Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-31
INTEREST TO FARMERS
The Agricultural Problems and Possibilities
Of the State.
FACTS RELAXING 10 IRRIGATED LANDS
In. Difference q. the Yield Of Farms
aostiy Due to the difference In Labor
Expended ." the soil

In occasional trips h various parts
of the state. aim to become acqualni-
cd by observation and inquiry. with
thc,agrlculiurai problems which present
themselves to the people OF the Narious
localities. As these observations nave
extended have become more and more
Impressed with the very great agrlcul-
tura possibilities OF the state While
tine resuits already accomplished age
certainly something to be proud %. yet
| believe they are but a beginning cnin-
pared to the undeNelDped p1saiDihtisA
of the future. The progress ptfhc past
has been largely n physical one, put
Just 30 soon az the farmer appiies more
Of his intellectual pOwv. 10 MS wpft,
W soon Will agricultural development
take a now start forw1rd-a develop
ment that will exceed that of TIM past
AZ the mental force cNcec.s the mutcu.
lar: while the mcasufe OF the mental
force applet Will he measure OF me
deyclopmcnt effected. ! fear there arc
many who fail to appreciate the adyan-
tagea 60 be derived from this npphca-
tion 81 brains TO farm work an nartlc-
ulariy Is this the case among nc lpuhH
people growing up upon the farm.
n seems to me that the great MAJOR
ity ~ our farmers have a very inale
ruatc Idea Of the great possl bilillea on
their situation. Very many becaus"
they fall to apply the proper princi-
Piles In soil cultivation and crop growln
do not get the Yields which the natural
fertility nf the soll would warrant. and
yet others market thch produce ~ the
wrong form TO receive the largest re-
turns FOR their laborH. Too many arc
dlssipatlng not outstanding their re-
sources. Too many are selling ont their
farms by the 'tnn or burhcl. making
large and constant drafts upon their
capital uhc plan, food u the Soln
rather than keeping the same upon the
farm In undlmlnished quantity, 30
mat year by year It may EAfher an
ever Increasing irltger. flf ~ user. ~
I have slcd before ;htrc are few who
rtiiizc the gfeas possibilities % shc
r,rm urler she irriEas,on system. al
though sh,n STATE INNS "A plor,ser IN this
ns,i I % ftG thipk thai I am very
Ear as'fly ~ rlyirx fh1t nifty acres N
iar1 Win god wr;cr right. IN this
flaio r. edua. 20 from one hur1rcd g.
ca iiuu1ro1 ard my acres In many ~
Ne cerirli ard eastern states. I w.ih
70 isrsrtui q fen facts 70 Hubstantiaie
fhis Ffatenris.
'fh' major p3rt;rss q the hnd used ~
c1wic pasture W the Siise - the nstth .
ui fncisr xa In che iowllrds " thr val
lrNs. or ~ oihsr phccr. the short herb
axe On ;eie rDlllrg hills surroardinx the
valleys, The former IL shc condition In
shc llrrtr uri lower ,'tHcyr the lat: y
T. .he mgihoi foliowld N the smaller
ara hlehcr pria l am -. pcrparad q
r,y that tis mO,fois pursued vii. n,t
g.vc aie brsi possible results fran such
lnnl. but ! am dtEsc cffv4lr t'ni 'ha
fsIu.s are FAR behind whli may h. oh
slfusd from a pasture Of mixed grtFsaa
tiff may oe irai or every .rrrutsd
Farm. ] an. mtrcavsr. fully convinced
ierlt ;Ae flim pasture viii tcri ~ dc.
Ng'nn ara mllreair those func.l ar,
whirh rtrdtr she cattle more valuable
f1 shfir uNrtgt. on ora acre Of such
pasture uu any farmer may have, I'M