Show SCIENTIST URGES AGRONOMY CLUB PROJECT WORK plant improvement is just as important por tant and is based on just as aa fundamental a set ot of principles as is animal breeding or maintenance herd in the opinion of 0 a farm livestock of professor J C hogenson II extension agronomist at the utah state agricultural college when farm boys and girls realize these things professor hogenson Il avers avera the enrollment in agronomy clubs will increase even more sharply than in the past agronomy projects are proposed as a part of 4 11 club work to teach members the fundamental facts regarding plant life crop growth and the tha type characteristics of the soll soils in which crops are planted three types of agronomy studies are listed by professor hogenson as the important topics for agronomy clubs to consider the first purpose of such groups Is to teach leach members the value and care ol of economic plants how to identity identify them how they obtain their food what their growth characteristics are and what type ot of soil is most suitable tor lor them agronomy work is also valuable in teaching young farm folk how ho w to handle the undesirable plants which infest their lands it is pointed out weed identification and control is stressed and crop seed is examined for the presence of the seeds of undesirable plants project work also impresses upon students the dangers which result from soil erosion and the loss of soil fertility it gives them practice in control measures and at the same time increases the value and the regular crop yield of their land far better agricultural practices can be expected throughout ill ahe country when the farm population makes these studies III aio ikenson genson points out |