The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-17
AGRICULTURAL ADVISERS.

On September 12th The Tribune
spoke OF agricultural advisors hay
ing been appointed to much advantage
i'll Illinois and Kansas. We commended
the idea to the Agricultural College of
Utah, and bespoke for it the practical
attention and cooperation OF the coun-
ties and tho College in the work
We arc glad to learn. as we do now,
that the College and the counties, CO.
operating under state law, have al
ready begun the good work sug-
gested. And VIC agree with Mr.. e. G.
Peterson. director Of the Extension Di-
VISION Of the College, that those in
charge of this work should have made
IL more generally known than it has
been. We arc glad to give space to
communication from Mr., Peterson.
which tells of this work in the follow
ing manner:
Logan, Sept. To- 1913
Editor Tribune:-I have read vour edi.
torlai or September 18th on ''AgricuI-
tural Advisers The appreciation there
expressed OF the immense power which
these advisers may WELD in the Interest
Iol better agriculture and better homes,
such that "the salaries paid therefor
would be mere trifle in comparison" TO
der. is felt by us to he justified You
commend the idea OF agricultural adj
visers to the College and to the coun-
| We feel somewhat at fault I'm tba, we
nave not brought 10 the attention. of The
| Irpune The progress which Utah has al
ready made in this direction. The first
ADVISER as an agent OF the Extension Di-
vision was appointed IN 1911 He worked
In the Uintah Basin and. on horseback
travelled from farm to farm and from
nome TO home. The results of his work
were so rema rka BILE in the direction of
improved seed and therefore better Yields.
Improved animals as a direct result OF
nus adV,ce on The purchase of pure breds
10 mead the herds, more scientific irri-
cation with consequent greater Yields
ana health OF SOIL and the development
OF greater community pride, that steps
| were taken Immediately by President
Widtsoe TO make the agricultural adviser
a State wide affair
| AS you know, the last State Legisla-
| ture passed the Farm and Home Demon
stration bill which authorized the Agri.
cultural College TO enter into co-opera-
tive agreement with the counties. the
Federal Government. and individuals,
| In view OF placing In each county one
farm and one home demonstrators. In
the spring of 1913, six demonstrators or
advisers were appointed to labor re-
spectively In the following districts:
Millard county. Uintah Basin. Sewer
county. Iron. Beaver and Washington
| counties, (two advisers). and Carbon and
| Emery counties State leader was ap-
pointed on January !, 1913. TO supervise
the field work of these advisers. under
the direction OF the Extension Division.
| made limited initial State appropriation
| to begin this work During the spring
and summer OF 1913 this appropriation
was practically duplica ted by the coun-
ment.
AT the end OF the first six months Of
the work OF these six agricultural ad
vlsers, II is gratifying to report that they
have been received with generous un-
derstanding by the farmers OF Utah and
that the good they have already done
has indeed made 'the salaries paid a
| mere trlfle in comparison"
Permit me TO cite only few OF the
numerous instances In the work OF these
cholera In Carbon county. The agricuI-
turaI adviser. Mr.. n. II. Stewart, in
Yestigated and reported the case to the
proper person at Logan. BE was ad-
vised to recommend isolation. DR.. II. J.
Frederick the College veterinarian. was
sent down. The disease was carefully
diagnosed and found 10 be cholera. Dr.
Frederick secured enough serum to inocu-
late the entire number OF hogs affected
The inoculation was done by the owners
and Mr.. Stewart after being shown the
proper method. and the disease eradi-
Gated.
Mr.. J. p welch, the agricultural ad-
wiser in Millard county has recently
been Of very material assistance TO the
farmers IN the nciShborhood or Hincklcy
In organizing for drainage work. There
is inspiration In this quotation from the
report Of Mr.. Welch for the week end
ing September 9Th;
"Most OF the week was spont with mon whom
had previously chosen 10 corporate With mc
By carrying on experiments their farms
T. VI Wirsor OF the U. :. Department o, hEri-
culture with Wc decided work to-
gcthcr With aomc OF Tho men. find the farm
ers very glad 20 enter into this work. I expect
in these fields next summer
Tho meeting at Hinckloy for tho purpose
OF starting revision Of tho irrissting system.
We expect before next spring TO hayo OF tho
best SYSTEMS IN tho state Tho company hsvo
a good reservoir and are able TO store much OF
tho water or fall. winter and spring also all tho
water when farmers do not desire 10 use thoIr
turnE ip
II esss,cd IN organizing tbe farmers Mt Fiji
moro and Holden: win assist at sclpio soon
possible. and VIII then assist in forming. 1,
possible. an east side central organization such
havo the weGt sido OF tho county. Tho
west sIdo organization Is doing very good work
Their PRESIDENT is now in Brigham City ordering
500 bushels OF peaches for tho people here. In
this way they arc able 10 gel them hero for
less than two-thrds OF the price the local deal
ors ask
crop through tho organization. VIII clean. disIn-
| feet and guarantee tho seed"
What does II mean 10 the farmers OF
| Millard county and for Carbon and En-
cry counties and the other counties to
| have these well trained keen men CON
| tlnually With them and in touch with
| the wealth Of informa tlon OF tho college
| and The Federal bureau
And Tho work of these men Is stan
| dardzcd through tho State Leader who
| sees to it that no false doctrine is
| preached, and who suggests from time tu
time through letter the lines of work
| most timely. I quote from DR.. r. ].
| Evans State Leader In his letter OF Sep
tembcr 18th, TO the advisers;
'It appears that just at this time tho Is
| beginning 10 ripon and tho farmers win
hogin 10 hayvoB, II. It will be excellent
plan II you could get short article In . Tho
local papers asking tho farmers 10 mako Selcc-
| tion OF their corn, using the plant as tho uni,
of selection This should be judged By tho
health and vigor OF tho plant. by tho number
OF wcll-flllcd cars and by tho degree OF ripe.
| negs. OF always avoiding plants growing
| aono without competition. The entire plant can
be pulled up. the husk pulled bnck TO allow prop
| CT drying OF the and hang the wholc plant
| in tho bnrn other convenient place.
'Thc potato crop also will he ready TO harvest
within very short time and tho farmers should