, 1907-03-12
BACK FROM
THE NORTH
DIRECTOR sUFFUM TELLS OF
SOME OF PLANS OF PLANT
AND SEED CONCERN.
Company Has Bought splendid Tract
Al WorlanA, sbfu, canaA Company
Adding othsr Land BY Donation
Banquet rendered BY WorIand
eusinsss Mems Organization.

6ubtneoe Monot Or0Antxotlon.
Prof. B. c. Bufum, who Is At the
head Of the company to be known .
the wyoming Plant and Seed Breeding |
company, and who returned yesterday
nom the northern part OF the state.
informed q reporter for this paper yes
terday AFTERNOON that the outlook for
the new concern grows brighter and
brighter every day. At Worland, where
the main farm Of the company Is to
be located, and where the company
already owns . ine tract of 100 acres,
the Hanover Canal company donated
an additional forty acres, one of the
choicest tracts owned by that large
company, and he was given every en-
|couragement. He awarded a contract
for clearing of sage brush and plow-
ing 100 acres, which will be seeded
without further delay to alfalfa, oats
and barley.
Three Million Breeding Plants.
A part of the land to be seeded to
alfalfa will contain seeds of many va
rieties OF that forage plant. The d.
rector hopes to have at least 100000
young plants upon which to carry on
his experiments in breeding. He will
also SOW some seed OF the Laramie
plain, with a view to getting the seed
best adapted to the varying elevations
| and climatic conditions of the state.
| On the Laramie plain will be the high
est altitude and at Worland the lowest,
all agricultural lands in the state &C.
curing between those two attitudes.
The Worland tract is only about 1000
feet above lei level. the tract at Lar
annie being more than 100 feet. The
Worland tract is in a narrow valley,
surrounded by hills. and even peaches
and melons may be grown there, one
man near the mouth Of the river rails
ing peaches to maturity without winter
protection.
Was Given Dinner.
At Worland, whittier Prof. Bufum
went from the Buffalo farmers insti-
tute. there was q warm greeting, the
Grit of that city thus telling of a ban
quet rendered Mr.. Buffum upon his
visit: III
1.-THE Worland Business Mems club
on Tuesday banqueted Prof. Buffum Of
the state university. and his brother.
In the dining o of the lawson no
ftel. The distinguished visitors had
come from Laramie for the purpose Of
looking over this vicinity for q good
location upon which to establish a
plant-breeding. farm
Mayor Robertson Presided.
There were twenty-five members Of
the club gathered about the h~ospitable
board. and after full Justice had been
done to the viands placed before them,
Mayor Robertson arose and in his usu.
al felicitous and optimistic manner in.
troduced the guest of the evening.
Prof. Bufum was in excellent fettle,
and for three-Quarters of an hour he
spoke Of the scope and intentions Of
the company he was organizing to es-
tablish q pl~ant-breeding farm in this
vicinity.
Scientific Principles Involved.
His remarks upon the scientific
principles involved in the successful
cultivation of crops and the great bene-
fits which would accrue to agriculture
lists In the arid region II they were
properly equipped for the cultivation
of their land, were listened to with
rapt attention by his auditors, who
wondered at the possibilities he out
lined. Mr.. Buffum was followed by
George Crosby Of Cowley, who talked
Ientertainingfy of oil development in
his section. After a general discus
sion of various topics connected with
the interests of Big Horn county In
general, the hour being late the festive
gathering broke up. 1t was an oc-
casion Of practical good and much
pleasantry."-