Show AN experimental STATION AT COBINNE ten acre tract for government tests prof sears of the U S experimental b at logan establishes tab lishes a branch station in tho bear river valley plans and trees for the first year when this paper both in regular and special editions advocated ile superiority of the weber county and bear river valleys as the most favorably situated climate and fertility of editor agriculture and horticulture it spoke by the card the latest evidence of these facts ie the establishment of a branch experimental elation at corenne by prof sears of the united states mental station at logon the ee lection of the bear river valley was made upon the ad vanta ees offered for ahe objects of an experimental station it has been well known that the high gravel bench on which the station at loean ie ia not at ull suited to fair experiments peri ments of the possibilities of utah in agriculture and horticulture for that reason prof sears looked around tor a better location and after a thorough investigation vesti gation a ten acre tract belonging to alie bear river irrigation company was elected prof sear and W II 11 ilowe have spent be greater part ot the week at corinne completing arcange mente tor the station and bihin a few days the details will be complete prof seara has ahead de upon the tests to be made in sis S i S horticulture and to that end has selected the fruit trees and plants ti be planted this spring part ol 01 the ten acre tract will be devoted to the cultivation of cereals and vegetables and the rest will be planted lo 10 the following fruit and nut trees and vinee 22 beete ot american grapes 6 in a beet 14 california erabee 2 in a beet 2 quince 2 in a bet 10 anve varieties varie G apples three varieties 50 walnuts five varieties 12 filberts four varieties 3 chestnuts three varieties 40 european varieties 2 plums five varieties 2 five varieties 4 pecans five varieties 10 persimmons five varieties 4 almonds two varieties raspberries rasp berries blackberries dewberries dew berries etc the plan is to plant the above this season and enlarge each year the work will be done under the direct supervision of Prof Sears who will vir it corinne twice a week during the entire aea mr rowe i naturally rally pleased that the ee lection of I 1 he bear river valey was made as it demonstrates his belief that this valley no peer for horticultural pursuits and this belief is fui ther borne out this year by the foot that ali ie the terribly cold cenap in the latter part of november last killed many ol 01 the peach bude in eur rounding sections the trees in the bear river valley were not injured iu the least |