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Show I The Standard's U. A. C. Bureau I Articles of Interest to Farmers, Housekeepers and Others 9 Written for The Standard by Experts at Utah's Noted 8 Agricultural College at Logan THE DAIVS COUNTY EXPERIMENTAL EXPERIMENT-AL FARM. By M. C. MERRILL Horticulturist. Utah Experimental Station One of the most important developments devel-opments in recent years along the lines of agricultural experimentation and demonstration is the establishment this winter of the Davis County Kx-perimental Kx-perimental Farm in North Farmlngton. For years, the need of such an experimental experi-mental farm hns ben keenly folt by tho growers throughout Utah's intensively inten-sively cultivated areas as well as by the Experiment Station staff Indccn so strongly has that sentiment jjrown of late that last year the legislature passed a bill appropriating funds for the establishment of such a farm, which was later vetoed, howveer, by tho state executive for reasons which he indicated at Ihe time. Nevertheless tho movement would not down. The people in the trucking sections wanted an experimental farm on which could be solved the problems-which they were daily meotlng on their farms. Through the Initiative of Mr. W. J. Thawne. Davis county agricultuarl agent, and of Mr. W. E. Potter and other public-spirited citizens of Davis county, a movement was set on foot looking to the establishment f an experimental ex-perimental farm in the county. The Davis county farm bureau got strongly strong-ly back of Ihc movement. - The county coun-ty commissioners weere appealed to for funds. Before taking action they naturnlly wished to get the sentiment of their constituents, A series of mass meeting was therofore held In all the towns of (he county. Tho resulr was a practically unanimous verdict in favor fa-vor of the proposition. 1 Fourteen beautiful farm sites were gencorusly offered In different parts of the county. From these a committee of the Experiment Station staff composed com-posed of Director Harris and Drs Hill and Merrill, selected a twenty-acre tract on the old Secrist farm In North Farinlngton as being tho most suitable And that farm Is surely a beauty. It is almost exactly half way between Salt Lake and Ogden on the state highway, whore It will be easily available avail-able to an overwhelming majority of Utah's population and where the various va-rious phases of work can be readily seen and the results studied. It 1b expected ex-pected that hundreds will visit the farm each week and thousands upon thousands during the season. And that is one of the very best ways in the world to disseminate agricultural information. in-formation. For seeing is believing and it becomes impressive. Davis county is paying the rent for the farm and has turned it over completely com-pletely to tho Utah Agricultural Experiment Exper-iment Station for operation as long as the station desires it for experimental experi-mental purposes. Tho county is also contributing toward the operating expenses. ex-penses. While the farm is at present a local county affair it, of course, goes without saying that the results obtained ob-tained there will have state-wide significance, sig-nificance, and particularly so. for the intensive section between Fielding and Payson. It is one of the best things that has happoned to Utah agriculture agricul-ture for several years. Mr. Alma Wilson, who has been raised on a truck farm In Weber county, coun-ty, a graduate of Weber Stake Acad-: emy. and of the Utah Agricultural col- lege, a horticultural specialist along the lincB of plant diseases, who sorved during the war as state plant pathologist pathol-ogist and whlh as recently beon county agricultural agent of Morgan county, has 'been appointed supprln-tendent supprln-tendent of the farm. In his scloction, Davis county and the state of Utah are to be congratulated, for both by traln-and traln-and and experloncc, as well as native na-tive ability, he Is eminently suited for that Important position. Plans are now well under way and the projects are outlined by the various va-rious departments of the Agricultural college Experiment Station for the operations op-erations on this farm. An interesting and satisfactory thing about the whole matter, is that the work Is being outlined out-lined not for one year, but for many years, as it is confidently expected that this farm will become a permanent perma-nent part of the Utah Agricultural Experiment Ex-periment Station. |