The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-26


the burden of this investigation should
be borne by the states, and. as this is
entirely an agricultural question, we fur
Their believe that the funds appropriated
by the states should be placed in the
hands of the experts who are in charge
of this work; therefore, be it
! Resolved, by the second annual Trans
Missouri Dry Farming congress. that we
commend the recent act of the Utah
legislature in appropriating money for
this purpose to the consideration of the
that future appropriations be placed in
the hands OF the several state or expert
ment stations, which shall have charge
of the location of the wells and super
intend the construction of the same
New Rule Adopted.
Resolved, That Article VI of the con-
stitution be amended to read as follows:
| Each state and territory represented in
the congress shall be entitled TO twenty
votes; but no delegation shall represent
more than one state or territory"
| Resolved, That it is the sense of this
congress that a vote of thanks be ex-
tended to the Utah Agricultural college
for the excellent exhibit and decoration
displayed in this assembly hail.
Dairying Is Profitable.
Ed. H. Webster. chief of the dairy
division of the department of agricul-
ture. delivered an interesting address
on dairying as il is related TO farm
menace of storm or other disaster was
ever present at the farmers door, the
cow was paying her dividend every
day. 1T is the essential of the dry
farmer" said Mr.. Webster, that he
take up intensified farming to as great
an extent as possible. The dry land
farmer must build up his dairy herd;
it is only by careful selection and elm
ination that the breeds that are stand
ard PlSaxrhero I'm tho arid
belt, and those which roam the range
are foreign TO their habitat when they
are brought upon the farm, and do
not respond to the demand of a farmer.
/ believe the net income of twenty
dairy cows equal to that of 100 rangs
COWS.
There is much to be said in favor of
dual production. The calves are GER
tainly an asset, but just how extern
sively dairying can be carried on sue
cessfully is yet TO be put to the test"
Farming and Livestock.
The relation of farming to the live
stock industry was the subject of some
remarks by Will C. Barnes. inspector
of grazing of the forest service. Mr..
Barnes declared that the idea of dry
farming had first taken root and -four
ished in Texas, where, he said. the cat
tie and sheep are being driven off
, the ranges of the staked plains, and
their place is being taken by the farm
er with small herd of cattle and an
abiding faith in the soil upon which he
plants his hopes. The difficulty, said
/ Mr.. Barnes, is taking care of stock
J after il is raised, and severe winters
. are fatal in many cases to the indus
try.
Mr. Barnes declared at Amarillo,
Tex, six years ago. there was nothing.
| Now Amarillo is a city of $1,000 inhab
itants, and land is valuable.
Mr.. Barnes told of a Methodist
minister who came into the Pecos
valley in New Mexico when the coun-
try was inhabited only by jack rabbits
and coyotes" and bought from a COM
: munity land grant at Las Vegas $4,000
acres, first seeing the possibilities of the
cultivation of this soil. The purchas-
= er. said Mr.. Barnes, not only sold his
SO, 900 acres, but secured 100000 addi-
: tional. The country is rapidly being
| settled by farmers from the eastern
states, who bring their implements and
have money TO prosecute the work of
settlement.
: Mr.. Barnes. who is a newspaper man
:, and writer said that he once wrote a
story printed in an eastern magazine,
; in which he stated that sixty bushels
7 of wheat were grown on a certain
: tract Exception was taken to the
statement, and Mr.. Barnes caused an
, accurate measurement to be made,
which showed that the yield was fifty
: eight bushels.
) Mr.. Barnes told a new story in IL
] lustration of the ignorance which pre-
: walls regarding actual dry farming
conditions Mr.. Barnes said that two
Irishmen were about TO begin work.
. 'Mornin'. where hav We been?"
"Yistidy I laid aft to celebrate Lin
e coins birthday"
And what d We want to celebrate
that for?"
e Sure, tits because William Jennings
) Bryan lives there"
So, said Mr.. Barnes, ignorance is re-
f sponsible for more mistakes and more
? failures than any other thing.
In conclusion, Mr.. Barnes said he
commends the work of our several agri-
cultural institutions in teaching the farm
er the science and art of his vocation,
and we urge the necessity of including
; agriculture in the course of study pro-
vided for the public schools
a Election of Officers.
Resolved. That Article ii of the con-
: stitution be modified to read as follows
The officers of the congress shall con-
: sist of a president. three vice presidents.
2 a secretary, a treasurer, and an eXecu-
\ tive committee OF one memDer from eacn
Z trans Missouri state or territory and the
: District of Columbia. The president and
the three vice presidents of the congress
shall be named by the convention in ses-
sion. The secretary and the treasurer
shall be elected by the executive commit
tee shall be required to give guaranty
company bonds in amount determined by
the committee. and the accounts shall
be annually audited. The executive COM
! mittee shall be selected by the delegation
of their respective states and territories.
The president and secretary shall be ex-
! officio members of the executive commit
: tee"
For Sinking Wells.
! Whereas. the final solution of the arid
farm question rests upon the establish
ment of homes upon these lands and
Whereas. the establishment of these
homes depends entirely upon the posi-