Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-28
REAVER FARMERS
HOLD INSTITUTE.
p,est. Kerr and Other A. c.
Workers Deliver interest
ing Addresses.
IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE.
,.,roved Farming Methods and Other
questions Enthusiastically Discussed
In One Day Session.

ps,ver Beaver Co., Feb. ga very
..,.cessful farmers institute was held
\, Reaver City on Monday OF this week.
rhe meeting was characterized
,hrouehout by interest and enthusiasm
a,er the subjects treated. The at
,sodance was large and with the dis
,psson brought out, 1t is confidently
.,pected that much good will result
from the lectures.
In the afternoon session the work
vas largely Of a practical nature, ami
the manner In which the talks were re-
eelyed. together with the questions ask
ed showed clearly the progressive spir-
Il with which the farmers of this local
ity are imbued.
The following was the program OF the
meeting IN the courthouse at p. M.
President w. j. Kerr, Experiment
stations, and Improved Farming" Prof.
r. $. Northrop, THE Home Orchard"
Prof Mclaughlin, Irrigation and
Drainage question"
Meeting In Tabernacle, 1880 D. M.
Monday Prof. Mclaughlin. "The Work
Of the Experiment Station" Prof. Nor
throp, The Care OF House Plants:
President Kerr, THE Importance OF
Agriculture in Modern Education"
President Kerr OF the Agricultural
college. under whose direction the meet
Ings were held, opened with a short talk
on Improved Farming and Its Rela-
ton to the Experiment stations" The
speaker pointed out the opportunities
possessed by the stations for doing ex.
perlmental work along the lines of find
ing better methods OF handin crops,
maintaining fertility and securing mar
kets. He mentioned also the farmers
opportunity for receiving the results OF
this work,
HOME ORCHARDS.
Following this talk Prof. r. S. North
rop gave n detailed discussion upon the
best manner OF handling the home or
chard. He stated that in localities
where there were poor facilities for
shipping fruit those varieties best adapt
ed for home use should be planted.
These would be varieties having high
quality and ripening or coming out OF
storage successfully regardless of color
which Is the prime essential when
growing fruit for commercial purposes.
These varieties Of apples were mention
ed as generally successful in Utah for
this purpose: Yellow Transparent. Red
Asrachan, Early Harvest, Chenango.
Longfield, Mcintosh Grimes Golden,
Be0efiower, Jonothan, Winesap and
Gano. Varieties OF other species Of
fruits were also discussed as we'll as the
proper methods OF caring for the trees,
following which a very interesting dis
cussion OF the various points brought
out was INDUCED In.
IRRIGATION DRAINAGE.
Prof, Mclaughlin then explained the
best manner Of draining ground for the
removal Of surplus water and akaly,
with Il brief mention Of the various
kinds OF material used for underdrains,
it was stated that the usual cause for
water logging and the rise of alkaly
was over-irrlgation and leaky canals.
lie showed how by putting clay in the
bottom OF canals and driving sheep
over this. after shutting of the water,
It could often be prevented. Also how
improving the shape OF the canal and
proper cleaning, together with a re-
moyal Of the weeds upon the banks
would often save a large part OF the
water Less wasteful methods of APP
plying water together with catch bitches
were stated as a remedy for our lrri-
cation. Following his address dis
cuss'on OF the adjudication of water
rights was entered upon by various
members OF the audience
In the evening Prof Northrop gave
a short talk upon the handling Of house
plants. He stated that the principal
reason for III success with plants in the
home was due largely TO n lack of UNI
IA f,fifp To-, arl 10 ha A15
Of plant feeding, thus causing unheal-
thy plants. This was caused by faulty
waterine and 10 the keeping OF them
in rooms having too dry an atmos-
phere.
WORK OF THE EXPERIMENT STA
TON.
Prof. Mclaughlin also gave a short
address upon the work OF experemnt
stations. He outlined the organization
OF these showing how each line OF work
was under the direct supervision of
men carefully trained along their re-
spective lines, thus making 1t possible
Tor them to have at home Information
oi the latest and most scientific develop
ment, and that this information
was obtained for the use Of the
farmer whenever he should request II
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.
This meeting was attended by such
large number OF the representative
men and women of Beaver and sur
rounding towns that Il was impossible
10 use the courthouse as In the after
noon. The use OF the stake tabernacle
was granted for the purpose and II was
nlled with an audience which before
evening were treated to an excellent
address. This was that given
by President w. j. Kerr OF
the Agricultural college. For
period somewhat exceeding an hour
In length the speaker held the large
audience under the closest mental APP
pltcaton while he urged upon them the
extension Of agricultural teaching. He
supported his arguments IN masterful
manner showing how the farmer was
enemies. the insect pests. than to edu-
cate his children. by stating that ex-
perts estimated the total loss TO tho
farmer from this cause to be one
tenth OF tho total value Of farm crops,
or about $500 10000 He questioned why
this enormous loss should be allowed
every year, when by properly Instruct
ing the rising generation In methods OF
agriculture II could be materially les
sened, III war ~ to be taught In the
public schools, why not teach methods
OF making war upon the insect foes?"
The speaker then turned his attention
10 the education of the farmer ms az
tecting HIS social position. Going some
what into detail In regard 10 the rise of
the agricultural colleges throughout the
country, he showed that their rise was
IN response 10 a demand for men train
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