Show r ENTHUSIASTIC INSTITUTE 0 u < < Farmers About Gunnison Give Profs Merrill nud Hutt Big Keating ITRIBOME SPECIALJ unnison Dec IS Profs Merrill anti Hutt udlreajjcd an enthusiastic furmcra iffttltute mocilng at this place last night Mr Axel Emai > on of Axtcll tho most prosperous farmer of this uectlon wu Interested himself In the meetIng and he Uccccdcd In securing a large attendance of the bt I farmers of this district Prof Ilutt spoke on the possibilities of fruitgrowing1 In thin section and ilopro ialed the fc that apples from California and Colorado were sold on our markets The proper treatment of tfolhi In pripnr nilon lor commercial orcharding was discussed dis-cussed and Insect pests were treated In sfiich a way as to Inspire confidence on the part of 1 the fruit men that they could be uc6c sftilly combated Prof Murrlll explained bow Utah could be made to sustain fifty times the agricultural agri-cultural population that now secure their livelihood from the soil Some of the experiments conducted at Logan were also explained and the necessity neces-sity of farmers kciplng In touch with theae experiments pointed out t Prdf Merrill wa nokut If there was any possibility of securing u branch oe tho experiment station hrre and explained hat a rulinc had been msdo by the Sec t t rotary of Agriculture at Washington that the funds obtained could not be used ox I cpt at the central station He stated that If l tho Srace should establish an acrlcul lural station hero the wOllL could bo done uidcr the nup < rLslon of tho experiment station staff at Logan Much oxpeasc for 1 sdl ntlfic labomtocy work could thus be avoided The Insrtltutc wg the host farmers mcellnff over held In Ihln plnc and tho professor from the colics1 wero Jvn a hearty yote of thanks and u warm Invitation Invi-tation to come again flavor Keams pre t qtdetI I at the mcetlntr |