The Glenwood post., 1913-03-08

TAe Colorado Potato Growers asso-
cistiA1s recently organized, was ex-
plaiReasby W. p. Price of Montrose,
see11tery of the association. He is
end svoring to interest all the potato
gro1 in the state in the new organ
ixA1 and the interest all along the
iakaee he joined the train at Canon
City - been excellent. The object
Of tGkassociation is to improve potato
orsGtng conditions in Colorado by Sc
e1giak Hegis'ation to prevent the I'M
PAAfAa of seed from states where
theTiAeAe diseases We do not have here
asA p0fpsevent the importation of seed
bseo2 u certain standard. They also
pss1 10 work for better support for
theS eriment station At the college
in Investigations into the causes OF
~ 1iseases and their efforts to find
pss( tivcs and cures. They will NJ.
- n Statistics on crop yields and
tAe,d&s Of different methods Of cul
tiv4t3e1 n order that all in the asso
ciql ~ by have tie advantage Of the
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"rhs Proper Cnltivatio. Of the sn
gar Beet" was the subject of J. ".
Douthitt, field superintendent of agri-
culture for the Western Land and gu
gar company at Delta.
Wesley Foster Of Boulder, state
apiary inspector, had an interested au-
dience in the ear to hear his talk on
Beekeeping."
In the first ear d. c. Patterson has a
large display of the poisonous plants to
be found in Colorado and shows a
large collection of pathological speci-
mems preserved in glass jars to illus
trate the effect of animal diseases.
Here he shows how pork looks if at
fected by tuberculosis, how tuberculosis
germs are Transferred to the milk if 4
COW hes the mslady, and the effect
of hog cholera on pork. A little bottle
in this exhibit attracted more attention
than anything else. 1t contained
five specimens 81 hookworm, the little
parasite which causes the disease which
makes some of the lower classes in the
south very lazy and indolent. He show
ed large photographs to illustrate his
A. h. die.
ease which killed thousands Of horses
in the southern part Of Colorado and
Kansas last fall and told the farmers
Just how the disease affects an anima!
and the opinion Of the college experts
ste il cause.
D. ". Ffear, state field leader IN !
farm advisor, was in charge Of the
alfalfa exhibit and talked to the farm
ers ~ proper methods Of cultivating
this paa.t. He urged greater attention
to ssed selection, asserting that by ex-
ercising more care in this matter the
farnsss can increase their yields from
10 = l5 PER cent. He favored seeding
with . aRill to broadcasting and advc-
Gated irriss*isn by rows rather than
by flsedine. He illustrated his reAarks
with . hexe number Of specimens and
enlarged photographs.
G. L Ramsey demonstrated with q
fanning niIl and chart that BY clean
ing sssl before sewing and treating
with . aixturs Il foFmalin saut can
be pssvsa4ea in wheat, barley and eats
and sAswed Aow big = saving win NJ
suit II esd h. treated in this manssr.
How rars' schools car 'rnrrGaa,.sstd
whas b being done to improve them by
coussAdatioa 10 shown In striking man
ner By Pref. c. c. Sargent, rural school
vistse for tie college. Prof. Sargent
shown model SITS Of equipment to de-
moasasaae Nat the studies Of asricul'
turs, 1sassGie science s1d na1ual train
ing 80 BE- introduced i1te tAs eosrie-
ulrM u ~ sss1l seAssls at vssy AL
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