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Show COOPERATIVE EXPEW- ill IENIS SN AGRICULTURE f' .1 HI Wiltten for tho Intcr-Moiintnln rnriuer nntl nnnclunnn, by Trot. Lewis ( ( Wjftj A Men 111, Utnh Experiment Station. fCK line nf the objections utged ngulnst the work uf e xperlinent stntlnns Is that the I. stills ubtnilli'il laltnol be ill plied mi the fnl in It lias la-en stilled tint the CXIs'llme lit BtntloilB me lllelltli I to siaind their energh b along the lima of sclentllic InitstlgutluiiB lite lesulis nf which nre or no luiiiiu.lli.tii p.... Heal liiiMirlm.ee' tn tin rutin, rs I line Is tin doubt a great link of a ppt eel it Ion uf the wnrk of the stations ntttoug the formers, but tills la pinbiiblv dm to the absence of it totiiibti 1111,1. ratlin, I Ing of the purposi of expe'iliiientiitlou The purpose pilniurllv of tin e x-I x-I e rliuont station Is In tisslst the fat in er ir It fills in iln Ihls II Ins then, no reason for Its existence, and the thousands of dalloiB devoted nuiiu ill) to its support shout 1 bo used III olher illtectiiitiB If the slnll., n Is In assist the fat liter Ihe wnrk iiultitnl.nl must be nl ing those lines vvlllt whlih Ihe runner has most ellllletili) Often bnwiver, even i.rt.r must i ii n fnl e x t iliiiiiilulluti ll lniH b.en ileleiinlnid Hint a eel lain im tlm I of tillage Is lust adapted tu ii rtulll soils ni tint lui erne lul) altotil I be etlt al a eel lulu Btithc for beat ru SIlltB lu beef piulllitlnn, Verv few fintiPiB will murium their funning op i milium to the n nulls ohtiiliinl I lull a close union inn) e xlsl between the milium ami Unit i xpi ilineiit station, and tint the lentllla ubtiillieil ul tho Billion limy have piuetlriil Hppllt ittnu on Hip r inns, thpre bus I ee n Inlroduicel a s)strin or inopirillvi e xpi rlttie nta III tunny nf the l: latent Hlnlin tonpcrnllvt exlnlmtnt work with tho facniilH wna Ural lliulertnken III Hev In the prnvlitie or Onlmln, riiliu-dti, riiliu-dti, b tlio Ontario Agrle ultural colli col-li ge Dining the lint nnr there wna but twelve ftinneiB whn lllulei In.ik expel ex-pel IlilinlB nullllie . I for thelli lis the cxil-lege, cxil-lege, but the work has liute-ised lu iiingnltu lc nnd iiupitituncc ench yLtir, until the present venr tlure arc thnu Ihousmiil fnrmeiH eonduillng otic or more e xpci Intents 1'ian op thi: nxi'nitiMi.NT Prof Znvlt. who hna ehargo of this part of tho work, each yenr nenda out lelrculirs to lepreBontutlve fariiiein of 1 tho province, hiving thorn a llsl nf tho experiments in bo i-.in.lii. led and Inviting In-viting themTo innko uppllintlnu for tlio mull rial for any experiment they di sire to conduct If, fnr exutuple, the fnrmer deslrcB to test vurbtleB of sprlnB wheat, three of the liadliig a-ilitlii a-ilitlii which have been Blown un the Btutlnn farm and carefully sitcctct, nre sent tn him, together with Instructions Instruc-tions ns to size of plat method of seeding seed-ing harvesting, etc lie Is also pio tided with sheets on which his results arc to be recorded No xartcllia mo sent out unless they hnve done exeep Hon illy well on tho tilal Krouiidu ot tho station farm The size nf the plotH in most ot tho oxpctltnentB la two roll long h one ml wide The experiments! inuterlnl grain anlnnl nnd vegetable food to build up Itnlr bodl s und pro luce eggs (live, the fovla their fool mil water as Ctrl) as pusslhlii In tin morning ir e.nr hens 1 1) snrt-shellcd nr double julked eggs, tlie. Indications aro Hint t Injure, Inj-ure, loo fnl It la best to let tho titrkoa roost un trees If Ihe) sn desire until enld weather . om.s ns liny will do much better thnu Ihey woull If conllned In elose quarters 1 collier eating la llsuully ellised b) a I. prm id aptctite or licit or exercise Scatter Iho food wl lely and ill not give loo much or It The) usual!) pick thu re utile rs rroni Hie necks and heads ot eadi either There Is no cure excel I to dull, the hens with wool tar or grrasn or si p-arale p-arale them until the) Mrhet It It woull be lest to get r, nr the tlock entlr.ty Corn Is a gun I dhl for sitting hens ns It Is healing l'urnuih lb. in with lb nt) of clean fresh water and some kind of sharp grit for grinding their fund rowpeaa m ly be fed lo pnultry either grntinl nr while with goo 1 results Ihev not out) serve ns a change ot food tint me. whilesomo and nllroge nous A quart for n diBen fowls as u men!, three times a week la sufficient la seleetid with grent core and sent liwt fiom Ihe experiment station free nf nn mat to the e pe rime liter The expert , IM lllillters me expeete I In lersoimlly ton. j ifHI dm t the' expe rime ill retain Hit. crops TH It exilic ed mid 1 1 pint the irsutts tn tho i ) ixperlme;it stutlun ' Hotne of the mliutitnKea to Iho firm- ' IH ei of eeitulu. ling these experlmi ills nn. I k I'M ITlat, tluil he la llkil) In iibtnltl Ml- g ( rbtl.a or faim uopa whlih are cspo- It ( i lull) iiilipted In his iiivti pirllculnr ' il soil Sirnml win u ii de slrablo vnrlety i iM It iibtuliied he may sell the seed to liW ,A H n.lglihor at on nlviituo over mnrkrt ; ijv ' Ptbi Thlid be obtaltis vuluililt' In I 'I ' k UM formnHou wlthli he i anient eihlnln In t lU'A'lU mi) nt In i- tut), he buns b) cxperl- vliielinl inuitnl inttltols to observe closely, to Viii'tXriB inhuliiti in. nrnt. I), .ind to u.lnpt ( I ''livBd .. in, ml. nl inethnila MMff'etTli Not onl) are in operative expert- ? iHtUULtiklfl I tiienia In iiefle hit lo the ftirnii rs ut tlve- i ISuTia vl I) eiigiged but neighboring farnierR h s 'a i&jjfj lecclvc llu nilv tlllnge of thesn objee t i ffl M lessons In their lespeellvi' lieighbor kiuit'llli H bonis Tlie linimitniit fiuliirca nf tho rKiU S e xpe lime ma nre discussed at the ror iliiM 5) U Inr gtoeery. In the Held, In the homes. "tiSlrtflH mul In the furtnero Instltiile's Onn h Iflu Ui . H fariiier In f tularin rr nrls Hint Id orai &!s!pHiH1 felluw fituierH saw hla experlmenlfl r!jlif,'JB It piubibly la true Unit Utile sehntlnn ffiiiSI'l viltie tan be uttaihed to work of thin EiMlisrl ehariitrr, but who cm istluiuto tho S iUil KiM gool Hint innv nsull ft nnt one' nr two Ifm'i'WmM Inlelllgcnt runners In it nelBliborhoo I H jfRBll by looperullvn experltiienls ml iptltig Hl4,lsB tin Ir ineihola to the results of tho i.J i?llk taliat silinlllli risiurih? The text P la '.vj wbbbllii writer net nllv bpnrd llr At. I 'B lHiW walpr nf Hie Connecticut nxperlinent 'IS 'iPifiB Htnllon ills, uss The IhlngH which aro 1 .! seen nro temporary, hut the thing fo Vtffmmm v hlch are, utiBecn nre tterunl," ban r stlxfflH fnrclblo npiillcalloti In lonncctlon with ! m'rflUB Ihla Hiibject Vn nny not see the re- ! jyl.MSM suits of belt Ing ono fnrmer lodny, but f &iwl f Hi It mil) bo far remltlng In Its effect IjTliylslK The exptrltncnt stiitlon'. too imintx f MWfff W1 fiom this eii-opi nitlvi vvnrlc, Ihe Btn- V SilaillH tlnn comes to know better tho re-quire- K, iMvPrfli iiienta of the iioplt It gives Ilm stit- f, linIO Hon an iipiiurlunlty In study the farm- K !i'W?fB era, and wlthoul nil Intliu.le nrqtialu- i fWfil'ijB Innee and nn nhlding eonlblcnco be- i hjHmh1 twten fnrtner mid station, tho best re- tl itftPf Sfl cults cinnot Iki secttreil u 1i,i1bi?U ThtB work nit n cnnblis tho slntlnn to j- CHN B8Uiuntlzn seed distribution nlunir de- 1 fnatwB finite' lines and for vnltlnhlo purposes. ? )Ki;1b1 Above nil. It mnkin n prnt'tlrnl uppllca- TimilH Hon or stntlon results under vurylng i1 'ii'J'JOT londllloiiH of soli nnd cllniatc. MLM itH It Is tho hope nf the writer that tho ! 'ivi'Jfli rtnb stutlun itiuy enter Into Ihls work. iWibllcH und Hint some uf tho really excellent 'liFiujH and nlunble rcsullB already obtained f& ifjnP nt the stntlun may go for tho better- nt'lll'loU ment nf lltnli nBrlcultiire Wo hap, H fliWI In Ihla Stnte. nn Intelligent nnd pro- IJ f(M gresslvo furntltiB community, nnd If W i Isui tl t Ir lutctcst In pccurlng better Mi- ", ' 1) 1 91 rletlea of crntia, better and more sclen- 'j'i1sBl tlili methnla In tlulr farming npern- '4 ( KlH lions, enn onco bo nrnused, Utnh will bo 'n IsH pi lied In the front rank ns nn ngrl- i 'jH illllural Stale I r? Ul |