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Show i JHE FARMERS' 1 AUTOJCURSION Those Going From Iron County Report Splendid Outing and Many Things of Interest. TOUR EXTENDS ALMOST FULL LENGTH OF STATE . - Sevier, Sanpete, Juab, Utah, Salt Lake, Weber, Box Elder Counties AH Included in Itinerary. The small party of fifteen men from Iron county, Glenn Eldridge, N. Forsyth, For-syth, Thos. Forsyth, Jas. C. Knell, Alonzo Christensen of Newcastle; Bishop J. W. Berry, Jesse and Hyrum Ford, Wallace Williams, Joel Roundy of Kanarra; Bishop H. Mortensen, Jas. L. Adams, Oberhausly of Paro-wan; Paro-wan; J. U. Webster of Cedar City and County Agent, Alma Esplin, joined the parties from Beaver and Milford counties at Joseph, Sevier county. In Sevier the number was doubled by farmers who knew the value of such excursions from similar ones previously previ-ously taken. Then while in Utah county, about twelve more cars joined from Carbon and Emery counties making in all a total of about two hundred people. Interest was keen from the first to the last day. Sevier county, well developed agriculturally, had model sheep feeding and breeding farms,; dairy farms, beet fields and a huge' beet factory, potato fields, large . drainage projects and cheese factories, factor-ies, creameries and other industries j connected with diversified farming. Sanpete county was toured hurriedly hurried-ly but with interest. A huge drain-j age project, a modern nea canning factory, and good livestock afforded demonstrations and the mats of wild morning glory, killing even the alfal-fa, alfal-fa, made the farmers swear vengeance toward the first patch coming to his farm. Juab county had the combined har-: vester in operation on the well known Lavan ridge dry farm wheat fields. Utah county, with her genial hos-J pitality, escorted the southerners through their orchards, to their dairy herds, pumping plants, mental hospi-j tal, creameries and the Strawberry reclamation project. Salt Lake county showed the noted (J. R. Allen farm of Percheron horses and Cotswold sheep; dairy herds such, as Smith brothers and the Windsor brothers; Jersey herds, the Cudahay Packing plant and the Union stock, yards, the state penitentiary. Weber county showed the State In-dustrial In-dustrial school farm ind concrete1 reservoir systems, the Ogden packing plant, the Seacroft manufacturers, the Sunripe cereal plant, fruit farms,, livestock farms, all with the same hospitality which characterizes the trip. Here, also, the farmers met Mr. D. D. McKay, president of the State; Farm Bureau. Box Elder county headed the long string of automobiles into Brigham City for night where the commercial club rooms, picture shows, dance pavilion pa-vilion and tabernacle grounds were all open to the visitors. The following day the Adnry Hereford herd, the cement ce-ment plat the Tremonton drainage project, the Hanson Ramboullet and Percheron farms were carefully viewed. The trip had a most fitting close In the beautiful Cache valley where, in addition to the county agents, ' Farm Bureau officers and Commercial Club members, the party was made acquainted with and welcomed by Pres. Peterson, Director John T. Caine and faculty memhers of the college into Cache county and the Utah Agricultural Ag-ricultural college. The visit to the college grounds, the excellent condition of the livestock live-stock and fields, the swim in the gym. pool and the banquet in the cafeteria and the geniul welcome by the officials ; all leave vivid memories of the col-, lege. ' North Cache, with its immense beet and potato fields, dairy herds, and condensed milk factories left impressions im-pressions of successful farming and proved to furnish a fitting close to the week's excursion. Dr. R. J. Evans, State County Agent, leader and assistant director of the extension division piloted the crowd and to him is due credit for the military promptness with which the crowd moved and kept the schedule. sched-ule. Uncle Ben Eldridge did his share in making visits especially to dairy herds and factories profitable. And the very vital work, the agricultural reforms being worked by the farm bureau of the various live counties proved an inspiration to the southern visitors. That farmers can organize and solve problems collectively was fully demonstrated. Utah county.with I860 wide awake, paid up members is only one evidence of its success. They take pride in hanging the sign "Farm Bureau Member," over their front entrance gate. The county agent deals with groups instead of with individuals, individ-uals, and consequently completes a large amount of work. The hospitality of the farmers in the various counties made the trip easy and pleasurable. It took the form of lawn banquets, public meetings, meet-ings, open commercial clubs and fruit feasts. But few of the things of interest can be mentioned here and none related re-lated in detail but be on the lookout for the announcement of the 1918 excursion and see for yourself what is being done agricultural' in Utah. |