Show THE FARMERS ROUND By N N. B B. B Dresser Drawer Nearly farmers fame and farmer farm farm- er ers era s wives wv attended attend the he fit farmer rs s round round- roundup up upend and It housekeeper a conventIOn con con- own m t that M t hi has just c I I It I Ita be sesSIon sion of two a we weeks at Lo Lugan Lobe gan whIle lie most moat it of the representation was wait s from n near by e e there here were farmers from Dearly ly every county In the state Millard was wait represented by farm lot Joseph Welch Wech county cha chairman I John Reeve B BIShop shop J J. J B B. B Pratt It Mrs M. as Cropper Cropp Arthur Arth Arth- ur Reeve and bride formerly MIss Mary Cropper who were married iU in the bait bell L Lake ke triple temple January 27 J Miss Ly Lyle Cropper who got t first prize for heier her hei flower flow flow- er garden and won a course at atthe atthe atthe the agricultural college Bishop R. R Ashby and it the writer ThIS Th IS the first tip round the writer ever attended but it will not be the Just IlISt as an the lectures and discussions ons are of a very practical character and embrace every subject of interest to a Ulan Ut Ul an sh far farm former farmer The were experts In there lines and comprISed win com m Prized men from the agricultural depart at Washington teach teachers ers em of national an ral and formers farmers from this and other states The subjects v were We too numerous numer numer- ous oua to be even outlined i ie in this thia article but J I believe a brief reo re sume of wine some e of the subjects of especial interest to the farmers of Millard illard county may be of value IRRIGATION I was wait rather surprised to learn t at only in one irrigation project pro pro- in the state as am en an exact made of the amount mount of f water used In the great mat of cues cases there is ia only an n approximation made Exper have been marten earned on at ate atthe atthe the e agricultural college as to the tha most moat ost beneficial and economical use se of water but I have always doubted whether these expert expert- ments menta were conclusive sa as to other sections of the state where and climate and soil soll conditions are different It waa agreed however that more damage was wan time done by excessIVe Irrigation than We too little irrigation Each will have to determine by actual experiment ent how much water is IB reqUIred by the various crops It was also proven that better results could be obtained where the J ground was as m irr Irrigated gated before planting advantageous This g system I u would in u Millard ll be des especially County only as it leaves the soil sod in better condition eon con for subsequent cultivation The farmers forms have found it difficult difficult cult to cultivate heavy soil wil if the crop op is la irrigated up Prof Winsor thinks It would be he a gt good thing if every farmer in Millard county c-AY would put m In a ft Continued on page 6 Farmers Round RoundUp Round Up Continued well weir so that he could felt telf just how much water various crop require and md the most beneficial amount to use at dl different ferent qi i at He an a well we can be put put m in any head ditch that has one foot all With S a large area areg of arid rd a astill land nd still water the theory of the economical use lISe of water rather rathor rath- rath or er than the beneficial use IS being be- be ing advocated That isif with 18 inches of water we can muse rrose 40 bushels of wheat and v with 36 inches m- m ches we can ean raISe 44 the economical econom- econom ical use of water would reqUIre that the second 18 inches of water wat- wat er should be used to raise 40 bu buon buon on other land rath rather than four bushels on laud land that that already had 18 me inches e. e While thia thIS thi economical use has been determined at the agricultural college we do not know what It IS 9 m a Millard county coun- coun ty the water IS accurately measured A Is gUlt to cl this matter maUer has j Just been fled filed m in Utah county and the result 11 have some me bearing on the question There will also be bea a ease ce at t Kanosh in m all probability ity ty to settle ettle the question there SUGAR BEETS The of sugar beets is an another question eston that interests the farmers of Millard County 1 ISO b results result last year showed that sugar beets can be raised even on new land hen e the soil has been i fertilized i and land prop properly i ithe erly cultivated I have no grop- grop doubt the yield will average 20 2 tons ton to the acre or equal to any county in 10 the State otate Joseph Joeph Quinney advISed against leasing land to the japs as ag they leave It in than when thY they took It has also been proven n thAt the farmer famer who raISes sugar beets gets better crops of everything every every- thing else It makes a better i farmer of hm 1 ims ne most uc- uc farmer is the one who puts m in only five or ten acres of 01 sugar beets and the rest of hIS m fa-m m in alfalfa barley and other emps Cultivate rather than 1 is g the motto of the mc most suc beet raISers Some of them cultivate seven times It has been found that if II the rows min are 20 inches he apart and the e plants Is 10 inches apart ut I in 1 the row better results are am re obtained than where they are closer As a the company w will If en an S. S expert lert t it down dow own next April il to plant the seed geed and advISe advise advise ad ad- vise the farmer I need not go in into into in- in to this subject any further farther HOG RAISING One day was wait devoted to the a above above above a- a bove subject and the farmers were given an opportunity to see gee some of the pure im bred stock of Cache County bounty A good many of the farmers of Millard have al already already already al- al ready proven proven- the profits to be made m in hog raising and I believe be- be lieve that Millard often more mom ad- ad vantages for this business than any ot other h I er county It has so little snow v that hogs bogs can be p pastured pas pas- all winter if f necessary pad an anno aud ad no expensive buildings are nee nee- to protect them We have plenty of f sunshine pure domestic water te and a good mar mar- ket het east and west Successful mari r raisers say gay there ere is little toch to ch choose hoose between the Berkshire e and Duroc The black breeds tie ale preferred to the white as ashe he the latter are more likely to sun sun- scald cold Hogs should be he ready for market in m seven months when they ought to weigh from to pounds Alfalfa and barley IS an ideal deal ration ratton Charley barley being fully equal to corn It IS more mom economical to crush It than thun to feed it t whole With hogs sellI sell sell- sell ng mg g at a seven even e n and aud 0 one one half half cents ent I per er r pound re mixed Ed Edings gram dd ings s or bran are worth rth 41 per peri ton i at sic eight and aud a half he cents it is IB worth 47 per ton The advise of successful growers is Ig to feed the d weaned i a i tl pigs will all nl the eat go gram grain forit month then pastore them on alfalfa with a little gram grain for about about a- a bout five months month and finish them off with of gram grain and loff what they ey w will 11 got at The first lbs His is the cheer cheapest g g-am When a farmer can can get two cents and over for his gram when turned into hogs he is Ig foolish to raise and sell gell wheat even if he can harvest 40 bushels per acre But the hog raisers of Millard should look ont for hog cholera With the healthful conditions that prevail here there the is 18 no danger danits dan dan- ger of its ts originating in m Millard If It gets there t it will wll be because It IS Imported therefore great care should be exercISed that no hogs are brought m in front from infect ed sections Hog cholera has caused heavy losses in 10 the northern north north- ern part of the state and prevailed prevailed pre pre- last fall in Sevier Sever county 1 The he disease can be identified by bya bymal a feverISh condition of the ammal am- am mal met and aud red it blotches appearing on the a body If the hogs hg are tire in m- m with it a serum they are rendered immune from the dISease dIS- dIS ease for some tune time The dISease is Ig very contagious suit aud can be I I i transferred to other herds by the mud or menu manure m it itan ad on the feet of men or ar or even Wag wagons an POULTRY RAISING This is ig I. another other industry pe peculiarly adapted to Millard County Coun Coun- t ty but which has not been engaged pe-I pe ang en en- g d in on a commercial scale geale Successful poultry men say no breed can cau beat th the a white I leghorns leg leg- I horns horng for egg laying though trams train of I other breeds breed have done equally well we No hen that hot does inot not lay tay ut a least ten time dur dozen es eggs ga per year IS c. profitable Trap up rest nest the hens heus m December and it Jan Ian at uary as IT 0 e w to c h 1 lay then the are me aregood methe good If you are an going m in for egg pro productIOn n cut out all cock 11 a and id d sell It them for broil bI- ers e. as a fuZ soon as they are big bg enough Sell only eggs as they keep fresh much longer Grade Grad ou our as to ae an anc and c color ir if f you want to the highest prices For poultry white rocks r-lis make the fastest gain gam on the least amount of feed DAIRY COWS While the new farmers of Mil- Mil lard hard County have not no yet gone a extenSIvely m dairying no county offers greater advantages for thIS business There are we the same advantages that make maket it unequaled for hog raising except ex- ex capt that it mot mo e a capital It seems to be largely a matter of 1 personal preference whether Jerseys ne or 1 ne are selected fail but the dairy man should by als al all Mean s build bud up of pure fiza bred SIre sin from to milk P. P stock Test every cow v for butter fat and climate the unprofitable ones The Millard County delegation delegation took a Sleigh ride it to fe Richmond 15 miles mes north of Logan to see whether a car load of young or graded stock could be got for the farmers down there them We saw a number of herds of fine cows mostly Holstein Dairying and so sugar r beets are am the money mak- mak erg ern of f Cache County The farmers far far- mers mem get from 38 to per hundred for their butter fat at atthe atthe the condensed milk factories so gO cows are a ay up All the farms gre prosperous looking and the farmers are eVidently making money But the winters m in Cache are colder than titan in m Millard 1 there them is g more snow stock has t to tobe tobe be more expensively housed and the land is not as level or as easily irrigated as a. in m Millard I John o h. h Reeve to took the step towards organizing a selling agency for the independent creameries of the state of which there are am about 30 Marcus was wait placed on the committee committee com com- from Oasis The com com- is to formulate pre and sent a plan to the representatives of the at a meeting in m Salt Lake at the April Apr conter- conter jence ence All the creameries now are we at the mercy of comi commISSIon houses or the butter trusts trust which fix I the h prICes price and work whatever deductions they wish With t a aI selling agency operated by the thes s they should be able to geta higher price for their product and pay the farmer more for hIS butter fut fat Continued next week |