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Bulletin No. 86 - The Right Way To Irrigate, John A. Widtsoe Dec 1903

Bulletin No. 86 - The Right Way To Irrigate, John A. Widtsoe

UAES Bulletins

The irrigation investigations of the Utah Experiment Station w re instituted in 1901; and have been continued since that year. The results promise to be of the highest importance in the establishment. of correct practices in the use of water on the farms.


Bulletin No. 84 - The Grain Smuts, Lewis A. Merrill, B. F. Eliason Nov 1903

Bulletin No. 84 - The Grain Smuts, Lewis A. Merrill, B. F. Eliason

UAES Bulletins

Farmers are urged to treat all their seed grain with Formalin, during the coming spring, and thus save to the state, next year, thousands of dollars now lost by smut-infested grain.

Formalin can be purchased at any drug store for about seventy-five cents per pound. Pour one pound of Formalin in fifty gallons of water and completely submerge the seed grain, which is loosely held in burlap sacks, for ten minutes. Dry the seed and it is ready for use.


Bulletin No. 85 - Pear-Blight, W. N. Hutt Nov 1903

Bulletin No. 85 - Pear-Blight, W. N. Hutt

UAES Bulletins

This bulletin makes no claim to originality of method. It is simply a brief resume of the history and nature of pear-blight, together with the treatment of the disease that we have found to be most successful, during the last two years, at this Experiment Station. The bulletin is published in reply to numerous letters from many parts of the State asking for information regarding the blight of the pear trees, and methods of controlling it.


Bulletin No. 83 - Pruning Of Tree And Bush Fruits, W. N. Hutt Oct 1903

Bulletin No. 83 - Pruning Of Tree And Bush Fruits, W. N. Hutt

UAES Bulletins

"How shall we prune" is a question probably more frequently asked than any other in the whole range of horticulture. To answer it brings forth a second question, viz., "Why do we prune?" Pruning is a means to an end. So then to prune intelligently and therefore successfully, there should be in the mind of the operator some definite purpose. Too often pruning is simply a cutting of the tree without any idea as to the final purpose such cutting is to serve. Such pruning invariably does harm instead of good, and has ruined countless trees. Since the ultimate purpose …


Bulletin No. 88 - The Relation Of Smelter Smoke To Utah Agriculture, John A. Widtsoe Jul 1903

Bulletin No. 88 - The Relation Of Smelter Smoke To Utah Agriculture, John A. Widtsoe

UAES Bulletins

Utah's position among the great commonwealths depends upon the degree of development of the agricultural industry of the State. As a producer of wealth, however, the mining industry exceeds agriculture. The total annual value of Utah farm products is about $17,000,000.00, while the total output from the mines is valued at $34,000,000.00. The operation of the mines, reduction mills and smelters necessitates the employment of large numbers of people, who swell the population of the State, and consume a large part of its agricultural products. Utah, which is an inland State, possessing as yet few large manufacturing enterprises, finds the …