The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-06

E. c. Chilcott, in charge of the OF
fee of dry land agriculture in Wash
ington, d. C. bureau of plant industry
read a paper which consumed the
better part of an hour. Mr.. Chilcott
said that arid farming is now dem
onstrated science.
DR.. V. T. Cook of Wyoming spoke
on drought resisting crops. Alfalfa
and Canada field peas, he said, were
excellent forage. They drew nitrogen
from the air, and did not impoverish
the land. Pea-fed lambs and pork
bring higher price on the market
than the same class of animals feed
ing on the other grains.
! Professor l.. A. Merrill delivered
an extemporaneous address on the
progress of dry farming in Utah. He
declared that dry farming is not an
experiment, but a demonstrated sue
cess
Professor Samuel Fortier, chief of
the irrigation investigation bureau of
plant industry at Washington, D. c.,
delivered an address on the use of
water in connection with arid farm
ing. Professor Fortier deplored the
mud singing" between the irriga-
zionist and the city farmer, and he
part to bring about harmony.
Joshua Salisbury of the Provo dis
trict, veteran, one of the oldest, If
not the oldest, arid land farmers in
Utah, related some of his experiences
in dry farming.
Permanent Membership.
One of the most important steps
taken by the Dry Farming congress,
was the adoption, at Fridays session,
of a resolution providing for an
amendment to the constitution and
membership fee, both affiliated and
life. The affiliated membership is 81
year, and the life membership costs
$40.
Resolutions were introduced and
adopted thanking the people of Salt
Lake City and the Commercial club
and Fisher Harris, the retiring presi-
dent, who has been chosen the execu-.
tive secretary of the congress, extend
ing sympathy to H. w. Campbell of
Lincoln, Neb., the originator of the
Campbell system and generally con-
coded to be the father of arid land
farming. who is Ill of pneumonia at his
home in Lincoln, urging the promotion
of the work of farmers Institutes,
through local, state and national aid
declaring that the English language
does not contain adjectives sufficient
to express the appreciation of the con-
gress of the entertainment given at
the tabernacle on the previous even
ing.
A paper by II. Nj. Banner, professor
OF farm emchanics at the Colorado
Agricultural college at Fort Collins,
was on Good Roads and the Farmer"
Mr.. Bainer's suggestions were of the
most practical character He declared
that tie American people are begin
ming to realize the necessity OF good
roads. Al hundred miles of earth roads |
could be laid for the cost of ten miles
II stone and gravel roads, especially
where these materials have to be |
hauled from a distance.
Professor Alfred Atkinson of the |
Montana experiment station spoke on |
The Control of Moisture on the Dry |
Farm" Mr.. Atkinson urged the far
ner to fortify himself with the rain
all OF one year against the possible |
coming of a dry season the following
'ear.
Summer Following in Relation to |
Dry Farming in the Great Basin" was
he subject of an address by Professor
:. 5. Scoeld, in charge of agricultural |
extension, bureau of plant industry.
The subject Is a broad
me and occupies prominent place in
he work of the arid land farmer in
etermining whether it is the part of
'lsdom 10 grow crops constantly or to
ummer fallow each alternate year.
Former State Senator John Barnes
kaysville related his experiences in
ry farming for twenty years, during
'hich time he kept an accurate ac-
cunt OF all receipts and expenditures.
BEGINNING in 1887. Mr.. Barnes traced
EN- by item, the successive wears
own to 1906
paper by II. w Campbell was in.
uded In the record. His subject was
Dry Farming MIR, Campbell Is the
riginator of a system bearing his
anne OF soil culture. and is generally
'cognized as the pioneer success
II scientific arid land farmer in the
orld,
Dry Farm Wheat Growing In the
reat Basin was the subject of an In.
resting address by ]. C. Hogensen
economist of the Agricultural college ,
Logan.
The Size of Dry Farm" was the ,
PIC CHOSEN by !. III. Grace of Nephi. ,
no has been dry farming for MANY :
airs IL has been Mr. Cruces expert ;
&c that farm should not be larger )
an 100 acres.
paper by Professor David Crit. A
tbs of the ONCE of farm management,
the department OF agriculture was
nd by Carl F. Kellemati. also Of |
ashington. II had to deal with the a
Ickly pear as dry land crop. II was r
tied that excellent results had been a
cured. especially in Texas. The v
ckiy pear Is fine forage plant for d
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Or, o, W. Roberts OF North Dakota | =
'ivered an address on Climatic :
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