Show STUD E NT PAGE THREE LI P E SALT LAKE EDITORS CLASH vs Tribune on “Agricultural Advisers1’ Herald-Republic- an AGKIC ULTURAL ADVISERS begun the good work suggested And we agree with Mr E G Peterson director of the Extension Division of Tribune The drought in Kansas the pres- the College that those in charge of ent year has not been suffered with- this work should have made it more out some corresponding benefit Gov- generally known than it has been ernor Hodges has proposed a system We are glad to give space to a comMr of ponds for the conservation of munication from Peterson water on the farms in that State which tells of this work in the folwhich we take it is merely a pre- lowing manner: Logan Sept 15 1913 liminary suggestion toward adding an irrigation system to be used at Editor Tribune: — I have read need by the farmers of Kansas your editorial of September 12th on The apAgain the counties are employ- “Agricultural Advisers” call there what of the imadviing expressed preciation they “county sers” A Topeka official stjles this mense power which these advisers It is presum- may wield in the interest of better “a new profession” ed to offer a calling to “country agriculture and better homes such lads” who now go into business or that “the salaries paid therefor professional clerkships at pay that would be a mere trifle in comparirarely reaches a reasonable figure son” to the advice and expert aid These county advisers are gradu- they can render is felt by us to be You commend the idea ates of the Agricultural College of justified the State They go into the coun- of agricultural advisers to the Colties give the farmers counsel in lege and to the counties We feel somewhat at fault in that ploughing seeding and maintaining the fertility of the soil Some Illi- we have not brought to the attention nois counties have employed such of The Tribune the progress advisers at a salary of $3000 These which Utah has already made in advisers can analyze the soil can this direction The first adviser as give good practical advice as to an agent of the Extension Division He worked and as was appointed in 1911 seeding as to stock-raisin- g to the various farming operations of in the Uintah Basin and on horseAs an inducement for back traveled front farm to farm every kind the employment of graduates of the and from home to home The reAgricultural College for such coun- sults of his work were so remarkty advisers it is stated that such able in the direction of improved advisers when crowded with his seed and therefore better yields imwork can get help and advice from proved animals as a direct result of the Agricultural College or where his advice on the purchase of pure the Agricultural College and the breds to head the herds more scienwith consequent the whole tific irrigation University are united University forces are at the ad- greater yields and health of soil viser’s disposal for the purpose of and the development of greater community pride that steps were helping him out The Idea is an excellent one and taken immediately by President serviceto Widtsoe as we commend it make the agricultural just as affair able in Utah as anywhere else adviser a State-wid- e As you know the last State LegThere cannot be any doubt that the farmers of the different counties islature passed the Farm and Home would find it would pay them hand- Demonstration bill which authorizsomely to employ such advisers for ed the Agricultural College to enter their farms And undoubtedly the into agreement with the adcounties the Federal Government advice and expert aid that such and visers could render would be of and Individuals corporations such Importance that the salary paid agencies with the end in view of therefor would be a mere trifle in placing in each county one farm In the and one home demonstrator comparison or 1913 six most demonstrators commend of We the idea spring heartily to the Agricultural College advisers were appointed to labor reas vvell as to the counties of Utah spectively in the following districts: suggesting that a connection of this Millard county Uintah Ilasin Sekind would be of the highest value vier county Iron Beaver and Washin promoting agricultural advance- ington counties (two advisers) and A Carbon and Emery counties ment and the progress of the State Janon was State leader appointed 1 to 1913 AGRICULTURAL ADVISERS supervise the field uary work of these advisers under the direction of the Extension Division Tribune On September 12th the Tribune The Farm and Home Demonstration spoke of “agricultural advisers” bill made a limited Initial State having been appointed to much ad- appropriation to begin this work vantage in Illinois and Kansas We During the spring and summer of commended the idea to the Agricul- 1913-thiappropriation was practitural College of Utah and bespoke cally duplicated by the counties of for it the practical attention and Utah and the Federal government At the end of the first six months of the counties and the We are glad of the work of these six agricultural College in the work to learn as we do now that the advisers It Is gratifying to report that they have been received with College and the counties under State law' have already generous understanding by the far- s ng UTAH FARM EFFICIENCY could not occur unless every ad- vantage of modern thought was n brought directly to bear upon the that beset the Utah farA marked error was made by the problems mer Kansas official who recently referReports from the work of these red to the employment of county demonstrators prove the wisdom of agricultural advisers in that state as aiding the agriculturists of the the creation of “a new profession” state to obtain the most from their Doubtless the idea is new and novel land Their labor affords the farin Kansas but in Utah that voca- mers the benefit of expert advice it tion has long since demonstrated its places at their disposal the knowlSince edge gained from constant experiusefulness and efficiency early in 1911 six such advisers have ments it settles the questions pebeen commissioned by the Utah Ag- culiar to each section of the state ricultural College for work in a and to each variety of soil- Thanks number of counties The last Utah to this method the modern agriculLegislature made a generous appro- turist no longer needs conduct his priation for the enterprise six thou- own experiments to waste years in sand dollars having been expended learning by experience the best this season every Previously the ex- methods vvith his own soil was counties of resource and facility the Agriculpense defrayed by the and the federal government tural College is bended to his use The energetic management of the The idea is inviting in theory and it Agricultural College has long ap- operates successfully in practice Modern educational institutions proved this method of taking the results of its ‘work directly to the are often properly attacked by people: they would have considered critics on the ground that they fail that they had failed to occupy their to equip their graduates with prachad they confined tical knowledge that is of benefit to field to their immediate pur- themselves or to others No such their labors view The mission of the college is indictment can be brought against primarily to raise the standard of the Utah Agricultural College It is agriculture in Utah it could not constantly striving to solve the hope to reach its pinnacle of eff- problems of the Utah farmer and to The results with add to his efficiency iciency if it dealt exclusively those few citizens that matriculated attained testify to the successful To bring to the taxpayers of the character of the work it aims to do state a reasonable return upon the this project of carrying expert aginvestment they have made in this ricultural knowledge to the farmer useful institution a distribution of and his scene of operations is quite benefits is manifestly essential this the best thing it has done Herald-Republica- mers of Utah and that the good We decided to work together vvith they have already done has indeed some of the men I find the farmers made “the salaries paid a mere trifle very glad to enter into this work I in comparison” expect to hold ‘Demonstration Days’ Permit me to cite only a few of with the farmers in these fields next the numerous instances in the work summer There was an outof these men “The meeting at Hinckley was for break of hog cholera in Carbon adviser the purpose of starting a revision of county The agricultural We expect Mr It II Stewart investigated and the irrigating system before next spring to have one of reported the case to the proper per- the best systems in the State The He was advised to son at Logan H J company have a good reservoir and Dr recommend isolation to store much of the water Frederick the College veterinarian are able of and spring also all winter fall The disease was was sent down the water when farmers do not decarefully diagnosed and found to be to use their turns in summer cholera Dr Frederick secured en- sire “I assisted in organizing the farough serum to Inoculate the entire The in- mers at Fillmore and Holden will number of hogs affected as soon as possible oculation was done by the owners assist at Sciplo and will then assist in forming If and Mr Stewart after being shown an east side central organithe proper method and the disease possible zation such as we have on the west eradicated The west side Mr J l Welch the agricultural side of the county is doing very good adviser in Millard county has re- organization work Their president is now in cently been of very material assis600 bushels tance to the farmers in the neigh- Brigham City ordering the people here In borhood of Hinckley in organizing of peaches for are able to get them for drainage wrok There is inspir- this way they two-thirof the less than ation In this quotation from the heie for ask the local dealers report of Mr Welch for the week price next move is to haudlo the “The ending September 6th: seed crop through the organ“Most of the week was spent with alfalfa ization Will clean disinfect and men whom I had previously chosen seed'’ with me by carrying guarantee the to What does it mean to the farmers on experiments on their own farms for Carbon L M WInsor of the U S Depart- of Millard county and (Continued cn page six) ment of Agriculture was with me ds co-oper- |