Show I MARKS NEW NE EPOCH I IN AGRICULTURE TURE Registration at A C U Has Reached One Thousand Mark Special to The Logan Feb 3 The Agricultural col cot college college lege loge of Utah last week passed the first milestone on the road to join juin the greater colleges of the land For years it has been the hope and ambition of all connected with the th school to have havethe havethe havethe the registration reach the 1000 mark and when this desire was finally real realized realIzed realIzed last Jast week there was great rejoicing rejoicing ing lug in the student body as well as among the faculty The man now at atthe atthe atthe the head of ot the Agricultural College of Utah President John A has for his lila avowed purpose the fullest and most complete development of the re ro resources resources sources of the state and of the west westin in general He has shaped his policy of educational progress and has chosen the members of his bis faculty with this end in view and already the tile results are being felt Among the more Immediate causes which have united to bring about the realization of the one thousand mark stands first and foremost the tile farm farmers farmers ers era roundup an annual convention of all the progressive agriculturists in inthis inthis this titis and surrounding states Next might be le mentioned the forestry course which this year brought about seventy five United States forest rangers to the college as regularly enrolled students ts Then there was the horticultural in inspectors course and the housekeepers conference both held this tills year ear for the first time In iii the history af of the college and to conclude with there are the time reg regular regular regular ular winter courses in iii dairying dairing and poultry management In commerce and andin andin andin in mechanic arts The Time registration in all these courses has combined to mark marl markan marlI an epoch in the history of the agricultural agrIcultural agricultural I tural college Infuses New Life The Tile farmers roundup is comparatively a new method of infusing life into litto the agricultural processes of a community It has been tried with great success in various agricultural I states in the east last year ear mainly through the efforts of President oe Dr Ball and Professor Merrill the first roundup was held at the college Briefly Brien it consists in bringing together for a two weeks week convention such men who are sufficiently interested in new I to leave their homes for this brief period in order to listen to lectures by the best experts the coun country country country try and state afford Last year about one hundred farmers took advantage of this privilege and they the were all well vell pleased with the result This Title year ear the time number has more lucre than doubled The two weeks session cession brought together to ether time the most representative gathering of Utah farmers fannen which ever convened in inthe inthe Inthe the state and anti not only the most representative representative representative but the biggest gathering Nearly every county count of the time state was wal represented and those hose t counties with greater agricultural possibilities each sent many delegates There were also aho farmers from froni Arizona from fro III Mexico and many from front Idaho Every one who came c me went away awa delighted with what he had accomplished and an the great majority expect to return next winter and bring others with them The first week of the tIme roundup was devoted to and field crops The second week brought the attend attendance attendance ance in the th round Un and the ollege college to the highwater mark and the time enthusiasm was also at its It highest Dean Curtiss delivered lectures to the farmers in attendance each morn morning morning ing lug and in the afternoon he conducted the in the new pavilion which the time college has just jut erected for th better accommodation of the time stu students students dents of livestock One day was de devoted devoted voted to light horses hors another to heavy draught horses another to sheep and hogs and one each to beef cattle and dairy cattle These afternoon periods period were the most enthusiastic periods of the entire roundup Specimens of pure pur purebred purebred bred animals were brought from all allover allover au over the time vicinity to tu supplement those owned by the college On the time day when the time light horses were being judged judge over 00 people crowded into the pavilion and several hundred more were unable to gain admittance The rhe judging of the beef bf ef cattle was supple supplemented supplemented merited by a demonstration tion an innovation in the time methods of instruction in agriculture Interest in Dairying In order to stimulate interest in the time industry of dairying the college had Invited Professor or Hisser Risser R Iser of the United States department of agriculture at present In charge of the dairy division at Denver to deliver a series of lee lec lectures tures turea on Ott practical dairying This he lie did assisted by bj Professor Woodward to the great satisfaction of his audi audience once ence President Widtsoe gave lectures on dry dr farming and irrigation and lectures were also given by Dr Fred Pred Frederick Frederick erick prick Professors Hogenson and Cuine Caine III and Mr 11 Turpin The horticultural inspectors course the first of Its kind ever given in Utah has lias brought together inspectors and I horticulturists from every ing lag county in the state The Time course courso is being conducted by L Professors Titus rIlus and Homer and consists of lectures on methods of Inspection and cultivation of overcoming insect pests and a sele tion of the best hest varieties for fO the mar market market market ket The major part of the work how however however however ever consists of practical experiments with insecticides etc The results of this timis course will be lie to raise the stand standard standard standard ard of all over the state as a well as ah to increase the efficiency of the inspection service The Time courses in poultry management and in dairy dairying dair dairying ing inA are very ver largely practical and are being given to a number of young men who expect to enter respectively these two professions The Tue housekeepers conference is an innovation organized by the depart department department ment meat of domestic science and giving the housekeepers of the time state privileges privileges leges le es similar to those thoe given to the farmers farmer by b the tile roundup A large num awn number number ber of ladies ladles from various parts l arts of the state have been in attendance and have very much enjoyed enjo ed the practical work anti ami new methods of home economics mules ls cooking and sewing Many lan public lectures on m subjects of household in interest Interest Interest terest have been given by various prominent authorities and the tho confer conference conference ence is il to end with the time initial meeting of the Western Vestern Association of Home Economics Last Saturday evening as a fitting close to the most strenuous and sue suc successful fortnight the time college has ever experienced the time faculty entertained the time student hotly body In the library reading room Fully 1000 people congregated and the spirit of good fellowship fel and sociability reigned supreme Refresh monts were wre served there timers was informal dancing in the time gymnasium n excellent musical lal program was rendered and amid college ollege song and cheers made the i building shake |