The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-03


creased funds which the station IS re-
ceiViug from the state IL an indication
of this. The station WORK is better sys-
teHatiZed, and yet these fJndS are not
sufficient to carry On the invest cations
already IuauGuratc5 all or which are of
primary Importance @ the asIdtsIlt-zTe o.
The state and shoeld Zee continues.. Gnc
station should also have additional funds
to further develop its wo.S in irrigation,
animal hUsband9g and horticulture.
Special wsrk in Utah.
The principal lines Of work conducted
al the Utah station during me uast year
were as follows Chemistry. s6fis seed-
ing stuffs. slkaii sol inrrst.,saff,slle. re-
c3a-sla ton Farle t.es of cereals. Ates- ..,-ft~
and garden Vt1eE..el9s. ard faensrrl--.
horticulture diseases OF plants. catfis ara
sneeP hrcealns, ice-irg tzuerin- SITS. cat
tte, Sheep- horses. ta-ryiug- poultry eN-
lleTiinf nlS. irTIEatiC1 sccgarc invest "a
tons water requirements ii plants and
De income Of the station during the
s1Se tiseat year is sircsi as SlS.634 g.,
3et' rom congress ana S363f6l from
arm crops, the la-t-r Iteri being among
tAe largest rep8rted By experiment. sta
Ions Pa western states rs money earned
ne experiment station at Masccw. Ida.
p a.so I DO upon its income being
--th az SLIME 81 a-hlch si5.e0 is from
'.tsEess. Sl,5i$s1 state appropriation ana
5i+ss-2t farm products. The report says:
11e4lHB experiments to determine the
-9-@SIed as compared with pUTe-brcd
swine have been concluded win results
showing the Tamworth- Poland China
cross 10 be superior To the puTe-h-ed Po-
land China. The botsnisf Of the station
mas succeeded in combating the r1Edew
OF gooseberries and grapes By spraying.
~. alSo in successfully treating apple
@cao ana curly leaf in peaches lie is con-
tnuing considerable work with diseases
and Insects affecting fruits and is also
Iiiaugurating some new work along these
hon 10
study OF the gluten content of wheat to
determine the milling quality of certain
grades, aad viii take Up the study of or
Ttnlr phosphorus IN wheat. the compost
HCu Cf riDening fruits aIkaH soils ard
stock foods OF the STATE The entOm0l-
oz1St Is preparing q report on ETesshoppeT
and cricket deDredations in the state. and
tle nOruculturlSt mas 1uaus IFated lire
or experiments IN testing the effect Of
certain fertilizers in orchards in addition
to the work already under way The tests
~ novelties introduced by the seed trade
in co-ope alton with the bureau Of plant
Industry Of this department have been
continued and tests Of forage plants and
Imported cereals including maCaroni
wheats. have been undertaken in cooper
alton with farmers in the eastern part OF
the state The macaroni wheats have al
even in the high attitudes where short
seasons prevail
Money For Livestock.
10DSlQeEdDle progress mas been made
during the year IN separating the uniVer-
sity and station work more clearly and in
providing additional equipment for the
station state appropriation of s.. 600
has been ma de for farm improvements in
Guiding $500 for the purchase Of i'm
proved livestock The farm barn which
was destroyed by wind has been rebuilt
and plans have been made for eQuiDing a
meteorological laboratory for station
work. The station is attracting much
more interest throughout the state than
ever before and Is making considerable
progress in the organization Of its work
on more permanent basis. largely as the
as q separate administrative officer IRE
state appropriation Of S4,00o for farmers
Institutes will relieve the station of any
expenditures along this line and the fur
Their appropriation for livestock and sta
ton improvements are encouraging IS in-
o. the station is received throughout the
state.
The principal lines Of work conducted
at the Idaho station during the past year
were as follows. Chemistry Experiments
with sugar beets. studies of Wheats and
work Botany-Studies Of plant diseases
and their remedies, experiments with
grasses and forage crops. Field expert
Inerts-Tests Of various grasses and other
forage crops for pasture and hay, expert
uents with cereals desirable for introduc-
tests Of garden crops fruits and forest
trees. pruning experiments and expert
rnerfs with tomatoes Entomology
Study Of the cooling moth in cooperation
with entOmclo gistS of other northwestern
stations observations on phyloxera end
observation-disclosures. sheen and swine