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Show THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER 8 I y. C PROFESSORS MAKE SURVEY OF UINTAH BASIN U. I POULTRY EXPERT TELLS HOW TO MAKE HENS LAY reUNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, MOS- survey of the Uintah Basin and homes the and flora the COW, May 10. In a recent bulletin, garding of of made professors was by the college of agriculture, R. T. grounds the Brigham Young university, H.Pro-R. Parkhurst, head of the department Those coming in were vo. of poultry, comments on the best way of Engassistant professor of culling the flocks and raising the Merrill, P. professor Cottman, Walter lish; production of the hens. BENNETT Bishop Joseph Hor-roc- which Mr. Gains built on his place of biology, and Laval Morris, hortiHe states that one of the biggest culturist and landscape gardner. factors next to the proper breeding has sold his place and moved northwest of town. The hens may OURAY Arrangements are being When leaving the Basin they went is proper feeding. to Vernal. Seymour B. Snow of counties have all they want to eat but it must and Emery resJuan to San Maeser purchased the Joshua Has-le- made to build a large storage It is be of the right kind of feed. ervoir at Ouray which will store for a similar purpose. place and moved his family to water impossible to make the average hen for a large acreage. Bennett. work You have often thought of the U. lay more eggs than she has the LAPOINT Improvement MOUNTAIN DELL Nearly all the has been done by the community B. I. C. slogan. We want one breeding to produce, while on the of Basin. The other hand hens of good breeding section in Uintah this of the principal suitable for the on the ward house, large crops grain Send in the will not be good producers without was planted by April 10, which was which was a stairway to the base- winner will get $5.00. the proper care and feed. the earliest grain has been planted ment. one you have. It is not always the fine looking in a great number of years. hall The Amusement 'NEOLA bird that is the best layer and the JENSEN Bishop T. J. Caldwell owned by James Barnes has been SOIL STORED "WITH the hen moults, the better laylater for home to his his ward moved has family WATER EARLY IN SEASON purchased by the Neola is. It is not always she er in Maeser. ward purposes. PRODUCE BEST CROPS the bestusually to pick out the hens that LAPOINT Clarence I. Burton is Work on the grade and UPALCO to be poor producers are in that new a home done and the road been has (own The snow cover on the water and thought building bridge of them at once, but rid get his he may be closer to school for is much improved. sheds indicate generally that the shut them up and see what they do irnext children year. FORT DUCHESNE The federal promise of water with which to and if they do not lay then they NAPLES Work on the ward bridge over the Uintah river on the rigate for the year is below normal. should be The bulletin marketed. house has been completed. The new Victory highway was completed dur- Unless the weather turns hot there goes on to show how egg production The cost of the will be no high water this year, onhardwood floor and other improve- ing the month. may be raised by many simple things ments now make the ward house structure was about $45,000 and ly little floods caused by the early and also tells of the points to look from the hills of the lower for in was built by an Ogden contractor. run-overy convenient. good hens. MYTON VERNAL George A. Slaugh of elevation. Tingley and Sons are The indication is that water for building an addition to their com- Davis ward has moved to Vernal With the prospects of water this mission house and raising a part to where he has purchased a home. Mr. irrigation will be short early in the summer for irrigation the canals towards the and summer also especially two stories in height. They Slaugh is making decided improvewater should be of full this time at albeen summer. has It of the end of for mill a in will put ments with paint and building cleaning of be the and should year applied He purchased what is preached by the Irrigation departfalfa seed. new sheds. to the alfalfa and other HAYDEN David Gains and fam- known as the Ashley Bartlett place ment and by Professor Winsor as especially Last he traveled through the state that lands as they may need it. ily have moved into their new home just outside the city limits. high water can be used early in the year there was severe loss because and give beneficial results. of the dryness of the soil and the Uintah about that time came from spring ALFALFA WEEVIL WILL BE If the Last year a demonstration was at- seeds did not germinate. FOUGHT WITH AIRPLANE this region and below. soil had been filled in water with A in field Carbon county. tempted All over the north slopes and the of was dividd into two parts the early part of the season this alfalfa BOISE, Idaho, May 14 Just what higher areas, they found big solid and one part was watered very heavy would not have happened. will happen when airplane meets al- drifts, ravines packed full of snow just after the snow had melted on The Utah station recfalfa weevil down on the Pile Line and the slide rock itself packed with the field; the other part received ommends to Experiment every irrigation district Many cf the drifts were from three irrigations at regular intervals and to ranch of the Eastern Oregon Land ice. farmer that they get every There company near Nyssa, in Malheur twenty to thirty feet deep. season. The first the water into the canals as soon as posthroughout county, Oregon, is problematical. It has been three snow slides on Mt. part received no other irrigation ex- sible and begin to pour the water iooks like the odds might be with Gilbert. At the into the cept the early watering. lands of the system the airplane, but it remains to be There was no water in the ravines end of the year the alfalfa produced especially high on the alfalfa, in Duseen. May 3rd as they went up, but on was said to be more on the area chesne, Uintah, Rich, Cache, Box Anyway, the company officials are May 5th as they came back, there that received but the one early ir- Eleder, Davis, Salt Lake, Utah, San.sufficiehtly interested in the idea of was a little running and the Uintah rigation, which seemed to be stored pete, Juab, Sevier, Carbon and Emdusting alfalfa with calcium arsenate had risen a foot at the sheep bridge within the soil sufficient to last the ery counties. If this is done at this delivered from a speeding airplane in two days. entire year. It is possible to store time there will be sufficient water to try it out on 500 acres of their It looks as if, with moderately water in many places, in the ground for other crops later in the season, hay. cool weather, there will be a good by applying the water early in the in case of a short supply and indiThe trial will be made about May supply of water until some time in season in sufficient quantities to last cations are there will be a real Warmer weather may hast- throughout the entire year. 20, the exact date depending on June. shortage. weather conditions which affect the en the flow and of course cooler weather will hold it back still long- development of the weevil. H. C. French, a reserve officer in er. the U. S. air forces, will provide the And now for several days the m airplane equipment, under contract only limitation on water has been with the land company. Dust dis- the ability of the canals to carry it. ni tributing apparatus for the job has Not so bad, is it? Espcciallyy with X been under construction at the the showers we have had. hands of J. C. Chamberlain, forest Many of you have done your culentomologist of the Oregon Agricul- tivating long ago, but perhaps you tural college. are about to take your stock off and It will stay moist water your field. longer if you cultivate thoroughly MAKE USE OF WATER after you water. IN ALL CANALS FROM with your neighobrs EVERY SECTION and the water commissioner to make FRIENDLY to welcome and apprerotate and the water go as far as possible. Think Cultivate, ciate your modest business, dont hesitate, says Mr. Nebeker, twice before you watera your alfalfa It may get rank growth our water commissioner. Doesnt for seed. STRONG to protect your growing later while if you water and burn up that strike you as a good slogan? more to be will capital, likely You are probably wondering just it later it POYVEUFUL to meet your present what kind of water supply we are make seed without another irrigaGive the other fellow and future needs, On May tion anyway. going to have this season. 2, Heber Ure, representing the Dry a chance to water his grain but dont EXPERIENCED to guide and adGulch Irrigation company and Leslie waste water or let anyone else waste vise you in business, it. d Eldridge, representing the J. G. Rotating will give you a head of PROGRESSIVE Seed company, went up the to match your amwater with which you can accombitious plans, Uintah to, get the facts. plish something. Here is what they found: CAP ABLE t o render you Dont hesitate to do the thing that every May 3 About two miles from the needs to be done now. banking service. Plan your sheep bridge, two feet of snow. At work so as to get it done on time. the Chain Lakes, three feet of snow Dont hesitate to call on the water on the level. Not melting yet. commissioner, either, for any matter May 4 At Lake Atwood the snow of distribution or waste of water. was badly drifted. They walked He is working for you. He wants from the snow onto the roof of the to give you a square deal and cabin. Several measurements showed vou dont feel that you are getting an average of five feet of snow on it, ask him about it. Vernal, Utah This is a Not melting yet. the level. big territory and something may be May 5 Chain Lakes, snow soft wrong that he can fix very quickly. Could hear Help him and call on him to ho and rotten, afternoon. III water running under snow ir. places. you. Snow froze hard at night. (Service Letter, J. G. Peppard Seed The water that came down the company, Roosevekt.) A ks m -- ff Young People This is your bank Co-oper- ate te, !! Pep-par- ill Uintah tate Bank u ? |