Salt Lake Tribune | 1906-07-27 | Page 12 | To Visit Experiment Farms

I TO VISIT EXPERIMENT FARMS Officials Will Make Inspection of Experimental Ex-perimental Farm Work. P. A- Yotler, director of tho United States experiment station at Logan, accompanied ac-companied by Prof. IL S. Nortbrup, horticulturist horti-culturist of tho station; Charles J. Brand nnd C. A- Scofleld of the bureau of plant industry at Washington, D. C, are registered reg-istered at tho Kenyon. They are starting on a trip to inspect tho arid farms of Sevier and San Juan counties, and will leave for those districts this morning. In speaking of tho trip to a Tribune representative rep-resentative last evening, Mr, Yoder said: "Wo aro going to mako a thorough inspection of the experimental work on these farms and to observe in general bow the arid farming industry is progressing, pro-gressing, and to deterraino what tho prospects aro for tho extension of -such . agriculture "The station at Logan is getting along nicely," said Mr. Yoder. "The Adams fund of $7000 is now available by recent act of Congress, and this sum will enable us to mako extensive research and ex-"Arid ex-"Arid farms around Logan are in exceptionally ex-ceptionally good condition. Wheat is now the best crop grown, and alfalfa also seems to be promising on tho dry farms. "A company has been organized to carry on arid farming in San Juan county, coun-ty, south of Monticello, and the organization organiza-tion is bringing a considerable area undor