White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-07-09
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the west end of Clallam County. They
are being aided and abetted in the
undertaking by County Agent A. w.
Holland. Clallam County already has
one thriving testing association in the
Sequim district and quite naturally
the effect of the success Of this asso-
citation is being felt in other sections
of the country.
DR.. c. V. Piper, who died recently
in Washington, ID. c., was for several
years head of the Department of
Botany and Zoology Of the State Col
lege of Washington. Shortly before
his death he presented his fine collec-
ton of Northwest American Plants
to the State College. Since 1906, and
up to the time of his death, DR.. Piper
had been head Of the Bureau of
Plants at Washington, d. G.
Thieves visited the farm of G. A.
Mozart, near Harrisburg, Oregon, dur
ing the night recently and extracted
from his herd six registered Hol-
stems. The remains of these cattle
were later found behind local
schoolhouse where the cattle had
been slaughtered and dressed. The
beef evidently having been shipped to
some city market. No trace of the
marauders was found
More herds are listed for COW test
ing association work in Pierce county
now than one tester can handle. 1t
is expected that it will be possible
to start another tester at work by
September l.
The Enumclaw COW testing circle is
starting its third year OF work with
1000 COWS signed up. Ninety cows
in the King County Cow Testing Asso
citation produced over SO pounds of
butterfat each during the last month.
A carload of good grade Holstein
COWS and heifers recently arrived at
Arco, Idaho, for distribution among
the dairymen of that locality. The
shipment included three young pure
bred Holstein bulls; and all were
from Nampa, where they were assem-
bled by Messrs. Hoebel, Brown and
Bottolfsen, who promoted the ship
ment.
Roy G. Jones, extension dairy
specialist of the State College, in his
recent talk to the Chamber of Com
merce, at Walla Walla, urged Walla
Walla county to increase it's dairy
COW population. He pointed out that
while the COW population of the
county, as a whole, was one COW to
each five persons, the states ratio
was one cow to 81 of the states
population, and that in Walla Walla
county there was but one to eight Of
population.
Cow testing work and keeping OF
production records Is to be started
on the peninsular section of Pacific
county. Ten farmers will test $50
COWS. A. r. Reber, COW tester for
Lewis county, will do the work.
County Agent A. w. Holland says
1T Is estimated that more than SO per
cent of the hay meadows in Clallam
county are growing alfalfa at the
present time. Alfalfa acreage has
been steadily increasing during the
past ten years. At the present time
person may travel along the high
way for several miles at time and
not see any hay on either side of the
road except alfalfa"
Where the location Is such that
mileage is not prohibitive, Mason
county dairymen are being given an
opportunity to join the Thurston
county COW testing association. All
are on the basis of $1.50 year for
each COW.
Local business men and farmers
considered the marketing Of vegeta-
bles and dairy products at home at a
recent meeting held at Leavenworth,
when County Agent A. II. Chase ad-
dressed about IS on the subject. 1t
was arranged by the Chamber of Com
merce.
The Walla Walla Jersey Bull Asso-
citation has replaced one Of Its old
bulls with a fine sire purchased from
70. r. Brown OF Independence, Oregon.
The animal selected carries 37.5 per
cent Of the blood Of st. Mawes Lad
130501. This Is the only Gold Medal
bull sired by Gold Medal sire, whose
sire is also Gold Medal bull.-Exten-
sion Service, State College.
Four thousand farmers were asked
to answer the following question, ac-
cording To the Agricultural Review.
What do you consider the greatest