White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-09-06
BENTON COUNTY IS
IDEAL DAIRY COUNTRY
E. c. DURDLE, County Agent

E. c. DURDLE, County Agent.
Those who attended the dairy and
crops tour held, in the county last
week. felt that Benton County
would be hard place to beat as dali
ry section especially il the good prac-
tees seen on the tours were all adop-
ted on the same farm. With corn
producing 80 tons of silage per acre
or 70 to 80 bushels of ear corn to the
acre which could be ground into corn
and cob meal right in the farm, and
from which one farmer stated he had
been able to get as good results by
way of milk production as the best
grain mixture that he could buy,
mixed according to his own formula;
with sweet clover providing pastur-
age for cows at the rate OF 3 to 5
cows per acre, with squash produce
ing Is tons of succulent teed, avail
able until the first of the year and
carrots producing 30 tons of succu-
lent available when stored in pits,
throughout the winter and until May,
and with alfalfa producing 6 and Z
tons per acre where good rotations
have been followed it would look as
though farmers of Benton County are
in section where it is difficult to
produce dairy products more econom-
ically. Added to this, the cows seen
az some of these places, some OF them
promising to go well over 50ob tat
in the year and number OF them
over 4OOtb, it would seem as though
we have a good start toward good
dairy program.
The tour in the White Bluffs COM
munity was started at the S. v. Fan
ming farm where the barn and dairy
herd were observed. Mr.. flaming
grows corn as s.lage crop and uses
sweet clover as one OF his pastures
crops. Mr.. Tanning is strong in his
belief that dairytnen cannot afford
to omit pastures from a dairy pro-
gram.
The next stop was at the Geo.
Chapel farm where Guernsey herd
featuring some high producing cows,
two of them going well over 400 10.
were observed. Mr.. Chapel is us
ing a bull Of excellent breeding on
his herd. He also grows carrots as
succulent crop securing as high as
80 tons of carrots to the acre. At
the Walter Chapel farm herd OF
Hclsteins was observed with three
COWS here that will go well over 500
lb. of fat in the year, barring accident.
At the A. B. Peck farm, sweet
clover pasture was again observed,
Mr.. Peck following two pasture
rotation system on sweet clover
seemed to be giving splendid results.
Rack feeding of hay and construction
of outside feed racks was shown
here which was very favorably COM
snerted on by Factica1ly everyone
present, Mr.. Peck also uses a water
heater during winter in his tank in
the yard. Mr.. Peck also had splen-
did field of silage corn which would
60 very close to 80 tons per acre.
The last stop for the day was at
the Sunnybank ranch owned by
Frank Taylor. Mr.. Taylor has one
Of the best equipped dairy farms
in the county, having a barn very
well arranged, feed sheds for winter
use ontside, bull pens of excellent
construction, dairy herd of very
good quality and two dairy sires Of
excellent breeding behind them. The
people of the county will undoubted-
ly hear from Mr.. Taylor within the
next few years when it comes to
toduction. Mr.. Taylor is
improving his house and will have
! the show place of the county within
another two months.
! One of the enjoyable features for
each day was the lunch at noon and
this reached real climax at the
Frank Taylor farm Friday where
everyone enjoyed the picnic lunch set
on the home lawn Mr.. Taylor had
secured from the American Jersey
Cattle Club considerable illustrative
material in regard to the Jersey
breed and this was on display there
in the yard.
The program each day was woune
up with brief talk by Roy Jones
Field Manager for the Yakima Val
ley Dairy Development League whe
stressed particularly the value Of
f1GIQ improvement <AoS0SIotAolA WILL
ard the results which can be secured
from this particularly through lont
time breeding and testing program
Mr.. Jones was accompanied by Mrs
4 Jones on this trip here in the county
| We believe these days have beer
very profitable days for those attend
ing the tour and that a number o
improved dairy practices will b.
started as the result Of these tours
! 1t will be difficult to find a Location
where it is. easier to grow feeds o
any kind and where cattle requir
less in the way Of protection an
are yet kept in climate which i
conducive to good dairy industry
The dtntal offices in the Coleman
building occupied by DR.. E. F. New
ton have recently undergone trans
formation. The partitions have bee,
moved, all of the woodwork treate,
to fresh coat of white paint an
new curtains at the windows brighter
up the rooms.