J. Sievers, Pullman;
Roy P. Bean, superintendent OF lrr1-
CATION branch experiment station,
Prosser, Wash; V. N. Florell, assistant
agronomist, cooperative cereal expert
ments, United States department OF
agriculture, University farm, Davis,
Calf; A. F. Vass, agronomist, Uni
versity of Wyoming, Laramie; J. r.
Noller, division of chemistry, Wash
ington State college;
M. D. Thomas, associate agronomlst,
Utah experiment station; H. A Lunt, |
research fellow in soils, Washington
State college; 0. E. Barbee, assistant
in farm crops, Washington State col
1ege Henry Holtz, ssistant in soils,
Washington experiment station; Leon
ard Hegnauer, specialist in soils and
crops, extension service, Washington
State college; F. ]. Stevenson, assls-
tant in farm crops, Washington State |
college; E. F. Gaines, cerealist, ex-
pertinent station and assistant pro-
fessor of farm crops, Washington
State college; H. w. Hubert, associate
agronomist and associate professor of
farm crops, University of Idaho.