Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-04-23
AN IMPORTANT MATTER.


loch Of this city had the pleasure O
meeting with Mr.. G. l.. Farrell o
Smithfeld, Cache County, who ma.
be said to be the father of arid farm
ing in Utah, Mr.. Bulloch was deepl,
impressed with the views and con
versation of Mr.. Farrell on the sub
ject Of arid farming, and came home
convinced that farming without ir
rlgation is practicable in this county
MIR. Bulloch carefully and fully ex
planned the condition of the soil
and climate hereabouts, together
with the sort Of weather that we
have in the summer and winter, ana
after answering the questions that
the gentleman asked in relation to
these and kindred subjects, asked
his opinion in relation to the chances
for success in arid farming under
those circumstances. Mr. Farrell
did not hesitate TO say that he was
fully assured that with such soil a.
we possess, and such climatic con
ditions as Mr.. b. described, there
would be no difficulty in raising
from fifteen to thirty bushels Of
wheat per acre without irrigation.
We feel assured that if our farmers
will give this sort of farming trial
they will find that there is more
money in it than there is in irriga.
ton. Mr.. B. announces his nten-
ton to try what can be done in the
way of farming without irrigation
on his farm north of the city.
1t requires little capital to start
an arid farm even on small scale.
as the blowing and narrowing must
be very thoroughly done, and the
farmer must wait for at least year
before he can hope for any return
for his labor and seed grain; bul
after he once gets start he can so
arrange matters as to have a crol
coming in as regularly as if he wa,
running an irrigated farm.
1t Is highly probable that within
the next ten years the farmers OF
Iron County will be realizing larg
er income from arid farming than
from any other source of agricul
ture.
The following remarks Of Nj
Farrell on this subject were deliveret
at farmers institute hat was hel,
in the city of Logan March 1890
and was repeated in effect to Mr.
Bulloch week or two since, show
ing that after six years added eA
perience he has nothing to taxi
back, unless it is the quantity q
of seed, which he thinks shout
not be so much as one bushe pc
acre on an arid farm:
81 commenced day farming TIVE,
ty-eight years ago. Nearly all O
you know where my dry farm l.,
and from the labors that | have pc
formed there have learned that
dry farm is far better than watert
land. | can raise more wheat an
better wheat with less labor than
Gan do by watering. When l com
menced dry farming, | did not Ia,
very good success. A great man
of the people laughed at me; the
would not give me twenty acres
GOOD watered land for the whole
by quarter section; but still | WEI
ahead, and have worked away uni
the present time, each year tryn
new methods.
Three years ago this spring
bought a section OF land from IL
railroad. | engaged a man at Smltt
field TO break up I4o acres for me q
So per acre, breaking it six inch,
deep and not bit less. He file
his contract. | found it was goiu-
to be good deal of work for me t.
10 harrow the land and get il int,
good condition for sowing. SAID
to man working for me: John