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Show THE mTAH BASE! FARMER, DUCHESHE COUNTY FARM BUREAU C. F. WAHLQUIST Pres., Mjton, Utah. THOIvIAS ROBERTS Vlee-Pres- ., Cedarview, Utah I ARTHUR WISCOMBE Sec.-Treas- .r ,VWAWJVAWAVWVVAWWW.VVA' COOPERATIVE SEED GROWERS' COUNTY FARM ORGANIZATION FAVORED BY BUREAU MEETS MEMBERS OF LOCAL BUREAU - Tbs Duchesne County Farm Bur- - Roosevelt, Utah In a letter recently received by the agricultural department of the Duchesne County high school from Prof- - Byron Alder, poultryman at the Utah Agricultural College, he say3, It does not pay to ship eggs into the Basin for hatching purposes. Transportation seems to injure their hatchability. It is much better to secure eggs for hatching purposes in the Basin. This is a strong argument for those who are contemplating doing considerable hatching this spring to use egg3 produced in the Basin. met Saturday. February 20 at At a meeting of local seedgrowers (somewhat as the case is with the Five locals Roosevelt, called by H. A. Allred," president of beet growers) it would be of great Arcadia. Midi lew, Myton, Arcadia and Cedar-v- is the Roosevelt Farm Bureau, Satur- worth to the farmers, he said. He Several day night in the Amusement hall, made the motion that those present w were represented. miliars of interest to the organiza- those present went on record as go on record as favoring the organtion and the farmers of the county unanimously favoring the organiza- ization of a seed association, which were discussed. tion of a cooperative seedgrowers' was carried. The advisability of growing cert-ii.- :i association. No organization was H. A. Allred said that while he Dicklow wheat eame up for effected, however, as the matter will favored a seedgrowers cooperative discussion. It was reported that a be further discussed at the meeting he SaturBureau of the inFarm have County farmers Arcadia thought that the marketing of number of eommitA 13 March at seed should he placed in the the bushel Myton. Id creased their wheat yields day, tee of David A Nicholson, consisting hands of a sales agency for distriper acre by planting this variety. re relation was finally passed, urg-ir- s- Leslie Eid ridge and E. II. Burgess bution. Arthur Wiscombe, secretary of the to meet with the farmers of the county to plant was appointed W. adS. Nicholson discussed the Duchesne County Farm Bureau, has Bureau on that date and recertified Dicklow wheat as extensi- Farm the of of the local the first crop taken advantage of the opportunity port visability clipping proceedings vely as possible. of alfalta for hay, and called for a - It was brought out at the meet-Iz- s meeting. David Nicholson reported the re- show of hands of those considering afforded him by the horticultural that the Farm Bureau is seri- sults of investigations made concern-- ! the practice desirable. The vote was class of the high school and has had ously handicapped on account of so ing the feasibility of a seedgrowers practically unanimous. his apple trees pruned. The class Diversified Fannins: Stressed tiw members. It was decided that cooperative. He stated that he had will be glad to go over any other Most of the speakers, Mr. Wilkineach. local should make a drive for written eastern farm bureaus, and orchards close in free of charge. new members. In this connection. had replies from them, assuring him son in particular, advised diversified of their hearty cooperation. It was farming. He recalled several inHi possibility of getting a county The animal husbandry class of the his belief, he said, that a seedgrow-ier- s stances of farmers bettering their for the county was considered. un-asociation should not ; financial condition by keeping sheep high school is undertaking a proIt was pointed out that one of the dertake the marketing of only seed hut and a few dairy cows on the farm, ject in incubation and breeding this tt'mgs, perhaps the most serious the control of insect pests and weeds. and raising seed for a cash crop. spring. An incubator and brooder thing, that ails the Farm Bureau 'Such an organization should include The dangers of overproduction and have been ordered and eggs conis the lack, of a county agent to keep Uintah as well as Duchesne county. crop failure, are very real ones, he tracted for. Though most of the Cecil Wilkinson, manager of the pointed out, and the history of ag- chicks have It alive and active, and help to proalready been spoken for, vide an incentive for its growth and IPeppard Seed company, agreed with riculture proves in practically all there may still be a chance to sethat diversified farming is cure some in small lots. :i rlopment in the county. It was Mr. Nicholson that there is a big instances Barred the safe and sane farming. only decided that an effort would again field for cooperation in fighting the be Rocks will hatched. only It was announced that Cyrus Larfce made this year to secure a coun- weeds and diseases that menace the sen, manager of the Roosevelt Mill, said seed He that alfalfa industry. hard wheat. This is chiefly ty agent and the secretary, Arthur the weed has 3 Oft bushels of certified Dicklow mill is a is one, perto due the fact that growers are problem big Y,: rombe, was ..authorized to write wheat for sale to farmers at not the most important problem of seed as to the superior informed a letter to the county commissioners haps Those farmers dein- if 1.50 a busheL and at all this time, of hard merits seriously Flour made ascertain what can be done about terferes with the quality of seed. siring to plant this variety can get from hard wheatwheat. is much better for seed from him. tl 3 matter. was his opinion that weed control their It from the than flour purposes baking The best varities of wheat for Cue of the most important should be handled publicly. The soft make varieties. latter the are the hard varieties, acwas the organization Insect pests also take theih huge milling to best pastry flour. Inasmuch as Cyrus Larsen, manager of t,I in association to sell the alfalfa toll of seed every year. He estimat- cording is the staple product and most the Roosevelt MilL He estimates bread of Millard the flour is used for that purBasin. the in 25 ate ehalcis ed that produced up fly r;$ has written to this county of the seed in the Basin last that from two to four more pounds ccrruty year, of flour can he milled from the pose, it would appear that it would i . Iring if some sort of associa- and the weevil is becoming a more hard than from the soft wheats. pay farmers to grow more had serious pest every year. te 3 wouldnt be feasible. The Hard winter wheat is worth at least wheat. Mr. Wilkinson assured the fanners ten cents more a pound than soft of such an organization of the SAVE THE MIDDLE-SIAN- S the Peppard people are willing wheat, and should command a better far ers would be uniformity of that PROFIT" to with them In forming price on the market. SADDLES by considerably an cooperate buying y! a and doubtless a than Mr. Larsen names Kan Red, Turassociation, though he questioned manudirect from the now ol) L.ier average price the of such an associa- key Red, Kharkov and Red Chaff as our Send for facturer. This matter will be the chief tion advantages so far as the marketing end of the best hard wheats for free illustrated catalog t s of discussion at the next meet-- i it was concerned. The production this section of winter the state. He has The Western Saddle of the farm bureau, Saturday, factor is of tremendous significance had a lifelong experience as a farmMfg. Co. I. th 13 at Myton. The directors in the growing of alfalfa seed, he er and miller and asserts that these 1651 Larimer St. e! the Western Seed Company of said, and to insure a stable and un- varieties, together with Defiance, a - Colonim Denver, tl i place will be invited to discuss iformly high price for the product, hard spring wheat, are unquestionI! j teed situation and offer sugges--t the production would have to be ably superior to others now being The country absorbs grown in the Basin. Uintah Headrwrffciry As3n i as to the advisability of the controlled. about the same amount of seed each Dicklow a is is and yielder. big i ;rs and the seed companies get-- ! year, and any large increase in the popular in the Basin for this reason, i together on some price agree- -i amount necessarily results in a low- but according to Mr. Larsen, is not zX, This will give the Farm er price. a good milling wheat. It is too soft, I an idea how the seed of Arthur Wiscombe, secretary of the ; being similar .to the Club varieties in c mies stand on the question.. County Farm Bureau, advocated the in that respect. "Considerably more r. a membership fee has been organization of a seed association, difficulty is experienced in maturing Neola, Utah ed from 10 to 5. One dollar and enumerated a few of the advant- Dicklow than the hard winter varie, , ties due to the straw being long and a: fifty cents of this goes to the ages that would accrue to the TO WEE WEDEr5 CHUT out He also the blown over by wind. Wet pointed easily 50 cents to Farm Bureau, the a Farm the weather causes that also Dicklow to lodge strong opportunities IT nal Farm Bureau, $2.5Q to the Bureau has to save the farmers mon- badly. The hard winter varieties t y organization and 50 cents to ey in buying salt, twine, wire, ma- are shorter and tougher of stem, and tl IacaL It was decided that $1 chinery and other supplies. He ad- are more easily harvested. a be allowed each president of vocated clipping the first crop of Mr. Larsen is of the that FC8 & il to help defray his expense alfalfa, and saving the second crop Defiance is one of theopinion best hard Tkt Original i nt to attending Vhe meeting of for seed. He said that he had been spring wheats for this section. It Tag, lta Domklo Holo Lock seed to of as a able aoakea it aaparior to ait crop V get large Bureau each matures Farm well and lounty yields rapidly. damped on io and also a crop of hay by using this Some growers have been able to ma1 i. ana operation. pe ture a crop Iq 87 days. date of monthly meetings has method. 72W.aiuLt E. II. urgess also favored the Only) about 12 to 15 per cent of t Sait Lamb UT. thanged from the third to the of an association. If such the wheat that is handled by the forming 1 of each month, in order to a vmm a rancr bai tags would stabilize the an Ma f a conflict with church organ- - seedorganization to enable and When growers industry, answering advertisements, 1 is. The next meeting will be know in advance what the price of please mention THE UINTAH BAS! seed would be the succeeding year IN FARMER. it Myton. March 13. es.3. ' -- mat-discuss- ed ben-LTl- wi 1 seed-growe- rs. t CATTLE-HCGS-SHE- |