The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-24
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said that the railroads of the west are
i'm favor of the movement and are help
ing along legitimate efforts by employ
ing experts. Mr.. Deaver declared that
no railroad could afford to discriminate
against dry or wet farming.
1T is the object of the railroads,
said Mr.. Beaver, Ito get as much pas
senger and freight traffic as possible,
and i'm order to do this every encour-
agement is lent the plan of promoting
dry farming"
Mr.. Beaver said that immigration de-
pended on the rapidity with which the
country is developed and consequently
everything possible is being done by the
railroads to bring about this develop
ment. Mr. DeaVer favored the extern
sion of intensified farming and said he
believed the government ought to make
it possible for farmer to secure tract
on which he can raise live stock and
poultry as well as grain. He advocated
a plan of ten year payment.
Called back to the roStrum, Mr.. Dea-
yer said it was silly to expect man
with a family to live on $50 acres of
arid land when an essential is the rO-
tation of crops and the alternate relief
years for the land.
Dry Farming-Past and Present.
E. C. Chilcott, in charge of the Of
flee of dry land agriculture in Wash
ington, d. c., bureau of plant indus
try, read a paper which consumed the
better part of an hour. Mr.. ChilcOtt
said, that arid farming is now a demon
strated science. Il see here experts, Z"
said Mr.. Chilcott, who are devoting
their life work to this industry. But
it remains with me farmer himself
whether or not he will take advantage
of the demonstrated success of the ex-
periments that have been made by
these experts at the various stations.
He, in fact, must work out his own
destiny"
Mr.. Chilcott illustrated his remarks
with a chart showing the work done
at the eleven fully-equipped expert
ment stations, and in this connection
Mr. Chilcott said he was in favor of
summer tillage. He discussed crop ro-
tation at length. 1t is difficult, said
Mr.. Chilcot, TO obtain accurate data on
this work on account of the many fac
tors which enter into it. Account must
be taken of physical, chemical and bio
logical conditions
Alma Richards of Utah. at the close
of Mr.. ChilcOtt's address, referred to
some of the figures shown by Mr..
Chilcott's table. and declared that he
had Increased his yield by fall pillow
ing to the extent of 10 per cent over
the figures submitted by Mr. ChileOtt.
The latter said he was pleased to re-
ceive the information, and he hoped
others would tell of their experiences.
1t was Mr.. ChilcOtt who made the
motion for the appointment of a spe-
! cial committee of five to select the
! candidates for the executive commit
| tee. This committee was appointed:
E. A. Burrell, Idaho; c. r. Root, Colo
RADIO; j. w. Paxman, Utah; w. C.
| Buffum. Wyoming; A. Atkinson,
! Montana.
Resistant Grain Crops.
/ w. NJ. Jardine. assistant cerealist in
/ the office of grain investigation of the
| department of agriculture, read a
paper on the various kinds of grains
| that We're best TO be used. Mr. Jar
dimes paper was accompanied with the
| display of a map, which, he said,
| showed where the various kinds were
grown. Spring wheat No. flourishes
| best in the Dakotas, although the ad-
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