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Show FARMERS INSTITUTE HELD WEDNESDAY Corps of Able Instructors from the Agricultural College Hold Successful SessionsMany Visitors from Other Towns Present The extension department of the Ag-1 Ag-1 ricultural College of Logan met in session ses-sion at Castledale, April 10th at ten o' dock in the academy. The school and building were both turned over to the visiting professors, and now that it is 11 over the farmers and students alike feel well paid for the time spent under the instruction of such able men. Prof. Ball, who came in place of Prof. Merrill gave an enthujiastic talk on the soil of Emery county and demonstrated how the different varieties of shrubs or brush revealed the true nature of the soil. He be?an bv askin? questions regarding re-garding the sagebrush and finally brought out the fact that the soil is generally gen-erally deep and especially adapted for dry farming. The next shrub was the greasewood which designates the richest kind of soil, com m inly known as alkaline soil. Contrary to the belief of many farmers, saleratus or alkaline soil is too rich for production. Ha also demonstrated the fact to those pre-wnt that the small a mount of rainfall in this country was not sufficient to wash away the soluble matter. This soil contains an adundance of sulphate of sola. Tne laltgrass will rt ii i 1 pi i;ei wneri n ther kind of plant will grow. The rabbitbrush denotes a good soil anl it never grows in the desert. Wnerever rabbitbrush is found it can always be depended upon that it has its toes in water-. Ai trie no itoriii dUsapears the greasewood is found and as it dissa-pears dissa-pears the saltgrass tajies its place to a great extent. Some methods of handling hand-ling the soil were extensively dealt with and the fertility of the soil discussed at length. Between one and two o'clock Prof. Taylor, the horticulturist.gave the gentlemen gent-lemen some practical ideas of pruning in in the neighboring orchard of James Wimber. He described the methods of developing the tree. Miss Huntington gave the ladies some practical demonstrations in domestic science. The lecture on how to make bread occupied the morning session and salads and piecrust were discussed in the afternoon. The session held Wednesday evening was one of the best of the whole institute. in-stitute. The choir, orchestra and Conductor Con-ductor Robison gave pleasant renditions in the musical line. Mr. Jas. E. Kirk-ham Kirk-ham also gaye a couple of excellent selections. The talks of the evening were devoted more to a general summary of the subjects sub-jects taken up separately during the dny. Prof. Stewart gave an excellent i talk on soil fertility, showing by means of a -hart :ne kin h an 1 prpr;ins of fertility ompositM thit are consumed by the diTerent crops. Nitrojen, phosphorus phos-phorus and pottissium are the princpal substances from which the plants derive de-rive their greatest sustenance, and, singularly enough, these are the rarest in the soils hereabouts. It therefore stands to reason that these qualities must be restored to the soil or the soil will lose its productive power and fail to maintain the crops that it should. There is nothing that supplies these wonted substances so well ai common barnyard manure. Tne good effects of this article 'u very generally knowo, but there is one thin? about it that a very great many forgot or neglct and that is the fact that a great deal of the nourishing qualities are taken from it by exposure to the sun and wea ther before be-fore its application. This one article, so much neglected by many, is one of the greatest assets of the A merican farmer. Prof. Eldridge, a practical dairyman, treated on dairying and took as his slogan, "clean milk, clean cows, and clean surroundings. " Where the.se three requisites are absent or only partially in evidence, it is a great wonder that there is no more sickness and disease than there is. Many doctors when called in to a sick child, will immediately im-mediately ask to see the cows from which comes the milk that is very often the principal source of subsistance to the child. In many cases it is found that conditions are such that sickness is inevitable. Another thing that must be looked to on the dairy farm is the productive qualities of the dairy herd. Does each cow give enough milk up to the standard in butter fat to pay the expenses of her keeping? Many will say yes in a moment, but has the average farmer ever taken any accurate account of the products of his herd? Each cow should be treated to a systematic investigation. in-vestigation. The milk should be weighed weigh-ed for a period of perhaps a week to strike a fair average at the daily milking. milk-ing. A fair sample should then be taken and thorougnly tested. A Bab-cock Bab-cock testing machine is a very handy instrument to have, but if not owned by you, you can borrow one of your neighbjr, but the saving coming to you as a result of the test enabling you to cut out those of the herd that are deficient de-ficient will more than pay for the expense ex-pense and trouble. There is no use keeping a cow that is gradually working work-ing yoj toward the poorhouse. Miss Huntington spoke on the subject sub-ject of practical science in the home. To properly acquit himself of the day's work, a man must have the proper n juris ment in his fojd. A farmer would rind it hard work to get through the day if he were fed on candy or other sweets that supplied none or very little of the needed nourishment. There are a variety of forces that rau?t be kept up and tnere are several different foods that supply these forces wicn proper pro-per nourishment, It is in tie proper preparation of cnese t'ojds cue cie wife cart be a continual nelp in tne home. Miss rl J.itintJii was u.i.iesitadn'ly in favor of tne use of as .ni'iy mecnanical devises aoau; tne nouse as possible, tnereoy savi.ig tne wife and mnher mucn unnecessary drudging. Prof. Ball, tne gentleman who has the work in cnarge in tne absence of Prof. Merrill, summed up tne work of thefe institutes. It is up to the commercial com-mercial cluos tnrjJ.jjn.iJt tne state to work for eacn cj.n.nimty, besides working work-ing forthewnolesate. fne tow.io.n-mercial tow.io.n-mercial club snould work f or a community com-munity interest. Iiere is sure to oe some particular crop produce t.iat cie soil is best aJapted tJ, or so.ne oreed of pure-bred catce or norses t.na; could 1 be railed in tni town and tnereoy ;n ide a community i.iteret, and boost this one project to the fore of any and ad others. It bin thi i way tnat H jck Ford, Colorado, has gained a name known the world over for cantaloup --s, and Greely, Colorado, a na ne for potatoes. pota-toes. The Hood River apple e.ijoys a like fame. Itisasmmeto feed hay at ten to fiftee.a dollars a ton to cattle such he saw on his way nere, Mat can at tne most, brin bat twe.ity-seve.n or thirty dollars per head, while tnat same hay and a little extra care coald be made to produce pure-bred animals that could reaiily be sold at two or three hundred dollars per head. Tnere are no nere near eiuu;.i pure-oral stock in the wnole country to meet tne demand now and as the desire for blooded blood-ed animals continues, tne demand will be greater. In conclusion, ha spoke of the absurd notions some people have, that by sending their boys away to i school it rather inclines him to stay away. If the parent will but m ike the farm up-to-date, and cheerful he will find his boy coming back. overbrimming with good helpful ideas, and a new energy that cannot but fail to make the soil produce iu utmost. Prof. Ball has not yet been able to get a boy to accept i any of the many positions offered them it's always "back to the old farm." |