Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-11
"There Is Absolutely No Cues
ton But That Agriculture
Can Be Made Success In
Sulphur Springs Val
ley" Says H. w.
Campbell.
.RRY FARMING EXPERT
VISITOR IN DOUGLAS
Sulphur Springs Valley Has
Over a Million Acres of
TiIlable Land With
Very Rich Soil.

There is absolutely no question but
| that agriculture can be made a success
| in the Sulphur Springs Valley wher
the proper methods are followed" said
Mr. H. w. Campbell the greatest al
vocate and leading authority on dry
land farming in the arid west last ey
ening to reporter, after having spent
two days inspecting the valley around
Douglas.
"Of course do not mean TO say tina:
all of the land in the valley can be
farmed successfully without irrigation
but from what | have seen of the val.
ley and the soil l firmly believe, in
fact / know, that large portion OF
the Sulphur Springs valley can be
farmed successfully by the methods OF
soil culture which | advocate and
which | have used for many years.
/ have applied these methods in several
parts of the arid west and have been
successful. Of course different parts
of the country have different conditions
to meet. but with the proper amount
of study and intelligent experiment. ug,
soil culture. the adapting Of the action
of nature to the use of man. any soil
that | have ever seen which is deep
enough to hold the required amount of
moisture can be made productive l
have gone over the land to the east
and west of Douglas, also have gone
about fifteen miles north up the val
ley. and l do not believe that sue
cess can be made on th' land b. U.s.
ing only the rainfall excepting the land
up the valley where the soil is deep
enough and firm enough to nold the
moisture and deliver it to the plant
roots in the required amounts to make
the crops profitable"
The Sulphur Springs valley has
over a million acres of tillable land
with very rich soil and it is IN
reasonable to suppose that this great
expanse of ricn soil cannot be made
to subserve the use Of man in some
form or other. The development of
the valley means much to Douglas. The
agriculture surrounding any city is a
great feeder to it and with a great
development Of the agricultural posi-
bilities of this valley the wealth pro-
Iducing power of the city will be in
creased many fold. With this idea in
mind the Chamber of Commerce has
started in to ascertain the best m, Mod
of producing sure results. In order
to find out whether the soil and eli
matte conditions of the valley are con-
ducive to success it is thought the
opinion of those who have made lif:
study of this subject are far utter
qualified to decide than those not
versed on the subject.
Last June, during the very dryest
part of the season, Prof. F. ]. Away,
of the University Of Nebraska, also
Prof. Clothier, Of the University Of
Arizona, made a trip over the valley
and quite thoroughly inspected the soil
and climate. In order to make an in
telligent report of the matter they
found that it would be necessary to
make a trip to Douglas during the wet
season, and accordingly they are both
in Douglas today. Both Of these gen
tlemen are experts in their line.
Soil culture or the process Of storing
rainfall in the soil until enough has
been stored until it is sufficient to
produce profitable crop was original
ed and brought to light by man
named H. w. Campbell, a farmer Of
Dakota In the early days, away back
IN 1909 - o,,,y,rraf,S5 from Vermont
to the James river valley in Dakota
and began farming After trying 1t
year or two he found that the same
process of farming back in Vermont
could not successfully be applied to
Dakota. Therefore he began adapting
himself and his work to the new con
ditions Dakota has scant rainfall
and he found that the plowed ground
dried out too quickly TO grow crops
to maturity He began experimenting
with the soil to get 1t to retain the
rainfall or moisture for the plant life
and he has been experimenting ever
since. learning new things regarding
his chosen profession each year and
each day. BY applying his knowledge
gained from experiments he began to
make a greater success than his neigh
bors In Dakota.
For several years Campbell has been
employed to deliver lectures over the
arid west in the employ Of the various
farmers Institutes and railroads. For
several years he was engaged by rail-
roads to give instructions to farmers
along the lines Of the Burlington and
Union Pacific railroads. The railroads
Iof western Nebraska, Kansas and east
|ern Colorado employed him to conduct
experimental stations for them, the
railroads paying him salary and fur.
nishing the specified farmers in the
different localities with tools and