The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-06
Work of Extension Division Of
Utah Agricultural College
Bears Fruit.
FARMERS INSTITUTES in
STATE ARE BENEFICIAL
Exploitation of Utah's Re-
sources Will Be More EXten-
siye Than Ever Before.

According to Prof Lewis a. MerTiI'
head Of the extension division of tne
Agricultural college, the work carrieu
on by the department In the encourage
mcnt of county fairs throughout the stats
gives promise OF unusually successful re-
suits this coming year. For some ume
past the extension division staff has con-
Quoted n vigorous campaign Tor the I'M.
proyement and Increase In numoer OF
county fafrs. This was not only In iine
with tho work of the department. puI
the staff realized the importance OF an
nual competitive and educational eXposi-
tions In the county as well as the state
In this campaign, headed by Prof, Mer,
rill one OF the recognized agricultural
staff has already accomplished a great
deal toward the improvement and slim
ulation OF the state agricultural industry
on a broad basis. An especially Import
ant factor In this work has been the
service rendered by the department In
providing competent judges at sucn eX.
hbitions. In this service Prof. Merrill
and his assistants have figured conspic-
uous!y in the departments of livestock,
grain, fruits. vegetables. poultry and do
mestic science and arts. BY virtue OF
their experience and knowledge con
ccrning such products. the awards made
and the judgments given have set high
standard to which the farmers and pro-
ducers might work.
Good Results Evident.
The results Of this work are being evil
denced throughout the state not only in
the modern methods OF farming general
ly adopted by aGrjculturallsts but also
by the increase In the number Of county
fairs and the moro excellent character
Of the products exhibited. The first and
second prize winning exhibits OF each
county fair have been entered In the
state fair, which generally follows the
last OF the smaller expostions. forming
In many instances not only prize win
ming displays but also exhibitions of
which any state might we'll feel proud
Perhaps the most efficient manner in
which the extension division has carried
on Its work I'm the interest OF the agrl-
cultural industry has been through the
forming of Farmers instltutes'' in dir-
tercnt productive sections OF the state,
These meetings have been and arc still
being held independent of the institutes
given in connection with the railroad
companies. BY announcing the institutes
Sc as 10 inform the farmers within a GER.
tain radius around the point of the pro-
posed meeting, the institutes have como
10 be viewed as of vital Importance to the
industry by the farmers. with the result
that the educational meetings have met
with wonderful success
Outline Of Campaign.
Professor Merrill yesterday announced
that the extension staff was about To re :
new new It's work in this connection for the
already been outlined. The first insti-
tute is TO begin at VernoI Uintah county.
Today The speakers VIII be Prof J. C.
Hogenson. DIR. Robert Stewart Prof w.
=. Carroll Prof. l.. d. Batchelor. Prof,
Z, w. Porter. Miss Blanche Cooper and
J.. NJ WINDSOR These members of tho
stan VIII meet at different times for two
days with the farmers OF Uipiah county
giving practical demonstrations and lee
lures on the industry and in support of
the county fair move.
Thursday next the same party will go
To Roosevelt, where another institute Will
be held. lasting two days. The expenses
or the excursions so far as the extension
stait is concerned arc stood by the state
while the railroad companies offer spe-
cial inducements in the way OF transpor-
tation.
With similar objects in view, a sec
ond party Of extension staff members
will begin the farmers institute cam
paign at Monticello. San Juan county. to-
day. Inc speakers will be Prof. ]. T..
Caine, Ill. DIR. f, s Harris These men
VIII stop at Moab. Saturday and Sunday,
to meet with farmers from all over
DR.. I, a Widstoe. Prof l.. A. Merrill
and Mrs, Hazel |. Dunford will leave here
Friday morning for kanab and Pan
guitch, where institutes will be held next
week The plan Is to go Into every nook
and corner Of the state this year, the
campaign having been outlined on a
broader, more extensive basis than ever
work is meeting Is already evidenced in
the following announcement of county
fairs TO be held; Logan, Cache county
September g. 7; s: Morgan City. Morgan
init county, September IS. 81 2S; Rich
field. Sewer county September IL II. IL.
l6; St George, Washington county, Sep
tember II. T., Is, u. Is, is; Theodore.
81. 90, %, and Parowan. Iron county.
September 10 and l6,