Arizona republican., 1917-03-04

other of those tried. These are the New York or Wonderful, which is sometimes called the Los Angeles with the Iceberg close second.
 Sudan grass Was grown last sea son. Sown about the middle of Aug ust it produced four tons to the acre of very good hay Flax is being grown. Several varieties have just been planted.
 A numboi of different cover crops are being grown to get comparative da:a IS 10 relative values. Garban2o peas arc making very good show ing, covering the ground nicely with good oven stand and at this time tMarch D. ale ei~ht inches h yN or more. Canada field peas. although a cold climate crop, are making uica growth and promise a goo6 tnnnage of hay or green fodder, or an inn mense growth to turn under Colo raoo stock peas are also being grown, and to the observer there is no difference between them and the Canada peas. \ v?r.ety of retch. the Black Purple. which has succeeded well ir southern California has made almost no growth at all. Button clover. m2ch boasted crop in some or the sonthe1n states. madC so littl. growth hat it v-as plowed u0.
 The field of Peruvian alfalfa sown in the fall of 1915 IS making a spien- did showing. and is at this time ns pretty and even a field as one would care to see anywhere.
 The experiment fam is well worth visit. and although as yet the legisla- ture has not seen fit to make an ap- propriation for buildings or provid for any experiments to be condl ted 9io1g the lines of steer feeding dairying or hog raising there iA hope that sometime something will he done along these lines and that we will have a station that we shall be proud of.
 Meeting of Poultry Breeders
 The next meeting ct the Nariraa9 County Poultry Breeders association will he held March 10 at the usual hour of D. m. and at the usual place. the chamber of commerce in Phoenix.
 v One of the best programs ever pre- sented has been prepared. and a full attendance is expected. Tho meeting
 is not confined to members hut is
 open to all who are interested. A
 special invitation is extended to the
 egg producers. and a plan Will be
 proposed which may help in no small degree in the marketing of eggs. Those who will tale nart 'n tho
 program and their subjects follow: F. F. Drannr. Glendale Poultry Fruit and Bees. MT. Dranar ha. . made a success on small farm
 near Gltndale. with no other incomi . except that which he has derive, . from his small farm of ten acres , with -'o-,ltry kept for eggs alone. anl from his -ruit ara bees. He will tel
 what his experience has been { Professor V |. WiIdormrfh T~-np. : Lice and Mites. Professor Wilder 2 muth IS ar entom0laEist in ttc em nloy of the United States government . he devot"s his time to s'1dving th ha bits If insects. as diversion h, | turns to poultr- he is therefore het p ter "rslified than most scientists |. tell how to mana 70 to keep thes, s pests of Doultryuom from eating ul
 the profits.
 !. John h 'Teoer Phoenix - Tn, ] Hogan SyEtem. Mir Weber is tn veteran pogltryman of the valley. h. , has made 9 success Of the business | and ae has also made a study of thu : system of selecting layers, as advanc ) eC by Walter Hogan. This will b [ an informal talk with live specimen