Show Date Growing on un Colo Desert University of ot if California Juno JUliO 2 Prof Prot A V of nf the depart ment of or agriculture of ot he the University of ot California hits has Just JUMI returned to after upending weeks at lit Mecca Iere on ott tho the Colorado desert where the tho university In conjunction with tho tie States bureau of plant Industry Is U establishing nn alt experimental station for tho the purpose nf ot figs and nile grapes tIme The fh station was us In of ot date plants front from iles deH ert which Prof Prot had charge chargo of or planting The rho department has 15 1 acres under titular cultivation JIl half nf of which has been successfully planted tn to dates date Prof In Is of or ito tho opinion that all fill the tho dates consumed In 11 the United States Slates cnn can nn bo lie on tho the desert dos doe ert crt provided tho the needed amount of ot art nr an Water cnn can he be provided |