Arizona republican., 1921-01-23

can time the supply to the consuming public.
 It was also emphasized that Arizona has wonderful opportunities l. the bro duction of such crops as sweet pota- toes, Irish potatoes and onions that per init of easy storage.
 J. w. Lewis of Chandler made a very | interesting talk on commercial can ming of fruits and vegetables. MT. | Lewis pointed out the fact that the 1 commercial cannery has an important place in the utilization of perishable fruits and vegetables, doubly insuring returns from the growing of these crops. It was stated that not enough ! fruit is being produced in southern Arizona to supply the cannery at i Chandler ;also that with the produc- ton of more fruit capital will be at
 tracted to the state for the erection
 of more canneries. MT. Lewis sug-
 gested the planting of four or five
 acres of fruits in connection with the
 staple crops as a means of supplying 1 the canneries.
 Dr. R. J. Flight, state veterinarian, I gave an interesting talk upon the com
 mon diseases of dairy cows. taking up
 the causes, symptoms and remedies in a very practical way. Among the dis eases taken up were indigestion of cows, foreign substances such as nails
 and pieces of baling wire lodged in the
 stomach of cows, bloating, pneumonia,
 cowpox, tuberculosis, etc.
 pr. D. T. McDougal, director Desert
 laboratory, Carnegie institute at Wash
 ington. was the main speaker of Farm
 and Home week on Tuesday. His sub } ject was "The Advantageous Use or
 Public Money for Scientific Purposes" In introducing his subject, Dr. Mac Dougal said that he would make use . of personal experiences and he gave some in order that his audience might ! know how he arrived at the opinions , which he expressed. He first began
 work with the agricultural depart ment of Purdue university, Lafayette,
 Ind. After several years of teaching n plant physiology at Minnesota, he went
 to New York to do research work n One of his Mennesota men was Dr ,, Anderson who invented the flood shol f out of a gun." About 1902 he begar S as an advisor for the Carnegie insti- e tute of Washington.
 s Dr. A. E. Douglas, director of the = Stewart observatory and Fellow of tn, e American Meteorological society, s1ok' = on "Forecasting the Weather and de IT scribed the problem with special ref $ ! erence to the southwest. We are ol @ the dividing line between tropical ant n temperate zone climates and have tn e characteristics of the former in sum Is mer and of the latter in winter. Pre- e diction of the tracks of such summe T. storms as we have here has not beel Al studied sufficiently to be of service n But prediction of winter conditions l v highly developed so far as a few day q. in advance is concerned. This is don s skillfully by he United States Weath -. CT bureau. Long distance prediction v - or the prediction of the character c "a coming seasons is urgently needed. " The champion members of the Boy' |, and Girls club work for the year 192 1+ were visitors to the Farm and Hom 1e week at the university on Saturda. ic During the afternoon excursions wer ~ made to the university farm, where ,. engaged in judging demonstratio
 of beef cattle, dairy cows, breeding an SC fattening hogs of the Duroc and Pc ,n land China breeds, led by Prof. D. a+ Stanley of the animal husbandly de "a partment of the college. After th "a judging work a meat cutting demon
 stration was given by Professor Star no ley. showing the cuts of the hog. a4 That Arizona produces a superio q quality of head lettuce is not ofte ., realized In the vicinity of Tolte 1e l there is reported about 300 acres tn sa year. It requires three to four mont
 to produce a crop of lettuce Octob' ,,- 10 to Nov. 25 is about the range S the planting season F. H. Simmon ,-e station foreman of the Yuma orchar .s also tol dof a sixth of an acre that pr' =, duces 200 dozen heads weighing fro one to two pounds each which we -. marketed from March Is until Apl " 10, and brought $75.
 l,, Marketing Day of Farm and Hon 1,a week opened with the regular unive 'IN lte sity assembly when the winners in Il ~ poster contest were announced. Rt Demo of Douglas won first prize ,9 this contest with a poster entitl' iie Power Improves Waste Land" It VI
 done in black and white, illustratil the power of machinery, but with t mind of man behind it all. The SC
 ond prize went to Dorothy Jayne ma Tucson high school. Her poster illu eat trated irrigation and the land peto ti- and after irrigation, called T .ed Desert Reclaimed" Lois Johnsc ion Phoenix, Docs This Apply to You to Dress to Suit Your Style; Franc The Blair. Tucson. Why Change This Cd For This: and Marcia Wander Ve' ge Phoenix, Health and Profit in Rais Tlv Raisins," were awarded honorak m mention.
 no Dean D. W. Working announced t -b" winners of the essay contest, co ,r ducted by the university on My Mo oe Profitable Crop" J. A. Gumm of Be @ o son, writing on Valencia Onions" T 's. ,.i ceived the first prize of fifteen dolla @ Second prize went to Curtis Reed les Pima; third to Bianconi Brothers
 Prescott. and honorable mention to
 E. Creighton, Tempe, who wrote