Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-05
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY
attraction Focused on the
Splendid Exhibit Of the
Agricultural College.
rauoadonal display Which Is Destined
To Represent Utah at the
Dry Farming Congress.

The real rush to the grounds OF the
,l,na Empire exposition set in in
ernest this morning with a flood of
,,,maniy boarding the cars uptown
ana All eoing ia one direction. BY this
.eernoon il was apparent that the fair
,,s. going 70 entertain a record crowd.
In nracticany every case the visitors
who came early we're people from the
rural districts which might be bound
cd M the Mormon settlements in Can
ada on the north and the colonies Of
Mexico on the south.
The fact that there was no confer
suos today augmented the tide Of
siebtseers while this afternoon the city
folk wendell their way TO the banks
OF The Jordan to take in the races and
get their first glimpse Of the biggest
and finest state fair TO date.
Among the crowds on every side were
evidences Of prosperity and the fashion
in which the visitors punted on the
Desert and took in all there was 10 be
seen both free and special privileges
Is bringing JOY 70 the hearts OF those
who watch the balance sheets and the
skies,
Among the exhibits which are quar-
tered in their own buildings and which
ia the center Of attraction among the
farming representatives. now in the city
Is that Of the Utah Agricultural col
lege which is In charge of Prof. l.. A.
Merrill. who Is assisted BY Miss Hazel
Love, + G. Titus, George NJ. Cain III,
Miss Coral Kerr and other. instructors
Of the Institution, in giving inforina-
ton to visitors and delivering lee
lures during the afternoon and even
ing
The general purpose OF the L. A. c.
exhibit Is educational. and IL is simply
= part Of the extension work carried
on BY the college among the farmers
and their wives throughout the state.
The exhibit is also modelled with a view
toward encouraging the agricultural
industries Of Utah.
The principal exhibits are the dry
farm displays from various expert
mental dry farms IN the state. and the
fruit show from the St George ex-
pertinent farm in southern Utah. One
Of the finest exhibits Includes a large
number Of farm crops grown at Logan
70 TEST the adaptability OF these crops
70 Utah conditions. This exhibit is
composed OF flax, Russian millet. cof-
Zee beans. emmer stock feed. SOY beans
ana other crops. The SOY bean is pro-
nounced fine soil renovator. being
IKE ucene I'm that Il has the power
10 take nitrogen out OF the air thus
nognshing crops when Il Is ploughed
under Ike clover
DRY FARM PRODUCTS.
The q A. G. people are quite proud
Of ms exhibit, and Il was gotten up
primarily 10 represent Utah al the Dry
Farming congress to be held at Bill
ing Mont. oct. %, II is anticipated
lnat this exhibit viii sweep the con-
Hess II includes dry farm products
ron Nephi, Enterprise and TOoele. II
eohectlon OF crops gathered from
As.sue and European countries where
epnuiuons are similar 10 those on the
sieai American desert. and shows that
4h can produce as fine wheat on the
eesers as can be grown any place In
The best variety OF wheat shown is
sus turkey Red. which Is very much in
emand by tine millers. and one that IN
"t with hundreds Of other varieties
nes Welded TO per cent better than the
80 ieaalng variety. Most Of the lead
, ~ uIy farmers OF Utah are adopting
'",s variety OF Turkey Red wheat.
~. sample or emmer Is shown which
nss Deen yielding during the last two
=, 'nIee years az the rate OF 40 bushels
w acre on the dryest soils without
clsi Sasl0n, This crop Of emmer Il Is
"ta' equals barley as stock food
= notable curiosity shown h a fan
iaiif,y ~ oats. introduced from Eng
r,sr1atll y'Ars ago. II Is giving re-
farms 'S on yuan airy
h. mere Is fine specimen OF mother
49,. a,'a seed the result OF the system
$3.50 at me college six wears ago Of
,rs only seeds from the highest test
,as peis which has developed beets
sugs ,'''ns from IS 20 p per cent OF
PICTURE LESSONS.
me On me interesting features n, ,ho
iHurin. aet or 90 plates. showing
fsre,, a .l photographs In three air
"A by ny OAK cases. The plates are
fro,, -, ln' les' and illustrate scenes
stan. ue college In action" For in
rosthos D.' plate shows the proper
on a.. ol SPRAYING trees. A man stands
snr', wagon platform ana shoots the
form,,9,o N ward, Instead ~ inward. AS
tols,,N This method has proven alb
oos',a eheoilte in eliminating The
moth from orchards. by these