The Greeley tribune., 1910-01-27

United states outside OF those built
by the Mormons was the No. ditch
on the Thompson, which was con-
structed by j. l.. Brush and others
The first large ditch aside from
the Mormons work was that placed
by the Union Colony.
The bitches are only successful
when they are owned by the men
who till the soil.
Bonding district. the same meth
cd which you employ with your
schools. is the best system In placing
an irrigation district"
Mr.. Carpenter was cheered yigor-
ously at the end of his address and
it was announced that as Prof. W.
f. Vapion was not arrived, that the
meeting would adjourn till 1880
O'Clock this afternoon.
Committees on nomination and
resolutions were appointed by Presi-
dent Bliss.
Following is the address given by
President c. A. Lory of the State
Agricultural college:
Colorado is no longer a strictly
Stot'i ~ 10 Sieat oSiiNai-
tural state. 1t is divided into the
dry land regions-the irrigated sec
tions and the intermountain tracts.
Farming must always be specialized
in this state. Practically every sec
tion has its specialties on which its
reputation rests.
"Men have failed in farming in
different parts Of the state because
they We're not specialists. The hui
man element must always bc cOnsid-
cred. You have specialized here. Re-
call for moment the time II took
to learn how to farm, to learn how to
s conserve and use water.
e Troubles are coming that we did
Z not have few years ago. 1t takes
e more care and work than it used to
&c to raise potatoes. You must still
be in the receptive mood. You, as
IS farmers. must have special training
l. THE Agricultural college is com
4 ing to YOU as Mahomet went to the
II mountain; because the mountain die
II not so to Manomet. But We wan
u your boys to come to us for at leas
y six months in the year,
n I'm Minnesota the idea was con
IS ceived of taking boy from thu
n eighth grade. and instead of sendin.
$. him to high school, giving him al
II. agricultural training then. The plal
10 worked out with great success an'
ny has been followed in other agricul
Mt tural schools. We are doing simi
a. lar work at Fort Collins.
&C. Such training enables bo
40 to grasp what the experiment sta
ry tions are doing and enables him a
an intelligent farmer to cooperat
or with them We also give him lii
ry tie parliamentary drill and som
Is practice in buying and selling. w
put emphasis on the administrativ
ch faculty, knowing that this is needle
d: by any farmer.
ite "As for the girls, We are tryir
yes to make home makers of them.
is strange, when you come to thir
Ire of it, that we give training for ever
be thing except home making. That
i've the greatest objection TO our pre-
ent system OF education: we train
he girl TO talk about Greece and Ron
and give her instruction on the p
Ids ano. but we never think OF teachin
her how much grease TO use Wit
les the potatoes.
in Mr.. Lory was interrupted AT III
of point with cheers and laughter.
I'VE have tried to make woman
ED work easier. and We have forced h'
,ut out into the world :" compete wit
men. This is wrong. l believe u
ses men are to blame. We have p'
ue machinery in her place and given HI
nothing instead. She has her ow
spt sphere. whico she should t'r fitted
fill.
it Let her be trained to handle II
ed laundry instead OF the piano
you accuse us of taking yo'
is boys and girls away from you. 1o
perhaps don't do your share to kee
6 - tbem Mt home. Don't urge the
ION to try for the professions. Hu'
ert dreds of professional men are taiiiI
on in their lines and turning back
TX sneciali,ed farming Show your be
it the advantages of life on che farm
,ve Sackett on Alfalfa Diseases
not ..Tbere are lots of things that al
ms called alfalfa diseases that are not
kes said G. w Sackstt at the besihhii
alf of mis- talk on alfalfa diseases. Lo
,ou of times when crop fails, II Is
rv- cause of hail or drought or son
ow such cause But there are ie
rts real alfalfa diseases which | wlsh
ca discuss this afternoon.
lfa zone of these is leat-spot ana
caused by fungus growth
ir lower leaves turn yellow ana arc
,is- off. and are followed by those hisn
ion nm till all you have left is s'a
With n sort of feather duster on u
end The spores from this fuhg
at growth are spread by wind, ram al
'to, dust. There is practically no rem
M tha DIV. Spraying is far too expehs'
- a process Cutting the nay ear
sometimes checks the ravases OF u
eiN ,;,o,o Rotation of crops is an III