Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-10-22
pRA(ITAL AID TO Be
FURNISHED FARMERS
CARBON COUNTY Will. BF VS.
TIED Bf COLLEGE, WORKERS.
FIRST Meeting In Price October 2eth--
Animal Husbandry. nome Econo-
mics and Irrigation the Principal
Topics Being Handled.

Commencing among the farmers
and stookmen Of the uintah basin. and
20 extend through Carbon and Emery
counties. the first members Of the ex-
tension division OF the Utah Agricui-
turai college under the new Smith
Bcvey appropriation OF the federal
government are al work giving prac-
ocai and valuable instruction In the
field. John T. Caine u.s.. Gertrude
Mccheyne and L. NJ. Windsor make
w the corps Of the extension division
OF the agricultural college at present
IN the Uintah basin.
October 18th and goth the trio were
~ Ducheane A. Myton lectures were
given Tuesday and wednesday and the
party spent part OF Wednesday and
Thursday at Roosevelt Large audi
ences were noticeable az all Of the
seizures. farmers ana atockmen from
the ncighboring country all gathering
October 23d and 2fth the Agricultural
and animal industry experts Will be
IN vernai
To vi-it Many Towns
They will leave October 2sth for
Price. The week beginning October
1eth and ending Saturday. October
aiat, win be spent In Carbon and EN-
cry counties Price. Green River. Cas-
Go Dale. Cleveland and Wellington
arc included In the next weeks sched- /
ole.
Under the smith-r.evey approprla-
zion the Utah Agricultural college re-
ceived several thousand dollars 90 car |
~ on extension work IN Utah. The
party now NJ work In the eastern part |
OF the state IL the first under the new
appropriation. hut Dr. E q. Peterson. |
director OF the extensson division. de-
ciarca that the department. Il going
FiEht after the work and will soon 1
have u IN fun swing A. a benefit 10 I
the farmers aud atochmen OF the state
this new departure % the agriculinr-
nj college. under the federal appro-
prialson. win be OF unlimited value.
n viii mean the doubling OF work
that has been carried on by the ex-
TENSION division during the past few
years
John T. calne III h iecturinF ON
animal hunhnndry. Hln principal work h
q In making the farmer and extensive
stockErower acquainted with the best
types OF stock suitable for their Sec ID
lions % the country. also the hest
methods Of marketing their stock. fat h
tenins them and the proper feoda His ,
work h aiao 10 illustrate and impress
on the farmers means of fighting anil /,
NAL Diseases
Gertrude Mcchcyns h on the tour Z
10 organize home econ \,
omic hocletiss Among the women Of /,
abe farming dinlrictN She u also lee b
turing upon home economic questions
~ n the purpose OF this department
OF the extension division 20 create an 1,
Interest among the women IN the farm b
1isiricta 20 Improve the home life and Il
homo conditions c,ups viii be or |,
Enni1ed In each town that IL visited K
on the tour for the purpose OF fur
thering and boosting the movement
Iiseraturc 4 FREE.
Monthly leaflets are distributed
among the various home districts
keeping the housewives In touch with
the work and lnstrncting them In a
regular correspondence nchooi meth. L
od
l., NJ Windsor. who n Irrigation en- I
sineor FOR the extension division. IL
the farmers IN points on II
irrigation. Mr.. Windsor u laying IL
stress on the care % the water during \
The winter 10 prevent logging OF wa h
Ter. which A. caused by thes farmers 4
leaving the irrigation bitches and can ID
ais filled. lie IL also urging them 10 ID
clean the bitches OF arr debris. az this K
causes much Of the trouble In spring 4
irrigation. Ii
Mr.. Windsor IL also attempting ID
large problem while In the ulntah ba- 4
sin. which IN 90 conduct water In irri- h
gallon canals without absorbing the III
salt rom the rocks This has caused e
HE farmers Of ulntah unlimited trou- II
bic and has forced many 60 leave the 4
and entirely. q
This propagation OF alkaline by wa
ler into the soils ON the farms Mr n