Show u. u A. A C. C ACHIEVES HIGH RECORD IN WAR YAR ACTIVITIES Has Supplied 1375 Yo Young ng Men for Military l and Naval Forc Forces s During During- its Ito nineteen months of ot war activities the Utah Agricultural collego col- col lego leso at rit Logan Utah supplied 1376 young oung o mg men for Cor or the military and naval forces of It f the United States and contributed con con- conI I forty ono faculty and former I faculty members to the service I The majority of ot men representing the U. U A. A C C. on the battlefield are aro of of- It has been estimated from or-I or l incomplete reports that of them themI I hold commissions AmonS is one brigadier adler general three colonels one major and four tour captains Of Ot the 1375 stars on the service flag thirty four are gold old three thirty students and one teacher having been listed in tho the casualties cas cas- Tho The Utah A Agricultural college collego has also given military training training- to 1880 men during tho the past two years accordIng according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to a n. brief but comprehensive summary of ot the institutions institution's war ac activitIes activities activities ac- ac Issued by its department of ot information Tho The report says a s 's nt th tho COUI During 1917 is tho ho collego gave g I military training to 50 men in Its units of or the reserve officers officers' training traIning- I corps Tho summer of or 1918 saw mon men from Wyoming and men from California and arid Nebraska given military and technical instruction This tall fall men members of ot the students' students arm army training training- corps are receiving military training and either academic instruction or training as mechanics and technicians During the past year ear work in all de departments de- de was devoted to war sen ice The Tho Institution has now dedicated its service to peace demands and its future futuro activities bo be In keeping keeping- with the needs of ot reconstruction Other sections of at the report show how completely the tho Instructional work of or ortho tho college was correlated with Its i experimental and extension work In I aiding Utah to solve the problems of at Increased production and conservation Tho The report follows Special Course Coure Given Special l courses In agriculture and farm tractors which gave o material aid to tho farmers In their problems of ot increased l production were given durIns during dur dur- Ins ing 1917 18 Courses in home economics economIcs econom econom- ics ice for fOI women which aided allied the tho housewives housewives housewives house house- wives In conservation wore also given gl The appeal made by the government that women be trained in business to replace men In service was mot not by the school of ot commerce and business s ad administration administration administration ad- ad ministration and many women were placed In essential positions at lucrative lucra tive tivo salaries Health conditions have ha pre prevented the re regular work of or tho Institution this fall tall With the tho reopening of ot tho the Institution to civilians however cr man many valuable courses designed to prepare men and women in tn tho the great work of ot otI I reconstruction will be given g Projects ProJect Under WIRY Uny 07 It was neither possible nor desirable desirable desir desir- able to change the work worle of ot tho the ex experiment ex- ex station bc because ause of or the war It was very cry gratifying to learn however however however how how- ever that tho the projects of ot the station conceived ed in time of or peace fitted tilted war needs admirably nine Forty different lifter differ ent nt experimental projects conducted b by tour fourteen teen departments are now under underway underway wa way at Logan and In other parts of or Utah The They are war as well as ag peace projects because they are designed to tomake tomake tomake make agriculture more efficient to bring greater crops to make happier homes home Projects that have hove assumed outstanding outstanding out out- standing importance because of ot war warI I are aro tho those o in the tho breeding of or sugar beets the tho production of sugar Bug beet I seed l the tho breeding breed Ins Ins- of ot potatoes potato tho the standardization lIon of ot wheat tho the proper uso tiso of ot Irrl irrigation water whereby anI an sin I Increased acreage can cnn be bo brou brought ht under un un I der er water tho drainage of 01 waterlogged waterlogged waterlogged water water- logged log soils where whereby b land is re- re ola claimed aimed the utilization of or farm tarm bp by- by p pro pi the tho production of or poultry and eggs gs and the breeding of ot hogs steers and dairy cows The following estimate conservative conserva conserva- tive tivo yet ct o overwhelming Is a striking example of or what the state of or Utah can cnn savo annually b by correctly applying principles discovered by tho the Utah ex experiment experiment ex- ex pen neat station What State Cuu Can Save Savo Thero There are arc slightly over acres of or irrigated land In Utah On this land feet acre of ot water Is applied annually or eight feet teet to each acre Ono One and one-half one to two feet acre of or water i Is 18 sufficient a as demonstrated by tho the Utah experiment station A proper system of ot water distribution would make It possible to utilize this feet acre of or water wa wn- vaten va- va t ten ter r annually wasted With Uh adequate allowance for tor waste wast this water could irrigate acres of or alfalfa acres of or sugar ar beets and acres of ot wheat Tho The land Is available for tor this increased irrigation area arca This would increase Utahn b by 2000 tons of or tiny bay tons of ot sU sugar ar beets and bushels of or wheat worth In the aggregate ato over The Tho extension division lon ha has been particularly particularly par par- active in tho the campaign for tor Increased production and greater reater conI con con- I Working In closest co op cration with the tho state council of ot deI de- de I tense and tho the federal food toad administration tion i It has been able through its Iti specialists sro spa county agents homo home demonstrators demon boys boys' and girls' girls club clubs community com com- service bureau and particularly particular particular- ly through the efficient farm tarm bureau and und tho the man many county count farm bureau bureaus bu bu- bu- bu reau to carl carry car Utah through tho the critical critical critical cal moments just passed in a glorious fashion With as ns groat or gr greater ater problems appearing for solution now no that the tho war IB Ri over tho the extension di division dl- dl vision Islon will Its Ha work Worle While It cannot bo bl evaluated in dollars and andola Continued on Page Pao U. 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C ACHIEVES HIGH RECORD Continued From Preceding Pa Page eJ cents no more than can experimental work worl in fact tacO a 1 few fi figures ures will afford afford af at af- af ford sope Idea o of Its Importance and magnitude Emergency War nr ur Work ork Tho emer emergency enc war ar work worl of oC the county count a agents Jn Sn In 1017 7 resulted In an Increase In Utah of or In the value of crops grown crown an and In meat produced Figures for l lOiS lS are nrc not yet ct available but Indications point to still greater ter Increases Tho The borsand boys boys' and girls girls' clubs In their various projects netted the state a a. profit over nil expenses of ot Supervision jUI of or In 1017 1918 Through h the efforts of ot otone one county home demonstrator 1000 worth of ot thrift stamps was purchased b by housewives houe from savings lIa due to conservation In tho the home These are typical They do not exhaust ex- ex haust aust the possibilities of ot tho the tion tion Due In largo large part to activities of ot tho the Utah Agricultural college colleS' and asS ast as- as t S agencies but in far tar greater I decree degree to t the e magnificent work worle of or tho the farmers of at Utah tho the state was able ablo to Increase Its wheat production In 1018 over 0 1917 by bushels or orby orby orby by 24 per er cent Tho Iho same sarno year saw an estimated increase of oC sacks of ot or a a. 25 per por cent Increase |