Show tills this week we are having two schools in our building dinder the direction of the extension division of the agricultural cult uial college speakers from various parts of oe the state are talking to the farmers and students an practical subjects related to the farm monday afternoon dr K E D ball in discussing the outlook for fruit fr u it growing in utah gave his audience a good gomeal deal of encouragement toward looking for better markets in the future for peaches lie ile emphasized the need of pe securing curing better live stock to cut down the cost of production of our main crop sir air 11 J webb spoke on the alfalfa weevil every farmer should know tills this insect pest as it is already here among us and will soon get beyond our control it we do not take measures to prevent its spread tuesday forenoon we were favored with the presence of a woman who Is a national authority on some agricultural matters mrs airs V W H homer of pleasant grove who spoke on fruit injure hy by frost and dr batchelor followed on Aleth methods of fighting frost ir both speakers agreed that we should take advantage ot of natures nature s methods of averting frost injury tuesday forenoon the grape industry was discussed by A D B ballantyne lan tyne and the nut industry for brigham by dr L D batchelor the lectures continue through the week and some of the most vital subjects are yet to be discussed it will undoubtedly be encouraging to the leopie beope of Drig brigham bant to know that over at th agricultural college in logan there ther e is in the employ 0 of the state a plant pathologist one who knows about the diseases of plants this plant doctor is ac C N jensen who was speak elt yesterdays d a y s sessions cessions ces dt d th ali 0 ur 41 school dr jensen promises us help in in the controlling cont roling of fungus which kept us from marketing many of our peaches last year at the morning session we were mere also made to take fresh hope in the fruit business by the state horticultural ti inspector J edward taylor mr air taylor in his characteristic hopeful way told us that a million dollar concern is going to establish factories through the state to make preserves jellies etc andio take care ot of the by products of the orchard in the afternoon J G duffin of provo a practical fruit grower gave some good suggestions as to what should be combined with fruit growing in order to maintain fertility distribute labor and insure a certain income I 1 in the evening dr robert hobert evanti of the college extension staff discussed the importance or of good seed and how to get it the need of closer attention ani and the need ot of laws regil lating the selling of seeds was emphasized pha plia sized prof IIo Ilo gensen showed how dairying can call be carried on oil upon high priced land as an all accompaniment of fruit gi owing by using what is called the silo system instead ot of pasturing the cows during the summer they ore are fed various crops while they are arc still fresh and green these meetings are not taken advantage of as they should be some valuable suggestions have been given and nd more are coming tonight and nd tomorrow we have missed the musical numbers usually preceding the lectures tuesday morning victor E madsen accompanied by prof crooks brooks brought forth an encore that proved the farmers are appreciative of music as well as science |