Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-17

1t is planned to bring purebred
rams for breeding purposes into Sno.
homish County this fall to meet the
demand of owners of farm flocks OF
sheep, Some owners intend to buy
purebred Hampshire rams. A recent.
tour was made to learn the problems
of sheep owners, so that the program
for 1925 can be arranged to meet
these problems.
Because of fear of foot.and.mouth
disease, the encouragement of Aus
tralia has issued proclamation ban
ming all cattle shipments from tho
United States. This ruling will inter
fere with the good trade of purebred
dairy cattle that has been developing.
recently between the Pacific Coast
Cows numbering 1,119 head were
tested in the Lewis County Cow
Testing Association during the month
of June. OF this number SIS were on
the old basis; 240 on the new. Eighty,
four COWS were credited with a pro-
duction of over SO pounds of fat dur
ing the month, and 259 were in the
4Opound list. The average for the
month was 91S pounds milk, 1916
pounds butterfat. l.. B. Hopes Jer.
seys made the highest herd average,
Ala pounds fat. The highest individ
Int oil
Albert Hamilton's registered HolstSin
Newaukum Fayne Cornucopia, 2,14o
pounds milk, 1928 pounds fat; four
year-old class, W. l. Rector's regis
tered Holstein Segis K P. Model, 2,139
pounds Of milk, 1871 pounds butterfat;
three-year-old class, Harry Smiths
grade Holstein Fanny" 1,644 pounds
milk, CO.'S pounds butterfat; two-yea-
Odds, Leo Blaser, grade Holstein
Daisy" 1850 pounds milk, 62.1
pounds fat.
! Farmers in the Okanogan country
are complaining that hungry elk are,
descending from the foothills and raid
ing their haystacks. The firing OF
blank shells have been used to fright
en- the animals away, but they return
again as soon as they feel the pangs
of hunger.
The Shaw Island and Orcas Island.
poultry raisers are discussing the ad-
visibility of marketing the San Juan
County eggs through local unit Of
the Washington Cooperative Egg and
Poultry Association. The Seattle,
plant of this organization has recent
ly been visited by County Agent H
j. Lechner.
Gray Silver of West Virginia,
Washington representative of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
has been elected president of the
s26,O0O,OO0 grain marketing company,
representing a merger of five of the
largest grain companies in the coun-
ty, which eventually is to be farmer
owned and control, according to plans i
e. t. Conray, Of Vancouver, com
menced the canvassing of Clark Coun
ty on August to interest dairymen.
in a proposed county dairymen's asso-
citation. This association is to be fash
Toned after the other large Western
Washington Dairymens Association,
and if successful in organizing will no.
doubt affiliate with the United Dairy.
mems Association of Washington.
Northwest Hay Growers Associa
ton, from its headquarters in Yakima,
has recently closed some good hay
contracts with the government. One.
contract calls for $50 TONS another for
$50 tons. The association is now ne
gotiating for shipments of hay to the
Hawaiian Islands. This Island trade
was formerly contracted by Califor-
mia growers, but owing to the foo.
and-mouth disease and the shortage Of
hay down there this trade has been
shifted up here.
Prior to 1920, most of the lettuce
supplied Eastern markets was pro,
duced in the state of New York. Now
Western lettuce dominates the East
ern market, and after paying a s1.70
per 100 freight charge, the Western
product is rapidly forcing the New
York product off the market in spite
of the fact that New York growers
pay but S5c freight The popularity
of the Western lettuce is attributed
to the better grading and packing
practiced by Western growers and
shippers.
John L. Smith, Holstein breeder; ].
P. Graves, Jersey breeder; G. D.
Railsback, manager Inland Empire
Dairy Products Association; f. w.
Graham, agricultural agent, Great
Northern Railway; Henry ]. Plumb,
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