| Show A C professors here widstoe anil and dr bill of the A C ii ere in the city the latter part of last in cek eek they met with a number of citizens friday night and outlined the position of the A 0 toward the southern utah experiment station very little his bas been dono done in recent years at the station hero owing to lack of funds hut but prof stated that as soon as funds were a ho lie proposed putting in i L drainage dri inage at the farm and hiving a scientifically expert man there w u ho lie can deal with the chemistry of the soils insect pests etc it is also prop proposed oed to carry on experiments on lands apart from the bration where suitable orchards of the right ige ain can be found to demonstrate the aan adapt ant ages of proper cure and cultivation he ile hopes to see tho the southern utah experiment station of advantage to the whole of southern utah and promises to work to this end just as soon as the necessary funds are available and to make it a success the co operation cooperation of the farmers is asked it is intended that the station shall be a place to solve the problems of tho the farmers and horti culturists where they can obtain information regarding soils sods insect pests pruning planting etc where science n will ill help materially in these various matters dr ball spent saturday at the experiment firm farm studying insect pests posts prof widstoe accompanied by thos judd and D IL morns morris went to santa clara saturday afternoon to meet with the people there but more especially to look over the bench lands where dry land farming has been so successfully demonstrated this dry season on sunday the professors M went ent to la verkin to look over orchards there and left monday for logon logan while here prof widstoe said ho he hoped to sec see a school of agriculture conducted in connection with the tile stake academy when completed such a school would have the support and sympathy of tho the experiment farm and the farm expert could give give lectures and help with advice |
