Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-02
SAYS NEW MEXICO IS
FAR AHEAD ON
DRY FARMING
Professor TinsIey of AgricuI-
turaI College Returns Well.
Pleased With Result Of the.
Cheyenne Convention.
Morning Journal Bureau.
The Palace Hotel,

SANTA re, y. NJ. -Mlitil 1
Prof. ]. y. Tinsley. Of the Agricul-
tural college. arrived in santa Fe to-
day from Cheyenne, Nyo., where no
has represented the territory and the
Agricultural college at the Transmits
souri, Dry Farming congress. Prof.
Tinsley. who is recognized through
out the west as one Of the foremost
authorities on farming without irriga-
ton. declares thai the result Of the
Cheyenne congress is to establish dry
farming as a recognized Industry and
a successful branch ot farming in
the semi-arid west and TO place the
organization upon a substantial basis
as one which may be looked To for
important work in the future devel-
opment of the industry.
New Mexico" said Professor Tins
ley today, is far ahead of any other
western state in the advantages Of
fered by our dry farming districts. In
the first place the area we have
which may be cultivated without ir-
t1ration is far greater han that Of
any ether Of the seml-arid states,
which thus far we have been able 10
get tttter and more constant results
from the land. Dry farmers from
other states hold that they have been
unable to get good results with con-
t%inuous crops, but find the summer
fallow necessary. making crops in al
! ternate years. We have but to point
to the Portalcs district, where crops
have been made continuously for six
years with success. In the matter OF
small grains this system seems dps1-
lutelg necessary and the farmers OF
the northern tates nave had better
RESULTS with small grains than we
haze had in New Mexico. They arc
not. however, able TO make the crops
of corn and feed crops which we have
made here.
1.-THE congress itself was a complete
! success. There were more than four
hundred delegates present and would
have been more but for delayed trains
and storms. There were several very
strong papers ana u fine showing OF
dry farming products was made. The
executive committee just created is a
strong one and removes this congress
permanently from any possible charge
of being an organization of land
DfhtilltlHs Il tll0i - NiiiAAf AiN' ~ 90
made against il in the past. The dele
gates were made up largely of bona
fine dry farmers who are thoroughly
in earnest in the work and who have
every faith in its future.
New Mexico was well represented
at the congress. We had for distribu-
ton aboundant literature describing
the territory furnished by the bureau
of immigration and from various COM
mercial clubs and Mr.. Fleming and
Mr.. Hoskins Of Las Vegas, who at
tended. did some very successful work
in letting people know about the pos
sibilities Of New Mexico.
1T has been established that dry
farming is successful when carried on
under scientific methods and it is to
be hoped that the Legislature viii be
aptc to make a sufficient a%ppropria-
tion to carry a thorough educational
campaign through the dry farming
districts of New Mexico. The farmers
need the instruction and are eager to
get 1t. Tho last dry season impressed
upon them the need for more thor
ough knowledge and this same season
proved cOnclusively that it requires
proper melhouS ~ Hl'h' INV Wy -
successful. have seen the results my
self in adjoining farms, in which the
farmer who ven at his work intelli-
gently made a good crop while the
adjoining farm where proper meth
DDS were not applied, was a total fail
ure.
THE dry farmers need the instruc-
ton now moro than they will ever
need it in the future and it is my
opinion tina the carrying out of n
wen organized cooperative expert
ment farm campaign at once viii save
much suffering ana very greatly in
crease the production OF the unirri-
gated districts"