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Show A. C. TO CONDUCT NEW DEMONSTRATION DEMON-STRATION AND EXPERIMENT FARM As a result of tho action ot iho state in turning over to tho Utah ") Kxperlmeat,.8taUon tho Pangultch Ia: dian Farm there will bo Instituted at that place a series of demonstrations and a general experimental farm in agricultural science. According to Dr. Ball who has iust returned from this section of the country where he wont to look over the situation preparatory to beginning experimentation, experimen-tation, tho farm Is located in one ot the richest valloyB In tho Stato with a deep and fertilo soil and a first class water supply. In this region tho Hatchtown reservoir is opening up 8.000 acres of now land for settlement. settle-ment. Tho rango facilities ofi tho valley aro immense for cattlo and sheep and for a long' tlmo to come this will bo the principal Industry ot tho region. It Is tho purposo of tho Experiment Station, nccordlng to Dr. Ball to dovolop especially tho dairy Industry in this section which has been neglected In the past and tho Industry promises to yield big returns, re-turns, Tho farm will bo stocked as nv pldly as possible with pure bred animals ani-mals Including Holsteln cattle, Per-cheron Per-cheron horaos and Berkshire hpgs. X . Along with the development of theso animals will cbmo experiments in 4c-. velopln tao're reststent varieties ot grain, soiling' crops and cover 'irons. It is expected that, latter dry-iarrojng. experiments "will bo taken up, Duo to the shortness of the season .a great many crops, such as sugar .beets will not be profitable. ' , In addition to its Industrial faclll-.es faclll-.es tho Pangultch farm la located near Pangultch Lake affording theie by an ideal summer resort. It Is used us-ed to qui to an extent at tho present tlmo as a rendezvous during tho Bum-mer Bum-mer for plcasuro seekers from that purt of tho Stato. Tho most pressing need tor Immediate Imme-diate development is transportation facilities. Tho work of tho College In developing this farm will undoubtedly undoubted-ly havo a salutory effect upon the surrounding settlements where tho people need mainly tho Influence ot a good example in order to start them on the 'road to bettor agricultural agricul-tural methods. |