| Show 60 0 B 1 T E N 0 A N ua E A ljra H M E 0 J S C H 0 9 L p RESIDENT PRESIDENT WIDTSOE AND professors MERRELL NORTHROP BALL AND TIT THOMAS IONAS PRESENT AND GIVE VALUABLE instructions MONDAY 10 A al fruit growing discussion led by prof R S northrop convincing argument was brought to show the benefits of withholding water from peaches several days previous to picking annual plowing of the orchard followed by continuous cultivation ti as long as possible gives better results than cultivating only A simple experiment was supplied whereby the probability of frost the coming night might be ascertained at 2 p in two proven lations ot of light frost causing serious damage were offered smudges and irrigation water MONDAY AFTERNOON fruit growing discussion led by prof R S northrop the pruning of young trees was discussed and illustrated lust rated by blackboard blackboard drawings to the satisfaction of all the young should be cut oft off at from 30 to 36 inches this completa complots com plots the first years pruning second year only such twigs should be left as are desirous tor for permanent limbs which should be distributed evenly at various points are around und the tree no two at the same height after the second year the top should be headed back each year the relative value of top buds and those situated lower down on the tree was consil considered ered which precipitated lively interest and biot forth various opinions in favor how eve averof lower buds A treatment tor for trees girdled by mic ewas given the following varieties were recommended tor for those planting this season san jonathan guano and winesap apples and standard El bortas bertas tor for peaches in the opinion of the professor the bear river valley ls is unsurpassed by any region in the world ana and we have ian an opportunity to make for ourselves I 1 a most valuable r reputation LADIES SE SESSION MONDAY AFTERNOON 2 P M miss aliss love gave a table of foods and their properties showing the different chemicals of which they are composed the lesson was outlined but at this juncture miss love was taken suddenly ill which prevented her from going on with the class MONDAY EVENING organization by dr geo thomas the doctor was warmly received and proceeded at once to give the history of organization in our sister state colorado twenty years ago the rocky ford district was a waste region now the most celebrated cantaloupe country in the world the industry lasi has originated with that district its history in brief they began their shipments in boxes barrels kegs and sometimes loose all in local lots each shipping or selling his individual product later they operated cooperated co clubbing together and loaded cars sent them on commission and were taken advantage of by commission mis ision firms as we usually are later the crate was adopted and was a 1 great advance movement soon shipping ping by cars followed and now the method is trains in they sold 75 cars at per or crate ate of 45 cantaloupes weighing about CO 60 lbs ibs in 97 cars at 97 4 cents and sold by 14 organizations bidding biddle g against each other and their business continue to grow in spite of this greely produces produces and markets annually bushels of potatoes which it sells t f 0 b greely for 43 45 to 50 0 cents n s per bushel all sold under aga organization ta on at canyon citrin tile the period of 8 years they have built up a thriving community through the apple industry producing 95 per cent sound apples selling den ben davis at 1 f 0 b jonathan at all sold through farmers organizations which is open to all but stock for each limited at another colorado point the price ce of potatoes advanced per hundred one week wee k after after an organization went into operation grand junction hns has an organization of great scope and magnitude surpassing everything of its nature in the known world and yet the natural facilities of the bear river valley I 1 are far superior to those of the gerarid valley in 19 1906 06 they shipped cars to 25 26 states at the following prices peaches 4 ac per box pears apples 10 1 0 I 1 tomatoes cherries in 1907 they received for peaches pears plums apricots cherries these are their averages their El bertas sold tor for per case they have increased their capital stock from to they are paying 25 per cent annually on tile the capital stock which is limited to 1500 to each fruit grower and sold to none others others the manager receives a year their secretary 2500 pack inspector 2 platform receiver asoo and a more thrifty community you yon will scarcely find how did and how bow do they do it the strong men of grand junction interested themselves Melves in her hei resources and all pulled together for grand junction in each ot these places 5 per cent is charged by the organization tor for transacting the business I 1 and out of this nominal charge continued on page 4 GOOD BOOB attendance AT FARMERS SCHOOL continued from first page they pay their entire expenses and net in every case good interest on the capital stock prof L A merrill men ill who Is in charge of the farmers institute work made a few remarks our product Is good but our packing Is interior inferior we ve stove pip our packing what does this mean it simply means this we put a pipe in the center fill around with good stock and fill the pipe with inferior stuff withdraw the pipe and close the package and send fort forth h to hearald earald ti our deception and ruin our trade knocking ot of the rankest type in order to make must boost and none must knock TUESDAY 10 a in malting making a market for app ApI spilies lies ies C gadney bAd ney corinna the codling moth ot of utah should not be enumerated by dozens hundreds thousands etc but by peeks pecks bushels tons etc the value of birds in keeping insects in check was enlarged enlarge upon showing the great evil of destroying our native birds as they are the natural checks on our insect pests our sue site cess depends upon united effort lne in telli aellig tellig jent ent work and careful thought read some live magazine on horti horticultural cuI subjects thereby stimulating progressive thoughts good fruit makes its own on market while neither man nor method nor any comb combination lita of men and methods can create a market with interior fruit leg legislation gis should Po prohibit hibIt interior inferior and infected fruit from being sent abroad thereby creating an appetite for worms in our own state to recapitulate let us read and assimilate pick and sort grade and pack sell through oue one head and the market is ours soil fertility by prof L A merrill every ton of sugar beets remove s from the soil 1 in fertility at the price paid tor for commercial fertilizer ti to the question Is lucern a fertilizer came the astounding reply xo no it simply aids in putting the fertility in a condition in which it can be taken up by plant life arid even lucern it if grown for a sufficient length of time will exhaust ehaust the fertility of our soils how ion long this will take is very difficult to say every ton of lucern takes from the soil worth of fertilizer at prevailing prices live stock to consume our hay and produce manure are primarily essential to every line of agriculture and horticulture he who produces lucern and sells it is robbing the farm his own pocket book and coming generations broom grass was recommended om mended as a very valuable addition to our forage crops for arid lands especially for pasturage all ali live stock owners owners were urged to make the concluding session tile the most interesting of all ail by bringing out live stock specimens friday at 4 p in m TUESDAY 2 P M r in the ladies section of the farmers institute tuesday afternoon the different kinds of vegetables and the proper way of preparing them tham etc was taken up the following are some of the things brought out in the discussion conducted by miss love vegetables may be kept well in the cellar by covering with fine salt lettuce and may be kept fresh for some time by wrapping in put in a paper sack all vegetables when hen prepared for cooking should be placed into boiling water vater note potatoes with peeling on put into boiling water and cooked lone done only looses 7 percent of their nutrition when peeled arid cooked in the same way looses 30 30 per cent nutrition tri tion put but if peeled and put into cold water and brought to boll I 1 in n this way lose 50 per cent or more of df their nutrition beans and peas should be cooked at ja low temperature fo for r a long tirre tima f in cooking the water should P ie e removed several times the best way wa Y to avoid the tha obnoxious odor ot of cabbage in the house after its cooking is to loll boll it in a roomy kettle without a cover during tile the session several receipts were vere given one of which was demonstrated by the instructor was miss hazel love WEDNESDAY 2 P M r domestic science dept the question of meat taken up ahe the animal was cooked whole but as civilization progressed butchers hers made a business of killing animals and preparing the meat tor for the 1 m arkert and today we are able to get any cut de ic fired meat Is the middle food the animal having taken its nourishment from the earth and vegetables tran transforming 8 it into animal flesh hence it is easily digested asgood as food meats contain maln a great deal of albumen and when placed into boiling water this coagulates and the strength lg Is retained JI in the meat the different cuts of beet beef and their value and how bow best to prepare them was aas discussed meat of 0 different animals compared veal should always bo be well done it Is dangerous to eat cat it otherwise meats may be cooked in the following ways roasted boiled steamed fried and broiled each one was taken up and explained by tit alia instructor A for meat cakes was demonstrated by miss love and while the preparing of this was going on dr J A widtsoe talked on the value of training for home work A womans comans life hasteen has been one of drudgery but now they are coming into their proper prope r place through the training of 0 the intellect and the invention of their brothers and ns as time passes on greater inventions will be made to lighten their labors the meat cakes caked were passed aro around iii and sampled by all present continued in our next issue |
