| Show SCHOOLS S c VISIT I 1 S HANSENS FAHM there are neav mm ct cl us wio wao think of ideal conditions as well as ties as being away off in the he distance distan cc and whose eyes are closed to the good things right it at our doors it is very likely that more people in the eastern states than in utah know that right here in box elder county Is one of tile the best stock tamis farms and one of the best homes in the U united ni states the farm referred to belongs to senator W S hansen at fie fielding d many descriptions of this place 1 with its equipments have been given in eastern farm papers yet there are people who live within sight of the place who know little about it mr hansen is public spirited and Is not only willing illing but anxious for others to profit by what he Is doing so BO he willingly gave consent when it was proposed that the boys and girls who are taking a agriculture gri culture and domestic art in fit the schools near his place should visit ills his home last friday was an ideal spring day and it was vas a happy crowd which gathered at the hansen home there were seventh and eighth grade boys antl and girls from riverside fielding and east garland under tile the direction of president coombs principal smith thornton ornton and despain and supervisor harrows barrows it is desired that our school work aie lie made as practical as possible and at the same time awaken the young people to the opportunities about them there Is no doubt that the day yas vas profitably spent mr hansen and his corps ol of helpers were on land hand to explain the workings of tile the plant while the boys and girls took mental notes in order that they might have profitable discussion in the class roo room i later first the mill room was vib visited cited where electric olec power is applied to the routar and cleall n of grain the sawing of wood and the sharpening and repairing of 0 the farm tools fools and machinery the horses were next put oh on parade it was an jaspir nis t t alia young bofani nial mal husbandry to see several se arii tour four horse teams ot of pure bred mares huce up doing duty in cultivating and harrowing even the stallions do their share of the farm work the two magnificent Perc herons ot of the fielding horse co happened along hitched hitched to a farm wagon thero there are three young stallions on tho the hansen place which are a credit to the breed two of these arc tile the sole charge of mr liall sens eleven cleven year old boy mr air hansen thus t hus sets a good example in it the bring bringing 1 l ing up of boys as well us as horses the train main product of the farm is pure tre I rambouillet sheep which are shipped all over this contin continent erit the flock was particularly interesting at this time kinle because of the hundreds eds of thrifty younk young lambs in the pen pell matured ranis which father the HOCK ic are the largest sheep of the breed in tile the world their almost faultless con coil formation format for matica ioa gives reason for the high duality quality ef cf his entire flock the mani ner in the sheep are handled was no less lees interesting than the sheep themselves ilay hay is brought from the mammoth mammo barn oil a car which runs over hea in the great sheep shed grain is 1 inho leo brought the entire length of the shed in a bringing banging car while water is piped to each pen and served in iii automatic tanks this equipment enables one man to do the work for the hundreds ot or sheep in a better way rt than ban ahalt a halt half cozzen could do it with ordinary means while the boys were inspecting tile the live stock the girls were visiting visit lne too house tha hansen home is as well wel equipped as any in the country to describe its equipment in it detail would be beyond the scope of this article the reader who iho is interested in the subject of making farm work easier tor for women should send to the agricultural college at logan jor for extension Tx tension circular no 7 which gives a dc scrip uon of tha aba convenience of oc this home it might 4 be stated that dr houston our new nev secretary of agriculture seems determined to make the question of farni I 1 life hi his s special mission he comes pret arct ty close to the truth when he be states that if we make things easier for the women and make the farm a better place in which to live we shall solve the problem of back to the farm there is fio no doubt that the boys and girls obtained inspiration as well as practical knowledge and that the day will be on remembered thanks to mr air hansen |
