Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-11-12
CARBON HIGH SCHOOL
AGRICULTURAL WORK
AND DEMANDS or COM.
MUNTTY MET.
Experiments Being Made NJ to Dry
Farming Cou,Iit'pns-Thousan of
Iiotbctis Demonstrate Varieties Of
Products Successful Here.
by NJ o. Vaughan.

Agricultural studies should meet
the needs and demands Of the com.
munity. Questions Of practical inn
portance should be studied and soiv-
ed--those questions that are OF value
and help In improving the conditions
OF the community as whole-and |
which when solved will aid the indi- |
vidual In being able to succeed In his
work and render to the community |
more and better service. Service IL |
that for which we should train the
student Of agriculture as we'll az those
who pursue other studies.
Agricultural work should be co-op-
erative IN its nature. by which the
student comes very largely In personal
contact with the farmers themselves
In every day work The students
should GO direct 20 the fields and
study the soils. the preparation OF the
seed beds. the time for planting. the
proper culture. the proper harvest.
ing and marketing % crops. etc. They
should GO right into the dairy herd
and with the assistance 81 pair ~
scales and Babcock tester find eN-
actly what every COW In doing-whe.
Their she makes profits for the owner
or consumes the profits made by the
other cows This the Carbon County
High school II trying TO accomplish.
Several experiments are now under
way and many more are planned and
some have already matured.
Under the climatic conditions which
prevail here. Il In a question whether
dry farming can he practiced or not
The one big factor II precipitation. No
Experiments have yet been obtained
i - L. eta
any definite information on this auesi
ton.
The agricultural department has
seen the need % knowing the annual
precipitation. not for agricultural pur-
poses alone. hut from the standpoint
OF homeseekera and settlers. who want
Go know the condition OF this region
before coming here Co make their
homea They must know something
OF the climate. and precipitation IN n
livery important factor. So the depart
mcnt purchased two rain gauges and
n now az work obtaining records
which are In duplicate. hence avoid
Ing errors M much ne possible.
Along with records OF rainfall. We
find no records Of temperature-min-
imum and mnximum-and no records
Of clear and cloudy days. direction Of
the winds. etc. Experiments aionr
these lines are now being conducted
by the department. and II IN working
In connection with the United state'
weather bureau % Salt Lake City
These results when completed viii b
OF wonderful value 20 the people.
The department sets up hotbes
each spring and demonstrates Go th'
community at large the value OF thu
same. Several thousands % plant
are started In these hotbeda which
are later distributed 90 the people nj
the community who have gardeI
spots. Different varieties are han
died with the purpose In view of de
Gliding upon the best variety for thi
section % the country.
There are several orchards In ans
around Price city. Several Of thea'
are pruned each year by boys OF th'
department. thus making their worl
practical az well aa benefitIng th'
owners.
The Carbon County High school 4
! new and the surrounding ground
were completely barren until las
year when the boys OF the agriculture
department planted n lawn which
now covers part OF the grounds near
est the building. The plat IL la goo
condition az the present time.
Considerable work has been don
along the lines OF testing the soil b
means OF test tubes 90 determine u
nature and borings 10 determine u
\ depth at different places
The department further cooper
J atea with the community IN holding
farmers meetings at the high school
where live discussions are carried Of
pertaining 90 needs and conditions q
this community. other work OF
practical nature In being carried o
and many experiments OF differen
kinds are being planned for the IA
4 lture.