Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
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the larger cities earnestly seeking locations on d7
farm lands
Lands Being Snapped Up
1t has been truly said that Uncle Sam will harl
but one crop OF land and that this crop is rapdL
being harvested. 1t is extremely gratifying in THU
connection note the fact that Utah dry farm land
being taken largely by Utah people. Here con.
ditIons for dry farming IDEAL In of the o.
sections where dry farming Is being practiset
the farmer has come out from tho east and placet
his whole stake the dry farm He has had
make his home here and IL failure he
financially ruined. In Utah the dry farms ruiz
lie adjacent to the little community where irriga.
ton is practlsed The irrigation farm yields foraa
crops garden fruit and the necessities OF lta
Tho dry farm is producing wheat, barley. oats ant
II it falls the farmer has to his irrt
gated land; II it succeeds 1t simply adds to his
enue. In this respect conditions very much
superior to those in other sections and forunatel,
have had boom OF dry farming lands.
AS rule those who have located these land
have studied and sought advice from those who arr
experienced in this direction and by careful man
agement it is felt that great majority Of those whit
have thus taken up land will succeed.
Future
only the eye of prophet can foretel the POSSIBLE
ties of this industry. There are millions of acres
land in this state tecming with wealth and this cal
be brought to the doors OF the careful and energetic
husbandman. AS the sagebrush disappears and tn
golden wheat fields come In, the bread stun for
prosperous commonwealth can BIO produced here OF
irrigated lands expensive and profitable CROP
can be grown such choice fruits dairy products
poultry products sugar beets, etc. These naturally
belong to the realm OF irrigation farming The pro
duction of the bread stuffs belong to tho land lynn
high above the irrigation canal.
These cheap lands be profitably utilized an
tho future destiny of this state depends in ven
fha
jugatnE these desert lands.
Che Past Year
On the experiment farm at Nephi plat yielda
36S bushels OF wheat per This wheat IS ~
narkaby good quality; 1t Is rich in gluten ana con
sequenty valuable for bread making. The I1rne'
wheat has become to Utah dry farmers What Wv
Jonathan apple is to the Utah orchard. 1t is ny 40
the best drouth-resstant wheat that We have ", 8
scssing the highest yielding power. deep roots anu
in greatest demand by the mlers The only op' e,
ton offered to the wheat Is that 1t is bearded put '
objection Is easily Offset by its many cxcellehc'e
Through The Christmas News the writer despe'
in the most emphatic manner. emphasize the Wv
dominance from every standpoint of this wheat ~,
the varieties generally grown in the dry farming us
tricts. A number of farmers all over the state :"
report yields much better than 30 bushels per as,
on the dry lands and this is considered cXcep''o"''
~ good
Spring grown crops did not this year succeed
well because OF the drouth one of the varieties : A
spring barley produced however. the experiment,
farm 1874 bushels per acre. but the oats were pta.
cally failure. Ono variety Of potatoes yicioeu
bushels to the acre: and 9S per cent OF these W..
marketable. These potatoes nj Coo per bushc' W.
producing more than $40 per and this from ',,
that only few years ago was considered 10 =
worth but $25 per acre.
in Conclusion
81 IN lpp, hat ID,
ton OF tho value OF this dry farm movement NJ
VINO are promoting its interests supported W ~
people of the state it is humanlty's work W VI
broadest sense to take barren, unproductive was"
ana transform 1t into productive and fruitful ~
IL IS u miracle which only the genius ana mus" mus"
OF II splendid type OF people perform.
Much has been done In the past In the wy
dclh'te achievement rs Is evidenced by the ~ ,,
MONIES ana fertile fields in what were fornie VI
reh, sagcbrlish deserts Much yet remains TO ~ Y
compHshcd because the beginning has onE ,t x
maze ana the accomplishments of the past arg IN
an index to the possibilities of the future ~,
LEWIS a. MERRILL 1'l'l