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Show FARMERS OF COUNTY BENEFIT BY. BUREAU Special to The Tribune. PROVO, July 3. The county farm bureau bu-reau held its first meeting today with the recently appointed county farm agent, Clyde W. Lindsay. Dr. K. J. Evans, state leader of farm agents, was in attendance, and there was a good representation of the membership of the bureau. A number of questions of present interest inter-est were discussed. It was decided that Mr. Lindsay will hold a meeting with the farmers o the Mosida district Wednesday Wednes-day eveniipg to inaugurate the campaign against grasshoppers. There are now 2Sf farmers and fruitgrowers fruit-growers in the county engaged In cooperative co-operative work as members of the association. asso-ciation. Among the matters which are now receiving the attention of the co- operators are oat smut and potato 'diseases. 'dis-eases. One hundred and twelve are cooperating co-operating in oat smut and 138 In potato-disease potato-disease prevention and eradication, and ninety-nine in miscellaneous experiments-i experiments-i At today's meeting a number of mem-! mem-! bers expressed themselves well satisfied with the work of the bureau and the bene-lits bene-lits derived, not only by being helped to combat agricultural pests and diseases, but by being enabled through the association asso-ciation to purchase materials used In their work at greatly reduced prices. There are now eleven associations organized or-ganized in different towns, and it Is expected ex-pected five others will be organized soon. |