Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-24

growth was very rank and old farmers
We're betting their watches, hats and
&all sorts of articles of usefulness that
ethe5orchard was irrigated. Mr.. Broad
head declared with considerable en-
phasis that not a drop of water. eX-
cept that provided by Jupiter Pluvius
in his fearful periods, had been put on
the orchard.
Prof. Merrill and DR. Ball in en-
planning points brought up by members
of the party said that such results
We're unusual in dry farming and that
the soil being used by Mr.. Broadhead
was exceptional and that at the ex-
pertinent station even with great care
no such result could be obtained.
ags Another plat of interest was one
where the far-famed Alaska wheat was
planted. Its utter worthlessness was
Very easily seen This wheat was
claimed by It's Inventor to have been
under a rock in Alaska. BY careful
culture he had produced enough to
let a few farmers have Il few pounds
at 81 per pound for seed. So many
farmers swallowed the bait and the
hook with it and the crops We're 50
disappointing that the famous dscov-
Eerer of Alaska wheat is now subject
to Il fraud order and is forbidden the
use of the malls. To show how hard
this fraud order is on the discoverer,
Senator Stookey gravelX announced
that now he cannot even write to his
mother-in-l law.
In dry farming particularly, part of
the farm is allowed to lie idle during
alternate years. Some farmers have
utilized this fallow land. however. by
planting durinr4the off years potatoes.
beans, SQUASH melons, corn and other
garden stuff. Their success has not
been marked with any phenomenal re-
suits. but still they have protited both
in money and experience One of the
most successful corn raisers on dry
land is Thomas Smith, whose farm
is near the Paxman&and Grace farms
six miles out Of Nephi.
STATE DRIVING WELLS.
s Test wells being driven by the state
are also of interest to dry farmers. The
flow may not be great from these wells.
but with pumps and reservoirs dry
farming may be rcvolutioniaed in many;
sections of the state where rains are
scarce and streams unknown. The con-
tract has Just been let for one to be
driven near Nephi. One is going down
in Dog valley just over the range west
from Nephi. and others have been driv
en- and are to be driven under the di-
rection of the state land board
There are in Junb county 10000 acres
ulit'Hi Wy itttIl CulllNhlloIl -dIlu INC eN-s
pertinent station officials point out that
if the yield on these dry farms can be
increased only as much ais one bushel
to the acre by using scientific methods,
1T will mean at the least $40, 900 added
to the farmers bank accounts and 90
900 bushels more of wheat added to the
food supply. There are $4,000 acres
bought to be cultivated next season,
making $4,000 in all and there are 2O0,-
600 acres in the valley which should be
cultivated before two years more have
passed. These 100000 acres with an
average yield of 80 bushels to the acre
will give sS,400,00O worth Of wheat to
the food consuming public. with the
money in the bank for the farmer.
Scientific dry farming is only six
years old in Utah, and Utah leads all
other states. 1t was the, first state to
support dry farm experiment stations
and has been followed by Ore
gon and Montana in the west
The results are being closely watched
by the department. of agriculture and
much aid is being received from the
the station at Ncphi. Other stations
are located at Tooele, Enterprise Paro-
wan, Richfeld and Monticello, and the
success at all Is marked. The interest
of farmers in the stations Is gratifying
and the future is full of promise.
HOW FARMERS PROFIT.
The results of these experiments are
communicated to the farmers in vari-
Gus ways. Bulletins are published by
the Agricultural college and distribute
ed to farmers throughout the state.
These bulletins cite the experiments