Show FARMERS MEET hold interesting institute in elwood hall yesterday Yester dayi encouraging MADE acres of im now represented hr theassa the assa cia tion there was a large atten attendance chance at the meeting of tile the farmers protective commercial association held at elwood wednesday february the ath which was presided over by vice president W S hansen of fielding the district members of the executive board were with one exception all alt present and reported progress Tess their reports combined a very tery encouraging increase in membership and a total acreage of irrigated ian land d in the association of acres or more the motion to defer the question af of assessment to raise funds was voted lown down and after considerable discussion the aso association clation by an almost unanimous vote agreed to an assessment of 4 cents an acre or of all irrigated land belonging to the association mr 11 H welling ot of fielding introduced trod a resolution providing that all members both old and new must pay assessments tor for the year 1906 ps I 1 10 I 1 I 1 bou brought r hv up a deal otal ot Jl di UJ usa J on t tx finally fl nally corrie flais professors Nor aid ah dBall ball of f the agricultural 1 cu 1 it ural college were the former made an interesting address on the prop proper r methods of planting and caring for the apple tree prof ball spoke in his usual entertaining way of the injurious insects tha in the past and will undoubtedly in the future injure the beet crop and of methods to combat such pests mr taylor a member of the horticultural ti board of the state and mr W 0 knudson of brigham city the county tree inspector were also present seat after the meeting g adjourned it was decided to hold a meeting of the aix cx board at the residence of W S 3 hansen in fielding next saturday when several important matters pertaining to the welfare of the association will be discussed |