Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04
Work Of Retaining Sage Brush
Wastes viii Surely Follow
Juab Demonstration,
HoMESEEKERS ARE AROUSED.
Citizens Of Lehi Awaken to the
Possibilities Of Dry Farming
Under New Methods.
Forming Company TO Secure and Gull
tlvate Six thousand Acres OF
Land in Cedar Valley,

Land in Cedar Valley
The work ~ retaining Uiah's sage
brush wastes. and transforming them
into wheat fields is getting a good start
in points outside Of Nephi valley.
Since the publication IN last Satur-
DAYS impression Of the News" Of the
results Of the Paxman demonstration
on the Levan ridge south Of Nephi, the
PAPER has been IN receipt Of many In
quiries from people who either control
or can get hold OF tracts Of desert land.
The questions conhne themselves TO no
distinct phase OF the work, but are
general, including items from the cost
Of steam pillow to the number Of acres
required TO make dry farm a paying
proposition.
LEHI MAKES DEFINITE MOVE.
From Lehl comes word Of very def
mite action. 1t is IN the shape OF a
meeting Of citizens. called TO organize
dry farm company, and TO file on 6,pO
acres OF land IN Cedar valley. \ year
ago Cedar valley was voted as worth
less by the only people who had an IN
terest IN Il. These were the rabbit
hunters who had found II had petered
out as rabbit hunting ground.
APPRECIATED VALUES.
Mr. Paxman declared in Nephi that
land which he has plowed can't be
bought for $50 an acre A year ago no
one would have made a home on any OF
Il at s. 50 an acre from the state, with
10 years 10 pay Il IN. Mr.. Todd, who
has an interest I'm the Dog Valley dry
farm declares that the dry farming
proposition will pay interest at a yalua-
ton Of $50 an acre, and that the pres
ent sagebrush wastes VIII go TO this
value before they quit climbing, as
wheat fields gradually replace the des-
ert Mr.. Farrell OF Smithfeld says that
$50 an acre would not buy his dry farm
lands, that a few years ago he secured
for less than IS an acre.
ERA OF DRY FARMING.
The fact seems 10 be that the era Of
arid farming is going TO make the most
money for those who 60 into II first. as
and government land Is filed upon val
ues viii raise TO the limit the crops
viii justify, and interest on an invest
nent will be lessened Spondingly
WAITING TO BE WORKED.
II is generally considered 10y those
who believe In the possibilities Of arid
land culture. a good thing for Utah
people that the News has taken nap
the matter and given information
broadcast as 10 its possibilities. Now
ell thar remains Is for the residents "
small Utah towns 20 Ole upon the NM
claimed saecbrush wastes near their
doors. before this land slips away into
The hands of mouopoliZing promoters.
The eastern people who are selling
steam plows for arid farming have
found by the way time payments have
come IN from Colorado sales, that arid
farming pays They have secured a
practical knowledge " us possibilities
and of the great profits in cases where
land is secured AZ low rates.
LOOKING FOR LAND
For that reason The officers OF the
companies their f,'n1s and capital
lists an touch with regions whore arid
loC..ing Tor more land. Land I'm the
United States is rare these days. and il
Is safe 10 say that patches OF he old
time Great American desert are about
an that remain
ADAPTED TO CULTIVATION.
Utah was once wholly desert Now
good portion OF ifs soil remains 80 in /
general rcpute. although lying fertile /
and rich I'm mountain valleys Ideally /
adapted 90 arid farming. Either the |
PEOPLE who have lived near the valleys /
Will see their new opportunities in time /
90 take advantage of them. ar promo |
tion companies win scize on the re- /
naming patches az land. and the ST. |
lace Inhabitants win have a chance 90 |
hire out hauling water On steam ploWs.
~ srubblng sagebrush IN advance OF I
the piowlng season.
DRY FARM FINANCES.
The finances OF dry farm are
tnNg % Is hard to calculate. AS q mar.
takes 81 the nature OF counting chick.
ems before hey hatch. In tRe Dog val.
Icy proposition there are 5000 acres
60 be cultivated. ~ each acre pro.
duces 20 bushels and this Is considered
q conservative estimatctand each BUSH
O. Is marketed 900 90 cents bushel.
an income Of $4,000 Is the result ~ the
crop. The outlay for land IL 500 ON
the lime payment plan. the cost of
the implements Is about 5000 down
with possibly as much again on time
payments. and iho cost IN labor. out.
side Of these items Is about 5000 This
makes Tie nccoss ~ outlay very small.
and within he reach 81 any we'll or
gained body of farmers or town people
Who really have an interest IN The
work Dr. Widtsoc advises the plaut-
ing ~ Geld only every other year.
and this cquircs the holding ~ 6.Oo0
acres 70 set a crop of 5000 acres per
year a field Of this size can BE- tend.
% 10 by two steam rloWs and their
equipment ~ gangs once the land il
cleared and freed from weeds Even /
then there is good profit. and % Is tha
best kind az money thai COMES 90
community as i comes ben TIE shane ~
food siuffs. and Is created wealth fresh
from the soil,
WHERE LAND TRACTS ARE.
Where 40 the good tracts ~ land Law
IT. Widtsof declares that an Of ne
western rim ~ the Grtat Basin Is good !.
dry farm land that the north end ~ /,
Sanpete valley, an ~ Nephi valley. !
much OF the country around Tlnilc. the /.
Cedar valley Rush valley In Tooele !
county, and IN fact any land that will
grow sagebrUsh unless there IA some
unusual condition that prevents
RESULT or JuAB EXHIBITION.
The movement az Lehi IA a direct re-
suit n the Paxman exhibition A. J. +
Evans Of that town was present at ,
Nephl and undertook The difficuit task I