The daily tribune., 1907-06-24
THE THE LAST RACE IS
ON FOR CHEAP LAND


more land and cheaper land, and it is
we'll said by an observer Of the west
ward and southwestward trend that
the last dash for cheap farms il on.
1t may extend over several years, of
course, but as mems lives go, when
measured by the fight Of time, it
will be but comparatively brief
period until all the tillable acres
which are available in this country
will have their owners and will be
producing their share of the nation s
crops
This land problem grows more SER
ious every year. A large per centage
OF the farms in the humid districts is
now. in price, out Of the reach of
the person of limited means, and he
can neither afford to buy such farms
nor, having purchased them, to have
so much money invested in property
which will bring only limited re-
turn.
What, then, are the farmers Of the
country forced to do? They are com-
PEELED to move from their high-priced
acres and sell them to men who can
afford, by reason of large capital and
substantial personal holdings, to live
on expensive estates.
Having sold his farm, the man who
is neither able nor willing to retire
must look for q new location. Shall
he look in another humid section for
such farm as he needs? He adds
nothing to his condition by doing
so, for he only jumps into that from
which he has Just succeeded in es-
Gaping.
In which direction. then. shall he
turn? Let him turn toward the great
stretches Of the West and Southwest.
But. being 10 advised, perhaps he
imagines he will be worse off than
before-stranded in q dry" country
with ruin ahead and no hope to
drive the rainless clouds away.
II he imagines that he docs not
know this new West and this new
Southwest of ours, where scientific
agriculture has triumphed over ma
ture's neglect and where only few
years ago, it WAS thought that moth
ing worth raising would grow.
The trouble with the semi arid Sec
tions, for no many years, was that
mon did not know how to employ that
which was given them did not know
how to obtain maximum Of blessing
from minimum gift; did not know
how to treat the earth and train it,
willing, rs it always is, to reward the
toiler provided he will only toll in
telligently and earnestly.
Years ago certain men saw that
the time would soon come when the
man of moderate means would have to
leave the humid districts in order
to do the best for himself, provided
he could find some place to go. These
few men were students Of conditions
and Of the application of human
methods to the provisions OF nature.
At least one OF them has proved be-
yond doubt that good crops may be
raised in the semi arid sections and
that rich returns can be worked out
Of soil which has conside red worth.
less because Of the lack OF moisture.
1t was to this end that II. W. Camp
bell began working years ago. and II
was such possibility that he quick
ly demonstrated. Determined to prove
that every foot Of land where some
rain fell could be turned to the per-
sonal gain but with the unswerving
relief that he could do something In
tho line Of scientific soil culture that
would benefit the homeseekex Of
future years. Now the Campbell
method IL known around the world
and to his ONCE in Lincoln, Neb.
como inquiries from every farming
where extra skill and properly
applied industry are needed III order
10 bring profitable results.