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

est In irritation development for a
number Of years, and Ia recognized as
nn authority on all matters pertaining
10 that subject. arrived In Washing
ION n few DAYS ago and represents the
Irrigation Congress by appolntinent
from the chairman OF the national
executive committee OF that body, L.
~ O'Donncli Of billings. Montana.
EASTERN FARMERS BENEFITED.
In an interview today MIR. Maxwell
said: zone great difficulty that has
always been met with IN Eevting ,ne
attention OF Congress TO this great
subject Of Irrigation is the mistaken
itnprcssion which has prevailed With
SO many In the past that irrigation
il OF interest only to the West. On
The contrary II IL OF the most vital
and Ear reaching Importance to every
farmer In the East.
THE experiments which have been
carrled ON by rrof. King OF the uni
verrlty OF Wisconsin. and by Prof.
Voorhees, OF New Jersey. and By DR..
Clarke capen, now OF Madison. Wis
courin, when he was superintendent
~ the Illinois hospital for the insane
at Kankakee, Illinois. have demon
stratsd what phenomenal results may
be- obtained BY what DIR. Capcn calls
supplemental Irrigation In Humid
AfmNNltW HHNIllN w. Wy EktHk hiiN RtA'f"
vator Of the soil control OF the great
ost fertilizer known which IN wntct
properly applied in proper quantities
and ut proper stages Of the growth OF
"Tho results Of Prof. Kings expert
meuts were published ms farmers
bulletin by the agricultural depart.
mcnt, and could be obtained without
charge By application to the s"cfc.
.g u~Nlattlftlr.a Canon INNI
az the Phoenix irrigation congress IL
December. 1891. paper describing his
experiments and showing the marvel
Gus results which he. had obtained. !
suppose copy OF Or. Carcn'r article
could be obtained by writing TO HIN
for II at Madison. Wisconsin.
NEW JERSEY EXPERIMENTS.
A careful Investigation by Prof. ".
n. Voorhees,. director ~ the ngricultur-
nj experiment stations OF New Jcfucy,
showed that at least quarter OF a
million ncrca OF land In the state
might readily be irrigated aud expert
mtntH In growing crops under lrrlEa-
ton In number Of places In that State
showed that this was n profitable prac-
ticc. This work was reported In the
annual reports ~ the New Jersey cx-
pertinent stations for 1896 and 1897. and
In bulletin 70 ~ the Office Of experiment
NNllININ VI wv ANsNAfh RAANfN
mcnt Of agriculture.
Every farmer In the whole country. no
matter whether he now lrrigatca or
not. should get and read these pamph-
lets. They ave Intensely Interesting and
valuable. because they show that there
are millions In II" Tor the eastern farm
or n he would study the possibilities of
irrigation. especially those who are
farming near the great eastern centcrr
o. population, and have ready near
by market for diversified products from
Intensive farming.
THE increased population OF these
eastern farms under these methods II
intensive culture with supplemental ir-
rigntion would not only enormously In
crease the value OF the farms and
permanently benefit their owners. but
II would open up new opportunities III
employment for the surplus labor of
the cities without the necessity OF emf
grafton to distant localities.
IRRIGATION AND EDUCATION.
The fact IL. and II II only a question
Of timc when the people Of the whole
country VIII see II. that In Intensive
culture with irrigation and In asricul-
turai education nr advocated by Cow
ornor Mount u Indiana. Ia which he
20 strongly referred In his last annual
address. Hes the simple. speedy ana
complete remedy. and In fact the only
remedy for the social and political
evils which threaten our Body polite
bccausc of the ovcr-growth OF our
cities. and the congestion OF population
In tho great manufacturing and com.
mcrclal ccntcrr.