Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-03
VISIT TO THE
A. c. COLLEGE
Old Time Bitterness in COMPETE
ton is Now at An
End.
HARMONY WITH THE U. OF U.
Various Departments Fully Equipped
And in Readiness for Big
Years Operations

Logan, Aug, 30.-The grounds Of the
State Agricultural college at this time
of the year are beautiful beyond de-
scriptlon. A representative OF the Des-
orot News visited the institution last
week ana the beauty OF the place. the
situation. the magnificent view Of the
entire valley from the College hiu. the
well kept lawns and drives made a last
Ing impression on him. The whole plant
impresses one as a beautiful. we'll kept
park. IL Is situated high on a HIN. over
looking beautiful Logan and with Cache
valley, iu Its autumn garb. stretching
away 10 meet the distant blue noun
tains 20 the north and south. Directly
across the valley the dry farms looking
Ike yellow checkerboards give dash
of color to the endless stretch OF green.
The little villages of the valley, t0o-a
great many Of them, can be seen from
the hill-clusters Of more dense green
scattered here and there Qs though by
some landscape gardner The valley
doesn't look like the busiest argioultur-
al community In the state. &c looks
like beautiful painting
The news man was driven through
the grounds by Priest Widtsoe and saw
enough in a few short hours l0 convince
him that the Agricultural college stands
for the coming style OF education and
that the Utah Agricultural college SIS
with us to stay
He was shown the veterinary hospita.
whore the college veterinarian with his
| students treat free of charge all dis
eased or injured horses or cattle
brought in by the farmers This fea-
ture OF the big school impressed him
as one that certainly should ondear the
college 20 the farmer. Last school year
| there were nearly 400 horses treated az
the hospital by the students and pro-
! fcssor. -
The poultry plant. said 20 be one OF
/ the nnest in the world, was inspected
| end certainly lt was a revelation TO one
| unused 90 such things, as newspaper
! men generally are. one feature es-
| peclally attracted attention. 10 was the
! so-called "trap-nest, 10y which the
/ hen is made 10 register when she lays
] an egg The "hiddy' steps into the
nest when she feels a desire 10 lay
/ her weight closes the door behind
| her. She deposits her egg. cackles al
| the assistant, ever ready. and he opens
| the door, looks al her number and
/ marks it on the egg sheet The days
| work completed she trots Off 70 scratch
| with her companions.
VISIT TO BARNS.
From the poultry plant. the barn.
! were next visited. Here the writer saw
some OF the prettiest looking specimens
| Of livestock IL had ever been his for
| tune to see. There is a Hereford bul
/ with the best blood OF his breed running
| Ia his veins, that for the production o
| beef. which We understand the Here
ford exists for, approaches the ideal
| There were dairy cattle there and pigs
| bigger and ugiier than any the write
ever saw IN pictures that he was toll
| approached the ideal sought for b.
bINeders Taken all in all. the chickens
| cattle. pigs and sheep seen, ought Ger
| tainly 70 be an inspiration and help q
! any young man with the desire 20 stud.
| On their direction.
The shops, advertised 20 be vel
| equipped. but better equipped than ad
| vertised. were visited and the write
was shown mission furniture and car
| riages turned out by the students. tina
| IL would bo hard 10 better anywhere
The sewing rooms were visited and her
the writer draws the line. He wa