The Glenwood post., 1916-09-02
A Field Demonstration Show
ing the Wonderful Produc-
tive Qualities Of Section
EVERYBODY PLEASED

Farmers, spud growers. politicians,
editors and others to the number Of
about two hundred made an auto trip
last Saturday to the Carbondale sec
tion, Grand Valley and all intermediate
points furnishing the visitors who made
the trip by auto, thus taking advantage
of the opportunity to view the Grand
river valley and its agricultural possi-
bilites.
The trip was planned by R. c. Alfred,
county agricultural agent, and he IS
very much pleased with the interest
which was shown in the jaunt and pre-
diets that much good will result to the
farmers who took advantage of the op-
portunity offered to see some really
high class farming and to hear the lee
lures of the experts from the expert
ment stations who explained the modus
operandi that has been in vogue for
some time in the Carbondale section.
The first stop was made at the spleu-
did ranch of George Sievers on the
Roaring Fork, and while Mr.. Sievers,
will have an excellent crop this year.,
his fields show some fusarium wilt and
also some rhizoctonia.
At the Sievers grove the party was
augmented by number of auto loads
from Carbondale and the upper country,
and after partaking of luncheon ALI
went to the big ranch of Frank and Lou
Sweet where they were treated to ..
splendid demonstration of what may be
done in the line of intelligent potato
culture.
Not only were the splendid potato
fields of the Sweets carefully inspected
and the various phases of seed selection,
planting, cultivating and irrigating
gone into with great thoroughness, with
the large fields serving as magnificent
object lessons, but the experimental
plots maintained by the government
were very carefully inspected and many
questions were asked of the demon
strators during the afternoon by those
who were eager to learn as much as
possible of the science of potato cui-
ture.
Lou Sweet explained it by saying that
there was no royal secret in it, but that
what they were doing on the Sweet
ranch could be done by Others if they
cared to make the preparation and put
the plant food in the soil. He referred
to the great value of the agricultural
agent and cited many instances where,
after the employment of county
agent. yields had been increased to such
an extent that the county agent was
now considered Indispensable.
DR.. C. +. Clark in charge of the sx.
pertinent station at Greeley addressed
the crowd upon the subject of potato
growth and the value of the federal
government the state and the county
cooperating in this work DR.. Z. p.
Sandstcn, state horticulturist from the
State Agricultural college at Fort Col.
Inns, assisted Dr.. Clark in tine demon
strations, and those present feel that
they were amply repaid for making the
trip.
After giving first attention to the
potato fields, the wheat, barley and
alfalfa were also inspected and the
crowd then left by auto. driving their
machines through a mammoth potato
cellar, going in at one end and driving
out at the other of the substantial struc-
ture. The novelty of this experience
may be better understood when we :n-
form our readers that this cellar is 40
feet wide and 100 feet long and is
used each year to hold several carloads
of potatoes in storage. r..
After leaving the Sweet ranch the
party proceeded to Missouri Heights
where they inspected very fine field
of potatoes grown by I'd Claussens The
vines completely covered the grouadj
the stand was almost perfect sad :.
careful inspection proved that Nr.
Claussen il soon to be rewarded BY An
abundant yield.
Altogether the day was most profit
ably spent and those who participated
in the excursion feel amply repaid for
the tim