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Show THE CHRISTMAS ready been found that they are working largely to the same ends and frequently tread upon the toes of each other. In addition wo have the -the elute farm bureau and ?ith various county farm bureaus their various paid inspectors and but all working to the same agents, end. I. e. to help the farmer or to help the farmer to help himself. In a few matters such n Inspection of ehl.ments, the extension and the agricultural commission have reached , a common ground that obviates further frlc- - y lion and duplication of work. Hapto copily there Is a disposition Is difficult tn operate fully, hut Itconclusion that escape the final there Is a lot of wants motion in ell this end that the ame results could he much better obtained by ono central body with general supervision and authority. 123 a Hummer. "' The year 121 has been a splon- - including .root. Indicate a Iticogie of $25,000.00 for tha figure, tolwl jcar. Ilmk to tlc Form. Although the cry hn gon up from euMrn Mate that lh young fr generation is quitting the farms to congregate in the great cities, the movement tin achieved no m In Utah. The prciublc momentum umh'rilrB reasons are not hard to t.tui l'nh salubrious climate makes farming in this state more of a llwtAur than a task, as compared to those sections which experience great hear jn summer and blisxardff in winter. The younger generation now coming into the management of farms find conveniences at hand of which their fathers never dreamed. There has been more money spent and mainper capita forinbuilding the state of Utah roads taining tn the last five years than in any other state. The roads of Utah make it possible for of commodities to large amounts move In th-- ir d,ittln,tlon by auto main truck .ectlon of truck, th, tha state bring adjacent to Salt 1.41 k City and Ogden. Tha excellent road are a big factor In en-- 1 did ono In Utah In practically eveiy line of agricultural endeavor. Progress has been made in all lines, with pouttry, including turnkey raising, having made the greatest strides, and dairying registering some wonderful achlvements. The Utah Poultry Producers Ido., now grower memcomprising over 1,100 bers, and which was started last March with Ml members, has shipped out of the state since that time 150 carloada of egga, approximately one of which brought top prices oa the markets of New York and Lata Angeles. This remarkable achievement la better understood when It hi learned that Utah shipped only IT carloads of egga last year, the best . previous performance. It le estimated by the end of the holiday!, Utah will have or consumed locally 80.000 shipped this year, or an Increase of turkeys 400 per cent over the beat nearly hard-surface- d the truck farmer to realise anting big rcturua on hie produce. Many farms are now reached by electricity fur Ugh and poster and the gasoline tractor and engine la the n dispensable adjunct of every farm and orchard. Tha telephone goes everywhere, and community center flourish In all agricultural distrlrts for recreational and educational purpoeee. Farmers of Ike entire state are owners of automobile to a large extent, and whether by motor or horse power they are all within easy reach of outing spots, good fishing and hunting, breaks of the monotony permitting of Ufa at frequent Intervale. 1 . I Iearnlng pravlous year. In dairying, Utah baa made remarkable progress in several directions. In addition to manufacturing a superior brand of butter and cheese which ia finding a ready market on the coast, Utah is gaining an snvlnble reputation for tha of her dairy stock. This quality la true to the extent that buyers seeking htghgrade producers in Jerseys and Holetelhs, ars coming to Utah from alt over the west instead of going to Wisconsin aa has been their wont in tho past. This da the culmination of years of careful selection and breeding, combined with the fact that Utahs uplands Inhabited by the healthiest cows in the world. How. Furthermore, with the growing demand for more expert knowledge of farming which la manifesting the younger generation in the IncrensP.g attendance at ag rlcultural cullegee and schools. . there la coming the conviction that can be mode to pay richer farming aa a diversity of crops la returns secured. In more than one county of Utah It is being rapidly teamed that a largo part of tha acreage has ben literally wasted In the past by clinging to the oltl crops, or that land that hud been accustomed to return 1100 an oore in alfalfa, might bring a thousand in lettuce, celery, poultry or strawberries That is the trend of the timea In Utah today. The farmers are waktheir catling ing jip and are taking more eerlously to cut out" waete motion and waste croft. It la becoming an absorbing game, equally sa attractive to the younger generation aa to the older heada who are now filled With the xest to try new and double their inexperiments comes. In no other brancbof hu- man endeavor are there eueh alluring possibilities oa In the intenaive 'lottom landa farming of the rlrh where nothing and uplands of Utah With the adeeeme impossible. now we ere making In vancement yield the Increasing of the dollar of new, per acre in the adoption it entirely cropa, money.making safe to predict that the farm lend valuea of Utah will absolutely double In the next ton year. And there Is every reason why should land the methods In Utah them aU, because we areto blesaad get the soil and cllmat the with ' best results. Equipped with to superior produce fundamentals foodstuffs, it would be a shame Ho Quality neglect .the opportunity. a(hrr than quantity production should be our slogan: if production we can accomplish both, so much 1, the better. . Centralising Efforts. It is true indeed, that the 'homy handed ton of toll,-- , th farmer. . has been attacked from many angles of late years, and in the mlnda of the protagonist of better farm-- I Ing there is little doubt but that of there ha been much duplication no effort. In addition to producing In th contusion of amount email , mind of thosa to be adkisted to higher things. Although there are regulatory, advisory and supervisory ends to be achieved, the main , object has been to bring agricul-- sought ture to a higher plane of efficiency and profit, but to accomplish this we have a multiplicity of instituastions, commissions, bureaus and sociations, which Tt would seem condensed into be might handily ono directing- force for the general good, of all concerned. Without attempting to point out vthe .why or the wherefore, it la known that there has been some eonfllef of authbrlty between tha the nnlveretty experiment station,state extension and the agricultural All commission. thess institutions are paid by the state, but it has al NEWS. it Electrocuting Flies- la turned to a new uie, Electricity Sentence of death he been on the all too common hooeerty by electrical engineer. A contrivance hae been deelgned to receive cpr-refrom the ordinary lamp aocket. bo baited and affixed to a It la orto some wall other place where files Bather. Only a fraction of a watt la required for a fatal shook, ths V engineers say. A new devlco for fly sxtsrmtns tlon merits a pew slogan. "Watt the fly le In character with the The reported prorreaa. eh watt? Hattone Business. DECEMBER Girow More Utah ranks first this season in the production e of Alfalfa seed. Sded growing is highly profitable and not a speculative crop. With the present duty of four cents per pound on imported Alfalfa seed, there is of Alfalfa seed prices remain- every chance S' ing on levels which will insure growers a V good profit. high-grad- i , i t ; With the sound, well financed marketing system of the Utah and Idaho Seed Growers Association seed growers are sure of a well stabilized market with good average prices. pted nt 1923 15 - If you are interested in growing and marketing Alfalfa seed, we will gladly furnish you1 information free upon request. - -- 1 t - ZbO ' -- SHOPPING IN A Yellow Cab savs ' carry you'll our trundlestins,conven-intly- Irats V Speolah hourly for shoppers. Or If you prefer we will take from your home to you town- and call for you when you have finished fashopping no chargeIntercing made for tho y -- I rhene , Wi. See. The Western Seed Growers Marketing j , Co. felloz: CaJbJ , Maurice Keating, Prest. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. i Selling Agency for the Utah and Idaho Seed Growers Association. - |
