Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-27
DRY FARM EXPERT
IN NEW ORLEANS
rn Farrell, Government Agrono-
mist, Tells Of Work
In West.
DougLs WHEAT GROWING AREA
rcsyuuc Publishes Interview WIN
Graduate Of Utah Ins'itn''o" ON
subject of Interest

,r,, New orleans Picayune recently
.,,.,,5 an interview with F. u. Far
IN government dry farming expert
!. resard to dry farm conditions In the
,st Mr.. Farrell is a son Of George
FARRELL the veteran dry farmer %
r..be valley and Is graduate OF thc
s,,.b agricultural college;
the system Of dry farming which
:, ,e,ne used in the west viii be the
.a,,rs Of doubling the wheat-growing
-. If the United States within the
-, % years" said Mr. +. d. Farrell,
a. farming expert OF the Agricultural
s.mrtmcnt last night at the Grune
yad .., -. 49,.
- and what was once desert land.
-,rine nothing but cactus and sax
t-,sb now Is producing from 10 to O.
bssbeis Of wheat per acre. Land that
"a ye,rs ago could have been purchased
FIR an acre. and went begging at that
rriee is now selling for $50 an acre.
ana s considered cheap.
Mr. Farrell has been az work for tn
deportment in the west looking into
M extensions Of the dry farming, AMI
4 ooe on his way 90 Washington TO
make bis report He Is graduate of
,bs Agricultural College OF Utah. and
(. familiar with every phase Of the
methods OF western farming.
sThe area which is being developed
n, This method. said Mr. Farrell Lies
between the Tooth meridian. which runs
through central North and South Da-
kota and Kansas and the Cascade
range Of mountains II comprises Utah.
Montana. Idaho Nevada. west Kansas
and eastern Oregon and Washington
and is vast country, capable Of feed
lns the whole country. The method of
an farming is simple, and is proving
very successful The government IS
Introducing drouth-resisting wheat.
which il secured in the Crimean sec
ton o. Russia. With this kind OF
grain. and with deep and often cultiva-
lion. the once arid lands are producing
as well as much OF the lands in the
east. and this vast country is building
ur rapidly as a result"
Mr. Farrell said that he had just
attended the dry farming congress
which was held in Montana. and that
the principal addresses were made by
Mr. james j Hin and his son, who see
thoroughly the great future for the
vest IN establishing this system This
congress was composed Of delegates
from nearly all the western states. and
there we're delegates from Brazil, Chile
and Palestine, an of which countries
fave the same problem with their arid
bros
Mr. Farrell said smother problem
hat the government was trying to
sge was the conservation OF the rain
I'll for the purpose OF getting sufficient
vaiff for the stock The rainfall IN
laoe arid sections Is only about Is
neaS a year, as compared with 20
naass IN this state. and TO secure
enough water for stock Is one OF the
main problems. For this purpose the
iImers are building cisterns, and
laaeby use the water from the roofs
the falmhouses. The government
1peiimenis have proved that water
enough for the stock on 160-acre farm
tan be secured In his way.
IN addition TO the experiments with
grain said Mr. Farrell, the govern |
meat Is experimenting with forage FOR
nose sections and while this Is a
harder problem than the grain, vet Il |
) pretty sure that a foinge win De |
secured that will grow by this method |
o. dry farming