Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-08-25

filling in the trenches as he cultivated
the potatoes until he brought the iand
to level. This would put the
potato roots so deep that the sun and
wind would not dry them out and a
good crop would have been had. All
over Rogue River Valley can be seer
instances where trainers are trying tC
raise crops by the methods Of cultiya.
tion they employed in the wet sec
tions from which they came, not
realizing that this simi-arid region
requires entirely different methods to
successfully grow crops. The o. r.
& N. Railroad Company realize this
handicap to new settlers and at many
places along its lines in Eastern Ore.
gon the Company has experimental
farms where crops are grown Oh land
that under the old methods was too
dry to produce crop. The new
settlers are being shown how to grow
crops in that semi.arid region without
irrigation on land that 10 years ago was
considered worthless bat is now pro.
ducing good crops
Colonel X. @. Judson is in charge
of these experimental farms for the
o. Il. & n Co. and be Is recognized
as one Of the leading experts Of the
West on semi-arid land farming Il
is expected to have Colonel Judson
present at the institute in this and
jackson county to tell Of the methods
that have proven so successful TO the
Eastern Oregon farmers in growing
crops on their dry land. It is also
expected to have Mr.. A. Z. Stover,
Of the United States bureau Of irIiga-
tion TO address the Institutes. Mr..
Stover is the government expert on
dry land farming and he is now IN
Oregon making study Of the soils,
rainfall and crops In the selni-arid
regions with view OF determining
the best methods ior each section that
may be employed by the farmers in
increasing the prodUotiveness Of their
land. His address will be Of special
value TO the farmers of Rogue River
Valley, who are unable TO secure
water readily for irriRating their
lands.
The Agricultural College will be
represented by four of its staff. DR..
Jas. Witbycombe is recognized AZ
one of the best posted men on the
Pacific Coast on stock and grasses
Prot. II. L. Kent, of tn department
of dairying. Prof. A. l.. Knisely,
the chemist, who will toll of the
constituents of the sol of tiis sec.
tion. Prof. A b. Cordley, the en-
tomoloRist, who il credited by the
Department OF Agriculture AZ one of
the best posted men in that science in
the United States Prof. Il. II, Lake,
botnnist and hortioulturist, aud who
Is thoroughly posted on all that per-
tains to growing trees The topics
that will be handled by these profess
sors will be of special int rest TO the
farmers Of this section, in enabling
them to become better posted ON
dairying, fruitraising, fighting pests
and in learning Of new and improved
methods OF cultivation and of the
value Of diversified farming and Of
the rotation of crops To success.
fully fight the pests has come to bo u
serious problem to farmers Of
Southern Oregon. The fruit trees
have almost all the pests known to the
United States. and new ones are
appearing with al too great fre-
quenoy. A pest that kills straw.
berrey plants has apl cared in jackson
county, aud the melon growers of
that county have to contend against
the cat worm, while in this county
the melon wilt, a new and deadly di
sease from the Southern states,
threatens to snd watermelon growing
about Grants Pass Tho on ON raisers
OF Evans creek are having their onion
crop cut short by the lavagos of q
pest The cabbage and beans now |
have pests that may cause big loss
\ disease has appeared among the
tomatoes and one farmer near Grants
Psas will! lose large per cent of the
'rop from three-aCrt tract. All
these pests can be cradiCated II the
farmers only know how and new posts
ian be prevented from Appearing II
>nly the farmers know how to fight
hem. II is an easv matter to arm
lnd ut these institutes the methods
IF identifying aud Of killing the
posts will be explained by the experts
who will make addresses
II is expected that farmers attend.
ng these institutes will bring speci.
mems OF all pests found IN their
leighborhood and Of an diseased
ters, plants, vines, etc, that thcy
nay b. submitted to Prof Curdl,y +
or identification and that ho may -
oil how they can be emdirntpd. l
'lany farmers do not know how to +
ccogni2e - prevalent pest a, san ;
ose scale aud with the aid uf sprci d
mems Prof Cordley can tell them how 3
u identify pest should % new one {
ppear on their farm. q
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