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FARM BUREAU NEWS
BY   MORGAN  AND  SUMMIT COUNTIES
Volume 3
Coalville, Utah, May 15, 1920
Number 5
HOYTSVILLE-WANSHIP
CELEBRATE
The dawning of a brighter day
was celebrated in Hoytsville and
Wanship on April 29th and 30th to
celebrate the advent of the light into
their towns. Oyster suppers, and
other refreshments, were served, and
dancing was indulged in. Demonstrations of different electrical apparatus were given by several different companies.
The members in Hoytsville and
Wanship are very grateful to their
officers who worked so hard to
make the lights possible. The Farm
Bureau News wishes to extend congratulations to each and all for the
successful completion of this big undertaking. This is their biggest example of team work ever pulled off
in this county, and the largest movement yet built to the Farm Bureau
in the county.
MEMBERSHIP  DRIVE  CLOSES
The Membership Drive for members of the farm bureau in the different locals in Morgan and Summit
counties came to an end May 1. Local secretaries are requested to look
out for a visit from the County
Agent, at which time he desires to
check up on names and money.
Old members who have not renewed their memberships, shouiu do co
at once if they wish to be on the honor roll for 1920.
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ELECTRIC POWER
TO OAKLEY
Farm Bureau committee have
been advised that the electric light
and power extension from Wanship
to Oakley will be built according to
the proposition made by the company
and that the work will begin as soon
as materials can be purchased, and
labor arranged for.
WOOL POOL ORGANIZED
CONTOLLING  THE   SQUIRRELL
Farmers in Summit are again on
the job with poisoned bait for the
ground squirrels. Those who have
used bait for the last two years report that their lands are practically
clear of them, but on the foothills
and canyons they are very numerous.
Plenty of oat bait is ready for distribution.    See your local officers.
Everything is in readiness for the
complete extermination work to begin in Snyderville and Park City,
■waiting action of the Crop Pest Commission and Biological Survey.
At the County Farm Bureau meeting held in Wanship, May 8th, a
wool pool for Summit County was
organized. The following bureau
members were appointed as a committee to look into the matter and
make arrangements to have all members interested place their wool in
the pool and consign it to same house
in the east: Jos. B. Andrus, Marion;
Ad. Sorenson, Oakley; K. B. Hixon,
Wanship;   Clyde Marchant, Peoa.
It is believed that from 15 to 2 5
cents per pound can be saved in this
new plan of marketing. Members
who are interested are advised to
consult the members of the committee or the county agent.
SILO MEETINGS
The scarcity of feed this past year
has directed the attention of many of
our dairymen to the silo as a means
of solving the problem in the future.
The County Agent has made arrangements with Ben R. Eldredge to be
here from May 12th to 15th. Meetings will be held in Kamas, Oakley,
and Hoytsville. AVatch for your
date.
DEMONSTRATING   SUNFLOWERS
The county agent has made arrangements with thirty-two different
parties in Summit county to try sunflowers for silage. Small plots of
about 1-8 to 1-5 acre will be grown
by each party and close tab kept on
them, and when the right time comes
experiments on feeding, etc., will be
conducted.
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BUREAU SOLVING
CLOTHING PROBLEM
Mrs. Henry Otte, from the Extension Division of the U. A, C,, has
been in Summit county since April
19th, and has given the Farm Bureau women much assistance in re--
modeling of clothing and in cleaning
and pressing of clothing. The assistance and instructions given by Mrs.
Otte in nine locals will result in the
saving of much money in the county.
SUNFLOWERS  FOR SILAGE
In January last I gave a little talk
in Salt Lake City on my experience
growing sunflowers. Since then I
have received numerous inquiries regarding same, so in order to reach
those interested in the growth of this
crop for silage I am sending you
this article for publication in your
paper.
A year ago a gentleman came to
my farm and tried to interest me in
this crop, I felt very skeptical in
what he was trying to tell me, and
consequently paid no more attention
to it for the time being. About two
weeks later I went to Salt Lake City
on a business trip and called on Mr.
Dorman, Chief of the Western Dairy
Division and the subject of growing
sunflowers  came  up.
I went home somewhat enthused
and purchased a pound of fhe Mammoth Russian Variety. I planted it
the latter part of May in a very fertile piece of ground. I planted only
four rows, I believe every seed grew.
The seeds were planted in rows 3
feet apart and hills 8 to 10 inches
apart, so when the plants were about
6 inches high I thinned 1 row to 1
stock to the hill, the 2nd row 2, the
3rd three and the 4th four. I cultivated them once and irrigated them
three times. I never saw anything
make such rapid growth as they did,
some of them reaching 12 and 14 feet
high with foliage on them from the
bottom. The rows with 3 and 4
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