Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-18
How Her Scientific Agriculture
Commands Attention at
st. Louis.
IS EQUAL TO THE VERY BEST.
In Household Economics the State
Stands Alone Is Strong In All
OF Her Departments,
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
ST. Louis July l5.-In competition
with Ga state agricultural colleges and
GO experimental stations the Utah
State Agricultural college has obtained
extensive representation in the exhibit
that has been prepared under the SUI
peryision Of the department Of agricul-
ture and upon which the government
has expended more than 100000.
This exhibit occupies large section
In the palace OF education and social
economy and Is one Of the features OF
the exposition, inasmuch as such an ex-
hibt Is new TO worlds fairs. 1t shows
the progress made in agricultural sci
ences, household economies and me-
chanic arts, and demonstrates what ed
ucation has accomplished for the far
mer
The federal government, through the
department Of agriculture, has accom-
plIshed more for the agricultural inter-
ests Of the country through original in
yestigaton, the maintenance Of expert
mental stations and the encouragement
Of state agricultural colleges than any
other branch OF government service has
accomplished either for a certain In
dustry, or the country at large.
UNCLE SAM LIKES HIM.
The farmer. who, living close to
Mother Earth supplies the bones and
slnews Of the country depended largely
until Is yeaFs ago or less upon tradition
and his native cunning for the adj
yancement of his profession. Today he
Is favored child Of Uncle Sam, who,
expanding money and brains upon his
welfare, has not only accomplished
great good for the country at large, but
has Ilaced the farmer IN the dignifed
position that is his by brthright.
The showing made by the Utah lnstl-
tuition II, therefore, a tribute OF loyal
~ from the state to the nation. for
Utah has willingly and intelligently
grasped every opportunity presented.
President w, j, Kerr OF the Utah
state Agricultural college was a recent
visitor 10 the exposition, and spent con-
siderable time examining the display
made, He was enthusiastically proud of
the part his Institution has taken In
this important governmental work.
and announced that the show
ing made by the students Of his insti-
ton was in many respects uneXcelled
by any other agricultural college OF
the country
you must remember" said Or. Kerr
lin comparing Utah's part I'm this eX-
hibit with that made by other state
colleges. that we have the advantage
Of less than Is years Of existence and
that we are In competition with in
stitutlons some Of which have 80 years
of college life and research behind
them
NOT EXCELLED BY ANY STATE.
Or. Kerrs suggestion is valuable only
from the standpoint Of giving superla-
tive credit to Utah's part In the ex-
hibit which in fact Is not eXcelled by
the representation of any other college.
A model OF the irrigation plant OF
the Utah college occupies a prominent
place In the exhibit as does also the
model Of the vegetation house These
features are Of great interest TO the
visitors on account OF the increasing
interest which Is being taken In this
valuable agricultural adjunct,
The model shows the scientifically
arranged plots of ground through
which are carried water fumes Weir
gates are used that the water allowed
to pass can be accurately measured and
then under these comfortable Condi-
tons vegetables and grains are cuti-
ynted experimentally. As a check ON
the outdoor plant the vegetation house
Ia used, a model Of which forms an in
terestng part Of the exhibit
The vegetation plant Is designed for
the purpose Of controlling the vegeta-
ton under ideal atmospheric conditions,
and to this end a shed forms part Of
the plant I'm which the large pots con-
tanning the grown plants can be re-
moved al night 10 avoid dew or during
q rain storm In this manner exact
data can be obtained which the out
door plant would fail TO give on ac-
count OF weather conditions.
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS.
In the section OF the exhibit set aside
to household economics the casual VS.