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Circular No. 15 - Pastures And Pasture Grasses For Utah, F. S. Harris
Circular No. 15 - Pastures And Pasture Grasses For Utah, F. S. Harris
UAES Circulars
Since the earliest records of man his domestic animals have secured a large proportion of their forage from pastures. Before crops were planted and harvested by man the wild grasses furnished the chief food for numerous kinds of animals, and the cutting and curing of hay came as a later development to supplement natural pasturage in seasons of scarcity.
Circular No. 14 - Housing Farm Poultry, Byron Alder
Circular No. 14 - Housing Farm Poultry, Byron Alder
UAES Circulars
With the exception, perhaps, of actual starvation of the fowls themselves, there is no other factor in connection with the keeping of poultry that will affect egg production and good vigorous growth so decidedly as poor or improper methods of housing. This circular sets forth some of the essentials of a good house for Utah conditions, and offers plans of three houses in which an attempt has been made to include these essentials. The ideas and plans presented here do not represent anyone person's original work. They are a compilation of the work done on this subject by those who …
Circular No. 10 - The Control Of The Alfalfa Weevil, E. G. Titus
Circular No. 10 - The Control Of The Alfalfa Weevil, E. G. Titus
UAES Circulars
During the work with the alfalfa \weevil throughout several very different seasons and in different regions, of the State, a number of methods of control have been developed that bid fair to be of service in combating this insect. The prospect for the alfalfa grower in the infested area looks more hopeful each year. It is the purpose of this circular to give a brief account of the alfalfa weevil, its present distribution, and the principal methods that appear to be of value in its control.
Circular No. 13 - Fruit For Exhibition, Leon D. Batchelor
Circular No. 13 - Fruit For Exhibition, Leon D. Batchelor
UAES Circulars
The basis of a good fruit exhibit is necessarily good cultural conditions to produce good fruit. Then it depends on the exhibitor's ability to select his best fruit. Do not wait until the crop is picked to select show specimens. The successful exhibitor makes his prize selections in the orchard while the fruit i still on the tree. By viewing the fruit as it hangs naturally on the tree, and by carefully surveying the different trees in the orchard a good comparison of a large quantity of fruit can be made. The prize fruit is generally on the outermost branches, …