Arizona republican., 1921-01-23

take a long time to regain the strides which we had made in the dairy ,busi- ness. The Holsteins are the best breed for the Salt River valley because we are too far from market to get into the market milk business at the pres ent time. I believe that the solution of our present problem is the forma- ton of an association to buy our dairy stock comparatively"
 The Grasses of Arizona
 Professor J. J. Thornber, botanist, spoke on the number Of grasses in the state, together with their distribution and economic value as a family of plants. There was a brief discussion of the more important groups of grass es, including the Blue Stem, dropseed, brome, grama, fescue, mesquite, panic, wheat, tripleawn and blue grasses. The most important species of grasses also were noted, chief of which are the various grama grasses and curly mesquite. The value of the livestock industry to the state was noted, and suggestions were made concerning in creasing the carrying capacity of the ranges. Fencing was recommended together with grazing such areas only after the seed crop has matured and dropped. If continued for five or six years the carrying capacity will be greatly increased.
 Bringing up the fruit-tree the way Lit should go" was the subject of a very interesting illustrated lecture by Prof. F. J. Crider, professor of horti- culture. Prof. Crider emphasized the necessity of buying only young stock and keeping away from all old stock with calloused buds. Startathe young tree off properly. watch it and care for it, and prune it properly each year, and one is almost assured of getting good trees. Three branches is the ideal number for peach or apricot trees. These should be located 4t inches apart on the body of the tree . beginning about IS inches from the Il bottom. Fruit trees grow so rapidly in Southern Arizona that they car be made to bear at a much younger age than in most other places.
 Dr. J. O. Creager, director of th' school of education, offered some sur prisiug figures in a talk here ol
 Making the Country School Efficient. TIe said that figures for the nation a large show that the rural school i less than 50 per cent efficient. Tn last census shows that in all school
 but 56 out of every one hundred pu pills of school age are enrolled In tn
 schools. As to attendance the aver age is approximately 90 days pc school year of 1S0 days. This reckon 2 both city and rural schools and sine city school attendance is so far i advance of that of rural schools, tn average attendance for rural school must be far less than 50 per cent H suggested the following ways of in X creasing the effectiveness of the rurs school: First, get an up-to-date systel k of administration and supervision b K adopting the common unit systen Get well-trained teachers by payin H adequate salaries. Get more suppoi for schools through state and count
 taxation. then connect the school U
 with economic and social life of tf community.
 One of the most far-reaching talks
 relating to agricultural developmel H was given by Aldo Leopold, of u United States forest service. His top
 "Erosion and Prosperity" was SUI \ ported by many facts and strong argI ments.
 Dean D. W. Working in his addre
 The Dependence of Agriculture ( N Research" emphasized the fact tn without research agriculture wou continue but that development wou
 not be made
 \ Tuesday morning of Farm and Hon week was opened by an assembly which Dr. A. A Vinson talked on agT culture. He read an interesting fet+
 from Dr. F. H. Forbes, dean emeritl
 of the University of Arizona, who \ now in Egypt.
 Immediately following the assemb K Miss Helen Sandon, instructor in hon N economies of Flagstaff Normal ga K practical information on meal plannil E supplementing by work with a ve u instructive set of charts.
 Perhaps one of the most attracti E features offered in this weeks progra came in the form of an address Dean K. W. Jameson. Her subject TT Girl and Her Mother was skillfu and effectively handled and undouf
 edly Dean Jameson gave the mothe \ present food for serious thought in IA matter of sympathetic handling of growing daughter.
 Some Features of Tuesday oi
 Farmers Week Program
 In handling the subject "Arizo Horticulture - Wherein Thy Grt
 Strength Lieth," F. J. Criden, hor culturist of the university, emphasiz the unique and advantageous positi that Arizona occupies with reference fruit and vegetable production T fact was pointed out that in the e of the Washington navel oran Thompson Seedless grapes and ca figs that Arizona has no serious CO petition in the matter of marketil enabling her to secure the very hig est prices for these fruits. In the c;
 of some of the leading vegetables su
 as lettuce and cantaloupes, Arizona ( ' fall into the market just behind Ga - fornia products of this nature and tf
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