Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-31

I'm his annual address Governo,
Mount says. ""
President Washington. in hi. a.,
nunl message to Congress. peceph"r
T. 1'so, recommended tho ostnblish.
mem OF q national university. iiSShich.
among other things. the science n,
agriculture should be taught. al vii,
not be doubted" he said, "thnt ,,,ih
reference to Individual or national ~
fairs, agriculture II OF primary in
portancc. II proportion as nntinn.
advance IN population and othet. clr-
cunhtances OF maturity. this truth no.
comes more apparent and render ~,
cultivation OF the soil moro and moe
AT object OF public patronage
ZION. James Wilson. secretary ~
agriculture. In his annual report for
isns, coinmends the teaching OF this
science In the schools. He says; ''J'har.
u growing Interest In the educ,tinn
that relates to production. nnd ali
classes OF Intelligent people favo, 4,
More ltiowledgc by the farmer Of ,yha,
hs deals with every dny should ennhis
him TO control conditions. nrod,ice
more from nm acre and contribute more
10 general welfare. Nothing Is bclnv
done In most Of the common achnni,
OF the States TO cultivate and lead IN.
mind to Inquire into and store up fncis
regarding nature. 30 that the younv
FARMER may be directed Into the natha
thn, lead to education concerning hit
lif. work ~
I'm q recent speech at Savannah. On.
Mt. Wilson said The young farmer q,
the South should study Holl rather thsr
dead lailRunrcs. he should learn OF Inc
present W preference 10 ancient history
and the feeding OF animals before ,.ly.
Ing time To- bclics-iettcrn. Tho study
o. the government Of moisture In tho
soil will pay better than the attidv n,
ur.l
greater rewards FOR ;a'intcillEcnt cnre
linn county Offices
"Mr. Maxwell said frr;Act: IT ia
mistake when our lard has an bren
brought under cultivation. we hnve
reached the limits ~ - posalhlIitl,n ns
bash foe the support OF population
AMI Tor INC hovani igcouH employment
or labor on H. That limit II not reached
until nll the water supplies have heen
also utilized. for wstcr u such n won.
dcrful fertilizer that ten acres fli,rl
to diversified products by mcthodI ~
lnteusiv" culture and with Irritation
and the additional labor made nrces.
glry by such methods u cultivation
VIII yield product many times great.
- than ten timer nr much land would
Yield under the ordinary methods n
farming dependent entirely on the nat.
utal rainfall
InRIGArioN INVESTIGATIONS.
I n" ifff'itfA OF nHflculturn fully
realizes the importance of this great
problem and Ia tnsripiltlcH In lncreau.
Ink the value and productive ness oi
tho eastern farms and at the Same
time oiH ming up i". opportunii e. for
tho wage farmers 81 the great eastern
cities for profitable nnc permanent en-.
plnyrett near o.. home AMI " y u np-
Preparation IL made. Investigate, No. viii
be- inanguratcd 20 demonstrate those
facts. and the benefits Of those expert
menta will b. made available 10 farm.
ers NIL over thu country through the
publication and free distribution OF the
bulletins 81 the department.
Italy II the classic land Of irrign-
ton In Europe. and yet In many parts
of that cos TRY The average rain fall
IL greater than that Of most OF the
Stator east ~ the Mississippi river. In
that country the value and productive
ness OF the valley Of the po has more
than doubled by irrigation. There II
every rcagon 10 believe that equally I'm.
portant and favorable results viii CONS
from an adoption Of this art In tho
eastern half of the United states. and
II will IN tfr end be found TO be ths
real pollution of the labor problem.
Every agricultural experiment sta
tion In the United States should be
practical object lesson TO the farmers
~ that state 81 the enormous advan.
tnges 10 be- attained by them through
she adoption OF these imr-Jvrd methods
OF cultivation and fertilization"