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Show Instructed by Several Members of Agricultural College Faculty. SIMILAR LECTURES AT PA ROWAN AND CEDAR Subjects Discussed Covered Practically Every Phase of Farm Life. Special to The Tribune. PAKOWAX, Utah, March -1. Institute meetings meet-ings for fanners on TuesUuy and Wednesday of this week were held In tho cities qt I'aro-wan I'aro-wan nnd Ceilnr. under tho direction of tho farmers' In.sUtute committee of the Agricultural Agricul-tural college. President ICcrr, together with Profs. Mc-I-aughlln nnd Northrop, were' the speakcra fiorrt tho college. These irentleinen treated the aubjectj upon which their work makes them v.ost familiar, and nit they arc specialists In their chosen do;)nrtmont!. It la expected that u.uch good will rei-ult from tho meetings;. Talks on Practical Farming. Slnco tho Interests of each town aro practically prac-tically alike, tho subjects upon which the ad-die.xaes ad-die.xaes were given wero the same In each case. Practical farming talks wero given by Itoth Prof. Mclaughlin and Prof. Northrop. The former explained minutely the bent practices prac-tices hi tho matter of alfalla seed production, showing concisely and consistently why this ciop should recclvo moro attention from ihio-l'le ihio-l'le of thlu vicinity. Ilu lwlmed out the high nluo and eaeo of marketing this product, which polntu aro very essunllul when It Is con-slderwl con-slderwl that boU; of lh"j towns are eomparn lively a long distance from tho railroad, making mak-ing necessary a lon haul over the desert. This point Is tho great objection to tho cul-turo cul-turo of other high-valued products which are moro perishable. Methods of Pruning- Trees. Prof. Northrop-r.poko chlelly upon the question ques-tion of renovating old orchards. He urged tho necessity for giving the homo orchard bolter bol-ter attention, particularly as regards pruning und cultivating, and explained that In cutting cut-ting out old limbs they should be cut close to the ono from which cut end parallel to it. Tho manner of pruning young trees nnd tho best methods of planting them was also dls- CIIKMfd. Favors Character Building. President W. J. Kerr gave talks upon the development of education, particular attention bvlng given the matter of Industrial education. He showed the necessity for tho building of characted and becoming true, upright, pure men and women The president inado a very ben?-nelul ben?-nelul addrcs3 and was much appreciated by the audlenco It Is to be hoped that much good will be the outcome. Meeting at Cedar City. President Kerr of tho Agricultural college delivered an address upon tho above-named subject last evening to the studentn of the branch normal at Cedar City. Many of Die citizens of Cedar look advantage of the opportunity oppor-tunity and heard one of the best lectures ever delivered' there. Urged Practical Education. The speaker traced the development of M;hools und rollrgca In America, showing that the first schools were osUibllRhed to satisfy a demand Icr a professional education, but now nlnco conditions are changed and the wonderful wonder-ful development of tho Industries of our country coun-try has demanded that men be trained to be of value along their respcctlp lines, the courses of education meat also be changed to be of binefU to a much greater number Ho stated conclusive reasons why courses In '"omestlc arts, agriculture and mechanic arts should be b'lven In all rural high schools. Education, Not Degrees, Count, Continuing, he showed tho demands of the present day, claiming that one of the most essential es-sential things to be acquired was a truencsj of character He Mid that It was not ho much what degrees ho has taken, but what ho la Only those of perfect honest)-, purity and charnrter meet the height of success In the widest meaning of tho word . |