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Show "A1VIKV FIRM, Im-' Im-' 1,1:MTRATION SICCKSSFIL Recently a ttelT&Tj demonstration "aa lell at Fairview at which a 11Umber of local farmers at--uled. There was also in attendance w earloaas of farmers and other IUSInM! men from Juab county on ;cial invitation. The purpose of he field day demonstration was to low the use of the Rotary Rod eeder in keeping the fallow . lands "ee of weeds, and also to de.r.on-Mrate de.r.on-Mrate the combine harvester-thresher on the hilly section near Hilltop, 'loth or these machines worked very well. There was no question in the "'nds of those present but that the feeder did effective work. The e0m-'ine e0m-'ine harvester was brought in from luab County on a lease. Both of ihese demonstrations were given on the ''arm ot E. A. Madsen. The machine I'd very efficient work and operated -finally well on the steep hillside and -n the level ground. A shout meeting was held during 'he afternoon at which the county V'rnt ncted as chairman. The fol-3'Ving fol-3'Ving speakers .gave br ef remarks V'-. A. F. Bracken, Superintendent i the Nephi Dry Farm Rspjriment '.latioti stated tha't the sectio ii-cand Hilltop was the best dry farm land in the State of Utah, ihat within a few years instead if that section producing fifty thous-nd thous-nd bushels it would be producing a half miiron. The time of p'ow:n is the most important single factor in successful dry farming. Wheat and weeds mix. Mr. Bracken stated the "allow must he kept clean. Farmer-, "hottld seed a,t least six pecks of good leai well treated aeed. Mr. Sam Paxman stated that his combine harvester had harvested his year 1150 acres in three week' lime. Mr. Paxman owns the largest mm bine in the state. The entire iiiifit, including the caterp'ller tract or cost S6.000.00. He runs it 24 br.n-s a day. He can divll 100 acres a day and harvest approximately 1J0 '.cres. J amies Memmiit a practical farmer of Ncphi stated that plowirr shou'd be done at least six inches deep. As toon as plowed the frou id should be leveled, then harrowed then the weeds should be kept out and seeding town at the rate of 92 pounds per o-e. These pract'ecs will soon make 'he Fairview sention boom. .1 C. Hogensen. Agronomist of the '"MT"vnn Sc-v'ce o' the Colled ?e s'atcd that the succ-oss of dry farmin ( iided on i'v.'O thiaits: qnalitv or product and economy oil production. Mr. I. re Pailey, representing Lano-'s Lano-'s and Co. gave a short talk o;i bar-esl.ing bar-esl.ing machinery. The combine harvester ha.3 con-'ract. con-'ract. for harvesting approximately 00 an-fs at Fairview, this fall. If ;i proves snifisfactory no doarbt the ntfit will be purchased. |