The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-05-16
Farm Demonstration
| For Utah County
De- Of This County should Get
|sy aud Secure Part OF State
baud National Appropriations
for This Purpose.

Robert ]. Evans came in from
rd county Thursday for a brief
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Evans.
Evans Is in charge of all the
Nv and district farm demonstra-
in Utah. He is working under
,oint supervision Of the general
state governments, the U. 8.
cultural Department and tho State
cultural College.
appropriation of several thou
dollars has been made by con-
and a like amount by the state
|tah to pay for the employment
ricultural experts to work among
Farmers In the several counties.
counties In which the work Is
must help to meet the expenses
y with, the state and national
fnments.
ese experts are called county
demonstrators. They visit with
FARMERS, and besides imparting
cir own information, they study
Reasons for success among the
essful farmers and communicate
Information to the less success
ines. AS they visit from farm to
gathering and dispensing infor-
bn the work Of the successful
|ers acts as a levening of the
e and thus raising the standard
lie whole county. They also hold
ers' meetings and help to form
|ers' organizations, and thus bring
FARMERS In closer touch with each
Neral of the counties have already
advantage of this assistance
the state and nation and DR..
reports that while the work Is
than a year old, 1t has been pro-
We of much good and more coun-
hre asking that they be given an
rtunity for cooperation. How
the first appropriation being
I'D was soon exhausted, so that
part OF the county applications
be accommodated.
5e doctor draws attention to the
that the Lever bill providing for
tional appropriations was this
j passed through one branch OF
kress, and undoubtedly will pass
,other branch. 1t provides suffi-
\ funds to employ six more dem
rators In Utah. The rule fol-
ID in the past by the agricultural
3ge has been to fill the applica-
: in the order that they come In
rom the different districts. AL
v two additional counties have
4 applications in, leaving but four
y available.
hh county should at once make
&cation for one Of the four vacan-
N II is the richest agricultural
BY In the state and produces the
est variety OF crops of any
y in the state. There is no place
p demonstration could do more
i've work. Some men last year
! $500 per acre from their fruit,
rs operated at a loss. Some men
|uced a similar profit from grow
celery, while similar soil In other
fs were yielding crops of but a
as valuable. Some dry farmers
harvesting wheat that Yields fifty
lels per acre; others fail to har-
any. Some second stands of al
are harvested before second
has hardly commenced to grow
(her fields. Some orchardists pro-
a hundred dollars worth OF beans
|een their trees, while others get
revenue at all while their trees
coming into bearing. and all this
by of conditions can be found in
2ittle county where the conditions
yer are practically the same. In
stock growing line some dairy
are producing big profit while
rs produce a loss to the owners,
someg rowerS of beef cattle get
per cent more per head on an
age than do their neighbors.
G know of no moro profitable way
'hich the county could expend say
10 per year than to get In its
ieation at once for the privilege
Cooperating on farm demonstra-
Every farmers organization and
mercial club In the county should
delegates to the next meeting of
county commissioners and ask
to take the necessary steps be-
the new appropriation has been
lusted.
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