Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-19
Rooms 2. 3. 4. Kruschke Block. Phone
Red 413.
o. . 3. q. IiME 1AaLE.

tbnn. The robbing from the farm of
so many boys and girls 10 take up
positions In the cities is not conduc-
i've to moral growth The farmer
feels that his position is humble, but
If he successfully manages a farm
he Is the peer of any man in the coun-
try.
the man who can run a binder sue
cessfully can run bank or try the
most intricate law suit in the country
If he viii devote the same attention
and application 10 either. The farm
er should not look down on his oc.
cupation: he should love his work
to be great in any line a man must
get next TO nature and study natures
laws. To get all there is in farming
in the West the farmers must organ
lie and hold their institute meetings
All the farmers of the east are or
ganized into institutes.
The boys can 20 to the agricultural
colleges but the farmer must have
his agricultural schooling brought to
his door, consequently these insti-
tutes are trying to assist him In his
work.
Mr.. Buchanan discussed the fruit
industry OF the Southwest in mas
terly way, showing that he had been
an earnest student of the natural con.
ditions which enable this country to
produce fruit that brings more money
in the eastern market than any other
product on earth.
e. c. Dunbar then discussed the
rubber weed industry, telling the
meeting what had been accomplished
in securing lands by lease for expert.
mental purposes from the government
and announcing that Secretary viii
son of the agricultural department
had determined to send a chemist
and two men TO cooperate for the
government with his (Mr. Dunbar's)
experiments. Secretary Wilson had
said to MIN: Il knew 1t would be
learned that the arid lands of Amer.
'ca would be proven good for some
Thing The rubber weed of the
Buena Vista, Colo. section contained
from 3 to 5 per cent rubber. that OF
New Mexico per cent, and that of
the Durango country from 10 to l2
per cent.
Wayland Bailey, the government
weather forecaster, was invited to
discuss the rainfall of this country.
but he said the best suggestion he
could offer would he to recall the
memory of the old timers on this sub.
1ect; he did not believe we had the
average rainfall of the country.
The meeting reconvened this after
noon at l:30, when permanent organ.
lzation was effected as follows:
F.. w. kroeger. president
G. W. Spencer, secretary.
Robert McNicholas, treasurer.
Attorney Buchanan gave another in
teresting talk and was followed by
Mr.. c. C. Williams of Denver, VINO has
given a scientific and practical study
Of dry farming. explaining the secrets
which have led TO the success of cul.
tivating the soil and conserving the
rainfall by catching il and preparing
me soil for Its retention, that the
suns rays may not rob the earth of
the moisture.
County Superintendent of Schools
Mrs. Rosepha Puford discussed the
public schools and their relation to
The industries, bringing the effort OF
the teacher in communion with that
of the farmer. ana pointed out the ay.
enues through which the child desir.
ing may be led to those studies of ma
ture which underlie the practical pur
suit of agriculture.
Then came County Commissioner
Logan on the subject of good roads
IN which the farmer Is vitally inter
ested, as well as many others engag
ed in the various industries.
Mrs. Lulu Place took as her sub
ject The Farmers Wife" which she
discussed SO ably as to betray hay
ing given much study TO one of tn,
proudest positions the American won
an can occupy.
Blair Burwell was on the program
for an interesting talk on sugar beets
hut business demanding his presence
elsewhere, he was absent. and this
was disappointment TO many pres
ent who are interested deeply in tn,
subject.
The farmers of La Plata county ant
adjacent sections are manifesting
much interest in these meets and the
permanency of the institute is assur
cd