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Show THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER Indians Meet For Report of Washington Delegation Thi Hans enjoyed the entire trip (By SUPT. F. A. GROSS) At the call of the superintendent, and added considerable to their the Indians of this reservation met knowledge. I feel that the Indians are making in council last Saturday at Ft. Duand I fully believe that a good of the chesne for hearing purpose much better showing will be made was made which a full report by this than ever before. year to went the Indian delegation that Noof Washington the latter part vember, 1925. The purpose of the trip was to take up matters with the Commission of Indian Affairs, Mr. Charles H. Burke, in person. The delegation was composed of three members, an interpreter and Much Depends on Activity Those who the superintendent. of Bees and Weather. went were William Wash, representing the Uintah band, Soccioff, (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) representing the Whiteriver band The annual crop of a colony of who ...and Pawwinnee, represented Fred honeybees is dependent upon a conthe Uncompahgre band. siderable number of part dealMart, a Uintah Ute, was selected ing with the activitiesfactors, bees and of the to act as interpreter. This was the exfrom various the part fourth visit for Mr. Mart and Soc- ternalresulting secrefactors the cioff had been there once before tion of nectar influencing by the plants of but Wash and Pawwinnee had not the locality. Weather honey suitable for the an secretion of McKewan, been east before. nectar and the storing of Uncompahgre Ute, also made the it by the bees is one of these impor.trip on his own responsibility and tant factors. Although the weather expense. However, he took a very is beyond the control of the beekeepactive part all along. er, a knowledge of the influence of The Indians feel that the trip weather factors upon honey crops in was well worth while. First hand various parts of the country will be information was had on various of great value in developing the best subjects but the principal item was beekeeping region of the United finance. They were told that their States. To gain this knowledge it is first funds are practically exhausted and of all necessary to keep certain colto rely very that they would have onies under observation, recording at (largely upon their own efforts for and regular intervals the frequent This idea was very of and recording such acweight each, plainly expressed at the council and companying phenomena of the weathit was plain to be seen that the er as may be supposed to reasonably 'idea carried. The information was influence either the secretion of necaccepted as a matter of fact and tar or the activities of the bees.' The ,,with the idea of carrying out the results of making a careful record instructions of the Commissioners of this kind with two colonies of bees' of Indian Affairs. at the bee culture laboratory of the It is the opinion of the superin- bureau of entomology, and the mathetendent that these people are now matical analysis of the records kept, on an entirely new footing. They are included in United States Departwere told to forget the past and to ment of Agriculture Bulletin No. 1339, reach out for some of the things The Effect of Weather Upon the (Which are before them; to make Change in Weight of a Colony of by good use of their allotments, water Bees During the Honey Flow, and grazing lands; to take advan- James I. Hambleton, apiculturist in tage of the educational facilities charge of the bee culture investigaextended by the state and govern- tions of the department. The bullement; to do all possible to apply tin is of technical Interest to beekeephealth measures to the change in ers and others working on subjects, and is available upon their living conditions which is to the department while application coming. gradually lasts. ' These people have made splendid the supply Important Factors in Care of Bees self-suppor- t. Uintah Meadows Dairy Assn Diseases Making Great Inroads on Crop Yields One out of every twelve wagonloads of wheat is the annual loss due to illness of the American wheat crop. The United States bureau of plant Industry has estimated the yearly loss on account of plant diseases of some of the major crops. The cotton crop pays even more dearly, for the diseases of the cotton plant levy a payment of one bale out of every eight. Nearly one bushel of Irish potatoes is lost out of every five, and over one bushel of sweet potatoes in every six. Diseases of the corn plant cost about one bushel in eleven. In five years time, from 1919 to 1924, the loss of wheat from plant diseases has dropped from 17 to about 9 per cent. Losses in sweet potatoes have dropped significantly from 36 per cent In 1919 to less than 18 per cent in 1922, while cotton crop conditions have fluctuated from a loss of about 14 per cent to 19 per cent in this time. Stem rust is the most serious ailment of wheat and rye, while root and ear rot cause most of the damage in corn. Leaf roll is the most important of the many potato diseases. - Value of Legumes Aside from the food and feed value of legumes is their value as a fertilizTurned under as green ing agent. manure the legume will contribute the largest possible amount of the expensive fertilizer, nitrogen, and this In a form quickly available for plant food. Fed to stock on the farm and returned to the soil as manure, there Is still much nitrogen brought back to the oil by the legume crop. Neola, Utah The Basin Pharmacy y Send us your mail orders Prompt service and the best price ways. The Basin Pharmacy Saylor E. Delaney, Prop. A GOOD DRUG STORE Phone 54 ROOSEVELT, UTAH ( bee-keepin- g r progress during the past ten years. Last fall Patsey Shavanaux, a boy of thirteen years of age, made a fine showing at the state fair with his exhibit of garden products. Few people realize that an Indian of this reservation captured one of the prizes at the recent International Ilay and Grain Show at Chicago on alfalfa seed. It is quite an honor to receive recognition at all at such a show, but Antonio Garcia who lives on Indian Bench was awarded the twelfth prize in the alfalfa seed class. Tony is a good farm- er. Besides attending to business matters while making the trip a number of interesting side trips were made in the way of sightseeing. We also visited the big Indian School at Lawrence, Kan-ra- s, known as Ileskell Institute. The Indians were greatly interested with this, institution of learning and to see so many Indian boys and girls attending. Last, but not Zaast, Commissioner Burke escorted cur entire party to the Executive Offices where we had the opportunity of meeting President Cool-lig- e and shaking hands with him. Missouri Demonstration on Reducing Chick Loss farms were used by the Thirty-tw- o poultry department of the Missouri university last year in a demonstration of methods of reducing the annual losses In raising chicks. It is reported that these farms raised 83.7 per cent of all the chicks hatched. This was an unusually good showing as compared to a much heavier loss by farms which were not In the demonstration. Five essentials were adhered to In the demonstrations, namely : hatch early, brood each hatch separately for four weeks, range on fresh ground, feed balanced rations constantly and separate pullets and cockerels. Undoubtedly the third essential, that of ranging on fresji ground, had a great deal to do with the success of the demonstration. It has been adequately demonstrated in recent years that successful brooding cannot be carried on In old poultry lots. Farmers could greatly Increase their poultry returns this year by remembering the above essentials. Fresh ground is sometimes hard to supply and, as a result, the most Important essential la eftea overlooked. al- il il il il il |