Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-13
review Of Dry Farm
Congress Held at Billings

"But YOU can raise alfalfa on sod
ana on sandy land will do better than
any other way We never wait Tor
sod To rot. We rot % with the disk.
we start in the nrst wet day and disk
90 and Cross-disk u. cutting Il all to
rieccs; then we pillow Il eight inches,
turning ID completely over ana disk
the other side. then work 90 AS fine
az old hand before planting Fan
blowing and spring planting are best
aud the seed should be put in during
the wettest period Of the year. about
half an inch 60 an inch deep. There
f. always "a certain risk Of sprout-
ing and drying out before tho next
rain comes when small seeds are
planted during the heat OF SUMMER.
Tho press drill o. much better for this
work than the disk drills ! am not
much In favor OF rolling or packing
except for seed termination. my eN-
pcricnce being that the first good
storm viii pack your land and settle
it more than YOU could do 1t i'm "a
weeks work.
This crop Is OF vital importance
10 the diversified farmer for with the
same amount of work. he can raise
twice as much feed a. is possible with
any other crop'
DRY FARMING IN DAKOTA
Prof. A. r. Chamberlain superln-
tendent OF Farmers Institutes. South
Dakota. spoke on "Dry Farming, Good
Farming in South Dakota"
DRY farming as best practisod in
South Dakota and much of the terri
tory of the United states to which IL
has been applied, Is nothing more nor
less than good farming in Iowa, llli-
nois or Ohio. The entire process with
us consists FIRST Of a deep seed bed.
"Thc next step is compaction of the
seed bed.
THE third process Is keeping tho
surface OF the soil broken, thus pre-
venting the escape OF the moisture"
ID. w Warner. Of Edmonton, Albcr-
Ia. Candad told the Congress How
DRY Farming Affects Central Alberta"
"Tho dry farming system is grow
ing more ia favor each year In Gem
trail Alberta" he said, 20 and ] predict
that IL will continue TO grow until II
viii become the established method
Of farming In that part. The fertility
OF our soil can be retained. our yield
can be kept freer from weeds. our fan
pasture problem Is solved. putting our
stock into winter in better condition
with less cost. and the wide awake
farmer will use It 10 advantage in wet
as well as dry seasons"
FATHER OF DRY FARMING.
Prof. n w. Campbell. father OF dry
farming said in part: - have great
confidence in the semi-arid regions. +
believe of "a truth that this region
which Is just now coming into fits own
Is destined 10 be tho last and best
grain garden OF the world Good farm
ing can be done here better even than
in The humid region. but the work
must be understood and carefully APP
piled. The highest degree OF intclli-
gence Is needed. II means real head
work ia every process.
Scientific soil culture means moro
acres by reason of el'srging inn
mensely the tiliable area Of the coun-
try. IL means better acres because OF
increased yield per acre where ideal
conditions are maintained. II means
a great deal TO convert these hundreds
rich farms. producing grain and
grass for the finishing Of the live
stock. IL means cottages and groves
and schoolhouses, towns and cites
with banks and stores and newspapers.
and II means a stream OF wealth pour
ing into the channels OF trade over
these magnificent railroads"
ESSENTIALS EMPHASIZED.
Alfred Atkinson, agronomist at Mon
tana Agricultural college and chair
man OF the board Of governors OF the
Dry Farming congress, emphasized
two among the essentials OF dry farm
crop production. saying:
Included in the aim Of the Dry
Farming congress is an effort 20