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Show THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER Eastern Agriculturists On Basin the Basin people has made it sible for the great results they found Alfalfa Inspection Trip, Visit Sections andTherecognized. great thing carried away by the Easterners, was not merely the Where The Best Seed Is Grow superior quality of our alfalfa seed which all so pos- they highly complimented, but the method of securing the quality and the initiative and cooperation of the people in solving one of our problems and in the brief space of three years place ourselves on the worlds agricultural map be- cause we have produced the best possible, setting a new standard to be followed. As was said, blood tells sin alfalfa seed as well as livestock, when one of the speakers urged the raising of the higher types of alfalfa seed. It would be impossible to tell of all 'the compliments paid us by the visitors but the great message left was to work enthusiastically to keep the high standard set and improve all the time. Mr. Bradfute in his concluding remarks hit the keynote when se haid, Any community that is willing to work intelligently and enthusiastically is bound to succeed, and of which he had seen convincing evidence. A concert on the lawn was given At the meetby the Vernal band. ing held, James A. Melville, opened the meeting and introduced L. ' Last week, when about twenty C. C. Elder, assastant chief of U. S. seed specialists and eastern agriculDept, of Markets; C. N. Silcox, Syraturists made a two-da- y trip through cuse, N. Y. ; E. B. Reid, Washington, the Uintah Basin at the instance of D. C., the Federated Seed Service, much representative of the American Basin agricultural history was writ- - Farm Bureau Federation; W. H. ten and a great amount of the right Darst of Raleigh, N. C., instructor kind of advertising was the result. in the North Carolina agricultural The distinguished visitors, who experiment E. P Cohill station; were piloted by members of the of Hancock, Md., president of MaryPrice Commercial club, included ed- -' land Farm Bureau Federation; E. P. seed 1 soil ucators, special-experts, of Chicago, organization diTaylor ists and agriculturists, to seeking learn why the Uintah Basin alfalfa rector of American Farm Bureau seed was the best produced. Never Federation; H. W. Hulbert of Moshas there been such a large num- cow, Idaho, instructor in the Idaho ber of scientific men visit the Basin university; C. B. Ahlson of Boise, at one time. The result of their state seed commissioner of Idaho and visit will be far more significant Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Peet, traveling thannow appears. lecturers of the Union Pacific. C. F. will ever the be Agriculture great secretary-treasure- r of Barnum, the of FedBasin, mainstay irregardless of what other developments may erated Seed Service, Lansing, Mich.; come. Wealth from our mineral re- H. C. Rather, secretary of the Michsources may oe many millions a igan Crop Improvement association, year,, when, there is means of East Lansing, Mich.; J. W. Nicholof Safeseed, Inc., Chitransportation to take it out, but son, manager the Uintah Basin will ever be known cago, 111.; also in the party were for its agriculture and its people. Mrs. C. F. Barnum, Mrs. J. W. NichSo when we predict that the visit of olson, Mrs. E. P. Cohill, and Miss the delegation of agricultural spec- Bradfuts. ialists means more to our country It was here that the people of the than anything that, has yet trans- Basin showed their appreciation, and pired, we will leave it to the read- the guests were tendered a receper to determine the accuracy of the tion at which fully 3000 attended, statement, as the years go by. coming from every community in the The party, augmented by local ba- Basin. There were over 700 cars, sin parties made the tour in 12 cars some say 1000, besides the horse using the entire day Tuesday. They driven rigs. This part of the enwere banquetted at Roosevelt Mon- tertainment was planned by the J. day night at the Gipson hotel. Start- G. Pepppard Seed company to celeing in the morning they visited the brate the closing of their new confarms south of Roosevelt, stopping tract campaign and was held at the at the Phillips, Les Eldredge, C. H. seed plant of the company. It was Wilkinson, Robert Hicks, Vern All-re- d here each one present helped adverand other farms. At all of these tise the Basin not only from the agplaces a panoramic view of the sec- ricultural standpoint but rather tion told of the hundreds of other from the true standpoint of cooperfarms fully equal (to the ones vis- ation, which makes production of ited. high class seed possible. It is the At each of these places talks were fact that we produce such excellent made by local men, also by those seed that brought the scientists to Nature has done her of the party. Examinations and the Basin. tests of soils and crops were made part but intelligent cooperation also. Fort Duchesne wa3 the next stop where Supt. F.' A. Gross told of the success of the Indian farmI ' i i i j o-- f ers. From there they visited the Uintah Experiment farm and Supt. J.. W. Carlson told of the expected results from their experiments. Where the road turns to Ouray, B. O. Colton told of the possibilities of the Ouray valley section, where there are 25,000 acres of tillable land, and only 2000 acres now cultivated. At Vernal the Uintah club quoted the party at the Commercial hotel and O. E. Bradfute of Ohio, president of the American Farm. Bureau Federation, with headquarters at Chicago; Prof. F. J. Cox, farm crops department, Michigan State college, during the past winter executive secretary of the Federated Seed Service, East Lansing, Mich., and H. L. Westover, representative of bu-.eof plant industry, US. depart-lent" of agriculture addressed the I 1 vA leeting. the Ashley valley After a tour of hey left for Lapoint and were met t the crest of the rim east of the alley by 200 of the farmers of the npolnt section. C. F. Barnum, of the Federated Seed Service utroduced the party and talks were iven by local speakers and those t the party. Carl R. Marcussen, f the Price Commercial club and ashler of the Price Commercial and avings Bank told of the similarity f Carbon and Emery counties to The visitors here were he Basin. ach presented with a copy of the Uintah Blues, composed by Prof. ,Vm. F. Hanson, after a chorus sung Tridell and Whiterocks he song. vere visited, the party then return-i- g to Roosevelt. Other members of the visiting del- pation present at the meeting were 'obert Shaw of East Lansing, Mich.; be-ii- ng au ; I Dr. George Stewart, agronomist, Utah Agricultural college, will be one of the instructors in the Field Crops department. Subjects handled by Dr. Stewart will be Culti-ate- d Crops for the Uintah Basin, d J. Peppard, president of the Grains for the Uintah Baa-iSmall Seed company, who thanked Alfalfa this Seed and Hay, the farmers for their confidence and twro for Balanced sessions; support in the new contract cam- subject Weed Control. The meeting was then turn- Rotation, paign. ed over to the visitors and the following spoke: C. F. Barnum, who FINANCING AND ADVERTISING was made chairman of the meeting; U. B. I. C. STRENUOUS JOB H. L. Westover, H. C. Rather, F. J. Cox and O. E. Bradfute. The financing and advertising of A splendid musical program was rendered and an Indian dance ' was the U. B. I. C. is a strenuous job The and one which has taken much time staged and greatly enjoyed. hall was beautifully decorated for to put over. As chairman of the the occasion, alfalfa, garden prod- finance and advertising committee ucts, fruits, flowers, Indian relics and curies, crepe paper,, made a Attorney Ray E. Dillman deserves most beautiful and artistic effect. great credit, especially for so sucRefreshments were served during cessfully getting out the program A dance conthe entire evening. and Uintah Basin business directory cluded the day's program.1 Thus, our guests carried away a which has been distributed in each review of our resources, a glimpse community and at the U. B. I. C. of our wonderland country, a knowledge of our ambitions, and sample BE SURE to register at the U. of our resourcefulness and genuine B. I. C. and get a number for prize. hospitality. Pep-par- n, I The Worlds Ball-Bearin- Dr. George Stewart Easiest-Runnin- g Cream Separator g Is the Worlds Easiest to Pay For Maybe you havent known that you could get a McCormick-Deerin- g Primrose Cream Separator on such liberal terms. You can, and we back up the sale with personal service that makes your purchase doubly worth while. BALL-BEARIN- G Asti Us to DEMONSTRATE We will set up the machine on your own farm, show you how to use it, and adjust it perfectly. You will like it better every day you use it. McCord-- , .; Your cream checks will increase and youll find the Primrose just as easy to pay', g t to is it for as operate. or phone tis and ask for a demonstration. There it Call, write, to no obligation buy. piick-Deertn- BALL-BEARIN- G sec-ata- ry CO. L. H. WOODARD UTAH VERNAL, rtsUTfcls CSUpCU . jF |