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Assistant Farm Advisor Tells (: Cow Testing Methods at jlt; Center Meeting jIIIUTAR. Junu 17,—AUovccy jShfcrwcod Crcen, or Madera, camli* date for slate Benalor spoke at the Hilmiir Farm Center meeting Monday uJRht,He spoke on federal influence and control in California, urging that an effort be made to get men la Washington with the California point of tJow.J. R. Whcrjty, president uf the c Livingston farm center, and also j candidate for justice of the peace In township No. 0. was present and gave a. talk oq the farm bureau lax equilisation committee and its work telling of the lowering of nssesesd Taxations ia certain eropH to the material advantage of the farmer. Mr. Whcrity ib u mem her of the etjuillzatlon committee.Tti the absence of president R. Hall nor and secretary, wm. Elder, these positions wero filled at loat night's meeting hy director John Lundqulst and 11. M. Baker, respectively.John Lundqulst reported on the direct ora' meeling at Mercud, slat tug that the chief work dcuo was the framing of a new constitution. lie also, urged farmers ta burn old beau straw If they liave_ not already done bo to kill din wenvils. Borne of last yoArs' beanu . lmvo nlready been found to colnlulo wnovil,Wm. Michaud reported llint five hoys of the junior farm bureau of this pibcg will go lo V/awoua, Friday to tlio county encampment of Junior farm bureaus, but iransportn tlon Cur them bad not yet been arranged. Ho is asking for someone to volunteer for this work. Expense money is available.J. A. ZDliruiip fiuvn a report mi tlie price of oyster shells to be delivered here as fertiliser.A motion wan mado aud carried tliat. a committee of three bo appoint. «lt;3 to arrange Cor this year's exhibit Rt the H Umar CmnDiuntLy Fair,Assistant farm advisor, W. II, AUbou gave d. lecture on cow losllng. He hail charts showing tlmt the erist of testing linn paid Merced county dairymen as high na 3WJ per cent on I he investment. He ntnlos that : hlg county now has 3500 cows thatarc being tested and a imv testing unit Is to be argunlzed boiiu.1L AI. Hakor told of the jmncturo vines situation in Iho omit hern end of the Kan Joaquin valley
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Modesto News Herald
Modesto, California, US
Fri, Jun 18, 1926
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