White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-02-24

by County Agent b. C. Durdle)
The following is the Preamble of
the Yakima Valley Dairy develop
ment league which was organized
Saturday February 18th, at Yakima
This Preamble will give the dairy
men of the county better idea thar
probably could be secured in any
other way.
a PREAMBLE
The purpose of this organization is
First: To encourage, stimulate, anc
develop dairy industry in the Yaki-
ma Valley by furnishing the farmers
and stock raisers of the valley practi-
cal information and expert advice and
assistance in the purchase of, and
proper breeding, fielding, and care of
dairy stock.
Second: To arouse among the citi-
zens of the Yakima Valley generally,
keensr interest in the welfare OF
the farmers and the prosperity of the
valley by showing to the people the
Importance of the dairy industry.
Third: To educate the consuming
public to an appreciation of the value
Of milk and milk products as food,
and to discourage the sale and use
of substitutes of dairy products.
Fourth: To assist in co-ordinating
and strengthening the work Of the
College of Agriculture, the county
agents, the agricultural departments
of the various railroads in the valley
local dairy organizations and the
State Department of Agriculture.
Fifth: To assist in the organization
of local dairy clubs and to promote
close cooperation between the local
banks throughout the valley and the
Federal intermediate Credit Bank
for the purpose Of assisting farmers
in the purchase of profitable dairy
cows and purebred sires. However,
the financing will be left to the local
associations, the local banks, and the
Federal intermediate Credit Bank.
Several of the communities of the
county because of not having Com
mercial Clubs or not having repre-
sentivIes at the meeting at Yakima
have had no part in the development
of this league but we feel that Bust
ness MEN of every community as well
as farmers need to make careful
study of this organization. We be-
lieve that it will have more far reach
ing influence for the dairy develop
ment of the valley than any organize
ton previously attempted.
A series, of fertilizer plots as
worked out by TIE Crops and Horti-
culture Specialist, were layed out
and the. fertilizer applied on two
asparagus fields last week. These
fields were two owned by c. C..
Williams, one here at Kennewick the
other at Richland.
The following fertilizers were used;
Ammonium Sulphate, 24o lbs. per
acre, Sodium Nitrate, 300 lbs. per
acre, Muriate of Potash 210 lbs. per
acre, and Super Phosphate, 240 lbs.
per acre. Each of these were applied. |
separately and on one plot Muriate of
Potash and Super Phosphate were
combined. One plot was left as "a
check with no fertilizer applied. Til,
comparative yields from representive
rows of each plot will be kept at
cutting time to show the efficiency
of the various fertilizers.
Mr.. A. Draper of Kennewick placed
an order with D. Fitzpatrick OF
Tillamook county for grade Jersey
heifer calf, from dam with a
production record of 517 lbs. Mr..
Draper has order in for End calf
sometime in the near future when
other calves are available.
Arnie Hansen of Hanford has an
order in for two Geuersey calves and
this order has been taken UP with
several men on the West side. Mr..
w. S. Weber OF Hanford has order
ed two Holstein calves. Holstein
calves are easier to secure at the
present time than the Guernseys and
it is, probable that the Holstein order
will be filled before that for Guern-
sey calves. :