Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-27
IN TERESTED IN
THE GREAT WEST
So Says Hon, James Wilson, SEE.
rotary Of Agriculture
PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED
Points Out the Many Matters TO be
Determined In Bringing Lands
Under Proper Cultivation.


Hon. James Wilson, secretary Of agri-
culture, arrived in salt Lake yesterday
afternoon, with his son Jasper and pr-
vate secretary, and is stopping at the
Wilson, pending the arrival Of the
presidential party which they viii ac-
company back east, Secy, Wilson gave
a representative Of the News an in
teresting interview this morning in
which matters Of great local concern
were referred to, and the visiting Off
cIal spoke kindly Of the great west and
the attention that Of late has been given
to furth9ring it's welfare. lie gave the
credit Zoe securing the passage Of the
irrigation In to President Roosevelt,
and spoke OF the interest the president
always man!fcsts in matters concerning
this part Of the United States.
secy Wilson referred approyingly to
th- work being done by the agricultural
colleges ami the experimental stations,
aud sai1 % hope your people appre-
ciats the work being done at these insti-
milons' and particularly IN me asrl ,.',,
plIcd win money-giye them all the
money them want ana don't be afraid
to 20 to the legislature and tell the
members that you want money. con-
gress always gives me what | ask f0r'
II h hrcuPht In NV attention that the
farmers In such and such Part OF the
country arc wrestling with problem
and need helm. have but to state the
amotnt needed ana II IL nut In the APP
nronrlation list And teach the people
IA send their sons 10 the agricultural
college Whv balf the people in this
country i've bv filling the sol and but
conparatiyely little Is done TO educate
tbetn In ts economical treat ment It's
Intelligent cultivation We have edi,
tors nreachers LAWYERS and doctors
enougb and IN snare hut we do not
have enough educated farmers by a
ora, deal The EDUCATION of the youth
of orr land In thorouqh knowledge of
tbo ecit ~ its nroducfs and of The ami
r,.ls a,'hsisting unon n rs imnerativelv
doroandod ana 200 ,o,ich cannot he said
4, nrginc an annraciatiop of the agri-
n,,,t,,r,i ,,acds ~ Tho land uron ma rents
who have sons IA send ia eollege.
10y. -, -,
lNIElthsIfD IN lhh Well
"Tbe DEPARTMENT of agriculture" Mr..
Wilson continued. "is much interested
IN balpinv ont The wants and needs OF
The agriculturist of the intermountain
region. We have had men ont here
studying the character, for instance, Of
the soil OF vour valley here with a view
IN eliminating the alkaline salts
50 that the soil may become
productive. We are studying the prob.
lem of the drainage of this valley so as
To be of help TO your people. There are
great local problems 10 be worked out
here. as I'M other parts of the Union.
Thore Is 10 be- considered the question
of climate. its influences on local agri-
culture and how ii may be made.use of
to The benefit of the crops. There is the
soil-why there are loo difler.nt kinds
of soil i'm Utah. and they ali require
various kinds Of treatment in cultiva-
ton condition caused by the various
kinds of rocks from which these soils
originally were made. with the soil the
ouesfion is. how 10 treat il 10 the lest
advantage. And where the farmer ,tjes
NOT understand. we try to help him.
Then there IS the question OF plants;
what flourish best IN this. that or the
other locality. The grover may not
know, 50 We will endeayor to help him
grains etc are hest suited TO certain
Glasses of soils and thus save money
for tbe grover If plants. grains. yege-
fables already known DO not appear TO
thrive AZ anv one place. we try and find
somp hvbrids or crosses that may be
made to thrive there. Then there rs the
question OF animals The same animals
mat viii thrive I'm the high lands and
mountains NAV not do well in the val
levs, the department OF agriculture
aims To ascertain what kinds do best al
si,cb and such attitudes. and what kinds
ara hest adauted IN different localities
W. nroduca The hest track horse in tho
world. but track horses are moi The
certairod fact maj certain kinds ~ ami.
mails do hest with certain classes OF
-. tho,. seo,, 40 Ina s,,itod for onoan
othSr ana v,b@ro tho farner aces moi
nm, or 10 unable m overcon,e fbe al.
siscles nresent bv adverse conditions
we endeayor TO help him out In the mat.
ter. Again the department OF agrlcul-
NJ friite thrive hest on certain soils
and The farmer ana grower Is posted I"
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AN ILLUSTRATION
As special illustration OF what the
Aaportment aims 10 do for tho aqriciIl-
h,i.iei Air Wilson here referre5 n tho
fari tbaf lao had inst come from Macon
IA vbcro ne had beou IN confer Win
thc cano ,yrun manufacturers win rel.
ercrc. IN saciiri.e uniformlfv an colon
spoci6c gravity ana ouality ,,Tbe
e,ov,.rs .iorg Inc Guf Of Aievico mako
I'm foo TONS If cone svrin onnuaIl,,H
eo,d fhe secretary "and bereto-
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