Show FOR FARMERS INSTITUTE A bit bill has recently been introduced into congress providing for an appropriation pria tion for the support of the farm fann ers institute work in the several states state of the union the appropriation is contingent upon an appropriation tion front from the state in utah farmers institutes have been held during the past twelve years under tinder the direction of the state stale agricultural college an annual appropriation of 1500 being available for that purpose tile the last legislature increased this amount to but this is a mere trifle compared to the amount expended by such states as illinois iowa nebraska indiana michigan and others prof L A merrell director of the 1 farmers adwers institutes Is enthusiastic over the passage of the proposed bill by congress as it would enable utah to keep several men in the field assisting the farmer during the entire year I 1 buringa great part atthe year one man should visit the dairy dalry farmers of tile the state giving instructions as to the methods of selecting good profitable dairy cows proper feeding and management the average cow in the state of utah is producing pounds of butter fat per year this average might be increased to pounds it if tile the farmer could be brought to realize the importance of eliminating the poor unprofitable cow from the dairy herd berd similar work could be done in behalf of the dry farming industry the iral industry the poultry industry and in fact every line of agricultural endeavor the farmers of utah need just such individual instructions as would ile be possible by the increased appropriation provided for in tile proposed bill and it is to be hoped that the measure will become a law la W |