The daily sentinel., 1908-01-31
They Are
Organized
AN8ndPORTANT STEP
Taken by Mesa County Grow
ers---Short Course to be
Annual Feature---0Gcer
Chosen Enthusiasm is High
---Days Sessions

at the court house.. The attendance
was lnrger than ut any previous ses-
sion and the interest was very muci,
greater. Few Of those who have at
tended realized what was in store for
them when the announcements were
made; hut they will know another
year and there will be NO trouble In
securing the necessary one hundred
growers to take the course.
In anticipation of this question of
continuation of these studies another
year. steps were taken to have tho
matter better In hand for another
winter. In a short talk. DR.. Noting
ham sdggested the naming of a COM
mtttse to organize for q permanent
body to look after the local arrange
ments and presented the names of
w. @. Knight, George Lagrange, r.
A. Hill. ]. Turner, Jr.. A. C. Newton.
r.. g. Day, Mrs. DR.. p. P. Collins and
DR.. j. H. Divine. moving that these
growers be the committee for the
next year. The motion was carried.
A list of those present who have
paid the 80 has been kept and almost
all have signined their readiness to
the full quota or more Will be secured
before the time for the holding the
session has arrived.
The large attendance spurred up
the visitors from the State Agricul-
tural College to do their best and
much that was beneficial and inter-
esting was brought out. The ques-
ton Of selecting fruit for exhfbitipn
purposes vas discussed By Prot.
Whippie. and the marking system *
lat al - l-t~ -
students tried their hand at the
work. About rs plates OF winter ap-
pies had been provided by the local
growers.
The questions of soils, fertiliza-
ton. grating. pruning and cuitiva-
tion were attacked with great vieor
during the day, and the room was
filled to its capacity at both morn
Ing and afternoon sessions.
This morning the plant propaga-
ton was discussed by Prof, Paddock
the first thing this morning and he
was followed by Prof. Whipple. who
further discussed the matter OF fer
tilization Of the soils In this valley.
elements are being taken out of our
soils by the yearly fruit crops which
must be returned or the fruits will
be small and the trees will eventual
ly die. The question OF the search
ty of barnyard manure 10 coming up
and we must resort to cover cropA
such as clover. peas, alfalfa, vetch
and other similar crops to loosen up
and fertilize the soil.
Most OF the forenoon was taken
up with this subject and with great
profit. Mr.. B. A. Smith was In at
tendance and gave favorable testi-
mony to alfalfa. He had been sue
cessful and should SOW more this
year. While the constant raising OF
this crop and cutting 1t on for hay
was detrimental, plowing 1t under
was OF great benefit and he expect
ed to SOW one year and then keep
plowing 1t under.
For a few moments before noon
Prof. Gillette gave an interesting &C
count of the habits and history OF
the mosquito. and suggested that we
can get rid of 1t by removing all
stagnant water, draining the wet land
and by placing little kerosene on
the ponds and standing water.
It is expected that Prof. Carpen-
ter will be here Saturday and give
his Interesting and instructive num-
ber on the program-the matter OF
drainage, which has also received
some attention from Profs. Paddock
and Headdon.
The executive committee named
yesterday met at o'clock this after
noon and organized by electing Dr.
]. H. Divine chairman and A c. New
ton secretary. The date for a short
course next year was hxed as the
week beginning December -, 1908,
unless the instructors found the same
to be otherwise occupied at that time.
Prof. Paddock knows of nothing at
this time to prevent those dates from
being given to this county. 1t IL
also possible that a course In domes-
tic science will be arranged for the
ladies to be held at the same time.
A committee was named, consisting
of Messrs. knight and Newton anu
Mrs. Collins. to confer with the In
structors as to the program and 70
make such suggestions as Will be OF
interest to our local growers.
A paper will be signed by all who
wish to assist In securing the course
for next year before the close OF this
session, and 1t Is hoped that more
than 100 will afix their names. as
any surplus over the 5000 can be
used In securing special lectures up
on horticultural or farm topics