The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-17
FAamERs' INSTITUTES REPORT.

II He FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT of the Utah
Farmers institutes, covering the fiscal year end
ing June 30 1901, has been issued from the Agrl-
cultural college logan Both to mechanical make
up and to the value of its contents the report Is in
every way credtable. 1t contains figures on
Ttsh's agricultural products which calculated TO
open the eyes Of people who have been believing all
these years that there ISM much the state aside from
its mining industry
Professor James Dryden contributes statement
which gives some idea of the agricultural development
of Utah during the years from 1884 to l9OO both m
elusive The growth has been phenomenal III pracU-
calIy all farm products except corn. Experience has
taught the Utah farmer that, account OF the cool
nights corn cannot be grown successfully IN this alt
tude All other cereals, however, can be grown TO al
vantage.
In 1851 the total number of bushels of all cereals
and potatoes raised in the state aggregated 5o30OO
In 1900 the total 5,71038S In the same period the
production of hay increased from 10000 tons to 5O9
$50 tons The biggest percentage OF increase, ASIDE
from the hay was in the wheat CROP which jumped
from 1675000 bushels in 1884 to 36971O6 bushels IN
1900
Naturally. the increased production brought
greater revenues to the producers In 1884 the crops
sold for 50 300 In 1900 they sold for S7O59,3s4
Other things besides cereals have been adding to the
wealth and importance of the Utah farmer His sugar
bcets his honey. fruit alfalfa seed beeswax and mis-
celaneous raw products brought Hmm IN the tidy sum
of $1S75,000-
The livestock figures maintain the same a better
proportion of increase. In 1884 there were S2ll04
head of livestock of all classes. The figures for 1900
are 251IQ}2 Their value has increased from SS,55l-
14 to s141205ln To the other figures must be added
the value of what Professor Dryden calls finished prod
ucs such as butter, cheese WOOL mutton, cattle poul-
try, eggs and swine, which amounted in 1900 to So
10000
The pamphlet contains a number of interesting
papers by Agricultural college experts. Professor +.
B. Linfeid has one the work of agricultural col
eges and shows them to be very necessary feature OF
a states domestic economy Every detail OF farm
,frr-I ID e+Tr,rr-
are offered to the practical agricuurist The closing
pages are devoted the classes of instruction the col
lege offers to all students Well executed haf-tones,
showing views OF the various departments, conclude
the issue. The book is worthy Of careful perusal b.
all who are interested in agriculture.
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For years the allopath the homeopah the osteopath
and other more or less crooked paths through the aby
rinth Of materia medica. have been among US The
somatOpahist however, Is the very latest So far
known Doctor" Ward of New York Is the only SONIA
topahist known exist, either in out of captivity,
but the name sounds good and doubtless schools of
sOmatOpathy wilt spring up all over the country
Ward is having some nOtOriety thrust upon him by
reason of the fact that he sued Of his patients
on an account. She declined to pay the bill, on the
altogether ridiculous account that the doctor hadn't
done her any good But that Is by the way. In court
Ward was asked to define his profession. His reply
is thus given by New York paper: "Somatopathy is
the science which, by manipulating and desensitzing
the patient, makes possible the correct OF physical
irregularities or omissions diseases o. to malad
ustmens" He had treated the defendant in the case
by manipulation and her lawyer freely adm tied it.
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It doesn't look as if Argentine and Chile would
have their little imitation war; after all. Chiles de-
mands have been complied with. Now on general
principles il would be in order for four five of those
little South American republics to get together and
whip Chile good and plenty, for she has been playing
the role of bully long enough Peru and Bolivia could
doubtless be counted to aid in any tChean
movement
Southern Republicans complaining bitterly be-
of the order of the attorney general requiring
them to resign their positions campaign and other
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