, 1927-01-26
STATE FARMS BULLETIN
TELLS OF SERVICE OF
UNIVERSITY STATIONS

under the direction of the Univer-
sity of Wyoming and the long time
for the development and
operation of each farm are outlined
in detail In State Farms Bulletin
No. Z, published this week by the
Division of State Farms at the
State University. The material
was released by w. L. Quayle,
director OF experiments, as a bien-
nial report of progress and to show
what has been actually done at
each station. The scope of the
field of agricultural promotion as
reported In the bulletin is indicated
by mention of but a few of the
many experiments and important
accomplishments cited
At Cheyenne, the station is ex-
perimenting in rotations and the
testing of methods. of tillage for
grains and forages and the suit
able varieties and methods of feed
ing and housing of dairy cattle and
in economical pork production on
dry farms. Among the many inn
portant results are listed the dis
tribution OF Acme wheat in Laramie
county which increased the yield
nine bushels per acre, the develop
ment of methods of tillage that in
crease the certainty of winter
wheat. and the introduction of
crested wheat grass, a pasture and
hay crop for non-irrigated lands,
yielding more than one ton of cured
hay per acre for an average of
seven years.
In Sweetwater county the farm
has experimental with varieties
and rotations of field crops and is
determining the value of alfalfa and
pea. nay for shed lambing with aged
ewes. Included with the accomp-
lishments is the demonstration that
sunflowers make a large tonnage
and mature sufficiently early for
good silage. that rotations with
legumes are absolutely essential to
the success of agriculture in this
part of the state and that excessive
amounts OF irrigation tend to re-
duce crop yields and ruin the soil.
At Gillette, in Campbell county,
the experimental work includes pro-
jects to determine methods for in
crease in the carrying capacity of
the native range by methods of
management and by the introduc.
ton OF new plant varieties, to DEM
onstrate the practicability of sheep
production-on fenced aereas. to de-
velop corn varieties adopted L
northeastern Wyoming to improve
methods for the production of win
ter wheat and to propagate and
distribute adapted varieties of trees
for wind breaks and home orchards.
At Grover. in Lincoln County, ex-
periments deal principally with
varieties and rotations Of field
crops and n feeding experiment is
o under way to determine the
effect Of different rations on milk
production. Since Tho opening If
experimental work last year, this
station has among other things in
troduced n barley variety superior
TO any that had been used In Lin
coin County; has proved the neces-
sity OF very heavy~seeding of small
grain to insure maturing, and has
demonstrated the economy of silos
constructed of local materials.
Lander, the Fremont County sta
ton is devoted to experimental
work with a great many varieties
OF fruits and is also cooperating
with the Federal government under
the Clark-McNary act in the pro
pagation of nursery stock suitable
for Wyoming wind breaks. shelter
belts, wood lots, and decorative pur-
poses. At this station. thirty-seven
varieties of apples. fifteen varieties
OF crabs, sixteen varieties of plums
and six varieties OF cherries have
been proved Thoroughly hardy and
prolific in Wyoming"
At Lyman, the work of the Uinta
County Experiment Station includes
the testing of varieties, tillage
includes also experiments in the
production of honey. Among sta
tion accomplishments are listed the
introduction of high yielding barley
which has increased production
t~hirty-five per cent: the demon
stration that fall blowing increases
the yield of oats forty , per cent
compared with spring blowing and
that honey of the very highest
quality can be produced at this
high altitude.
At Sheridan. the work includes
crop rotations and varietal tests,
different C ultural methods with
grains and forage crops, special
seeding tests to determine the effect
of the time of seeding and amount
Of seed used and 1t includes also tho
distribution of adopted tree and
bush fruits for northern Wyoming.
and the demonstration of the use
OF suitable tree varieties for wind
breaks and home Identification.
There Is also the study of soil and