Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-14
MARVELs or II FARMING
story of Transformation of Americas
neaari Into Rinh Emma.

story of Transformation Of American
Desert Into Rich Farms.
The story Of the Transformation NJ the
great American desert was told Monday
at the Corn exposition. The day
was designated as Dry Farming day and
the experts IN this class OF reclamation
work occupied the stage. More products
from so-called dry Warming areas are shown
at the exposition than from the irrigated
sections. The Great Northern runs through
thousands Of miles OF territory which could
never be farmed at all except by dry farm
Ing methods and this is one Of the reasons
that l.. w. Hin, president Of the Great
Northern. Is interested In the exposition
and why J. j. Hill has given $500 In gold
as prizes for the best grain grown along
these, lines.
Formerly II was considered that land
and areas Of less than twenty inches pre-
cipitauon was good only for grazing said
Prof. Alfred Atkinson OF Montana, chair
man Of the executive committee OF the Dry
Farming congress. Under the demand
for land and with the woruout ranges bare
from overgrazing. the farmers have at
tempted TO till the level areas Of the west.
Millions of Acres Saved.
During the last four years experience
and experiments have shown that this land
may be farmed and at present 200, 900, 900
acres Of former grazing land is producing
a very high grade Of wheat and other
grains.
Experimental stations and dry farming
congresses are issuing literature showing
the latest methods. The essential to sue
cess is the right cultivation Of the soil
to accumulate the moisture as it fails.
When This is followed dry farming Is as
certain as humid farming.
"1'he crop best adapted Ia turkey red
fall wheat. This ought to be sown about
August 20, at the rate Of forty-five pounds
OF 81 per acre. Light seeding is essen
TIA wi4l all dry farming crops. other
crops mat do well are macaroni spring
Wheat. huless barley, flax, rye, alfalfa
and bronze grass. The dry farmers will
find II ready market for all the seed grain
they Gag false. The quality is superior and
The grains in very hardy. The dry lands Of
the west offer homes to many. but re-
quirs good farming before they will yield
returns. A careless farmer will not sue
coed on dry lands.
Dry Farmer Must. De Exact.
The further extension of dry farming
viii demand study to determine the amount
of moisture required in the growth of the
different crops. together with the amount
which may be made available in the terri
tory to be developed" said Prof. Roscoe
". Thatcher. director and chemist of the
state agricultural experiment station at
Pullman, Wash, in a lecture delivered
Monday
This is a direction in which agricultural
Investigation has thus far not been ex.
tended extensively. Dry farming, more
than any other field Of agriculture, de-
mands exact and careful work. While any
careless farmer is destined to failure, It
comes quicker to the careless dry farmer.
"rhe principles Of dry farming are bound
to be of great help to agriculture in other
fields. Now, for instance, the methods for
the conservation OF moisture could be
USED TO good advantage in Central Ne
braska, where drought has caused crop
losses in the past. Even in the well wa
tered soils there come times when there is
q real shortage of rainfall that makes the
usi of dry farming methods of value"
Miss Besnck IN Meat Cuts,
The bone structure and the muscular
structure are the two. essentials for a
housewife to know in buying beef. II you
know these in connection with the loca-
tons of cuts, you save a large amount
each day on your butcher BILL" said Miss
Jessica Besack, superintendent of the DO
nestle science department at the corn
show. Miss Besack spoke Monday noon
in Biograph hall, with a beef quarter for
demonstration
Miss Besack spoke also of the economy
and treatment of cheap cuts, She ex-
planned the principles OF cookery of meat
in order to preserve the leading points Of
value In beef She told of the need Of meat
In diet and the amount Of proteld needed,
showing that more is needed in youth.
when the boys are younger and more
vigorous.
The domestic science department oon-
tinues to be a center of attraction at the
show. The classes are we'll filled and on
army of young women are there to learn
how and what to cook.
Some Stray Nubbins.
Nebraska is growing more and more IN
terested in the big show. Recognition OF
what the National Corn exposition means