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Show CREAMERY MEN ARE ' TO ELIMINATE THE MIDDLEMEN i ' Lojfan. Utah. Feb A mooting of ?he Independent creamery men of the state was hold at the Agricultural col-leo col-leo today to consider th-- establishment establish-ment of a co-operative selling association associ-ation in Salt Lake City Sentiment among (be Independent buttr mnkers Is strongly in favor Ol opening a cooperative market for their product in Salt Lake and t li sentiment has grown since the roundup round-up opened on account of the numerous numer-ous discussions of co-operative institutions insti-tutions that have been hoard. A Committee was appointed to make preliminary arrangements for the project and then call another meeting of the creamers men in Salt Lake City next April, at which time it is probable that final steps will be taken to open a co-operative mar ket In Salt Lake. The committee consists of Reed Stevens, manager of the creamery at Oakley, Mart us Skem of the Pahvant creamery ;it Oasis, and Peter P Peterson of the, i creamery at Moroni. John Peeves of I Hinckley was the organizer of the meeting and is acting as temporarv chairman until permanent , organization organiza-tion can be effected. Reduces Profit. "The purpose of the organization is to establish a co-operative selling place in Salt Lake for the independent creamery men to eliminate the excessive ex-cessive profits and unreasonable tar tics ol the cent ralizers and middlemen middle-men in our Industry. " said Mr. Reeves In commenting upon lh" meeting yes-terda. yes-terda. "The independent creamer) nu n i onsider this move an important one " Dairying was again the eubjecl of the discussion at the roundup yesterday, yester-day, with the exception of a talk on co-operative results secured in Box elder county, which was given at the afternoon meung by State Senator Willard S. Hanspn of Colltnstou. Professor John T Calne III. of tbf college nppnffi th morning xosnion with an instructh r talk on "The Principles of Fording. " This was I followed by n talk on "Clean for t he Cities-- by Rlahop Iavld A Smith of Salt I,ako City. 'Pastures and Pasture Grasses." were discussed by Dr Frank S Harris of the coHcro Fn the afternoon Parley Nelson of Richmond and Sorn Ioll of Salt I.ake two prominent dairymen, were the leaders of a discussion on "()ercom ing Obstacles in Dairying." This dls cusslon was in the nature of an "ex perience meetlnp." in which the srv rml hundred dairymen present f Changed ideas and experiences The closing feature of the day's program was the "Results of t'o-op ration Amont Formers In Boxeldor County," by Senator Hansen II WMM followed by Irncth.N discussions of the best ways of establishing and operating different kinds of co-operative Institutions Farmers from ra rious parts of the state said that they had b-gun or were going to begin the organizat Ion of co-opera' ive institutions, institu-tions, and they sought information from Senator Hansen on how different differ-ent problems had been worked out in the Rear river valley. Senator Hansen opened his address by telling how he was flrt imbued with the Idea of co-operative institu tlons among farmers while on a visit In Denmark in 1888. He said he talked the subject after he returned to this country, and sketched the beginning be-ginning and precarious careers of the first co-operative schemes in his dls irlct. Finally, he said, in 1907 the Farmers' Farm-ers' (.'ash union was incorporated and thoroughly established in Bear River City. lie said that vear the union did 97,000 worth of business, while In 1913 its books showed 1185.000 worth of business He said that educatioual and social features had been maintained along with the bus ness operations, and that it had been thoroughly successful He also out lined the work done by the Farmers' Protective association in Boxelder county and also the newer Bear Rlv er Mutual F1re Insurance company. Dr Harris Talks Pasture and Pasture Gra66es for Utah was discussed by Dr Frank S. Harris of the Agricultural college at the morning session. Dr. Harris said in part: "It Is doubtful if the farmers ol I "i ah have given sufficient attention in the past to making good pastures There are probably a number of rea sons for this "First, that alfalfa hay has been so easily produced in the state, and second, there has been so much pub 1 11c land on which the farm animnls could be turned to graze during the summer As the state grows In pop ulatlon hay will become more expensive, expen-sive, and as the public land is taken up. the fanner will be confined more and more to his own premises These conditions will make almost neces sary the development of good pas-i pas-i t u res to furnish summer feed that , was previously obtained from public land and the plentiful supplv of alfalfa. al-falfa. "A certain amount of pasturage is desirable under most any condition It makes a cheap way of feeding stock during the summer season when farm work ir rushing Good pa6tur age also helps to keep the animals m good health as well as greatly adding to the profit of milch cows. There is no hay that can compete in cheap lo ss with pasturage for summer feed. I The list of tame and wild grass es that are used for pasturage is very long, but only a few leading varieties are of sufficient importance to dis cuss in any detail. Those eonslcl ered are suited to the conditions of the average irrigated farm In L'tah A grass to be good for pastnrag should have a leafy growth and should form a compart sod thai Is not easily destroyed by the tramping of the am mals.' Dr. Harris then mentioned Kentucky Ken-tucky hluegrass timothy. smooth hrome grass orchard grass, fall mead I ow fescue red top. Rhode island bent, the rye grasses, tall meadow oat-I oat-I grass, red or medium clover, alsike clover and white clover. He told of the different conditions under which these grasses grow host and the lencth of time it takes to get I stand of them Mixture of Grasses. He then went on to say that as no single grass was best for all soils ami climates if is usually better to use a mixture of suitable grasses in . pal ture. He said one reason for this was that grasses for pasture could be so mixed that they would mature at different times in the season, thus giving a continuous supply of food for the animals I r Harris said that i xperlments conducted at the Utah station and other parts of the state had proved 'the following three mixtures, mix-tures, good ones: For bench lands under Irrigation: Kentucky bluegrass, 12 pounds; bro-nius bro-nius inermls. 8 pounds; perennial rye grass, 6 DOUnds; orchard grass. A pounds; white clover, '1 pounds; red clover, 2 pounds; alfalfa. L' pounds. For light sand soils under irriga Hon: Kentucky bluegrass. 8 pounds; 'meadow fescue 12 pounds, tall mead ' ow oat grass, .". pounds; bromus inermls, iner-mls, S pounds, white doer. 2 pounds For low moist lands: Perennial rye 'grass. 8 pounds; red-top, 14 pounds; Rhode Island bent grass. 4 pounds, meadOW fescue. 4 pounds; timothy '-' pounds. aisike clover. 5 pounds: white cloer. 2 pounds. Concerning planting Dr. Harris ad vised that care be taken to have the soil in prime condition because the crop was to stay a number of years., The soil should be fine and moist at j the time of planting, he said He recommended machine planting, say-! say-! Inc that it w as difficult to get an even stand by hand sowing In earing ear-ing for the pasture Dr Harris advised dividing it off into fields in order that the animals grazing might not crop it ofi' so closely as to kill the plants. oo |