White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-08-09
1HREE-DAY TOUR TO
Be HERf. AUGUST 30

ISOLATION dairy three day tour. will
begin August 18th at Richland on
the Jens Sorensoh farm at 900 o'clock
a. m. Here Mr.. Sorenson will demon
citrate the value Of corn silage, good
grain ration and turnips in producing
high milk records. From the Soren-
son farm at; 10 to 1880 farmers will
drive to see the purebred Ayrshire
herd owned by Rowland & Leonard,
East Kennewick. Mr.. Rowland has
a very fine herd, with high produc-
ton records to back him up.
The next stop from 10:40 to II 100
o'clock at the Reese Bros. farm will
show sweet clover as an excellent
pasture crop.
From HIS to 1l:40 at the c. G..
Campbell farm MIR. Campbell will
demonstrate his method of maintain
liquid manure gyit. II
From HAS to. 1890 at the A. J.
Thompson purebred Jersey farm, far
mers will see a. good herd, where
official testing is. carried on. The
result of good scientific dairy breed
ing and management practices which
Mr. Thompson stresses are much in
evidence and dairymen can learn a
good deal from observing his meth
DDS.
AT 12:45 there will be picnic
lunch in the Kennewick city park.
Everyone is requested to bring lunch.
Following lunch dairy talks and en-
tertainment win close the days pro-
gram. %
Thursday morning at 900 o'clock,
August 10Th, the tour will begin
again at the Stephen Chaffee
Farm. An inspection tour of the
farm and barns until 1910 o'clock,
will show the latest in dairy equip
| rnent, rurebred tHolstein nerd and
sweet clover st,ire.
From 1920 to 1880 at the Preston
Roger farm, dSstymen will have a
chance to see Tie safest method in
handling the daily bull. Mr.. Rogers
bull pen is an example of the kind
every dairyn1ati should have.
1O:45 to 1920 at the 'Ragsdale
farm on the Highlands where a four
crops rotation system demonstration
is in progress.
From loo to 1900 those on the
tour will drive to the j. H. Christian
farm on the river road. Mr.. Christian
maintains good producing herd, his
cows now being on test in the I'm
provement Association. His dairy
baru and equipment together will,
his feeding system, makes him one
Of the progressive dairymen of the
Prosser community. OF interest to the
visitors, will be his economical pres
sure water system.
At 1915 the tour will extend to
the Prosser Experiment Station where
farmers and thar sSarnilies will gather
on the lawn for a picnic lunch. After
lunch, good dairy program with
talks, entertainment, contest and
field demonstrations will climax the
days events.
On Friday, August 30th, similar
series of field and herd inspection
trips will take all of those attending
through the White Bluffs and Han
ford district.
The first stop will be at the S. v.
Tanning farm, White Bluffs at $3.50
a. m. Mr.. Tanning has been a pure
bred Holstein man for years and his
herd will be well worth seeing. In
addition. visitors will have chance
to observe his methods in handling
sweet clover
From 1910 to 10:4O, the escond
stop will be made at the A. B. Peck
farm. Mr.. Peck is another good dairy
man and his dairy practices to be
observed are credit to the commune
ity. 81
The third stop willobe at the Frank
Taylor farm on the river, at 1900
o'clock. Mr.. Taylor has a very fine
herd of purebred Jerseys of which
he is justly proud. Anyone looking
over his herd can readily see the
value of good bull, herd improve
ment records, good barns and essen
TALLY, good rations.
| Mr.. Taylor has invited the crowd
to use his lawn for a picnic after
which there will be the usual dairy
talks. contests and entertainments.
Mr.. r. c. Jones Yakima Valley Dairy
League Manager, will accompany the
tour all three days and will gladly
lend his assistance in advisory capac-
tiles.
L. w. TERNAHAN,
7 Assistant County Agent
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