White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-01-06
HORTICULTURAL SCHOOL

Definite arrangements have been
ccmpi.ted for tile final dates tor the
two day Horticultural schools to be
held at Kennewick, Prosser, White
Bluffs and Benton City. These dates
have been fixed for Monday and
Tuesday January 30 and 3lst. All
four schools will be held simultan-
eously, speakers moving after each
half day program. Schools will start
at $3.50 in the morning and l: 80 IN tfla
afternoon, closing at IL o'clock IN
the morning and 4 o'clock in the after
noon. .,,
The speakers at these schools will
be DR.. Magness, head department OF
Horticulture at the State college OF
Washington, Professor O. M. Morris
department of Horticulture at State
coi!.ge of Washington, Mr.. M. D.
Armstrong Extension specialist, MT.
Newcomer, of the Federal department
working on Codling Moth Control,
Mr.. Lane of the U. S. ID. A. on
Wire Worm control, Mr.. Jensen
hc,.ticulturist at the lTosser Expert
nent staten and Mr.. Karr of Yak
ina, fruit grower interested in orch
ard heating.
MONDAY
Monday morning 0:30 VA. M.
Stray residue removal, by DR.. j.:
r. Magness, Head department Ct
Horticulture, Washington State Col
lege. -.
ii A. M. Information and mis-
information about wire worms, by
M. c. Lane assistant Entomolog-
:c4 TT G N "A TOOneniSh
1890 P. M. Orchard Fertilization
and soil management, Professor
q. M. Morris department of
Horticulture, State College CT
Washington
800 P. M. Discussionl OF local
truck problems, Professor 9. M.
Morris
TUESDAY
$3.50 A. M. Cooling moth control
speaker to be selected.
1O:45 A. M. Orchard heating Az.
thur Karr, Yakima.
1:30 p. M. Care CT fruit at harvest
time, M. d. Armstrong, Exten-
sion specialist in horticulture.
300 p. M. Potato growing and cer-
tilted seed, Harry Jensen, Pros
ser branch station.
Sneakers from the various schools
will move in the following, rotation:
from Prosser to Benton City, from
Benton City to White Bluffs, ana
from White Bluffs to Kennewick.
That is sneakers at Prossett IN the
forenoon to speak at Benton City IN
IN afternoon, those in Benton IN the
mr., ming 90 to White Bluffs in the
afternoon, and those in White Biuffs
in the morning go to Kennewick IN IN
Tho afternoon. Complete program Will
be mailed to farmers OF the county
as soon as definite arrangements d"
made. ~.
Word has just been received IRON
Mr.. Newcomer at Washington, -. y
that he is being detained in NW asn-
inrton for some weeks and VIII not
be able to cover the discussion on
codling moth control. An attempt is
being made to secu.e Mr.. Spuler from
tn. State College to covot tins topic.
In the Kennewick and White bluifs
communities Professor Morris IS be-
;ng asked to discuss the problem OF
establishing and Civilization OF the
asparagus field. =. .,u,,.
Mr.. Armstrong will give 9 night
lecture at Kennewick on the, "Beauti-
fication of the Hon., Grounds. 1t
is probable that he will be scheduled
in one of the othu: communities for
the other evening. .F
An attempt is being made to Sc
cure one additional poultryman to as
sist Mr.. Buchanan with the two day
poultry school which will be held
at Prosser January 18th. and Goth Just
whether this will be one OF the
folks from the Western Washington
Experiment Station or one from the
main station is not Yet known.
A definite attempt has been made
to schedule Mr.. r. M. Turner, Ex-
tension specialist in farm management
work who has an excellent Ian
tern slide lecture which he has worked
up as a result of some very careful
studies made in the state on various !
phases Of the poultry business. We
sincerely hcre we will be able to
secure Mr.. Turner for this work as
we'll as for the two day school at
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