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Show ROUND-UP MEN'S SECTION I After registration Monday morning the men divided and the following fubjects were taken up: Tractors and Automobiles, under the direction of i L R. Humphcrys; Crops and Soils, Dr. F. S. Harris; Poultry Management by II. W. Sanborn. The Tractor Section. In the Tractor section. Mr. Humph-erys Humph-erys discussed the relation of the engine en-gine to farm work. He explained how the tractor would soon become an economic eco-nomic necessity on the farm, but stated stat-ed that it would have to be remodelled in many respects. Many of the defects de-fects of tractors on the market today were di.scuscd and it was shown how these could be eliminated or jnproved. The several types of tractors and raterpillar engines were compared. Tlir ipookor said the essential req-i req-i ialtei of I successful tractor are: 1. It must be well designed. 2. There must be a successful operator. op-erator. 8. Export service must lie ai C( ible. i. oik for tractor. The PottltT) Sedion. in tie Poultry taction Mr, Sanborn gave some good iidvice and 1 1 1 section sec-tion of breeds and their bretding were diacntaad, H aapacially raconunond- ed that one breed he startnl with ai d maintainad, Bhiu'' and Soils Section, The Crops and Soils taction under Or, Harris took up Soil Moisture and t i ttility. The crop yield per acre dpandt upon many Caatora The following fol-lowing two will come first: 1. The tcxtuiv and fertility of the oil, and 2. available water supply Neither of these are altogether under (Continued on fourth page ) mil'Miri'-MUNH SKCTION (Continued from flmt page.) the control of the farmer, hut he can Hot bote to certain extent. Alternate Alter-nate fretting and thawintr of tho soil improves the texture; lltO the rota tion of crops, manure and cultivation. In any soil there is a certain amount A hygroscopic moisture, which in not available to plants. This is from Va to 2' ' and the dry Weight of the soil. Tien there It the capillary water between 21-16 and the free water 21-S29. The capillary water is the only moisture the plants can use. Air, water and food art necessary for all plant growth. The air is supplied, the water has been discussed, so that the food is now the problem. Cnrhon, oxygon, ox-ygon, hydrogen, iron, calcium, magnesia, mag-nesia, sulphur, nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium are all necessary for the plant as food. In the soils of southern Utah all of these are in abundance except the last three nitrogen, ni-trogen, phosphorous and potassium. Although there is not n noticeable deficiency de-ficiency in these, there is a possibility I that in the future these may be found to be lacking. Hut by tho application J of manure, and well worked-out rota-! rota-! tion it will be a long time before the j people of southern Utah will have to buy commercial fertilizers. TUESDAY MORNING On Tuesday morning Mr. Humph-ery Humph-ery dltCQtttd the requisites of the successful suc-cessful tractor. A well designed trac-1 trac-1 lor will have good material in and its important parts, where trouble is apt to occur, easily accessible. Much itrttt was placed upon these factors. The be. t thttCtort are made practically practic-ally of ttetl There are two advant-Bget advant-Bget In this: Steel is lr liter than iron, and 2, it is a great deal stronger. j In buying a tractor get one that don't ! take a day to g t it to pieces so a 10-minutc 10-minutc job can be dotx ; 2, in buying a tractor enre should be taken that there is nn ngency near carrying a stock of repairs and thnt expert attention at-tention can be had; ,'J, everyone cannot can-not successfully operate a tractor. In order to be successful the operator must be mechanically inclined and have a liking for mechanics; 4, usually a tractor bought for the purpose of doing hired work is not successful; there must be work on the farm for it to do. Factors AflTeciinR Poultry Profits. In the Poultry section some of the Important factors effecting poultry profits were discussed by Mr. Sanborn. San-born. For the best results: Hatch chickens early; confine the mother hen, separate the male birds; market cockerels early; maintain at least a hundred hens on every farm. Various Classifications of Wheat. In Crops and Soils Wheat was classified class-ified under the following heads: 1. Hard Red Spring. 2. Common Red Durham. 3. Soft Red Winter. 6. Common White. 6. White Club mixed. And Corn was classified as follows: 1. Common White. 2. Common YeHow. 3. Mixed. When corn is grown for silage a tall leafy stalk is desirable. It does best after a sod of alfalfa or clover. A good rotation containing corn, clover clo-ver and timothy or alfalfa, corn or potatoes; po-tatoes; oats or wheat; alfalfa. Afternoon Sessions. Tuesday afternoon Dr. Harris talked of the Relation of Livestock to Permanent Per-manent Agriculture. One of the most important factors effecting permanent agriculture is the cure and distribution distribu-tion of manure. If no attempt is made to maintain soil fertility there will come a time when the purchase of expensive ex-pensive commercial fertilizers will be necessary. In order that a farm be successful there must be a certain number of livestock kept on the farm. j They produce manure which uids in I maintaining the fertility of the soil ' and distributes the labor throughout I the year. ! The Dairy Cow. "Uncle Ben." KIdricge then took up the subject of Marketing Farm Products Pro-ducts Through the Dairy Cow. In the present cry for food conservation, enough stress is not laid on the importance im-portance of the dairy cow and her (products. The dairy cow is one of the most feasible means by which we can I increase production. It will be hard to materially increase ihe total number num-ber of cows; what can be done is to increase the output of each cow. ; Dr. Harris on Potato Growing. Wednesday morning Dr. Harris, in i lie Crops and Soils section discussed ' I'otato Growing, The 1910 crop of potatoes po-tatoes amounted to about 276,000,000 htll and the UM ,' crop to 160,000,- buthelt, There is on the market l plus of potatoes to (hat whl r ever possible potatoes .-,!. uld bo sub-ited sub-ited for foods which ''i'n be shipped ship-ped to Europe. For the best su. h potatoes u loamy soil is dosiru- blc. Air and noittUM should h available and in the right combine ' tion. Dr. Harris ttptcitlly empha- |