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Show FARMERS' INSflTp ' jt&aa Professor"Fr'Arteltural College . and UcjSjuchta Discourse 'Sffir - ' The opeiilfje;inf of tho Washington Wash-ington Oouflglrmerj' Inatltuto was heldl sjTjsii m, JMaroh 2nd at 4 p. Mi. npJwM rrcsout, Pres. Kerr, praleiiMortbop and Mb-Laughlla Mb-Laughlla ol IjrielVrfiral College and Hon. TkJlVJNadd, jsresldeut of the State Boaet4 Harttfulturo, aud Pres. WbUehea at &m liwal Farmers1-Institute. Farmers1-Institute. TM; atsjafxliiRce thoagh small was still a rsjifcpHtatlve assembly as-sembly of tbe farmera trfithis sWtion. Pres. Whitehead ii.a tf well chosen words welawed the getttiemen of tbe A .0. ta eW midst. Told of some of the diBHifele4 wa have to contend with, rand said we are surronnded with eefldKioHH we oautiot control, but we are bepljig for somo thing better ad working to that ond. Stated that thwe baa bejn a greater interest manifested in the Iutstlutos this winter than In the past. Hon. Thee. Judd felt thankful that the profeatew fraai tbe col lego were able to be wh seor we 'will learn mueh of ImperUmw to us and gain many jiew ideas from their visit. The speaker "said thai 40 years ago he planted hwvfeittt grape cuttings whleh he seonreipt Vi coats each, aad'hoe been aiiintinif ever since. Thinks this Is a- 'feed , country, but the etrarfger wbe ernes4 within oar gates far the Jt time Jads fault With the roads, eta., and instead ef Hading -oHd and ?rMW, vaileya Mb'e fludsland in imtcmej'ef'a few acres. 'seasons and are able to raiso h great deal of everything, -fiaid we baVe been for years expecting a railroad to outor our country to haul our produce pro-duce to market, but it has not como. Thinks it Is a capital idea to try to produce something for market. Said be was greatly encouraged In tbe work of the Farmers Institutes and they are doing a geod work. Wo Bbould all get together and boost for Dixie and force, it to the front. Showed tbe effects of "boosting". All should work shoulder to shoulder and build up the Institutes and a great work can bo performed. Spoke of tho valuo of a broom factory and said he hoped to s?o iio established hero. Dwelt brieflyupon 'tho seedless seed-less grape industry mid said thoy should bo to this country what the sugar beets aro to Lolil and vicinity. Thoy aro unequalod by tho product of any other place ' Spoko of tbo luconalstonoy of raising buy, grain and other products on the laud here that does not briug sultablo returns. Our limited acreage should bo mado to produco fruits audfcgetabloB that will bring roturue fpui to five times greater than tbo abovf) named crops. Urged tbo people to read aud profit by tbe Bulletins tbwt aro sent out from tbe Experlmeufetations from time to time, and tolVof''tho value they wero to him InWteaohing him bow to care for bis ha aud grain in tho Whlto river counters, aud bow tbe result of it was raonoylln his pookets. PRESIDENT KE(r TALKS. President Kerr wast pleased to bo hero in Dixio ognin. FCantrusted tbe weather north with jtbo warm aud balmy weather bore.f Ho congratu latod tbo pooplo uponthoir Farmers' asRoolution nod tho interest manifest in tbo work. Spoke bf our beautiful cllmato und tho Inoloua fruits that grow hero. Abovo all ho referred to tho sturdy citlzeushlriof this Dixie country nud taid tbatTlndlctttes tho standing of a community. Urged upon tho pooplo the necessity of working together, and showed the power of an organization. Told how that hud boon douo I if the Hood River country bv tbo Hpplo growers Hd bow us n result of organizing they bad been able to ralij tbi price of apples per box from 83o five or six years asjn to from 2'tb 3 dollars per box lust year. TRANSPORTATION DRAWBACK. Realizes tbat tbemattur of UraHB. lib. V portatlon has been' drawback to us, but instead of waiting for the railroad rail-road te como and carry our produce U market we should get out and boost. We should produco a superior quality of stuff and make a demand fdr it. Told of tho great good to be done by the Institutes, and of thoir value In a commaulty, The speaker said we should appreciate ap-preciate our country and our town, and should boofet for it. Said ho had 8S3U many people who novor had a good word to say for thoir town oi oouuty, aud showod how thiB class of people will never help tho advancement advance-ment of a community, but will havo a tendency to rotard its progress: loyalty only will succeed In bringing it to the front. Also referred to tho value of the Experiment Stations Bulletins aud said that If they had beeu followed year before last it would have saved the state $225,-000.00. $225,-000.00. ' AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS. Prof, McLaughlin spoke on tho agricultural experiment stations and tbe work they are doing for the agriculturist. agri-culturist. Says they lutroduoo new ideas and treatments iu Agricultural pursuits. Thoir work Is along threo principal lines: 1st. investigation ; 2ud, experimental ; 3rd, practical tests. Explained briefly how tbe experimental work Is carried on, aud especially spoke of the work connected con-nected with the preparing of the bulletin on alfalfa, Bpokeu of by Mr, Judd, and said that work covered a peT lod of four years. Told of the" methods ef making tbe teste, and the opportunities of getting information on all subjects pertaining to tho soil aud its products. Briefly mentioned men-tioned the drainage enterprise of tho Washington field and said ,every detail is shpwn 'and thoroughly understoodlby the department that has such work in charge. xTbe aneekWeHtiiiuragd the peeple Station on any matter thoy may be iu doubt' about. Said tbe lottora oi inquiry wero tbo greatest eourccs ol information to the farmers. Ilopod all would tako advantage of this aud inquire whenever thoy were lu doubt on any question pertaining to tbe proper cultivation of tho Boil, etc, NORTHRUP ENCOURAGES SEhFIIELP. Prof. Northrop had intended to speak on u certain subjoot, but since reaching mooting bad decided to outline out-line a, movement for tbo peoplo to help; themselves. Reforred to tho raoviPbt the peoplo hero to test tho cuntalopo industry, and gavo some information ou this Bubjeot, for tbo consideration of the people. Said that there aro about 200 d liferent varieties of tbla melon, but only about ten to fifteen good roommoroiul varieties. He advised the farmers to test theso variotles, and to try them, under different methods of culturo. As there aro different opiuiuus of tho proper way to oultlvato them each should flud tho method best suited to bis ideas. Opiulous differ ns to whether they should be planted iu rowB or in hills, and tho right amount of wntnr, oto. Those who engugo in this industry should find out if one method has preference over another, AS TO TOMATO BLIGHT, Tbe speaker explained bow a powou can convert his surplus produco Into posh. Spoko of another lino cf experimental work bo hud boeu on-gaged on-gaged lu tho post year lo try and Hud out something in regard to tbo tomato blight. Hut vpry little is known concerning It, but advised tho peoplo to grow thoir own, soei and eolect from plants that liavo not been nlfeatvd by tbo blight, for noruo ro hardy and can withstand tbo plant disease. Suid wo should work townrd getting plants "lunnuno" to tbo blight; that aro proliUu; tbat conform to our Ideal, whethor our ideal is a plant that grows straight or spread lug; und last we should get an early strain. Answered (many questions ques-tions pertaining to tin tomato and ' its d Incases, |