Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-14
DRY FARMING HAD ITS iNcEP.
TloN AND WAS DEVELOPED
IN THIS STATE.
STATE INSTITUTION HEADS
TOLD OF SYSTEMS GROWTH
Work Commenced by cambeII Has
Now Eneirclea the Globe-state Law
Library Has Acquired Musty Old
Book-Total State Fair Premiums Of
$4,000 For Next Year.
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Des Moines, Dec 14-Before the
state conference of heads of state in
stitutions in the office of the state
board of control. Ora Williams today /
delivered an address on the subject of /
the Dry Farming Revolution in
which he pointed out that the work
Of soil investigation on which this |
whole movement is based received its
came TO head in this state. 1t IS
founded almost entirely upon the work
done the past twenty seven years by
Hardy W. Campbell. who commenced
in South Dakota, near Aberdeen. but
who had removed 10 Sioux City about
fifteen years ago. There he and others
started a farm journal devoted TO the
exploitation OF the new theories in re-
gard to farming the dry country. and
Mr.. Williams became the managing
editor thereof. Later he retired and
Herbert Quick became associated With
Mr.. Campbell and so continued for
several years. Il was by and thru this
paper published in Sioux City that the
new science of soil tillage. which is
the foundation for the newer dry
farming, first became known to the
world, and began TO attract attention.
II was shown further that the work
thus commenced by Mr.. Campbell in
Iowa has encircled the globe, that
Australia, in South Africa, on the mis-
sion farms of India, in South Ameri-
ca and in Canada. Implements he de-
vised and first manufactured in Sioux
City are now made in Arad. Hungary.
\ little manual which was first print
ed in Sioux City and later enlarged,
has been translate ted in Russian politi-
cal prison by the great revolutionist,
Nicholas Tschykosfky, and upon his
release was printed at Moscow. The
Alberta government gives its official
recognition, and German scientists hold
Mr.. Campbell and his work in high
esteem.
Mr.. Williams urged that on the state
and county farms in Iowa some effort
be made to adapt the principles which
have made the so-called dry farming
possible in the west IF farmers in
the humid regions" he said. were
schooled TO that care in securing the
proper physical condition of the soil
| which is absolutely essential in the dry
regions. the crop losses from drouth
would be greatly reduced. Without go
| ing into details wish merely to re-
cord my conviction that the SYSTEM
of soil culture which is coming into
vogue for the dry country will, if APP
piled in humid regions in seasons OF
normal conditions, immensely increase
the yield of all farm crops"
A. ]. Small. librarian OF the state
law library. is rejoicing over the ac-
QUESTION Of musty old volume which
ne dug out Of a book store in Chicagc
and which the ordinary book buyer
would easily overlook Il is volume
in which is bound among other thing:
the full report of a commission to re
wise the first Code of Iowa, in 1880
Il Prior TO that time the state really hat
no code. It had long been supposed
that the report of the code commissi
was not published at all and no cop.
of its work was known. Mr.. Small
had had many inquiries for it but hai
always written that so far as known III
report was never printed. Now he Ia
the only known copy. Il forms
valuable link in Iowa legal records
That the work being done by low
in agitating the necessity for treat
ment of tuberculosis is we'll known an
| recognized as Of the highest merit wa
shown recently on the vacation trip Q
Dr.. Kepford to the west. He reall
went out on a vacation trip, but a
Denver he opened the national confer
ence on the subject, then later wen
to Colorado Springs where he deliver
ed an address on the occasion OF tn
opening of the Workrnen sanatoriun
He went away but he was sent for an
returned 10 address a big Sunday mas
i meeting in Colorado Springs. Every
2 where there was desire TO learn VIVA
j Iowa is doing, because it is known tha
: Iowa went at the work Of handlin
tuberculosis IN a business way. D
Kepford is back in Iowa and on tn
lecture platform again and will kee
at it steadily all the winter.
Among those who have laid oefol
the board of parole their application
for clemency to be acted on at II
January meeting along with $50 other
is William Alexander. colored, who
G serving a life term from this count
Scr murder Of his brother. He CLAIM
self defense AS the case was sui
mitted to the legislature it can no
be acted on by the governor and
has put it UP, to the parole board
advise Alexander is finely educate
tyoung man and carries a state teacl