Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-16
CHAMBER PLANS
10 ENTERTAIN
DAIRY COUNCIL
Friday and Saturday Big
Days for Imperial
Valley People
Dean Hunt to Talk First
Day at Luncheon;
Band to Play

Preliminary to .'Dairy Day,'
which viii be celebrated in FL Cen
tro next Saturday, the FL Centre
Chamber of Commerce will entertain
directors of California Dairy Coun-
Gil at a luncheon at Hotel Barbara
Worth Friday noon.
1t was decided last night bv the
committee in charge to extend the
| invitation to be present at this
luncheon to dairymen of the Imper-
| ial Valley. 1t is the hope of the
committee to have large repre-
| sentation of dairymcn on hand to
| greet the visitors who are coming
from all parts of the state. In the
visiting delegation will be men who
are leaders in each branch. of the
| industry production, manufacture
ing, distribution and education-and
it IS planned to have Imperial dairy
men mingle with them for mutual
benefit and for the upbuilding of
the industry
California Dairy Council will hold
It's annual election of officers at its
meeting in FL Centre Friday. There
Will be a morning session, then the
| luncheon with the Chamber of Com
merce as host, and then an after
noon session. The visitors, Of
! course, will remain for ''Dairv
Day , to participate in itssentortain-
ment and educational feathres. Dean
Thomas +. Hunt, college of agri-
culture, University of Cafif5rnia,
will speak.
Big Men Coming
Prof. r. H. Crocheron, state lead
er of farm advisors, will be on hand
for both days. Others coming from
the college of agriculture will in
clude DIR. r. l.. Roadhouse, profes-
sor of dairy industry, Prof. William
NJ. Eegen, Of the dairy husbandry
division, and Prof. c. w. Rubel. as
sistant state leader of farm advisors,
q noted judge of dairy cattle.
1t is expected that the entire del
esation from the north will arrive
Friday morning. They will be met
at the train by a Chamber of Com
merce committee and escorted to the
motel where breakfast will be served.
Mavor w. S. Fawcett will deliver an
address of welcome.
Among the visitors other than the
college people who will participate
in the Dairy Day. program are
DR.. j. p. lverson, chief of the divis-
ION OF animal hushandry, and DR.. j.
j. Frey, superintendent of the dairy
service, state department of agricul,
ture; Prof. J. p. Lillard, state super
visor of agricultural education; B.
II, Rawl of Berkeley and Sam II.
Greene, secretary manager of Cal
ifornia Dairy Council.
Lugo'3 Band To Play
IN addition to educational fea-
lures, tie Dairy Day" program
will include a number of entertain.
ment features. Among these will be
Governor Lugo S military band and
the Boys Band of FL Centric, both
OF which will march in the parade
Of Dairy Day and will play at the
city park during the afternoon.
Dairymen throughout Imperial
| County are evidencing much interest
IN the Judging contest which will he
q morning feature of dairy dav.
This contest is under the supervision
of Assistant Farm Advisor V. w
De Tar, Dairymcn will Judge cattle
IN the contest under the eve of some
expert from the College of Agricul-
ture who will place the cattle, at
the end of the contest, and explain
WHY Upon his placing of the cattle
prizes will be awarded. The prizes
are being offered by the El Ccntro
Chamber of Commcrce.
De Tar and l.. II. Moulton. repre-.
.senting California Dairy Council
Yesterday arranged with farmers TO
have some of their cattle in FL Cen.
tro Saturday for the Judging con,
tes'. There will be cattle from the
following herds: Charles stanton,
T Hoisteins; II. Alexander, Holsteins
Buckle Brothers, Guernseys; w. B.
Havencourt, Guernscys, aud w. G.
! Hcrdman, Jerseys.
! The Judging contest for higb
! school students win draw team en-.
! tries from El Centre, Holtville and
Brawley high schools. Professors
White, Stoncr and Simpson, in
charge of the agricultural classes OF
these three high schools, are now
Mhoo'ing their studies for the con.
test.