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Show TIIE UINTAH BASIN FARMER president of the Uintah county farm bureau at their annual meeting held F. O. Lundberg in Vernal Jan. 9. first vice president, by acclamation, and LeRoy E. Carroll, second vice J. A. president by acclamation. actreasurer by was elected Cheney By GEO. A. SLAUGH. A secretary will be apclamation. at pointed by the board of directors Carroll E. LeRoy a later meeting. The annual decrease in. the pro- we must consider the milling quali- was appointed secretary pro tern. duction of cereals in the Ashley ties, if for feed, yield Is the thin' "Good seed of valley is due principally to the fol- we must emphasize. moisis cheap at DIRECTORS AT MONTHLY want we insufficient Poor the seed, variety lowing: MEETING TO BE ALLOWED $2 ture, excessive irrigation, lack of almost any price. In the selection of our horses and soil fertility and increased demand The directors meeting of the Uinfor ether farm crops. cattle we are very careful to select will be held kind to suit our purpose, and tah county farm bureau Barring a good seed bed, good the month. each of second the seed is the greatest essential for a we want to know1 that care has been One directorSaturday atlocal each from we are taken- in the breeding; but good crop. for allowede be will $2.00 so careful in the selection of th tending Without good seed, a maximum not we plant, which is equally as attendance at this meeting. seed A ten per cent yield is impossible. increase in yield as the result of the important In the production of crops, mois- NEW OFFICERS FOR . use of high-bre- d seed is not uncomDUCHESNE COUNTY is one of the important essenture mon. sufferseasonFARM BUREAU Basin the Last to tials. Corn is especially responsive lacwc but moisture of from ed badly In the corn belt of seed selection. On Monday, Jan. 12, an enthusiordinarily our crops and soil suffers the east, the yield per acre has been from Plants excessive astic meeting of the Duchesne county irrigation. increased ten bushels in the last ten as breathe and drink people farm bureau was held at Upalco and feed, years through the proper selection do. 9 locals represented besides a large smother And starve, pfants ten to five of seed. It takes from as animals. do drown and of visitors. number pounds of corn to plant one acre, satis soil When the thoroughly were approved new The according to the size of the kernel urated with water two serious dangL. E. Potchosen. officers new and is and the distance it planted apart. the air is shut out ter was chosen president by acclamaIf it costs ten cents a pound for ers arise. First, and if this con- - tion to succeed C. H. Hartman ana the seed the cost per acre would be from the plant roots for dition any considerable F. W. J. Meyer vice president by acprevails but one dollar a very insignificant to death or clamation. smothers the time, plant sum compared with the increased call plant I what is with stricken C. J. even corn For secretary-treasure- r, In selecting seed yield. never which from it consumption, were two J. P. and of the high-bre- d placed May types things Wahlquist Second, the western in nomination, Mr. Wahlquist remust be considered, yield and adap- fully recovers. Under our soils are the richest in the world, ceiving 7 votes and Mr. May 2. tability to climate. the plant food has not been Local secretaries and county secpresent method of culture, I believe because out washed by excessive rains. Plyl are members of the the Australian flint or White retary If the soil is filled completely committee to furnish news publicity of the mouth, either of which is nothing more or less than a good grade of with water it dissolves the minerals farm bureau and general activity for white flint, will give the best yields. in the soil, part of which drains out publicity monthly, which had been to the plant and offered them However, with improved culture beneath and is lost by the editor of the in excess quantity is part brought and earlier planting, some of the Basin Farmer. Uintah dent varieties of the more desirable to the surface where it is left in the to a county Discussions relative kinds can be grown with reasonable process of evaporation in the form farm agent were fruitful and plans of alkali. assurance of success. The made to secure such service. The disastrous effect of over ir- sum of $10 was appropriated for Even in the selection of seed of the small grains, wheat in particu- rigation in Utah is alarming. Out publicity of the experimental farm of one milion acres irrigated in the for the Uinta v lasin and William a. lar, two things must be considered yield and the purpose for which it state three hundred thousand acres Maxfield of . lonah .was chosen as For instance, if are water-loggeis to be grown. He is to leader for this project. we are growing wheat for bread (To be continued in next issue.) work in conjunction with Hylas C. Smith, leader of the same project in Uintah county. A unanimous vote .of thanks was given President Hartman and Secretary J. P. May for their efficient work and interest in the jast. The next meeting will be held at Midview Monday, Feb. 9, and a very large meeting is anticipated. In their membership drive FARMERS NOTICE the Causes of Decrease In Grain Yields In Uintah Basin - Basin with Hylas C. Smith as leader who chose George E. Wilkins and buying, Stanley Ashton and Asher Merkley for farm sheep project. Boys and girls club work has Ira S. Ellis Merkley as leader. Gardner and L. T. Bennett are leaders in the cattle industry project. J. E. Winder for the Uintah county fair project and membership, A. Theodore Johnson, George A. Slaugh and Hylas C. Smith. ;c dnddddddd i at Salt Lake city. The county tax committee met for several days with the county commissioners who met in special session. Their adjustments, it is claimed, are the most equitable on land yet devised for assessment in the county. V, 5 'r 1 c- r U Allan-- Chevrolet Co will open for business in the near future in the building formerly occupied by the Leslie Ashton Hardware Co. where the new Chevrolet cars will be on display. When in Town Pay ns A a 1 Visit Uan-Chevro- let COMPANY Vernal d. Lundberg attended. The president of each of the locals wrote an article regarding the Uintah Basin experiment staidn which is to bo used in preparing the data for the legislators now in session at Salt Lake city. County Agent E. Peterson after attending the convention of the county agents and U. S. extension workers of Utah at Logan attended the state farm bureau convention i ! Announcement by-la- committee will hold local meetings in the various locals to help stimulate memberships. The financial report of the Uintah county farm bureau was published in the Vernal Express. It shows the organization to be in a sound financial condition. The publicity committee is busy in each local with data for the experiment station being sought for the Uintah Basin. At the annual meeting ,cn Jan. 9th, President Ernest Eaton gave an excellent report of the activities of the farm bureau during the past much year. They accomplished more than they had set out to do at the beginning of the year. The farm bureau is to bear the expense of two delegates to the state farm bureau meeting held in Salt Lake city President A. Theodore Johnson and Vice President F. 0. I George W. Cahoon as assistants. An appropriation of $10 was made to be used in the publicity camThe tax committee is Ernpaign. est Eaton, A. Theodore Johnson and B. O. Colton. For Dairying project L. E. Carroll and J. N. Lybbert were chosen. Poultry project is George A. Slaugh F. O. Lundberg, P. C. Stringham, Merrell Henry and Luther Swett. Utah Qddddddnn ' Al-Wuz-- On Ear Tags 4 The bed lag an the PROJECTS AND LEADERS market, indoned by yrominentilockmsn. FOR 1025 IN UINTAH Among other things beneficial to COUNTY FARM BUREAU With our DOUBLE ACTION PLIERS farmers, the farm bureau last year shipped into the Basin 200 bushels 50 per cent more Tags can be atof certified Dicklow seed wheat, one At the annual meeting of the tached, with one half the Exertion ton of seed corn, besides some other Uintah county farm bureau it was as other on Pliers the One market. field and garden seed. decided to make the following imAs a result we have a fair supply portant projects the active ones for squeeze attaches Tag instantly. Write for FREE Samples of excellent seed wheat on hand 1925, and to which a few others will INTER-MTMACHINE & STAMP for spring planting. The seed com be added and leaders were chosen WORKS, Inc. outlook is not so good owing to the for each. 242 East 2nd So. Salt Lake, Utah. very poor corn crop last year. George E. Wilkins was selected At the last central meeting of! leader for the Alfalfa Seed cleanthe county farm bureau F. O. Lund- ing plant for Vernal. WE WANT William H. berg of the Western division, and Oaks leader for Pest Control projGeorge A. Slaugh of the Eastern ect to comprise the destruction of division were appointed a commit- sparrows, grasshoppers and prairie tee on grain production. dogs especially. and all other Raw FURS So serious has our wheat shortFor Soil improvement project, Write for Price List today age become the past two seasons, Lloyd Stewart of Jensen was sethat our local mills have guaranteed lected. Charles Friend & Co., Inc. Grain raising and seed, into hold wheat at one dollar a bu920 Wazee St., and oats, wheat, cluding barley DENVER, COLO. shel for this season as a minimum corn, is George A. Slaugh and F. price. O. Lundberg. When answering advertisements, Looking forward to a sufficient The fifth project is that of an please mention THE UINTAH BASsupply of good seed for planting the farm for the Uintah IN FARMER. committee asks that any one having experimental a surplus of good seed wheat, barVVVWVWWArtWWVWWWVVWWWVVWVWVWVVWWWV ley. corn, or any one in need of same, that you notify the president r3 BRING YOUR of your local farm bureau or the member of your committee on or before the 20th of February. We anticipate a seed shortage and want your orders to get In early T, We pay the highest market price. so we can look to the supplying of your needs. F. O. LUNDBERG, F GEO. A. SLAUGH, N. COYOTE SKINS - FURS, HIDES, and PELTS Committee. OFFICERS FOR 1923 Theodroe Johnson was unanimously elected by acclamation A. Uintah Fur Company Vernal, Utah Phone 198. (In E. A. Mankers Office) t ( |