Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
MOISTURE CARRIED OVER.

Stephen Boswell. successful dry
Nephi. is foreman.
MOISTURE CARRIED OVER.
The experimental farms have demonstrated
that by proper methods. certain percentage OF
moisture can be carried over from one season
to another. They have demonstrated that the
finest wheats are those grown dry land; that
summer fallow Is an essential practise in this
amount of seed used the dry lands should not
exceed l5 pounds to the acre. that fall rlow-
must be kept entirely free from weeds
The publication of the results of these expert
of settlers to Utah An of this work has
been accomplished with the exceedingly low ap-
Propriation of $4,000 per annum
HONOR ACCORDED UTAH.
AT the last Dry Farming congress held at
Billings. Montana. the honor was accorded Utah
of being the - Iioneer in dry farming work The
station in these Investigations. has called the at
county to the possibilities Of this great indMstpy
In the not far distant future. this country will
be thickly populated the countries of tho
old World Every one Of Its inhabitants Will have
TO be fed and clothed. and the food and clothing
Will have to come from the soil Our valuable
irrigated lands are to be used for the production
of more valuable crors Fruit growing and dairy
ing two agricultural industries yet in their
infancy In this state and the cereals must be
grown our arid lands.
DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS
Dry farming is no longer an experiment. but
demonstrated success. and those OF us who love
this state. and have concern as to its future.
will lend every announcement to this new phase
compshed, there still remains much the skill
and ingenuity of those who working for
better agriculture. to attain The most successful
methods have not yet been devised, the most
profitable implements of tillage have not yet been
invented, the best drouth resistant crops have
not yet been discovered, In admirable address
the subject of dry farming delivered by
President John A WIdtsoe of the Agricultural
college not long ago is found the Following
proenosticaton:
''In Utah we have at least 100000. and 1t
may be 20.0O0.OOO acres of land subject to
clamation without irrigation. Many of the neigh
boring states have more. The possibilities
stuPendous. In the strength of youth felt
enyous of the great of old; of Columbus
looking with moistened eye uron the shadow of
the greatest continent: OF Balboa shouting greet
ings TO the restive Pacific; OF Father Escalante
ponderng upon the mystery of the world alone
by the shores of the new-found Dead Sea, the
Great Salt Lake. We need harbor such envy
ing, for We of the west offer today in the
quest of non-rrieated and non-irrigable desert as
fine opportunities the world has known
to the makers and shapers of empires We stand
before undiscovered land: through the restless.
ascending currents of heated desert air the vision
comes and goes With striving seem to
see the desert covered with blossomng fields with
churches and schools and homes and, in the
distance, with the vision is heard the laughter
of happy children
THE desert Will be conquered. May God give his
aid that the work may be well done"