Show experiment there is an experiment farm near the north boundary line of this county which few people here are aware of this experiment farm and the one in grass valley are doing an excellent work vork for the farmers of this vicinity the one in grass valley is proving that the high lands of this part of the irate can be made to yield bountiful I 1 crops without the aid of irrigation and it is a proving what is best in the way ay of grains and grasses for the uplands of the county on the big parker ranch situated near gunnison a forty acre piece has been set apart for experiments on grain and grass growing which will be of much benefit to the country erastus peterson Pc terson of this city is in charge of the farm and he is having wonderful success in the production of cereals and grass ile he has just sent to this office a sample of alfalfa seed which shows that a paying crop can be produced here the stalks are literally cohered with seed pods and all are in a healthy condition the farm is divided into plots and seeded with various seeds each plot is given different treatment and the results are closely watched and recorded mr peterson is employed by the A C U at logan for the work and all the expenses are paid by the company owning the land of which W D livingstone and kerns are active members there are acres under experiment cultivation this cind and all grains alfalfa potatoes and beets are arc being tried by the most improved methods which the agricultural colleges have developed in this country among mr petersons ons observations with seed he finds I 1 1 little fly that plays ba havoc voc with the seed pods this insect I 1 ores into the pod and devours the seed ile he his reported this to the college at logan and invest igi ton tion has been instituted as to the ile best method of the ravages of this insert insect some years liick back on this sime same ranch there was a magnificent I 1 propof crop of alfalfa and etwas it was i pecked tweeted pec ted that an immense amount of seed would be harvested when the seed was nas threshed it was found that the pods yielded less thin half the amount expected at thit that time there were reports ot of in an insect which was is devouring the iced with the investigation set on foot now the pest peat will be ba overcome ind the farmers will again find profit in a h airest it est of alfalfa seed the anges of the insect during that ear discouraged the farmers of gunnison redmond and salina from trying alfalfa I 1 seed as a crop and but little ot or it iris ins been a biec thit time the work nork of this thia farm in destroying this pest will be worth more than the cost of maintenance |