Arizona republican., 1904-05-21
Work of the Farm Wizards.

VI Ork or the Farm MtZ0rCSs
 The Hon. James F. Wilson. secretary of agriculture. continues with restless energy O seek for new fields to con- quer for the benefit Of the American farmer Here are a few or the prop ositions iaId down by the department of agriculture upon which field exTerI- ments are Go be made during the com Ing summer season:
 |. Several important products can be raised on land ln the southwest which .s SO lmpregnated with alkaH that It has heretofore been considered valuciess.
 9. It ls possible Co develop a species of orange that can be successfully grown ln northern states.
 g. The plants from which many standard drugs and medicines are ex- trarted can be grown proaiably in this country. Nearly an these drugs are now Imported from abroad.
 G. Tea culture should be extended .n ,hc United States.
 B. The cot.ln belt can be heightened and wIdeucd
 G. Many wnd ErafFcs and other plants can be domcsticated and thIs made valuable articles of commerce.
 @. All Che macaroai consumed ln this country should bc manufactured from rpcllaI kinds of wheat raised ln the United s.atcs.
 If the department plans are sgccess- mny carried ,ut. the domestic produc- lion og several articles now almost ex- ciualvoly imported ain amount to many millions of dollars annually. and eltizens of thc United States will be car.lhcd thereby.
 During Che iaft year agents of the agricultural department have visited the lttsTmost parts of the earth to h-d trees and pl-uts which can be grown ln th.s country lu places where no;h- luE clsc can lr cultivated prohtably. s-cdF of certain kind of alfalfa pee Cui!ar co certain TIaees ln AfF.ca have been brought firm Algeria. Dates Elyc lrel brought from ArEy..a.
 It Ir believed that great tracts 0f the drcary Grrerts ln the southwest can bo turned Into Ecids or this special trrrIes or alfalfa. and that other great tsalts ean h- made to produce th-u- sands rf tone of dates The soI iI uu- prom.rlnE. tut rot more so than that of Zoe aTl1 revlanr os Africa. and the climatic cordlrrHs are strlk.ugiy Eim- uar
 W.tl.u Doe r-Kf tuo yelrH the eEpeIta og th~ agricultural department Will have developed Ehat they caI "a frost resistant orange. It ls mot generally known ,har thrs have already produc- el an orange tree that thrives as Tar r.rth as Sauh Carolina. The species uhl.h .s expected to be forthcoming rrhlH the rsEt tuo years win Do EaosU ras-lbiy as lr north as SeW IsFsey.
 Tlr frnst-rF uf orange vll u1t b. Q tasrf araurr. but 70 Eu be excellent uatsflai far usnrualades.
 Ihe rKrtrm-utr lu rllslng drug pisnls urFr begun iGrt ysar. The scr- .ss iHt.a1ed popr.es. henbaue. d.sitalis, E81rH reaL Ftamomum and several rthrs I.ants A me quality or opium aar Iraflrr1 from p-pp-es grown in fhs rfatr of Washington under the di- rrr.oH of experts of ihe agricultural straumfrt
 D. lf rlsuHreI fo continue theFe eE- ! f+IimFrfs tiis year. and co undertake . tfr .lilure or the Le.rlce plant The fFIeftf frclarr taat the domestic de- . utnl faT ucouce. which .s annually ! lrarfarInE at soal urIc-s. can b- sup- rI.a1 fr1u rlaItE rrall la tEe nUIte1 sratrr
 ] Secretary WlsoH -ass that % ls high ur- ftat progressive f.Iks who are ! .af-rrsfrl la raraI plfsuits or outdoor . Lfr hfrar ta realize the feasibility oi ! ra.s.HE Ono quality of tea in thls fal.tII ore man in south Carolina | hr 1rlT aslrateI lL 90 required ! raurHt ruiF and - careful observ- aEsr af .rFialu a.afural lave. and cer- ta.a H.r.aaaleai Hesns. hut it has been tlae tl aIr man and ll clu be doas t| a.rrrr.
 NEHa aar engaged in fighting the taI uretlL flr agricultural depart
 utat Ia rulyinE the question or de- RtlHIIrr rI.ftles ef cotton which can ta r1r.rasfaiiy Eroun ln parts of ths frarfrl ahrFe this staple product oi IaEIiraIfare ls unknown The experts D af fh- tlftaa of plant industry ir