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Show THE UIHTAH EASIN FAEZEB DUCHESE COUNTY C. F. YVAHLQUIST Pres., Myton, Utah. PAGE THREE FARP1 BUREAU THOMAS ROBERTS Vice-Pres- ., ARTHUR WiSCOMBE Cedarview, Utah. Sec.-Trea- s., Eoosevelt, Utah. iViWWAVWWAViVViV,iiV,.ViV.VVV!VlVi!,AVA,,,iV,iVVV1VB,iAWVi,JV,VVil The Value of Shade Trees On The Farm By A. W. we may not ordained is that It we or be that all may acgreat, to or mankind, somcomplish., give monument a will be ething by which, erected to our memory, but we can v erect our own monument in the shape of a tree. A tree is a living, breathing thing of beauty that will spread its grate-f- ur shade above us and in many ways show its gratitude to us for the little care we may bestow upon it. A monument of stone or bronze is a lifeless thing at best, while a tree is natures most magnificent gift to mankind, and is King of the vegetable world. It will talk to you if you have ears to hear and greet you cheerfully of a morning, if you have eyes to see. It will transform the humblest dwelling into a home. You can have a house without trees It but you cannot have a home. is the least expensive imporvement you can make, from a financial It will extend its point of view. grateful shade in the hot days of break the cold blasts of summer, winter, improve the appearance of your place a hundred fold, and while you may not realize it, it is becoming an inseperabie part of the place and you. It is like a trusty friend and the place would never it. look the same to you without This being the case, are we not denying ourselves a lot of pleasure and comfort by not planting more trees? Have a well defined plan of CLEMONS. Certified Seed Increases Yield Habit of Planting Culls and to look, Inferior Potatoes Is Poor plan as Practice. it all at how you want your place and then follow out your you can. If you cannot do one time, make a beginning and then follow it up each year as far as you can. For a ranch, a windbreak of trees planted rather close on, the side of prevailing winds, with shade and fruit trees near the house, and dont forget a little shrubbery, just a few bushes judiciously planted will give you more real pleasure for the money invested than most any other improvement you can make. Lilocks, Spirea, a few rose bushes, a bed of Peonies, Tulips or Iris. What a riot of color and beauty for an sum. Possibly some of you may say you are too old to start planting trees. An old man was industriously planting a few fruit trees when a young man hailed him with the question. Say, old man, do you ever expect to gather any fruit from those trees you are planting? Young man, said the old man, I expect to gather more fruit from those trees I am planting than from the trees you dont plant. So thats the idea, old or young plant trees, you will never regret it and some one, somewhere, sometime, will raise up and call you blessed. It is a mounment to your industry and love of nature, and as I honestly believe it is the only monument you will ever have, I repeat again, plant more trees. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) progressive corn farmer does not plant the nubbins left In his crib after he has fed or sold the bulk of his crop during the winter. He has long since learned the value of good seed corn. The same farmer, on the other hand, does not always use equally good judgment in selecting seed for his potato patch. Too often he plants the culls and inferior potatoes which are left in A says, must also possess good vigor, high productive capacity, and be true to name and to type of variety. While such factors as the preparation of the land, its fertilization, the proper spacing of the seed pieces, and the cultural care given the growing crop have an important bearing on the yield, none, he says, is of such prime importance as the character of the seed. Perhaps the best way for the average farmer potato grower to be assured of good seed Is to purchase cerThere is abundant evitified seed. dence that certified seed is improved seed, and that it will yield much more-thacommon or uncertified seed. Reports to the department from a number of experiment stations In the United! States and Canada, based on 11,027" tests, show an actual increase of 46. bushels per acre for certified seed seed. Individual tests: over-uncertifie- A Sixth Annual Farmers Encampment July Witlt dates definitely set and with the general program nearly completed. plans for the sixth annual Farmers Encampment, to be held on the campus of the Utah Agricultural College, July 19 to 22. are rapidly nearing completion, according to W. W. Owens, assistant dirtctor of the Extension Service, who has helped to plan and conduct eaeh encampment held during the last six years. The attendance at this annual fete for the farm folks has steadily increased since the beginning, extension records show, last year's total passing the 3000 mark. Early reports from county agents and other field workers, indicate that the attendance this year will easily establish a new record. In keeping with the established custom, a tent will be erected on the east campus to accommodate approximately 2l)0 families, especially those from the more distant parts of the state. Others will bring their own tents and pitch them in the grove hack of the tent city. It is expected that families living near enough, will drive to the campus each day and return in the evening as they have done in other years. Food supplies will he available on Demonstration of Formaldehyde Treatment of Potatoes tatoes for Drying. 19-2- 2 Removing the Po- the bin after the good ones have been showed an Increase of as much as 219 or near the campus. The college sold or eaten. He has not learned the bushels per acre by the use of certified cafeteria, a dairy lunch and a value of good seed potatoes. seed. Yield Increased. special milk bar will be in conFirst Requirement. Increased Is not favor- tinuous operation. Reveille at 6 a. m. will begin each day's program which will close with the sounding of taps at 10 p. m. The intervening sixteen hours will be filled with lectures, demonstrations. farm excursions, contests, games, movies, swimming, concerts, and community singing. Every effort is being mode, says Mr. Owens, to make the program a delightful combination of recreation entertainment and education. Since this years encampment wifl be held during the last week of the first term of the National Summer School, the campers will be afforded opportunity to attend lectures delivered by s me of the world renowned educators comprising the visiting faculty. At each of the last two encampments, similar opportunities have been eageily seized upon by the farm men and women. That they might fully enjoy these lectures, their children are cared for Out-Doby special attendants in the Kindergarten, which is a regular feature of the Encampment. or the only yield able result from the use of such seed, says Mr. Stuart. The crop from good seed will Invariably grade higher per cent of No. 1 stock than will that from poor seed. The difference may often be so great as 20 per cent, but even If it should be only 10 per cent it materially enhances the value of good Good seed, he seed. The first requirement in good seed potatoes, says William Stuart, potato specialist of the United States Department of Agriculture, is that they be as free as possible from disease, at least of those diseases which cannot be destroyed through treatment in either the hot or cold corrosive sublimate or formalin solutions. Profitable Practice in Sweet Clover Culture A profitable practice in sweet clover culture is that In which the clover Is sown with the oats In the spring. As soon as the oats crop has been harvested. the clover takes on a rapid growth and soon furnishes a valuable hay crop. Soon after the hay has been made, the croo furnUhe f?4I oasture and can De turned under early th next spring In time for a corn crop, A rotation such as this furnishes three crops oats, sweet clover hay and com a3 well as fall pasture, in two years. In addition the system furnishes a legume every other year for soil Improvement. The oats must be cat high enough so as not to injure the on-comi- clover. When yon are in need of a new Bull,, remember we are producing the smooth, thick fleshing type of Beef Animal that the discriminating beef buyers demand. Look them over before baying elsewhere. E. S. LUSTY & SOUS Duchesne, Utah Breeders of Pore Bred Hereford Cattle |