Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-11-24

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culture.
Three Of the greatest authorities
/ In their respective lines In the eoun.
Try have been secured 10 give iec
lures and make demonstrations In
I practical lessons for tho farmers
who attend the big movable schools
OF agriculture to be held at WelserI
Meridian. Idaho Falls and Wendell
from December 10 II inclusive, UNI
der tho auspices OF the agricultural
college OF the University OF Idaho,
according to announcement made
Wednesday by Professor Farrell. who
Is In charge OF agricultural extern
sion work I'm southern Idaho.
Two Of these experts, Miller Pur-
disc and Professor George NJ. Tur-
pin. are to lecture on all poultry
subjects. while the third authority.
Il. A. Hart. viii talk on drainage.
Miller Purdis OF Wendell. who
recently arrived in Idaho from Chi
cago. is considered one OF the
greatest poultry experts in the world.
lie L. poultry editor Of the Breed
ors' Gazette. author Of standar
work on poultry and is managing ed
itor OF the National Poultry maya
zine. There isn't another man In
the country who knows more abou
chickens and ducks and geese
than does Miller Purdis. II Is said.
Talks on Egg Production.
Professor Turpin is member OF
the faculty OF the Utah Agricul'
tural college Of Logan. where he
has established the finest expert
mental poultry plant In the inter
mountain states. He is a topnotch'
or on ali such poultry subjects as
breeding. feeding and egg production.
Mr.. Purdls and Professor Turpin
viii be present at the movable
schools TO be held at Weiser. Merid-
ian. Idaho Falls and Wendell.
H. A. Hart is chief drainage ex'
pert OF the United states depart
ment OF agriculture. He sent
telegram from Washington Wednes-
day. stating that he will be able
to come 10 Idaho in December. HIS
services have been secured at Weis-
or and Meridian. whore tho question
OF drainage Is becoming more or
less serious ON some OF the farms
Mr.. Hart will be prepared to give
the latest expert information on
the subject OF drainage. specializing
In his lectures on the conditions and
needs In this district.
Drainage a Vital Matter.
This matter Is becoming of tre-
mondous Import to the welfare and
future prosperity OF Idaho agricul-
tural interests, particularly where
tho lands lie so level that water
does not drain off naturally. The
water, standing on the soil causes
llkali In the soil to be carried TO
The surface. where II Is always In
furious and sometimes fatal to all
crops.
MIR. Hart will show farmers how
.hese conditions can be remedied.
and will give a practical demonstra-
lion OF methods OF preventing them
Ia great many instances.
Water logging" as II is familiarity i
,alled. Is often due to faulty meth
IDS OF irrigation; by the application
n too much water at ono time. or
~ too frequent application OF water. Z
Mr. Hart will show farmers how to )
rrlgate properly. giving the maxi [
mum amount OF water that should
10 applied 10 certain kinds of soils
or certain kinds OF crops under GER =
ain conditions. He win also teach
ne farmers how much water should Il
.c used to produce the best results, y
md viii so extensively into that Inn r
.ortant subject. the duty OF water, 81
which the average farm
r today Is ignorant or poorly in
ormod.