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Show THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER Utah Will Enter Alfalfa Seed at Chicago Exhibit B5S1N FARMER Established 1924 Published 1st of Each Month at Vernal, Utah IDAHO ASKED TO JOIN PURE SEED SHOW TO BE HELD IN UTAH IN NEAR FUTURE at second-class matter Entered as the post office at Vernal, Utah, unUtah will be represented with exder the act of Congress of March hibits of hay and alfalfa seed, at 3, 1S79. the International Hay and Grain exOfficial organ of the was position at Chicago this year, it Uintah County Farm Bureau of directors board decided by the Office: Vernal Express, Vernal, of the Utah State Farm bureau at the bureau offices recently in Salt Utah. Telephone 24. Lake city. 50c Subscription Price, one year The decision is regarded as especially important to the seed growEditor Harrison ing sections, Millard county and the George H. Uintah basin, as these districts proViolet Harrison. ...Business Manager duce approximately 60 per cent of the American common alfalfa seed 201 MOPE MILES OF U. S. crop each year. HARD HOADS FOR UTAH Recognizing the development of the state of Idaho as producer of seed, the Utah bureau will Utah farmers and tourists now alfalfa Idaho invite growers to join in havenjoy 204 miles mere of the Federal-- ing a pure seed show, to advance aid than they did a the cause of pure seed distribution highways year ago. This mileage, completed the farmers, and Grimm in the year ending June 30, cost among will receive particular attenseed a total of $2, 954, 735. of which the tion. federal government furnished That brand is chiefly raised in Highway construction under tii is plan now under way in the Idaho, and Utah attention is being state totals 226 miles, while the to- drawn to it and other more hardy Utah At present tal mileage completed previous to seed varieties. raises more common seed than any last year was 219 miles. This additional mileage, while a other kind. Date(s for the state pure seed convenience to the tourist in the state, is a godsend to the farmers. show will be determined after the It is estimated that each and every dates are set for the international farmer in this section of the coun- exposition, it was declared by Ephtry averages 6 0 tons of farm pro- raim Bergeson, president of the ducts hauled to market and 9 tons Utah bureau, who explained that if of feed, fuel, fertilizer, machinery, the intnernationaal show is held in seed thej Utah-Idah- o When December, supplies, etc., from town. sfiiow could held donveniemtly good roads make trucks feasible this is not very burdensome, but it rep- in January, their exhibits at the resents a good many hours labor Chicago exposition being used as a where horses and poor roads must nucleus for the local show. be used. Harden Bennion, commissioner of And so while the tourist roads mighty agriculture, has advocated a state finds the inter-cit- y comfortable, to the farmer a good pure seed show, and became more serviceable road from his farm to convinced of its value by his recent the nearest market is a downright tour of the seed growing sections with the Federated Seed Service necessity. party in Uintah basin and Millard STAY HOME TO WED, county. Imports revived by him firolm, UTAH FARM GIRLS TOLD Tdnho seed growers are to the effect that they will with The Utah country girl has a bet- Utah in giving a seed show locally, ter opportunity for marriage at home and also in gaining representation than she would in the city. Com- at the Chicago show. It is pointed out that a pure seed parison of marriage statistics for city and country districts in the show would do much to spread the state by P. V. Ewing of the Sears advice of the seed service men In Roebuck Agricultural Foundation, boycotting the importation of unreveals that whereas the number of desirable seed into America, and the single women in Utah cities is about development of home grown, adap77 per cent of the number of its table seed. The directors also decided that single men, out in the rural sections there are almost two single men to the farmers should be represented at the public lands hearing at Salt every single woman. An examination cf census figures Lake city. 8 The federation by Mr. Ewing showed there are declared itself 'single women fifteen years and vigorously opposed to the proposed up in the cities of the state, and increase in rail transportation rates 23,016 males. In the rural places, effecting the 22 western states and or places of 2,500 population and passed a motion that every possible there are 15,789 fair means of combating the inunder, however, women 15 years of age and crease be taken. single over to 2S.278 single men. The state bureau, its subsidiary cooperative, '.association and other LARGEST EGGS REPORTED agriculturists and the merchants THIS YEAR IX BASIN and manufacturers traffic bureau were represented. Speaking for the farm bureau, Mrs. P. II. Shuster of Ouray re- Fred Mathews, of the sales departcently brought in three pullet eggs ment, and M. S. Winder, secretary, which fur size beat any reported declared that the blanket increase Ibis year. The heaviest one weigh- of il per cent asked ounces and measured 6 4 by approximately ed 0 the 70 railroads operating In the inches around the short way and 8 states in would mean a U inches around the length. Mrs. great loss question, to each farmer in the 2 also had Shuster very small eggs state, materially decreasing his re.the smaller whiih ineusufed 3 turns. The speakers strongly urg4 inches around and inches around ed that the bureau be reprethe long way. In our May issue the sented at the Interstate well commerce above item was erroniously credited commission hearing of the question to Mrs. Ira II. Bryant. at Chicago. Sept. 8. The action of the board was to the effect that E. O. Foubert. rate YOU NEED THE PAPER We need expert the subscription to TIIE UINTAH facturersof the Merchants and ManuTraffic bureau assemble 50 cents per BASIN FARMER, now. Mail It year. (Ton'inued on page Five) 0. 4 4 4 4 4444444444 CIRCULATION OF THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER GREATLY INCREASED 4 There subcontest of THE 4 4 4 4 if 4 4 4 4 f f 4 If 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Go Get The scription UINTAH 'BASIN pa-p- FARMER the In conjuhetion .with ROOSEVELT If you like "THE UINTAII BA. SIN FARMER, tell your neighbor and have him subscribe. Each new subscription helps to make the that much more valuable. STANDARD, resulted in a long list of new subscribers being added to our subscription list. We welcome all to our family of readers which is steadily increasing. The winner of the first prize was Mrs. Ora Harroston Mrs. Afton of Roosevelt. Birch also of Roosevelt was the winner of the ladies gold wrist watch. Miss Clara Hancock of the cove was the winner of the gold fountain pen and pencil. Just watch THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER grow. 44444444 4- - 4 4 4 4 f 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $w O p Q p $ () Denver has asked us for 72 cans of Sweet Cream a week, test 55 per cent butter fat. Can you help us to get it? We pay 48c pound for Butter fat. Figure what it brings to the farmer. ten-gallo- n DONT BUY Harness, Saddles. Spurs, Shaps, Pack Bags, Feed Bags, Rope, Saddle Blankets, Cowboy Boots, or anything in the Harness line, UNTIL YOU COMPARE OUR CALDER PRICES WITH OTHERS. BROTHERS Write today for our new 54 page illustrated catalogue Creamery VERNAL, UTAH Vernal NEWTON BROS. Utah IHllil i HHHIIlllliillllilllllllBlIilliill THE CAREFUL WORK OF THE THREE YEARS JUST PAST, HAVE MADE THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER FOR THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF ITS ALFALFA SEED. ffii ip Now every indication is that we are starting in to harvest the GREATEST QUANTITY of Alfalfa seed ever Iffil produced in the Basin. But the Quality of the crop since the summer rains brought so many weeds, , is going to DEPEND a great deal on how thoroughly we get the weeds out before threshing. 19,-33- Our last circular tells what weeds to look out for. Let s add to our tarm by making this enormous crop even better than those that have gone before. 3-- J. G. Peppard Seed Co. Ilf |