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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-15
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NEWPORT. R. |. May 1.-Two tor pedOes were fired from the submarine Octopus during a test here while she was submerged. One torpedo cannot be recovered. It cost sA5Oo and was loaned by the United States govern ment-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-15

interest of discipline the supervisor thought that Hickey should not be re- appointed. If Hickey is ready to pay the proper respect to the orders of his superior 1t Is likely that he will again be seen on the staff.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-15
HIDDEN DANGERS.

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 Doan's Kidney Pills are recom- mended by your own townspeopls.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-15
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-15
WATERBURY TESTIMONY.

Mrs Frederick Hetredge. of 11f Cole street. Waterbury. Conn. says: 'I had this trouble myself and was miserable with 1t for several years, I do not think I had a we'll day for a long while. There was a pain in the hips and loins and I thought it was some inward trouble as 1t came on me after my first child was born. The doctors did not seem to know the cause of 1t for their medicines did not relieve me. kept hearing about Doan's Kidney Pills and fnal- ly got box at the H. ". Lake Drug Co, and began using them. There was a noticeable improvement and when I had taken one box the pains in my back and loins had disappear ed. got . second and a third box. and since using them I have never had the slightest return of the trouble. My husband vas also cured of lame back by using Doan's Kidney Pills and 1 know of many others wha have found the remedy beneficial"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14

como. Tho same income from sugar
hcets can be- had from about the same
acreage OF land. as averages so in this
state
In garden truck growing as practlscd
no the ca9t. near the larger cities. also
in Europe. FRO England. France. Bel
GUM and other countries. am income OF
from 81 goo 90 $4,000 IS derived from
single acre and the productlveness Of
the soil continues for generations. Even
in Japan. the farmer gets from the soil
from 60 25 times as much as the Utah
farmer obtains.
Utah tomato growers. who are 30
fortunate as TO be situated near n
canncfy, can acquire an income o.
$1,000 year from or acres. Straw
berry growers IN Weber and Boxolder
counties are producing $500 TO $500
worth Of fruit per acre. year after
year Raspberry growers havo done
even better than this. making az much
as $500 per acre. Whore there are
shipping facilities there Is an almost
llmitless demand for the excellent quail
lty OF small fruits Tor which this state
is becoming noted.
As factories Increase - this and
neighboring commonwealth, aud as
the mining and other Industries aug
nent tho population, the aarkei for
garden truck and small frut VIII abb
sorh an that Utah irrigated land is
capable or producing under taa most
systematic method 90 culture that can
be given &C. there need be no fear OF a
ellt iu the truck market or a SUPER
abundance OF the fruit Of tho tree or
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g. a day when by a change OF employ
nent. and without working any harder
or longer hours he could get SO a day.
B. ON win conlede the unwisdom of
be Utah farmer directing his energies
ID tha growing of cheap crops. using
D. valuable land and more valuable
rafar 90 grow them, when under In
.ie1are culture the same land could be
fade 90 produce crops twenty times
p value now returned for each acre
Cultivated under irrigation.
As dry farming is developing so rap
iy 20 the point where an the bread
'fggs and grain and hay necessary to
'frp'y the needs OF this region can be
|fUiuc5d under this system of culture,
|is folly If grain and hay growing un-
p irrigation on land adapted 10 more
fuabIe products will be conceded by
y who have studied the situation.
AVERAGE FARMERS INCOME.
To bring an income % $1,000 for his
|tmily the grain growing farmer must
|Cltyate 50 acres % wheat, produce 40
fashe.s TO the acre and sell at so cents
h busheL II he grows hay Il will re-
tnre 90 acres Of lucern each 20 yield
tons 90 the acre. and he must sell Il
~ so a ton TO yield him a $1,000 in
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the home could produce al the ordinary
crops The community OF houses near
the farms gives them a guarantee %
constant attention and care, and that
ia Itself is great thing"
PAXMAN's MANY ACRES.
In Juab they know arid EARNINGS
possibilities through A. the
farms of j. W. PaNmsn. His advocates
use OF hotoid wheat. which Identifies
them. His results are something 70
make the whole state cit up and take
notice. for no calmly declares that on
lands half decade ago considered alb
aoiutely worthless. there have been pro-
duced IN actual bushels Of measured
grain, 10000 bushels OF wheat. besides
smaller amounts % oats, barley, rye,
corn, alfalfa. and even some potatoes"
lie continues boy reporting that "A few
bushels OF fine white potatoes have bsen
exhibited and the grower claims crop
az tho ratio OF over $50 bushels 70 the
acre ana that h8 has sold AN he raised
az the rate OF 81 per bushel
June frost ala some damage IN
LeFan and the valley below 90, but with
this exception. the wheat crop this year
was better than ever. THE yisidA"
90 quote hr PaNman again. have bean
from ID tl over 60 bushels 20 the acra.
Bishop Taylor OF Levan. who leads I'm
mo ylclu, has produced over on bushels
per acre from "a nice tract of land"
OF uaAt season Mr. p1xmnu declares
mat ''1 great amount of energy has
been uut forth preparing for Do. There
have been four eteam plOws bought. all
au "a combination harvester and thrash-
ar outing ana threghlng ID 90 100 aorss
dHT A big uoW tireshIuF rig has
been at work Tor 900 DAYS threshinR
about 600 bushels or wheat during
the season. Much interest is being man-
n.s,ei ln tho dry lands. aud every
owner ia operating just as East as facili-
llea allow Experiences show that dry
lands lly 1attor than irrigated farms.
ali tDr thls reason ne cry lands bavs
increased I'm value to more than double
ih0lr former price. within tho lnst year.
Brush lands lying within no miles az
NuphI. are bringing from $40 90 so per
acre With no improvements. A larre
company south of Nerhi has rsoantiv
occurred 10000 acres and is developing a.
Ia4t Hs f-.Hm pillow Will allow. An-
other one west of Nauhi is mrEIra Wa
urDus advance along the same Inc
Tho day o. uot flr distant when the
ltterta ol Jua1 county WIN toem with
vase troNs NJ golden huo and bring
mint ot wealth to ls Inhabitants"
lhgsl examples of what o. being done.
should fa sff uEgestiyo. 30 ono can
est away from them. Cor they arc 20 ar
..et vitality tao f1tl-g wealth OF tho
ftaIt. ln jtHutIy tHa Iry farming cone
sra7s WIN possibly 40 much % bring be-.
lore tla people tha Importance of this
Industry ANA EIYn lt a a0mprehenaion
IH general commercial circles that here
I1lorn faH boon confined tl farmcrs ana
those Immediately interested in tho son.
A new cr1p ot rIen men "a among one
of mo possibilities on the next tsw
years. AZ q result VI Ae nsv pr0ooaA
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nesota, North Dakota. ana Nebraska
on the other hand. large numbers of
wells penetrating porous deposits Or
coYernoua limestuuos freeze opcry
winter ln Wisconsin and Michigan
freezing though less common. occa
alonally occurs, and also in Town.
Missouri kentucky and Indiana.
A study on the phenomena a. "a
whole shows that hey arc closely
connected with harometric changes
Freezlng. indrnft. lOw-wator lelol
small discharge. and clear water ara
all Characteristic 10 clear weather
and high barometer. thawing of tho
we'll aud melting of snow about tho
mouth, strong discharge. ana dis
colored waters always accompany low
barometer The direct cause III tho
freezing seems 40 be an ludraft ~ cold
alr az periods of high barometer
Change on weather reversing the di-
rocuon of The air current produce
thnW.
Many 0f the simpler devices hdopted
to prevent freezing are complete fail-
urcs. while others are partly success
fun Tho Inherent difficulty lies ln tho
construction OF tho well. The follow
ING SuEEssuons are made By ths
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vine
GROWING ORCHARD FRUITS.
Those who are located too remote
from the larger cities and mining
towns. and too far away from the rail-
road TO prohtably ship garden truck
and small fruits, can grow the larger
fruits. apples, peaches, pears and plums.
and realize even greater returns than
from the small fruits. Returns Of $500
TO $1,000 per acre from apple orchards
are not uncommon, and some Utah or
chards this season produced at the rate
OF 1880 and more per acre.
one good crop Of apples I'm a year
Ike the present Is worth as much as
the crops OF n whole generation Of any
other kind OF farm produce,
grown on the same size piece OF land.
Walter Green OF Elwood. on the Bear
river In BoXelder county, took up land
under the new canal system some
IL years ago. and was induced by
a tree agent 10 plant a small apple or
chard. Among the trees planted were
about 60 Winter Banana apples. This
year his trees yielded an average crop
of 10 bushels OF fine apples, for which
he realized about Sl.5O per bushel. As
his trees are planted 100 10 the acre,
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Unless you are willing 10 industriously
follow up every detail Of the business
and care for your orchard, giving IL
your first consideration and best care.
all the time. do not begin the under
taking, leave 10 for some one else 10
follow. But if you do make up your
mind 10 go into the intensive culture
OF the soil, study up the situation
thoroughly Determine what line OF
work you and your farm are best
adapted for whether for truck growing.
or berry or large fruit growing. II
fruit growing, learn the varieties best
adapted TO the soil and environment OF
the farm and then grow those varieties
On their greatest perfection. If you are
going 10 grow apples, specialize on two
or three varieties. In fact Il would ia
oilitate sales and increase the value OF
the fruit crop II an entire township or
county were 20 specialize on two or
three varieties.
The same suggestion holds good In
respect 10 peaches, pears, grapes and
other fruits. the fewer varieties the
better, n first class and grown to their
greatest perfection.
JOS. II. PARRY,
Ex-Seoretary state Board OF Hortioul-
ture.
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ANoTHER THIS YEAR.
THE FREEZING OF WELLS.

Throughout many OF The Northern
States The freezing of wells aud pumps
causes much trouble. and tho great
est difficulty Is experienced IN keeping
some wells open for use during the
winter strangely enough the shall
low, open wells give less trouble / az
the deeper drilled on d0ub. o-tubed
driven wells, in which the inner or
pump tube rs carried below the outer
casing. The determination 90 fha
cause of the freezing and OF means for
lta prevention iH OF 30 great practical
importance that study OF tho sub
teci has been made by one OF the
geoloGiEtf of the United States geo
logical survey
The freezing Of wells Is practically
confined to districts where the alr
temperatures frequently 81 COnal ler-
ably below zero ana where the mate
rails penetrated are either porous or
contain actual openings ana passtfes
through which tho off, can circulate
recent investigation OF tho wells of
Maine. "a large number of which are
n granite, states, and other compact
cluse-gnained rocks. discovered no
Instances OF deep Pressing In Min.
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-~,g,s agricultural growth and
II 5.,.ormcnt lies not in The d.
| ro1 off Increased acreage. or
~ .- augmented water supply or
LAM n dry farming An
'N have their limitations ana
f, tae last named. the hmita-
N, s. NOW n sight.
F....,mral expansion. and by this
.t OBJ. Increase OF The rural pop
-. ..1 Che number Of those who
-..Itr from the soil, win come
sny through intensive culture
~.t.ae OF ono acre produce as
,.ue as la now obtained from
o., arros. without lossonlng the
.,ty or producing power of the soil
possibilities OF intensive culture
.,sr beou reached In this state,
o-orar'y never wnl be. The land
-., .u plant food the almost cone
...,rs sunshine. the irrigation water
..,-fe moisture when needed. aul
4. sp'arI.I climate combine TO make
.st.oas more ideal for intensive crop
.psrs Ir thIs state than IN many
.,tr.as where this system fourishos
los bcst
q, would be gratuitous Information to
..rs man I1at he was wasting his op-
,,-rn.tics BOO continuing TO work for
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. Culture, Key to Utah's Agricultural Growth.

"If tho foregoing figures are start
ling, 20 81 because they are large ana
not because the processes by which they
are reached nr0 Wild unreasonable or
improbable TO On with processes as
we'll as results that we are dealing.
For tho productive varieties adapted
TO- this climate tho foregoing estimate
of tho product is not extra CANT nor
oven large If the estimate " cut in
half the Income per year from tho 20
acres. each year OF tho 30 since planted,
would b8 $4,000.
What other business ON earth holds
out as much promise m profit, and -
the Same time as much opportunity for
high order OF mental entertainment
and physical effort The orchardiat
must live a lifo OF intelligence. vigil
lance energy. but ho win ind It ever
interesting and agreeable"
QUICK RETURNS FROM ORCHARD.
10 show the quick and certain re-
turns from an orchard. reference Is
made Go the experience Of Bishop Gil
bert Parker OF South Hooper. Davis
county. He has number OF apple
trees planted six years ago, tho fruit
from which brought him SO per tree
this season. His leading varieties are
tho Gano. Black TwiE end jonathan.
In tho matter OF quick returns. the
peach orchard win give "a fair yield af-
ter throe years planted.
However GattorinE fruit growing
prospects may appear 20 the Utah
farmer. o. o. not wise 20 drop other
lines on work and rush into orchard
ms without Thought and consideration.
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may prove OF interest 20 "News''
readers. In Sewer county Dan Ham
son began his work four years ago.
LNer since then tho yield has been so
good that IL has averaged 10 bushels
20 the acre My experience is"
writes Mr Hanson, that 10 bushels
per acre on arid land Yields as -mu sh
proft on the investment as 40 Bushels
on irrigated land. / have found that
four acres Of dry land can be cultivat-
ed with rs little work as one acre OF
irrigated land Yields have varied
from flvc 20 20 bushels 10 the acre,
and by properly preparing and fall
lowing the land. this yield can be
made greater"
Mr.. Hanson has al present $50
acres under cultivation. 400 acres OF
this land being ia dry products, wheat.
oats. barley and rye. The altitude Is
the highest I'm the state. 500 feet
and frosts have been a feature OF con-
slant depreciation ln yield
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this yield Is at the rate Of $1,000 per
acre, As hts trees grow older they
viii Yield much larger crops, but at 10
bushels Of apples per tree, even az 81
a hushel. the acre viii yield $1,000 an
nually. so long as the trees are duly
cultivated and well cared for.
That good fruit of an kinds can be
grown in nearly every county IN the
state was abundauuy evidenced boy the
splendid displays at the recent state
fair Although this was an on year for
fruits OF an kinds. the exhibit was "a
surprise 20 all visitors. and eNcellcd all
previous efforts. especially as an aug
ury of the possibilities Of commercial
apple growing.
AK ORCHARD FROM a DESERT.
The success Of Salt Lake county
fruit grower William Kraack. a native
o. Germany, Is a striking example OF
what perseverance and Industry can
accomplish IN the face OF adverse con-
ditIons. About IS years ago Mr.. Kraack
traded some city property worth about
a thousand dollars for n dry ranch four
miles east of Sandy. There was a small
spring on the land, which was dovel-
oped Into a water supply 20 irrigate
with care some 10 acres Of the sandy
torraced slope. About 10 years ago Mr..
krsack began to set out small fruits.
and later peach and cherry trees or
which De took such good care that the
plantation yielded a large family good
living, and the fruit Is OF such hne
quality that it has won q number OF
prizes at the state fairs and other OK
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can be turned into food and thus into
money. he is a great believer In an
Agricultural college education pre-
fatory 10 a career as an arid farmer.
IN TOOBI.E COUNTY.
Out by the Great Salt Lake. In tho
little known Rush valley 20 tho south
Israel Bennlou has been the wizard Of
its crops moro valuable than sage
brush. and the faith he had at the be-
ginning was only that land which VIII
raise sagebrush viii also raise grain.
Mr.. BennlOn owns 500 acres Of land
and 200 OF ~ is now yielding crops OF
potatoes. cerials. beans, melons etc.
without irrigation. He alsh believes
in keeping the arid farm well stocked
with cattle, pigs chickens and other
animals OF a market value. Il earn
ogty advocate making "a home on tho
arid farm. whenever enough water for
culinary purposes can be developed"
he says, 'tho arid farm laying near
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weapons OF the arid farmer are not
tho large ranch house the horse pow
er, the big barns. and thousands Of
farm hands. Instead they are a
great iron grubbcr, a tremendous en-
CINE spoutinE black smoke as it drass
us score OF cutting plows behind n.
ana d days work Is from rs TO 40
Hcies' with each new engine tending
10 be bigger than rs predecessor.
Reports are already at hard for
me season Of 1905 and 1905 snd they
show very gratifying results Mucn
more lond Is being plowed this fau
than was ploWed last. ana the consa-
quent Increase In the business for
next year Is one of the most hopeful
things for the state 20 coutemplste.
especially as tnls sudden possibility
Of wealth comes from tho very secs
lions that OILY a year or two ago were
considered o. De the most hopeless.
DAN l5ANSOS's WORK.
Some experiences OF arid farmers
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q crops without irrigation has proved
a success. and 7 look for tho time when
this Industry viii make Utah a great
agricultural state iu spite OF an tho
setoacks that now appear 10 such an
achievement"
PETER BARsONs VIEW.
Tn Clarks0n. Cache county. petor
Barson has worked at arid farming for
many years. Tie farms rs 900 acres of
land, and he declares that tho greatest
success comes to tho man who summer
lallows his land half of Dc every year
This fan De has 21J acres OF wheat in
dry land, and 90 is of the golden coin
variety Tie plants 10 with "a press drul
three pocks 10 the acre Next spring.
ho looks for generous rains. and de-
ciares That with Che land properly proc
pared, they can be- made 20 keep 10
moist until the crop natures III. Bar
son keeps "a number OF chickens plKs
and COWS. SO that any surplus products
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Mr.. Hanson has fed large portion
OF his product 20 hogs, sheep, and cat-
lie, and this has increased his income.
A great mistake he would point out 10
new eXperimenters Is that OF Judging
arid farm results by irrigated land re-
suits. Mr. Hanson reports that men
raised on irrigated farms pass over
dry farms, see them doing we'll. and
report them to be failures. because
they compare them 20 irrigated vheats.
when really they are ripening for a
harvest OF 10 bushels and over 90 the
acre.
In Sewer county there As still several
thousand acres OF land only waiting
nerve and enterprise 10 transform
them into arid farms. To the young
men seeking homes, Mr.. Hanson says.
Ny ambition for arid farming ana
my hope IN ~ r. greater today than 90
was four years ago when / began, ana
! shall continue 20 devote my time ana
efforts 20 this enterprlze. Tho raising
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Possibilities Of Arid Farming Emphatica Demonstrated Utah

IN ERHAPs no subject has more
IL interest 10 Utah farmers ~
Just this time than the possi-
bIlues of arid farming Tx
frs report that "arid farming" is tha
'ioper name for it-not dry farm-
hg-sInlo 30 Is only a principle of
nbT'.lt'ng another means Tor irri-
Fton. Ordinary irrigation turns
pc water ON IN streams from gravity
Stitches or from pumps
Arid farming makes the land a nat
'nI reservoir to absorb the water
'tich calls AS rain and snow, instead
LETTING IL run of u a hard, un-
'osWb.iIFo surface. or later be dried
'l' through the little canal ducts thai.
0m hard surface, letting out the
nosture from beneath.
Io gat the water into the land the
id farmer calls for II 10 be plowed
he falL and thus open Itself 10
PINK up tine winter eains. Then he
PITS Toy 10 Co he narrowed In the
IInR and am through the summer
'UI iao grHin. Fall planted, IS VOL
'h 'o That there shall always be a
pose soil coat over the land. This
'''''' ''F seals II 10 evaporation, and
som" of utah's most arid deserts.
W farm soil has been rolled into soft
'-' hy Inc writer in August. when
l'i.''.1 sou AN around II at tho
'' depth was dry and powdery,
BIRTH OF ARID FARMING.
IA' preaching Of tho gospel 81
'-'s redemption through arid farm
q '.su with George l.. Farr No..
~ '.. John A. Widuoe. the one
s among farmers. the other
-''lsa fhe students n the Agrlcul-
''i college of which me- now has
come -Ie president.
!" '".I portion ~ the state. the
~ .N 'n h8 direction has conferred
come pioneer Mr. Farrell
~ Peg .l th's post in Cache valley.
"'I.Hc boa Dog valley j. W.
''.''' 'n the Loyau ridge. Dan Ham
.' SEWER county. Israel Bennlon
'.'... Mr. Farrell began II 40
~. .. and today De wouldn't
hs's.. aria Cache county land for
"a. iHF1ted fields ln the state.
r pretty strong endorsement.
Aipe i"eu3nH the new methods
md 100 nee only a few velra.
hatr- ora of their great profit
ma only possible 40 long as
N 4. .' could bc taken. and rlow-
ilisr ,i brush these lands acquiring
|tlus .t .Hnplo process "a sudden
f-' per acre and over. The
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center of each square This tree win
stand l5 or 1874 feet from each OF the
four around 3d. There win thus Dee
about 200 trees 90 each acre. In min
Cling varieties, preserve the position Of
the loug-liyod trees FOR the orchard OF
after years, when three-fourths OF the
trees viii have TO bee cut down.
II would divide the history Of this
orchard into three periods. viz. I. The
period up 20 removing the FIRST trees.
2. From then TO the removing of the
second lot o. The period after that
Now, let MS consider results by first
making estimate strong but reasonable,
then cut 10 down half There win be
no difficulty ga selling well grown, care
fully picked winter apples for q price
equal 10 40 cents per bushel on the tree,
on this basis the estimate Is made.
During G-et period with 1000 trees on
20 acres we ought 20 have the follow
ing result.