Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-07-20 | Page 8 | Experiment Farm Visited by Party

EXPERIMENT FARM ViSITED BY PARTY Experts and State Officials Inspect the Land Near Nephi I L. L A. A Merrill professor of or agronomy and Professor Protessor H E. D. D Doll Dell director of at the experiment station both of or the tho Utah Agricultural cOllego college at Logan returned last night from Crom the Inspection of ot tho ho states state's experiment farm Corm at Nephi The They were accompanied b by John C. C Shanks and John Q Adams trustees of or the Agricultural colle anti and Senators A. A J. J Carl Badger Badger Bad llad- ger Ser and C. C E. E Marks l The They were Joined at Nephi by Senator J. J A. A Hyde of ot Juab count county The farm which lies six miles south I of or Nephi was visited Monday londa and F. F D Farrell expert In charge explained I the working of or the various experiments being made J J. J W. W Utah's Utah member of ot the tho executive committee of or the lie Irrigation congress with Isaac Isanc Grace who has hns made mado a success of oC dry farming In th the valley Joined tho tim party at tho the sta sta- tion The Tho gr greater part of or tho the experts expert's ac activities activities tic tic- have hav been confined to determining Idler doter i mining the tue best wheat for dry farmIng farm farm- Ing lug In Utah tho the best manner of ot preparing pre pro paring the ground and tho the most fa- fa a- a season for tor sowing The farm tann tannIs farmIs Is la in excellent condition new buildings buildings build build- ings having h. been bean erected upon It Since Sinco the state dr dry Iry farm tarm was established established six years ears ago proving the success success suc sue cess cam of ot that style stylo of or farming arming twenty thousand acres acrE'S of ot dry land hand have been reclaimed and are now In wheat in tho the Immediate vicinity The Increased Income in income In- In come has halt had harl a beneficial effect in Nephi and that Is Js now one ono of or the tile and handsomest of Utah cities cities-