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Show TEE UINTAH BASIE FARMER is effected if shrubs different varieties are planted gether, in an irregular manner, B5S1N FARMER. Established 1924 Published 1st and 15th of Each Month at Roosevelt, Utah. matter at Entered as second-clas- s the post office at Roosevelt, Utah, tinder the act of Congress of March 2, 1879. Official organ of the Uintah County Farm Bureau Office: Roosevelt Standard, Roosevelt, Utah. Telephone 30. one Price, Subscription year50c UINTAH'S PIONEER of pearance to- From the cloudless blue oer head Th blazing sun. beat down oiding straight lines. It is importon the desert lands ant also to plant the taller growing Forages, on the And sagebrush plain. shrubs towards the back of a group with the lowest varieties in front. "As a general rule, the ..lawn On hills and valleys also, On knoles of sand and clay should be kept open. This facilitates care of the lawn, and adds to On stunted trees and greesewood The sun shone hot all day the natural appearance of the land Whenever possible it is scaping. advisable to confine flower plant- For ages it shone on Uintah slopes And melted the winters snow ings to well prepared beds located tn the back yard; and to avoid the And frolicking down the mountain side planting of shrubs or flower beds lawn. in or the sidewalks To along join green, the water would go is lawn the where spacious, Only should lawn trees be planted and And leave behind a thirsty land, these should be placed to promote A desert, with no water there; naturalness in the landscaping plan. The water would go, but the land "When planting trees and shrubs, would; stay. holes wid;e and dejep provide To bake neath the suns hot glare enough to permit of 'natural root spread. Cover the roots with fine, oer the rich soil; shake the plant gently, In winter the snow spreads land with an up and down motion, to Where the coyote hunts his prey roots. the soil in sift the among far-o- ff sun Do not entirely fill the hole until And the beams from the waste each a on v.st Shone day. after a thorough watering of the and soil loose with fill then plant; Thus the seasons alternated; add a mulch of manure. Wind-swesnow and av- Business Manager MARKETING BY PARCEL POST The benefits and limitations of parcel post marketing of farm products as disclosed in a study of the operation of this form of selling over a period of fourteen years, are set forth by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics in a publication Marketing Farm Products by Parcel Post, just issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. When the parcel post went into effect in 1913, there were many and varied ideas as to the part it might play in marketing farm products. Some persons declared that it would solve the farm marketing problem. There has been a continued and slowly increasing volume of marketing by this method, but the quanity oif farm products passing through the postal service ha3 not reached the proportions expected by the enthusiasms and is a relatively small part of the total marketing of farm products. new bulletin The dpartment.s includes information on the parcel post regulations and requirements, the ways and means of making contact between producers and consumers, the necessary business ats. titude nnd management of the and the factors limiting parcel post marketing. The possibilities of parcel post marketings are discussed in detail for a long list: of commodities, including fruits and vegetables, poultry, eggs, meat, butter, cheese, cream and milk, nuts and nut meats, other syrups, honey, plands, and farm products. Cories of the publication which is detemated as Farmers Bulletin No. 1551, may be obtained from the Department of Agriculture. Washington. D. C., and should be of value and interest to Duchesne county farmers. bus-in.e- mu-'h'oom- s, IMITATE NATURE IN LANDSCAPE GARDENING IS ADVICE GIVEN BY EMIL HANSEN February 14. To imitate is the principal object in '"'ndscape gardening, according to Fnil Hansen, extension specialist 'ndscape hardening and fit"- -' mltr with Pie agricultural col5- ge. While there are no set rules to be recommended, he says, the heme owner can make his planting of shrubs, trees and flowers effective, if this panting is dome in harmony with a visualization of the home in a natural setting. All marks of artificiality in landscaping should be avoided. .In planting' shrubs, says this It is well to group specialist, them along the borderline, or In suitable corners around the foundation of the home. A natural ap- LP-'N- Now the day of work was over, He went to bed, all free from care But the coyotes mournful howl. Rang out across the desest air. hill. The echo from the near-b- y Came flying back again. While multitudes of coyotes friends Joined, howling, barking in with him. i i Violet Harrison The restful coolness of the evening. After heat of day was past Brought with it the benediction, Of a time of peace and rest. ed sun-bak- pt land Small Flock of Sheep Found to Be Profitable The live stock requirements of no corn belt farm are complete without at least a small flock of sheep, preferably breeding ewes. There Is no other animal a farmer can own that will make use of as mach feed that would otherwise go to waste, and no hired man who will mow weeds as cheerfully or as thoroughly as will the A great many farmers comsheep. that their fences are not arplain ranged for handling sheep, but In the main this excuse Is largely imaginary. Of course in order to handle a large flock it is necessary to have good sized pastures, but for the average farmer who operates from 80 to ICO acres, the keeping of from 10 to 15 ewes requires nothing more than the ordinary barn lots, door-yarand orchard fences. Barring a mighty keen appetite for rose bushes and other shrubbery about the yard, sheep make by far the most profitable and consistent lawn mower imaginable for yards either large or small. Shrub-erof course may be protected by wire netting drawn about it, or by movable frames which may be shifted into position when it is desired to mow the lawn. The flock may be moved about the place from day to day as desired, and all lots may be cleaned np of noxious weeds that sther stock will not eat When the potato vines begin to die down the flock may be turned into the patch to clean up the careless weed a'nd foxtail which nearly always spring up after cultivation ceases, thus doing away with the necessity of having to mow and rake the patch before digging the spuds. d , Hints for the Farm Gulleys ear-mark- s - an eroded field are the of shiftless farming. in And in the cooling summer evenings Indians viewed the sunsets grand. i i noise, Grasped his gun, and sitting upright Held it in an upward poise. He pulled the trigger and it shot. The echoed report died away. The howling stopped, but started up To last until break of day. And so he toiled, and worked and sweat, And slept at night by coyotes song. Though hard times came and came again. He worked, undaunted, long. hard and . Results of work are now forthcom- The tenants of this vast region ing; His hopes, though, are not were coyotes, rabbits, deer and dove fulfilled. The horse, the snake, the booming LYDIA T. MARCHANT. At length the white man came to try it. To build a home, to till the soil; And to stop the fleeing water To make it help him with his toil. it irrigate his acres, Run electric power plants; To make it redeem the desert Was his aim, his great romance. Make i From every morn, till set of sun He toiled in heat and dust. And as the sun dropped out of sight He took his horses far to quench their thirst. , They drank with joy, th cooling nectar. Of the spring, or of the river; Though the spring of soda tasteid And mostly made of sand, the others. The settler knelt beside the water and filled his large canteen While colors spread across the sky As bright as eye has even seen. Brightest red and golden glory. Intermixed with navy blue, was The settlers soul with awe Utah has more concrete roads than the following: states in the United States: Alabama, Ar kansas, Colorado,, District of Columbia, Idaho Louisiana, Maine, Mon- tana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Da- kota, Vermont, Wyoming. Utahs highway filling. Perhaps Heme Talent Did ing? the glorious colors grew. Yes, From across the sagebrush stretches Came the doves soft, mournful coo; And the night hawk flew, and swooping, A resonant boom to earth he that play have a happy Fifty cents worth of acid phosphate The rich colors slowly added to a ton of manure makes it As the man returned to worth two tons of manure. And the darkness stole And stars gemmed the The successful farmer of today is the farmer who uses power successfanning is too ineffifully. . cient to pay. ' faded camp. In softly firmament. end- everybody was happy when if was over. TINGLEY & SONS BUYERS OF threw. And the swallow, flying, circling.. that are Making little squeeking sounds. housed closely during winter helps To his home he then went speeding keep up egg production. To the ledges he was bound. mile- age is 24,057 and out of this amount 1,675.13 miles are under Federal Aid system. ' As all But steady work and sticking to it Will make things prosper as he willed. night hawk All found here a place to live. Cod liver oil fed to hens One-mu- The man, despairing of all sleep. Until the beasts should stop their Seed, Wool, Honey, Pelts and all lawfully caught furs. MYTON, UTAH P. O. Box 84. le A Dairy Herd Spells Prosperity to its Owner |