The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-09-06
FIFTY BUSHELS
THAT us THE AMOUNT OF
WHEAT PER ACRE WE
CAN RAISE.
It HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED.
And Mr.. Campbell Says II IS 4
Sure Thing With Proper Il
Farming,

Fifty bushels OF wheat for Western
Kansas Is what, Mr.. Campbell
promises, II people win follow bis system
Of soil culture. Mr.. Campbell has bsen
demonstrating this system for years and
his ideas and similar ideas Of other pso-
pie have opened the way for Western
Kansas to become the great agricultural
portion Of the state. A few days ago
Mr.. Campbsll was in Wichita, and the
Eagle printed the following interview
with him:
H. w. Campbell, the inventor Of the
famous Campbell system Of soil culture,
has been sick In Wichita for two days.
He was In bed at the Carey hotel Thurs
day and the greater part Of yesterday
suffering from what threatened to evolve
into pneumonia--a very severe cold,
Owing to the fact that he needed rest
and quiet 1t did not become publicly
known that be was here. He intended to
90 to Texas and was on bis way there
when sickness overlook him here. He
abandoned his journey to Texas and re-
turned homo last night. e. l. Spen-
Ger, an enthusiastic deciple and follower
was with him yesterday most Of the day.
Mr.. Campbell Is man ofb6. He has
high forehead and plenty Of intelli-
genes. He is no dreamer, but a man
who has lots Of good sense, born Of ex-
perience and observation, In his head. He
Is Vsrmonter by birth and q western
man BY adoption.
"My idea," he said, "was, like great
many other inventions, born Of necess-
ity. In 1879 went to Brown county, Da'
kota, to farm and | prospered finely for
two or three years. l had then no idea
Of the Campbell system Of soil oultiva-
ton, but went about farming Ia the same
old way that our fathers farmed. Then
met with some failures Of crops, and
l resolved on other methods. They did
not at first succeed, but after expert.
menting for six or seven years l ar
rived at some general principles. The
invention, you call 1t, was Just an evo-
luton Of ideas based on experiment. and
observation. The fact 10 that soil Gull
ture Is complex science and that is the
reason that all those who try 1t do not
succeed.
The essence Of Mr.. Campbell's system
is this, that blowing in the right way
must be done at the right time. If 1t
Is done in the right way and In the right
time you can always raise crop.
Mr.. Campbell was in Greeley county
where there Is some talk Of establishing
an experiment farm. He said that there
Is no reason why the farmers out there
can not be raising atty or more bushels
Of wheat to the acre, except the reason
that they are doing exactly as he did IN
Dakota-following out the cid ideas Of
farming and not understanding the prin-
cIples Of scientific soil cultivation.
Mr.. Campbell was asked to suppose a
case. He was asked to suppose that the
reporter had 100 acres Of raw land In
Greeley county, and to toll him In detail
how model crop could be raised on It,
He gave this formula;
~ would turn over from two and one
half to three isohes Of the sod In the
fall. Shortly after . raia ] would rsll
Il fiat, bottom up. II I should get an
other rain wsuld harrow II and fill up
The crevices Of tho sod and let 1t lay till
sarly In the spring, when ] would double
ilsc 1t. Then after every rain Of any |
magnitude would harrew Ii. The last
If June or first Of Jaly would plow
h second time about six inches deep.
would follow the plow Immediately with
! sub surface packer. That would pack
tho lower part Of the furrow and leave
he top loose. Iwould harrow after ev,
Try rain, and early in September would
iced 1t with about twenty pounds Of
wheat to the acre."
"About whas would the frss years
,rop be?"
"You should get flfty bushels Of wheat
o the acre Of thai land"
when his abatement aroused some evil
ienee OF incrednlity, Mr. Canpbell said
sThat land out there osghs to raise bet
Ter wheat srep than can be raised 10 any
BART Of Illinois. And twill. The day
i coming when western Kansas and east
m Colorado will be producing more
valuable grain cropsthan any other part
81 this country. Toe much rain is worse
than light rainfall and the day Is
coming when this statement about Colo
ado and Kansas will Be accepted"
Mr.. Oampbell's attention was called to
he complaint urged against the system
10 the eject that isrequired more horses
md labor than the average farmer could
Afford.
he seemed very glad That this cbiee-
llon wEs stated. 10 met Il BY saying