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Show THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER Clean Drain Ditch Gives Best Service pounds. Legislation Enacted to Eradicate Tuberculosis Work Should Be Done as A number of states enacted legislaSoon as Frost Is Out. tion during the past year enabling them to conduct much more intensive in the control and eradication work With the value of drainage ditches of tuberculosis on of cattle. New states how clean the depending largely ditches are kept it is well for farm- obtaining helpful legal authority were ers to prepare for the annual ditch Connecticut, Massachusetts, New JerAmong the cleaning, suggests E. R. Gross, chief sey, and Tennessee. in rural engineering at the New Jer- states obtaining additional legislation, Indiana passed a law requiring that sey State College of Agriculture. wherever a county adjoins two counmust field Much of farm drainage ties working or having completed area Such ditches. be done by opening such county shall provide operwork, do work their ditches properly only funds cut are bottom upon the request of the and ating sides when the state veterinarian. This is in effect remove to the out annually deposit a state as under it all law, complete last there and left silt by years of clay water. But this is not the only reason counties in the state will eventually for cleaning the ditches. The experi- be required to make the necessary enced men tell us that more water appropriations. At present 59 of the seeps into a newly cleaned ditch tnan 92 counties in Indiana are either Into an old puddled one. They are classed as modified areas or working to that end. right. Not only is it necessary to remove the dirt, weeds, grass and trash which have been deposited in the ditch; the hard, puddled surface the water nag g made during the past season must also be removed. Three things are Disturbing the beehive in winter is therefore accomplished by cleaning not a good practice. Pitches : Removal of rubbish anJ vegetation, straightening of the sides Begin collecting stakes for the garland bottom, and opening of the pores den. There will never be of of the soil so the water may not only them when you want them. enough flow freely In the uitch but may also percolate through the soil to reach Spread manure on the garden any the ditch. Drainage ditches should time you can get it The spring be cleaned as soon as the frost leaves rains will fill the soil with fertilizer. the ground. It Is well to do this Job before field work begins. The average annual cost of replacing farm machinery is halved if the implements are stored as they should Most Convenient Shape Agricultural Squibs for the Family Garden be. Set barrels over the rhubarb and The most onvenient shape Is rectangular with the rows running the bank them up to start it at the long way of the garden. It is usually est possible moment. This can be more desirable to have the anneal done any time during the winter. crops nearer the residence and the perennial crops on the farther side Poultry Shipping Rules with the orchard lying just beyond. Effective Jan. 1, 1929 The early maturing vegetables such etc., as peas, beans, radishes, lettuce, Revision of express regulations relaare preferably located nearer the resi- tive to shipping coops for poultry will dence than squash, potatoes, onions, be made effective on January 1, 1929. corn, etc. Where poultry Is kept. It These new regulations provide that Is usually more desirable to fence In the garden rather than the poultry. If land is available it is better to arrange for horse cultivation, spacing the rows about 30 inches apart. Planting tables are very helpful in planning the garden. They can be found In state and government bulletins, books on gardening and in many seed catalogues. They give such tn-- i formation as the time of planting, depth of planting, distance apart of rows, quantity of seed or number of row, time for maplants for a 100-foturity and estimated quantity for each member of the family. s ; ' ot Thickness of Alfalfa to Get a Good Stand . alfalfa seed contains seeds, which means that If one One pound of pound of seed could be evenly distributed over an acre there would be a little over five seeds every square foot. If 15 pounds were evenly distributed over an acre there would be a little over SO seeds on every square foot. Ten or 15 alfalfa plants to a square foot makes a good stand. Theoretically, therefore, If the seed Is good germlnable seed and evenly distributed under favorable conditions It should be possible to get a good stand of alfalfa with only five pounds per acre. As a, practical proposition, however, It ordinarily Is best to seed about 15 pounds per acre, although we have seen excellent stands obtained with ten pounds. Most farmers, however, seem to get better results with 15 Horace Sheley of Ogden was recently appointed by Judge Johnson to take the place of Aquilla Neb-ek- er as Federal Water Commi'ssion-ej- r for the Uintah Basin streams, with offices at Myton. Mr. Sheley arrived about April 20th and has announced the following men as commissionmen: deputy wafer Clark Shaw of Myton has been selected to have charge of the Lake Fork rirer and its tributaries, and Uqren Cloward ihas been to have the oversight of the Whiterocks river and its tributaries and is located at White-rock- s. O. G. the Day, representing state road commission, is now located in Myton a'nd under his supervision the rock crusher has been moved from Antelope to this place and installed here. Wednesday, April 25th, a force of men began crushing rock and preparing gravel for the purpose of resurand the facing the lt units of the Victory highway. Two trucks are now busy hauling and distributing the gravel on the highways. Water has now been turned into the Taylor canal that furnishes water for the South Myton bench and Pleasant Valley. Several have begun the irrigation of their crops. This will prove very beneficial, not on; for that purpose, hut for cullinary and stock use also. Lyle Young has the position he held last year as ditch rider and supervisor of the use of the water by the land owners. Basin Lodge, No. 51, I. 0. 0. F., of Myton, at a recent meeting selected the following persons as members to represent as delegates from the local organization to the Grand Lodge meeting to be held at Provo in May. R. L. Hurd and Geo. Elli'ott alternatives, IL H. Blaine and Henry Fowler. Wednesday evening, April 18th at the I. 0. 0. F. hall, a meeting of the Commercial club was held. R. E. Miller, presided. George Elliott, Indian farmer, was selected to see if the government Indian service wovH assist in putting the Independence road in better shape. The club placed itself on record as willing to furnish labor for the construction of two bridges south of Myton in conjunction with the government and the Duchesne- county commissioners. A portion of this work has already been done. R. E. Waugh and G. P. Dauwalder were selected as a committee to work with other Commercial clubs in the Basin to solve railroad probMyton-Antelo- pe Myton-Rooseve- one of the teachers. Mrs. Lynn Stone assisted at the piano. The pupils presented numbers consisting of readings, class songs, duets and a brief history of Hawaii with, a presentation of Hawaiian characteristics. An appreciative audience of parents and citizens enjoyed the program. C. P. Watterson, proprietor of the Upalco Flour mill in Myton, reports that from information received, a great many of the farmers in this locality are sowing a large acreage of wheat, the outlook is promising and indications point to the fact that the season of 1928 will surpass other years along this line. Mr. Watterson, in order to supply the local market fcr flour, a: oblig'd to go to the Ashley valley to purchase wheat. Barley and oats has also been sown to some extent this year. J. M. Alexander of Los Angeles, Calif., is spending a few weeks in Myton and this norticii of the basin looking alter business matters. Mr. Alexander owns a ranch in the Ioka district. Rev. S. . A. Parker a who was member of the committee on American Forest Week, visited the public schools of Myton Wednesday, April 25th. Mr, Parker was acthe companied by Horace Sheley, new water supervisor of Uintah basin streams. Talks were given by both in all of the rooms and the value of this movement made as Mr. Sheley was h'in as nntab in the World War and told conditions in France along -Forest.- lines. It Will Pay You to become a regular advertiser in shipping coops must be large enough to prevent overcrowding and top of each coop must be covered by slats not more than one inch apart, or by wire screen containing meshes not to exceed one inch in size. Charges will be based upon the gross weight of coop and contests at the time of shipment Any coop which, with its contest?, exceeds 150 pounds in weight, TINGLEY & SONS J will not be accepted. It was proposed that these regulaBUYERS Or tions would be made effective at once, 1 but through the efforts of Harrison F. Seed, Wool, Honey, Pelts Jones, secretary, National Poultry, Butter and Egg association, the exand all lawfully press company was urged to withhold caught furs. the new classification in order that 3 become to time have shippers might conversant with the rules before they p UTAH MYTON, were made effective. P. O. Hox 64. Considerable loss has been experienced in the past through the crush- lems. Sheep shearing In this portion of ing of heads of birds. This will be satisfactorprevented in the new coops with the the, basin is progressing ily. Several of the smaller sheepslats of the tops closer together. men have already sheared. Moon Bros, used the corral of R. L. Hurd Cement-asbesto- s shingles can be In Myton and the work was done April 23rd. nailed directly over the existing the week beginning The work was done by four men FOR wooden ones on a roof. with the use of clipping machines. The Origin! corbeInch Tig. Its Doubt Hot Loci an corn The seed Shearing only Sheep Antelope Planting ! it superior ter makes J3JT. ? I to finish low the surface In heavy soil has pro- ral association expects imitations. Clamped on in v ill $ ff one operation. It stays put! duced double corn yields in northern their shearing about May 6th. 4? W. BDY. The public schools of Myton held Wisconsin. SALT LAKE STAMP CO. Salt lakk ut Thursday' their closing Exercises Sweet clover seeded in small grain evening, April 26th at the Myton Swd FREE Swpln A (Vice of PERFECT BAR TAGS and plowed under the following Opera house. The program was givAddrcst. spring for corn will increase corn en under the supervision of A. R 30 bushels. yields from 10 to King, principal, and Don Nyberg, vice-preside- This Paper nt, 1 j 5 - CATTLE-H06S-SHE- Self-Pierci- - J Jl 11 1 S3 |