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Show FARM INSPECTION PLEnSMITOuS Valuable Information Is Gained in Tour of County Coun-ty Agriculturists. Thirty-four farmers of Salt Lako county constituted the party which visited vis-ited the various farms of the county with Heber Webb, county farm demonstrator. dem-onstrator. Bad weather was the cause of tho small attendance, but every scheduled place was visited. The overhead over-head weather was perfect until about noon, when a little rain fell. Considering Consid-ering the heavy rainfall during the night the roads were in a fair condition. The vallie of tho auto to the farmer wa.s demonstrated yesterday, when every ev-ery machine in the group was on tho go all day without as miKb as a puncture. punc-ture. Each machinu carried five passengers. pas-sengers. t The trip was considered the most educational ed-ucational feature of the iseasuu from the farmer!1 standpoint. Prnetically every ev-ery phase of agriculture was studied by the farmers. Questions were asked at each farm visited as to how the farmer had made a success of his crops. In every case the prosperous agriculturist Laid, hifl success to three things. The first reu sou given was selection; second, care of plants and extermination ot tho various insects and plant diseases, and the third reason was marketing. Through the careful selection of Mr. Webb the best farms of the counts' were visited. The enthusiasts left trie city hall at Murrav shortly after 9 o'clock ami first Visited Smith Brothers ' dairy farm, where a careful study was made of the solcction of dairy type cattle and sani tary stables. Hamilton Brothers' dairy was the next place. Here general dairying dairy-ing conditions wore discussed. The. group then proceeded to the state prison. Model stock of every species of domesticated animals whs observed. Some of tho best dairy cattle and horses uro now under the care of tho prison authorities and every strip nf ground bus been put to practical use this season. Thf prison farm is ono of the most up-to-date farms in Utah. Winder's dairy was visited just before the putty stopped at Granite high school for lu oca, Tho United States Smelting, Mining & Refining company's exnerinipntitl fnrm was the first place to lie visited after lunch. Hit' every crop has been a complete success. Hemenway's fruit farm and Green's potato fields in Ornngnr were the next two places to be visited. Next followed visits to the largo herds of swine on the farm of Knrl Bennion at Taylorsville. The party then went noiith to the Winchester experimental ex-perimental farm. South Jordan was Hie next desti nation. Morgan 's truck garden gar-den was the feature there. The machines ma-chines wern then headed for Draper, where the sheep i1ioi1h and Btockrards ox .T. R. Allen were inspected. Mr. Allen has one of the most magnificent beds nf flowers in the county. Smith's poultry ya rd was tho last, place to bo visited. Those who took the (rip were Heber J. Webb. L B. Ball, A. J. Smith. P. K. Nielsnn, O. K. Yearslev. Edgar M. lied vnrd, W. O. Mr Bride.' G. W. Stephens, O. Tl. Dutton, W. ('. Burton, ''hestcr P. Gaboon, E. E. Bnggens. M. L. Rowan, fl. Snow Gibbs, T. W. Graham. Thomas Wemcort, .1. W. Anderson, Albert Triop, George Smith. David A. Smith. G. S. Bast a in, .7. W. McHenry, George A. Davis, O. A. Boggles, Ro.y Dundas, A. J. Williams, Davfd M. Powell. Orson B. Jensen, August Peirson. P. C. Rich t ardsoUi A. II. Lpp, Daniel Jones, Jr., L. i Hem en way, i. E, Green. j |