Show A A oi I Logan News I oi WHAI Of I TALK AU Bracken Declares Expansion Expansion Expansion sion of Agriculture Due to Hardy Varieties LOGAN March 11 I Methods of wheat Improvement and the economic economic economic eco eco- Importance of or Improved heat varl varieties tes were di discussed cussed at atthe atthe atthe the regular weekly luncheon of Df the Logan club dub Tuesday y bye by A. A F. F Bracken superintendent of the experimental dry farm who Is Is Just completing g his winters winter's work at the Utah experiment sta ste- station station tion And the agricultural tural college preparatory to returning to for tor this seasons season's investigations Much of the agricultural expansion expansion expansion sion that has taken place in AmelIca America America Amer Amer- ica during the last fifty years ears would have been Impossible Mr 11 Bracken declared had it not been for the hard hardy varieties of or wl wheat eat eat brought to this country countr from Europe The introduction In Introduction Introduction In- In of these varieties h he explained made possible the settlement settlement settlement settle settle- ment of the Great Plains area and brou brought ht comparative stability to dry farm arm practice In the tamn and Pacific coast regions NEW VARIETIES The Introduction of wheat varieties varieties vari varl- Is only ope one of ot three Important means of or wheat Improvement ment It Jt was shown The other two means are selection and hybridization either or both of which may be used to Improve varieties that a are aie e introduced The turkey red variety was cited as one of the most important important important im im- im- im wheat Introductions This variety Is being further Improved b by selection of superior strains and by crossing some of ot these strains with those of promising Varieties va varieties varieties va- va In the hope of se securing fa favorable favorable favorable fa- fa combinations of ot desirable characters What Is being done for ment of ot dry farm wheat Is being done also with better suited to culture under irrigation The breeding work with Irrigated grains is under wn way at the JIle Grenn ex experiment e- e rit farm and Is being directed direct direct- ed b by Professor George Stewart agronomist of the experiment station station station sta sta- tion and agricultural college collee The victorious Aggie Agle basketball basketball basket basket- ball players were Vele special guests and were introduced ed to the he club by Kl- Kl E. E L L. Romney director of competitive athletics at ut the college Secretary Russell Bernston of the agricultural college was also a a. luncheon guest ATTENDANCE PRIZE The attendance prize offered by Dr P P. W W. Ellason Eliason was won b by Coach E. E L L. Romney The special club prize for the basketball players players play play- ers was won by Glen Hawley stellar stellar stellar stel stel- lar forward of the conference championship championshIp championship cham cham- contenders Next week in lieu of the regular luncheon the Logan will entertain the Smithfield and their ladles ladies at a dinner dance to be held In the Hotel Eccles at lit 7 30 p. p m m. according to an announcement announcement announcement an an- made today by PresIdent President President dent A. A L. L Cole It was announced d also that arrangements arrangements ar- ar are under wa way to have haveMark haveMark Mark Sullivan newspaper pel correspondent correspondent corre corre- address the local Kiwanis club on March 1 26 the tha day he Is scheduled to appear appeal In Logan on I the Lyceum program |