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Show THE OTKTAH BASIH FABHEB Written Leases Most Desirable There Should Be Complete Understanding on All Vital Points. (Prepared by the United State Department of Agriculture.) Farm leases should be carefully drawn up, easy the United States Department of Agriculture, because it Is dangerous for the contracting parties to slight the business of arriving at a complete understanding on all point where their Interests may clash. Many, and perhaps most, rented farms are leased orally, without printed or written memoranda of any kind. Indeed, some landlords and tenants take pride In being Informal to that extent. Yet the practice is responsible for many disputes that written agreements would obviate or make easy to settle. Clear Up Obstructive Points. Careful consideration of lease agreements, the department declares, promotes mutual satisfaction, tends to lengthen the period of tenancy, and encourages the adoption of improved fanning methods. To put a lease in writing clears up points that might have remained obscure, and is thus worth while even if the lease is not looked at again. Standard printed forms, wish a few modifications or ad ditions, will generally suffice where the farm is to be leased for a cash rental. For share leases, however, printed forms containing only generalities may prove Inadequate. Share agreements are often consid crahly detailed. In such agreements consideration must be given to the capital, credit, ability, experience, and purposes of both landowner and tenant It may be useful also to particularize the conditions of farming and the opportunities of the farm. Printed forms suitable for such leases may not be readily obtained. Usually, says the department, it Is best for the contracting parties to write their own lease embodying the various stipulations. Sometimes, where considerable values are involved, it may be desirable to obtain the advice and assistance of a lawyer. Satisfactory to Both. Properly drawn leases will not, how- ever, prevent trouble unless both parties have the right attitude. Approximately 3,000,000 American farmers operate land part or all of which they do not own. It Is thus obvious that relaharmony In the landlord-tenationship is important in our agricultural economy. It may be promoted not only by attention to the details of lease agreements, but by taking care that the bargain as a whole Is mutually desirable and satisfactory. Sharp bargains,, thq department observes, may be the cause of hard feeliing and thus prove to be bad bargains after nt alL Found Unprofitable to Crop the Young Orchard Many people try to grow a young orchard and grow crops on the ground at the same time, says a writer in the Prairie Farmer. Corn Is a favorite crop, althouglyhay Is often used. Any- one who sincerely wishes to get Into the fruit business will be much more successful if he grows the orchard without attempting to grow f ie ordinary farm crops on the ground at the same time. The writer has seen several orchards severely set back with corn, as In dry years there Is serious competition between t a young tree and the corn plant a competition In which the tree often conies off second best. But worst of all for a young orchard Is a bay or grain crop. Oats and Barley Will Thrive on Sandy Soil Oats and barley can be grown on sandy land If It is properly handled. It Is Important that they be sown early and It would be advisable to use the early maturing variety of oats If oats are grown. Some strain of the oats would be best. As soon as you can make the change, you probably will get better results from sandy land by growing fall rye on at least a part of it. It would be advisable also to sow sweet clover or some other legume with the crop and plow It under for green manure. If you can get around to the point where you are doing considerable dairying, fall rye followed by sweet clover pasture, and this In turn by corn or some other cultivated crop, would give you a rotation which would keep the land in good condition and which would at the same time give you satisfactory returns. 60-da- y Important to Keep Up Fertility of Orchard Besides pruning and spraying, it is Important to beep np the fertility of the orchard In proportion to what Is taken out. Here again, in many orchards, the manure or fertilizer has been piled closely around the trunk of the tree, often causing tree rot and preventing the roots from getting access to the food material. When fertilizer is applied It should be distributed on a larger area. If the grower could see the arrangement of the roots on the tree he could easily grasp the idea of distributing the fertilizer on a larger atea for better results. The roots and root hairs are distributed In a large space around the tree and It Is evident that the fertilizer must be placed similarly. ill-ke- pt ROOSEVELT Mr. and Mrs. John H. Davis and family who have been residents of Roosevelt for several years, moved to Duchesne recently where Mr. Davis is employed and where they expect to make their future home. RANDLETT Thos. Taylor who was formerly located at Randlett, and who was one of the early settlers of the reservation country, was shaking hand3 with his many friends here Wednesday. Mr. Tay-Lhas just sold his farm and will or return to Price shortly. LEETON-BENNET- T L. A. Pike, the oldest man in oiar district, celebrated his 95th birthday anniversary this week. Mr. Pike was born on Wednesday, May 1st in 1833. Mr. Kenyon, an uncle of Mrs. Frank Peterson who has for a number of years been an inmate of the Petorson home, is in the 90ties. These venerable old gentlemen bid fair to reach the century mark. Commis DUCHESNE County C. moved his Frr on, sions Fred from Dnchesne family last week to Ft. Duchesne where he will reside for the summer. LEETON-BENNE- TT Sam Sny- der is doing road work near his place, which will greatly improve that part of the highway. Jasper has finished discing on the W. L. Whitlock ranch and is using his Fordson to good advantage on the Certified Seed bench. Stoddard ALTONAH Wilfoird who has Devi wav fo tire pai In six weeks, taking a course Chestnut Tree Blight home making, returned To show the enormous damage done cheese and expects to go to work Monday by the chestnut tree blight, which was beintroduced into America only about 30 soon in the new cheese factory rt Lam-terected by Kennedy and years ago, quite a stir was created re- ing of the Sweet Clover Creamery cently when a chestnut tree was disof Roosevelt. company covered In New England that had surMr. and Mrs. Geo. DUCHESNE vived the blight This tree may be Blackchest- Mitchell have moved to the the source of nuts. It is to prevent the Introduc- burn ranch on the Strawberry riv tion and spread of scourge such as er. Charles Ray and MT. EMMONS this that quarantines are maintained are here soon, on moving family other countries. against plants from the land formerly leased by George near the D. T. Powell farm Cluff, Best Pig Pasture and MT. EMMONS Chub Ray Alfalfa pasture is the best that can have moved here on their family be furnished for grazing young pigs. ranch north of town. They formerAn acre of alfalfa pasture will save ly lived at the camps. over 1,100 pounds of com and nearly LEETON-BENNET- T Mark Mur500 pounds of tankage. An acre of of all his ' pasture will reduce the feed bill by phy who has disposedleave for Salt will here, belongings $25 or more for 15 or 20 pigs and the Lake City immediately after the pigs harvest the crop for nothing. close of the D. C. H. S. Mr. MurPlan now to have a few acres of aldrives the. Bennett school truck. falfa on your farm if for nothing more phy John Wopsock (Indian), owner of than hog pasture. the ranch, will move into the house when vacated by Mr. MJurphy. LEETON-BENNET- T and Mr. Houses Favored Mrs. Curtis Horrocks who are movfor Saving Young Pigs ing to Vernal, and Mrs. Erma and children from Roosevelt, Swine authorities at the Nebraska in the home of grandma Evvisited the recommend Agricultural college Neil-so- n, small hog house for saving ans and Mr. and Mrs. Chris where a family reunion was pigs, because the low roof reduces air holds and the above the held, the first time when all mempigs space warm air down close to the pigs. The bers of the family met together for house when properly constructed a long period. and MT. HOME Del Mecham furnishes the right amount of ventilation. The slope of the roof prevents Alma Thayne went to Duchesne the sow from lying on the. pigs, and last Friday to get lumber for the Canal and Reservoir the high door in the front permits the Farnsworth sunshine to strike every part of the company to make headgates. house floor and also provides good MT. HOME The Board of Diventilation In summer time. Last and rectors of the Farnsworth Canal most Important, the house Is light and and Reservoir company, held a can be moved to clean ground each meeting at the office last Monday. Mrs. and CEDAR VIEW Mr. year. These conclusions In Nebraska agree very well with results in Illi- Verg Boren and family of Mont-we- l, nois and Indian a have moved to the Perry blight-resista- LEETON-BENNET- T Kir-kend- all nt A-T;- pe Un-gric- ht ranch where they expect to stay for some time. MT. HOME At the meeting of the Mt. Home Cream Producers association held at the hall Thursday evening, the officers of last year wore released and the following were elected for the coming year: A. G. Burton of Talmage, chairman; Joshua Anderson, Reuben Wilkins, feecre-tar-y; James Oken and Dan Stevenson, members. There were several from Talmage present at the meeting, also L. L. Simpson of Duvice-chairm- an; chesne. MYTON who Wheeler Floyd holds a government position with Uintah irrigation project at White-rock- s, spent Stnday, May 6th hi Myton visiting with his family aad other relatives. MYTON Laurel Deare, recently moved nis family to Myton and has accepted a position and will woik on the Prlee-Myto- n road for a couple of months. iuv work is being done under the supevv of Julius Christensen and it is the plan to use up the appropriation of $87.00 per mile during this season, putting the road in better shape for emergency purposes. MYTON Several from Myton were in Whiterocks Saturday evening. May 5th, attending the party given to Wm. Blake who, for several years, has been in the employ of the government as of the Uintah Irrigation project. Mr. Blake was recently retired on a pension and expects to reside on a ranch near Whiterocks where he has lived for a long time. The evening was spent very pleasantly together and all report an enjoyable time. MT. EMMONS Many of the are busily engaged in sheepmen getting their sheep shearing done. MT. EMMONS Mat Chapman is moving his family to Farmcreek for the summer. wate1-supervis- Onions, the vegetable that was once) the outcast of society, have at last1 been restored to the high position they should occupy. Plant plenty of them. What tastes better than the first few meals of new potatoes? You can have em two or three weeks sooner by starting 40 to 50 hills In the hot bed. In berry boxes. Plant onion sets or the young green onions that you can buy most everywhere now for that purpose, to use early. Plant seeds for your main crop. Those from the sets dont keep so well. A-ty- TINGLE Y & SONS BUYERS OF I 5F3 F- E3 I- 1 In Seed, Wool, Honey, Pelts and all lawfully j caught funs. iS 3 II II f 1 UTAH MYTON, P. O. Box 54. ruiiimniuumicj-iLMuj- j I i |