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Show fc E h a? sit lad II ce. ; 3 Hi! If . fm( .ami e?" ;gat DevoleA tin' to taePiugress Developmental Aricultnee in ifie Greet UinlaG Basin taut THEE URIAH BASE) m b ANNOUNCEMENT MEN CAPTURE HIGHEST PRIZES Believing as we do in the continued growth of this great Empire, and knowing that their is nothing too good for the loyal supporters of this fastly growing farm paper, we have decided to make the Uintah Basin Farmer a regular caller at your home twice a month. It will be published commencing with this issue on the first and fifteenth of each month. This will enable its news force to cover all the local farm news of tin. basin in better shape and will also give us a better chance to display and feature all Farm Eureau activities. The subscription price will remain the same. 50 cents per year. AWARDED FOE ALFALFA SEED SHOWN AT CHICAGO ft " XV ;XWSc i Ill'll Third Prize, Jensen, Utah. At the 19 2$ International Hay well up among the leaders in alfalfa And it is a treindustry. sni Grain. Stow held in Chicago, seed mendous significance that the UinUtah won 13 prizes offered in alfaltah Basin, a comparatively new comfa. seed, open class. Of these 13 er among the producing sections, Utah. prizes tile Uintah Basin was awarded If. Seed raised by Wade Krebs, of Ilyton, was given first prize, Fred Wall, of Jensen, took third prize; lm E. Potter, former president of tile Fachesne county Farm Bureau, was awarded, an additional prize: and Antonia Garcia, an Indian residing ca Indian Bench, sent in a sample cf seed that was successful in winning: twelfth prize. This is a record that places Utah , 00 Tons of Beans Are Sent out From Rupert JE RUPERT. IDAHO, Jan. 23. Five hundred tons of beans have been ihipped to date from Rupert, practically the entire amount being bought and shipped by EL P. Lewis, Jr. According to an estimate by Mr. 1 Lewis, there are approximately pounds of be a left in the county in the hans-- i of growers, Beans this year were sold at an Average of 4c per pound, bringing the value of the crop to over 300,-8QQ- c i ANNOUNCEMENT rr A. L FEED WALL WADE KRESS First Prize, Myton, Alfalfa. Its History, Habits and Yarieties. by John W. Carlson. B. 3., Supt. of alfalfa seed experiment farm, will be published La our Feb-rua- rr 15 th issue. Watch for this issue. should annex ZZ per cent of the prizes awarded to the Beehive state, including first and third places. This augars well for the industry in the basin; it shows that the natural conditions here are unsurpassed. While we have cause for rejoicing, the splendid showing made by the Basin should not mate us over confident rather it should spur us on to reduced effort. In order to hold this top position the Basin cannot ' - r w - . W&& E. POTTEK Additional Prize. Hyland, Utah retire with her laurels; she must constantly strive, with every means at her disposal, to produce better and better seed. Doubtless the Bas in will experience teener competition next year. The past season was unusually favorable one for Basin seed growers. It is well to keep in mind that Mother Nature does not always bestow her favors in thelsame place two. years in succession. However, this 'spirit of caution does not lessen our feeling of pride in havmg brought renown to this empire of ours. It is a victory hard-wo- n, and a victory richly deserved. baaaJgeaursnR A FEW HINTS ON CULLING POULTRY By G. P. BARBER. Culling is ordinarily done in July or August, but it is well to go over the poultry flock before making up the breeding pens and resort .a a little science in selecting the birds that will be most likely to transmit high production to. the next generation of layers. This is a good time to cull, because it will soou be time to. mate up the pens. It is usually fairly easy to select the best layers from a flock, and naturally it is best to use only the best layers for breeding purposes, as the quality of high production is transmitted to the offspring. There are a number of indications The of high-eg- g laying capacity. consistent layer usually has white or pale colored beak, eye rings, shank and ear Iqbes. These parts are yellow la a hen. but the concentrates in the yellow pigment yolk of the egg after the hen has non-layi- ng been laying for a time. The eyering is the first to turn pale, then the beak. lobes and shanks in order. A hen with white or bluish colored legs is usually a good layer. hens have unusual abdominal capacity; that is, the distance between the pelvic bone (between which the egg passes when laid) and the keel or breast bone, is great. Three fingers to a hand may be placed between these bones when the hen is a good layer. A span of less than three fingers indicates a poor layer. If two fingers can not be placed between the pin or pelvic bones the hen is not laying. and if three fingers can be placed between them she is. The good layer has little fat about the breast bone and pelvic bones. It has been observed that good layers always molt late and and are back on the job in a hurry. They are too busy laying to pay much High-produci- 'h: ORDERLY MARKETING Problems of the cattlemen, sheepmen and dairymen and their solution throught the presentation of a unified front in cooperative marketing occupied the center of the stage at the second days program recently of the three-da- y eighth annuai convention of the Utah State Fprm Bureau federation in the Newhouse hotel. Successes of cooperative endeavor were cited and advantages of the system stressed in order that the cattle, sheep, dairy and agricultural industries may continue to benefit through orderly marketing. an. Maintaining Land Values, address by Professor William Peterson of the Utah Agricultural college, was a feature of the morning session. with, the address of William EL Folland, city attorney of Salt Lake, on The Trend of Judicial Decisions in Cooperative Marketing." Professor Peterson emphasized primarily the importance of weed elimination in maintaining and enhancing land values. Other factors toward land value enhancement cited by him are fertilization, crop rotation, good roads construction and maintenance, rodent control and ng attention to dress, hence are likely to be soiled of plumage. all of the time, They hus-t- le sport a rosy comb, and sing at their work. Mor- al: Never kill the late molter; put the early shedder on the block. The agriculture classes of the Duchesne County high school will be glad to assist any farmers living close in, to cull their flocks, and also will be glad of the opportunity to prune orchards or berry bushes. The boys intend to carry g on a project this spring. Any farmers having purebred Singe Comb White Leghorn hatching eggs for sale are invited to get in touch with Mervin Swain or Leland Bingham, Roosevelt. chick-hatchin- ; l |