The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-12-17

Utah IL the first state IN the un-
lon to establish ~ . separated divi-
sion Of her agricultural college. an
Agricultural Engineering Expert
msnt station. The action which
again placsd Utah TO the fore IN A.
sieulturai sdueatien wss taken De-
esmbsr srA vAsn The Beard q Trus-
~ q ~ inssitstioa formally e.
ssSaisksd shis new division. y
~ ssoaulssasss e ~ Asrieui-
turnl pssnssrins nspsrinsat station
is'a lseieal AevsloDn0t ~ ~ work
q ths esiisgs feiiowins tAs oreAai-
sation n 1911 Of the school Of A.
siesltursi rnginssstas b Prssidsat
Widtses. Il Win ensblsths college
q sss ~ funds. 10th federal and
stats. n tAs invsstisatlon Of the
many yroblsns which esafront ths
dsvslopmsnt o. agriculture On the
engineering sids. the profession Of
rural snginssrins b almost : rsaii-
sstion. The farmAr must therefore
b advised fully in regard to ensin-
sering q Il affects rural communi-
ties.
That there was q direct need for
this organization IL evidsnced by the
fact that much work ia properly
part Of the work Of such station
has been carried ON informally BY
various departments Of the college.
Such. for instance. are extensive In
vestigations that have told Utah
farmers Just how much water their
different crops need under varying
agricultural conditions; investigation
that has demonstrated that Thousands
of Utah acres may be irrigated by
subterranean waters: the analysis Of
the waters of rivers Of the state BY
which those rivers whose waters are
deleterious to crops have been locat-
ed. OF a similar nature are those
investigation carried on covering
proper sanitation Of rural communi-
ties; the establishment Of water and
sewerage systems on the farm; the
proper construction Of farm build
lnss; ana he prcI>r tyrss Of farm
tractors adapted to the west.
But ne work Of He Agrieultufai
Ensinsering nzpsrimsnt station Vim
not only continue In : moro complete
way the WORK which has thus ~
ready bssn Undertakes Informally. It
win branch opt ultimately to include
ail Of those problems wherein the
profession Of engineering touches
that Of agriculture.
y "A organised rat present. UtAhs
Agricultural Engineering Experiment
Station consists Of rive separate a.
partments. Thsss are: The Depart
msnt Of irrigation and Drainage. m
der ths direction Of Dr.. =. Q. Harris
and Prot. o. W. Israslseu; HesdA
|Profs. william Peterson and Ray p.
Vests yRrm lfaehipsry and Trans,
pertAtisns Prot. 1. H. Humphrsysi
|llan~eaeturs Of Agricultvral W Pro-
|duees. Psofs. n. o. Merrill and ,. 9.
|Thsmsss aad Rural Architecture And
|Duildinss. Prof. Ray B. West. Com
|plsts programs or work have already
been outlined In these diafsrsnt ~
partments and comprehensive invss-
Legations viii immsdiatsl ybsgin.
In the Department Of IrriGatles
| and Drainage the plan y y steiy b
detail irrigation institutions best ~
ted for Utah: 70 determine what i.
Irigation praeticss result n maziraun
crop production; to investigate Va.
ter measurement devices and ensin'
eering structures used in the trans
mission Of water from intake 70 The
farm; 70 study SPECIAL types Of die
tributicn systems with an idea y
dstefmihing which are At once thu
most sincisnt and most economical
70 study tie management and opera
stlon Of Irrigation systems; to dets'