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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-03-09
NO CLAIM FOR ESTATE.
South DakSta Pioneer Leaves No
Known Heirs.

Known Heirs.
An estate valued at $1,000 is await.
ing a claimant at Yankton, and II
none appears the money will escheat
to the state. The estate is that of
Lawrence Llndstrum, an aged pioneer,
who died few days ago in the state
hospital for the insane. He came to
Dakota territory in 1873 from Norway
and filed on homestead in Yankton
county. This recently was sold for
$4,000, and of that amount there re-
be discovered. Lindstrum was un-
married, and so far as known had no
relatives In this country. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that several relatives
live in Norway.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-03-09
Killed by Train.

Black River Falls, Wis, March u
A stranger was killed by west-bound
passenger train two miles from this
city last night. The man was appar.
entity forty-ive years old and had 70
cents in his pockets.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-03-09
Something Had to Slide.

"The jokesmiths," remarked the OBJ
server of events and things, who had
a large stock of stories about people
slipping down on icy sidewalks this
winter, have had to just let 'em slide.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-03-09
;..Enldemlc Of Appendicitis.

Long Prairie, MINI, March 6.-An
epidemic of appendicitis seems to
have struck this locality. Within ten
days our local surgeons have operated
In seven cases and in each case sue.
cessfully.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-03-09
Russian Police Sent 10 Prison.

Kharkoff, Russia, March 4. - The
chief of police and gendarmes who
were charged with beating and tortur-
ing political prisoners have, after q
sensational trial, each been con-
demned to q months imprisonment.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-03-09

economy

Do not pay IS or so cents for
Trust baking powders, which
are so compounded as to
leave large quantities Of
Rochelle Salts in the food.
Constant dosing of Rochelle
Salts is injurious to health.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-28
WHIT MR. FARRELL SAYS.

Nephi city Utah. July q. 1896
Messrs Reeves & Co.. Columbus. Ind.
Gentlemen: have had the pleasure Of
Witnessing the denomination of your
25-horsc double cylinder cross COM
pound engine ON the Pavman farm near
Nephi Utah, having Travelled about eo)
miles Co be present and am delighted
to see thc So sudid uo.k 81 ala d, was
surprising t1 zee the engine walk %
vita i> i.e pioNs 90 rIFec gangs. cut
Ing o. sRa.h % fees wide ana ahou, g.
inches deep and seemsi Go 30 % as ca,
as Csc horses aau!i acu a double
rICu. Dr. lr mrth.ng never before serh
in Utah Dol ms side experience q 1m
uoa is Yeas young and have farnlad b.
tah OR oycg A. years aud have sect
worn u al' sorts ~ conditions. but this
is The uaDdest revelation q au l
could have nothing hut toe highest
praise Co. give 0f the grand Work done
10y h0ta the engine aud ql0Es in sage.
brush and il s'ubhlc lands. There were
several bundled people present 90 he
differentiation and there was nothing
boz praise heard from ever peitoa
Upon our dr. farms deep blowing and
suhsoilinc o. ihc principle GO folioW
and this engine and piows SID accom-
plish this. 90. in my opinion being well
adapted io DO this work one grand
feature about the engine o. that IN 20.
Ing up steep hili or running into
heavy clay soil iis power can be dou-
bied hy The simple pressure " the en-
sirser's foot and II walks along As
smooth as oil
consider the Introduction Of his
engine has given the dry farm indus
try big Impetus. and has done much
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-28

were who had faith enough in the IN
dustry TO engage In H. During tho
past few years. however there has been
a revival OF Interest in arid farming.
ana In great many counties OF the
state there have been companies formed
with the purpose in view OF reclaiming
these arid lands. The writer has been
over practically all Of these lands In
this state, and believes that he can see
In Juab, Willard. Iron. San Juan. Box
elder and Tooele counties vast stretches
OF land that will be made to produce
sufficient wheat to supply the needs
OF this whole intermountaln country
Failures In this industry in the past
can be largely attributed TO the fact
that the farmers did not understand
the proper methods Of selecting their
seed, and OF handling and eultiyating
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-28
ARID FARMING.
Louis \. Merrill, Editor Deserct Farm
er and Manager I tab Arid Farm Go.

Louis \. Merrill, Editor Deserct Farm
or and Manager I tah Arid Farm Go.
- NE Efforts Of the Deseret News
to create an interest in the arid
farming industry are ceretalnly
to be commended From present
indications arid farming is likely, IN The
very near future. 10 transcend in I'M
portance all other agricultural indus
tries Of the state The work Of reclaim
ing the vast stretches Of sagebrush
land il one that commends Itself TO
the young man who inhtrlts 90 any de.
gree the spirit Of the pioneers. For
long time u has been thought that
most OF our desert lands were des.
tined TO forever remain idle and un.
productive but in recent years the hone
has been entertained by some OF our
most practical and scientific auihorl.
ties that these lands can be- rendered
productive In the frultiou Of these
hopes there are possibilities underlined
Of as yet by the most enthusiastic ad.
vocate Of this method OF soil culture.
To make the waving fields OF grain
replace the worthless sage brush II
work worthy Of the efforts Of those who
truly love Utah and desire to see her
become great aud foremost among ha,
sister states.
Many years ago that great modern
pioneer Brigham Young foresaw the
possibilities Of this industry. In public /
addresses and IN private conversations
he frequently made the statement that
the wheat fields Of the future. would /
be found above The lines Of the high |
lying canals Many years ago the I'm.
dustry was started in Davis. Cache and /
salt Lake counties. but the area de-. /
voted to dry farming has up to the |
present time been limited. Few there
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-28

put through lis PAGES, and DR.. widt-
soc whose careful work with the soils
Of bis native state Is responsible for the
present lntercs, in retaining the des-
erts.
WHERE THE TEST WAS MADE.
President Kerr Of the Agricultural
college and Professor Yoder head OF the
experiment work. had been invited. and
were expected, but they missed con-
nectlons and could not be present
Driving out through the valley. some
thing Of The spirit OF the man who had
arranged The event was apparent He
was no self-seeklng promoter. but one
who knew he had q good thing and
Wanted-the people 10 use Il TO their
fullest capacity. The road led past
hundreds Of acres Of his grain. planted
last fall, and now heading out Signs
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-28

to thicken II. and produced good rea-
sons for his advice IN each case. He
advised seeding not over 30 or IS pounds
to the acre. and Dragged Justify Of the
joys Of freedom from lrrlgating bitches.
horse corrals and the big "gang" Of
laborcrs needed on the old style large
farm, also Of the freedom from the
crop Of weeds that usually noat down
in seed forlr on The lrrigating water.
on DIR. wIDTsOE's FARM.
Following the demonstration In the
afternoon. the vast concourse Of weg-
cns and buggles departed, each IN ITS
own direction 10 the farming houses in
ssnpete and Nephi valleys few
OF the more interested drove over to
Dog valley on the west, where DR..
widtsoe's farm Of 5000 acres Is located,
and saw the 500 acres that was seeded
last fall waving quietly In the air. Mr.
Todd. a member Of the company which
owns the farm here pointed out the prln-
clple on which the farm succeeds, BY
digging a foot IN the untitled soil 1t
xas found to be dry ana crumbly bu,
when sank my hand into the plowcd
snd narrowed soil that mad been drink
in IN the winters moisture / found II
vas damp q, the depth Of a foot, and
a handful OF soil could be pressed into
2 ball Riding back to Nephi the theory
was demonstrated all over again. for In
the muddy weather teams had left the
rnain road and stirred the surface soil
along the sides. Wherever this had
teen done the sunfowers sln were
green. while elsewhere they were burn
Cd and dry.
a GREAT NEW PLOW.
The Paxman farm demonstrated how
powerful Is the new plow and traction
engine in doing away with labor The
engine used was a Reeves cross COM
pound. double cylinder, built by Reeves
& Co Of Denver, Manager + W Weege
4 the company who was present, eX-
planned the various parts Of the engine
snd how 1t worked, and what 1t had
done in other trials It's great weight
and horsepower,'he said gives II pull
lbs power enough to pillow, harrow,
lnd seed at one time. where that is de-
sirable. and It showed there what it
could do when given a sharp upgrade
pulling IS discs.
An oldstyle horse disc pillow does with |
/ team and one man, about two acres a
lay. The new plow runs of from % 10 /
3 acres. and needs an engineer a wa |
erboy, and a fireman. On the Widtsoe |
arm small shanty was all the head |
quarters required to operate the 5000 |
Icres Here was located a force" u |
~ men. two water haulers, coal |
auler, a cook. an engineer. and a fire.
nan. When the days work was done
/ was only necessary to turn on the
team and walk 10 the house. with all
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-28

Ing ever seen ON lands In this neigh
borhood Every root Of the sagebrush
was cut clean and the land laid up
in good shape We demonstrated some
on the sagebrush land before grub
bling and found that we could cut a
swath II feet wide and nine inches deep
and get almost every brush. This was
in ordinary brush where Il stood from
one to two feet high. The one thing
that impressed us all in It's work was
liz steady start after an the ploWs were
set In the ground. II seems 10 move as
carefully as any horse could do and do
the pulling too. Should We come TO an
extra heavy pull the engine can be
converted into a simple double cylinder
and increase its pulling power so per
cent and IN this case. something has
TO move.
J consider that steam blowing Is the
proper thing where We farm on a large
scale. II is the only thing that viii
do us the work az the proper time or
when IL is most needed
Very respectfully.
j. ". PAXMAN.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-28

at frequent intervals bore such legends
as Coop from First Flowing" and
Second crop In rotation" so that his
farm really became a great exhibit for
bis neighbors in every department Of
arid farming
Away IN the distance black cloud
OF coal smoke with a gray cloud OF
dust below 1t, pointed the direction to
the steam plow When II was reached
1t was working IN billy land. and NOV
iug along faster than an ordinary walk
Ing gate, pulling lis great load OF gang
Plcws that stopped neither for sage
brush or for hills, but dug down for
twelve inches through every kind OF
ground. Later in the day IN heavy
sagebrush land every alternate disc
was taken Of. and a disc series thus
created TO replace the IS disc sets. This
gave more room for the large sagebrush
TO slide between the blades, and was
meant to demonstrate how to remedy
any tendency towards cloggIng in the
brush
GATHERING THRONGs.
on the road towards the engine, We
hicles began to congregate towards
noon, and before u o'clock, the ridge
resemhled "a country town on circus
day. Mr PaXman had dug a well on
the ridge, and installed a gasoline
pump. About this the great throng
gathered for lunch, and in the after
noon witnessed the steam pillow al work
on stubble land where, Of course. there
fas easier running than through the
brush.
OF all the spectators perhaps the
most interested was the veteran dry
farmer. Bishop Geo. L. Farrell OF
Smithheld. Cache county Mr.. Farrell
has been dry farming for thirty years
and waiting for something like the
steam pillow 10 come along and make II
practicable on a large scale He gath
cred crowds Of people about him while
the steam pillow worked and explained
It's advantages TO them, lis possibilities
IN making large farms. and the pos
sIhilities Of these same large farms in
turning ont good money for the people.
He bore his testimony that he wouldn't
trade his dry farm FOR irrigated farms
and wouldn't sell his land for $50 an
acre also that the secret Of good
crop was thin seeding. as thick seed.
Ing made too many sprouts for an to be
supported. For crop too thick he
advised narrowing TO thin It, and for
q crop too thin he advised narrowing
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-28

viii, that soll may be opened 60 re-
ceive the SHOWS II winter. and sealed
against the evaporation ~ the sum-
iner sum- that narrowing is what seals
the land, and fan blowing is what
opens 81 for the winter SHOWS; that The
deserts Of Utah need only the tickling
of disc pillow and a harrow 10 laugh
q harvest Of golden grain. that steam
plowg. doing 20 or 90 acres day
make the task easy and inexpensive
and give great profit 90 The work that
weeds raise moisture out ~ the land
as q leak takes water from a tank,
and deep blowing lets moisture well
below the reach % the sunshine
PRACTICAL CREED CONVERTS.
There have been several new
creeds enunciated ia Utah within the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-28
MR PAXMAN's WINS.

Nephi CNty Utah. july p, 1885,
Messrs, Reeves q co.. Columbus, Ind.
Gentlemen. The ?j-horse cross COM
pound double cylinder engine recently
installed upon my farm Is a yeritable
surprise TO all who have witnessed It's
work. II certainly has the pulling
quality and win do an that It Is claimed
TO do. During the past week 1t has
been blowing on sagebrush land after
being grubbed and has pulled three six
disc gang plows. cutting swath Il
feet wide and blowing 10 to T. inches
deep, doing the deepest and best plow-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-28

At Nephi following the demonstration
most Of those who were interested got
together 10 talk 1t over. MIR. Paxman
wrote out an expression Of his opinion
OF steam power In farming, which Is
given below, and Mr. Farrell did like
wise. W. g. Daniesen, Inventor Of the
Danielsen disc pillow. which was IN op-
Grafton. was the recipient o. many COM
pliments on the way IL worked. Mr.
Danlelsen Is the oldest implement deal
q In Utah he started 20 work on
farm implements many years ago. and
organized the Danlelsen Manufacturing
company IN 1859 In 1899 the company
was incorporated Two years ago the
capitalization was increased TO S50000.
and now employs 20 men in turning out
farm implements Besides the gang
rloy for steam power Mr. Danielsen
has invented q sulky. simple disc, and
a gang mole board pillow. all Of which
arc protected by patents. the most re-
cent patent being on a disc bearing and
adjusting bolt which Is now IN general
use throughout the west
For the Information II farmers who
may desire 90 investigate dry farming
machinery. II may he stated that de-
tailed information and catalogs Of the
Reeves blowing engines viii be sent on
application 90 the company az 1872 Fiji.
tenth street. Denver, Colo.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-28

| year. and each has gained It's con-
vcrts slowly Fisher Harris has been
talking 10 US Of the value OF scenery
as a commercial asset riyaling the
mines, while o. H. Hewlett has sound
I'd The clarion for a day Of recipro-
city In trade between Utah cities. To
these must now be added he appeal
for a general adoption Of arid farm
ing and converts must OF course be
expected only slowly. as the rcaliza-
lion of what Is accomplished spreads
TO the farther boundaries Of the sage
brush
THOSE WHO SAW.
st the demonstration saturday
there were present a group Of. maybe
10 men, who We're believers before the
day Of demonstration. then maybe 80
more who were being converted and
thousands who came 10 get their first
impressions Of arid farming. and to
shake The heads % wisdom. trained
lour TO believe On the lrrigaung ditch.
These were from the more remote dis
trict', and were not IN close touch
with the developments Of the Paxman
farm within the summer. or on the
Wldtsoe ana Merrill farm over the
ridge into Dog valley.
A SURPRISING PROOF.
When the word first came 10 the
News Office that President J. W.
PaNman OF Nephi had Invited the pco-
pie Of Ncphl and sanpete valleys to
witness a steam pillow work on his
farm, IL ala not impress the writer
as news event Of special value.
but q visit 20 the farm. ana a glance
at what is being done, lctt am impress.
sion that an the great dreams for the
state were not INDUCED in by the pio-
ncers, and that from today ON bigger
things than those they planned for. in
one direction al least, will be realized
by younger SCI Of men under the lead
crship n such pioneer blood AS that OF
paNman. Widtsoo and other converts
TO the new style Of farming.
The Lcvau ridge Is south of Nephi to-
wards ihe SEWER river II was here
that Mr .PaXman bad his engine and |
plows ana 20 reach the place buggies
and wagons bad been provided for The
visitors from salt Lake and Logan. I
This party included professors Of the /
Agricultural college. representative |
farmers FROM different parts OF the
state W. q. nanIolsen. inventor of the /
panielseu disc pillow which was being
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-28

A NEW era has dawned thlg year
IA upon Utah. but it has como in
| \ as quietly az The sowing Of q
field Of grain. and as yet there
are only q few people sitting in the
glow Of rs early morning sunshine and
willing with prophetic voice To- cry
H. arrival to She state 40 large
Investigation and Interest win To-
Gus upon it slowly, and gradually its
meaning, row spelled out so clearly
70 a few win be- known TO the mu'li-
tude. Thel they win look back upon
this year as the beginning Of the end
ot the sagcbrush era Of Utah, and
counting the siates wealth IN larger
terms than were last year thought pos
sible, they viii realize how true are
few articles OF faith in arid farming.
pronounced this summer by devotees
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-28

stirred and cultivated.
TENDER or early 600 ing 10 :
ready FOR seeding. ''oer u, ~
SELECTION Or SEN
EAperienced arid farmer.
past experimental with nave o.
hef OF varieties. Too of,. iarrs Ia,
lieties have been taken f- vu mtss ,
forms, and too freauepili.,o ION irrls,,
been selected from tho ess, .hsy &,
MD conditions prevail sni where !
quence the plants are r 10 ca,
However, by carefully s,i aasp'
best heads and tho best s''.,Iulg !
heads from those plants Ia, as "a +
varieties have been obtain.s9 o ina'l'
eHcellently adapted FOR fbi. ,ha, /,
farming In Cache count, .,leihol
Coin introduced by Mr.. n NJ, WE Ca,
Of Cache Junction. and ibc ~. bali'
selle wheat introduced h,. WN,h'ei ,
house of Paradise are the .lt Ia,
varieties. In Juab county Io leas.,
wheat Is grown more than ' Aa'a
q =. q o..
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-28

who are living close TO the soils Of our
sagebrush valleys
DRY FARM DEMONSTRATION.
Last Saturday IN Nephi valley,
where there is no water, and where
land was not worth the homestead.
ing last year there was held a demon.
siration Of blowing up sagebrush on
the Paxman farms This IS what It
was specifically but IN a general way
II was a first gathering OF believers
IN new cause. making a first an.
nouncement TO the general public that
results have been achieved. and need
only TO be seen 10 be- believed.
WHAT TT WILL DO.
The demonstration 90 the sage
brush Of Nephl valley was not Of a
theory or promise Of future results.
but an exhibition Of facts that when
they are compreheuded. will send
hundreds and thousands Of Utah peo-
pie into the arid farming business.
and viii transform the states sage-
brush ylstas into wheat fields while
the men Of the valley talked Of "A new
and bright future. an immense steam
traction engine dragged IS discs on
three gang glows through the sage.
brush, roofing it up. and dragging &
out Cat on the land. while the startled
lizard scurried from his home " cen.
turtles, and the jack rabbit found me
lair was NO longer a refuge that had
sheltered him and his kind ever since
the receding waters Of Bonneville
barred the breast Of central Utah to
the sagebrush seeking nurture In
Tho path 81 the engine was plowed
soil loose and level and inviting the
wheat that win 90 in this fan To Gre
Ate new wealth.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
To add a convincing INK of proof
10 the view NJ the pulling engine and
the twisting sagchrush. and the en-
thusIasuc belief of the experts who
were watching the demonstration, was
the yistos ~ wheat ALREADY heading
out iu the distance. These fields were
the plantinrs Of last fsl and against
the yelloWish gray Of the sag brush
hills the golden brown of the heading
wheat waved "a bcuedIc,Ion over the
creed Of arid farming a- o. was dcm-
ons'rated there by the plovs and pro-
nounced by Dr. Widtsoc Ills ex-
PLANTATION n what 90 all meant vat
that wheat will grew where sapebrush
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THE METHODS USED

We have further learned that In or
der To store up the precipitation that
falls, either as snow or rain. that 10 Is
necessary 20 plow deep. "PlOw deep
While The sluggard sleeps Is a motto
that must be adhered 20 strictly by
the successful arid farmer. We know
that the water that Is made use Of by
the plant IS held as a thin film around
The small particles 70 the soil and Il is
The duty Of the arid farmer to make as
many ~ these particles OF soil in
given space as !; Is possible 20 obtain.
by breaking up the soil finely and pull
Ftrlzing a. be- IS enabled to use an
the moisture OF not only one season
but for two whole seasons. We there
fore have learned that % Is a good
thing 10 allow the soil 70 rest every
DINER wear and 90 use the soil as a
storage reservoir IN which to accumu-
late moisture for the crop that Is 10 he
grown. When we realize that over POO
pounds of water are necessary in The
production Of a single pound OF the
dry matter Of wheat. 81 Is obvious that
large quantities Of water must be-
stored in The soil. The arid farmer
must therefore have twice the acreage
of his neighboring irrigation farmer.
II has also been found that 70 Is shsa.
lutely essential that as soon as the
crop IS removed that the land should
be- ploWcd deep the same fan. and al
lowed 90 remain rough during the win.
Tor I'm the spring the disc harrow Is
sot 10 work followed by the smoothing
harrow. These implements Of ullage
pulvcrize the soil and render q So Gne
and dusty on top that the moisture thar
Us shcady IN the soil cannot escspe
II sun flowers and volunteer wheat
snall grow, the arid farmer knows thaf
these must be instantly removed. ne
experience has taught him hat ihey
VIII use The moisture 50 much desired
for he succeeding crop During The |
summer the soil should he constantly |