The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-12-16
EXTENSION SCHOOL
CLOSED WEDNESDAY
The Sessions Haze Been Of Interest
and Ualue to seiy
.Attend0n.. Gsx.

school next year to la. -e
week and to be so amplih~ is
scope as to take in dairying and 4 cry
branch OF agricultural life. Most of
the exhibits of the horticultural soci-
ETY. will be removed this evening.
Despite the very excellent and help
full short course OF study presented
in connection with the extension
school in horticulture and domestic
science on Monday the registration of
students was not az large as had been
anticipated would be the case and
some disappointment was expressed
by those in charge on that account II
was generally agreed. however. that
the small attendance was due to the
prevalence of an epidemic of Ia grippe
in the community. rather than to any
lack OF public interest in the enter
prise. There are comparatively few
families in the Canon City district at
present that are enjoying an immunity
from the grip and in many households
IL exists in malignant. distressing
form: psecluding its victims. and. in
many instances. their friends from
being present at the school. however
much they would be pleased TO do SO
under more favorable conditions.
The program for school work. which
was prepared at the state agricultu-
raj college at Fort Collins, was taken
up Monday afternoon by Prof. List, in
sect and blight specialist, with spien-
did talk on Combating the Leaf Roi-
ler," a subject Of unusual interest to
the fruitgrowers of Fremont county.
Prof. List said that a great deal Of ex-
perineniation had been done In this
state and elsewhere to find an anti
dote for the ravages of the leaf roller.
but only with partial success. No alb
solufe and wholly dependable remedy
for Il had been discovered. although
various insectides could be used to
good advantage in minimizing its dam
ages TO the orchardists. The oil sprays,
which fruitgrowers had used for sew
eral years. were about the most reli,
able and effacacious remedies that
horticultural science had been able
to bring to the aid Of the orchard
Ist. Prom Prof. Lists deductions on
ss1e subject of the leaf roller 1t was
apparent that but little real progress
had been made during the last two
or three years by scientific investigate
ors in their Efforts to compound u
remedy for this troublesome pest.
The leaf roller. according to Prof
List, is widely known among Ameri-
can hortIculturists and is everywhere
q source OF considerable annoyance
and soiicitude. Ii Is known to some
extent in the New England states. in
Michigan. California, Oregon and on
the western slope in Colorado. but
nowhere is IL quite SO serious men
ace to the fruitgrowers as in Fremou:
county and In the Canon City district
in particular. Climatic and other con
ditions here seem to DO specially
adaptable to It; causing II 10 flourish
az in no other section OF the country,
Prof. List Is OF the opinion that an
antidote for It will be found by scien-
lists in due course in some sort oI
chemical combination and solution and
that optimism. rather than despond'
ency, should prevail SO far as the Leaf
roller II concerned. II Is only 4 ques'
ton Of time until its vulnerability Will
be discovered and n remedy placed up
on the market.
The second lecture Of the afternoon
was delivered by Prof. W. r. vaplon
ON Poultry Raising in Colorado" Prof
vaplon is an expert on all matters per
tanning to poultry and his address was
! replete with pertinent and valuable
suggestions to the amateur chicken.
raiser. By way OF emphasis and IL
lustration he used a series OF charts
In. his discourse to help fx fundamen'
tai facts in the minds of his auditors,
Colorado" he said, produces $3.-
GOO. 900 worth Of poultry products an.
nually. but buys every year 81
| 100000 OF poultry products from he.
yond the borders OF the state.
what is needed in Colorado CON
tinued Prof. vaplon. 'is million
more hens to supply the home de
4and."
Prof. vaplon emphasized the fact
that poultry pays, III well housed; not
crowded: well fed; not BoFged; well
managed; not neelecte1 and well
bred" The Keystone II ahe arch oi