Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-04

4 fined business This should be supple
mented by organizing farmers clubs
| during the winter months in each agri-
cultural community for the interchang-
| ing OF ideas along agricultural lines
and for the discussion Of questions of
| importance to the community con-
| cerned.
SOIL CONDITIONS.
Three soil conditions are usually
| found in all localities, viz, rundown
| lands, soils that are naturally poor, and
| those which are in "a high state OF Gull
| tivation; each condition requiring par
| ticular and specific attention II the
| best results are desired Lands under
| "A high state Of cultivation need Just as
careful attention as any or they will
soon deterioiHte. However, they may
be easily kept i'm good condition by the
exercise OF good common sense such
as careful and thorough tiliage sys-
tematic cropping and proper fertiliza-
ton. The naturally poor soils need
stimulation and building up. They may
be unproductive because Of their poor
physical condition, insufficient humus
content. lack OF drainage, or from thu
materials of which they are composed.
To make such soils highly productive
I'm the least time is now occupying the
attention of our experiment stations
and national department experts. Many
things have been discovered and work
ed out some Of which have resulted in
a great amount Of good 10 farmers,
but there are yet many subtle change
continually going on In the soil Il
which we know but little and In order
to discover and simplify them VIII re-
quire more skill and care than In the
construction Of the most difficult on
cheering enterprise because in the lat
ter we have definite rules which II fol-
lowed strictly will result In a finished
structure: while in soil research work
we have the hidden mysteries Of an In
definite. complex. Illuminate world to
deal with which appears to become
more complex the farther we enter Il.
RUNDOWN" LANDS.
The third soil condition. rundown"
land. b. one Of vital concern TO farmers
Of the eastern states and 1t Is begin
ming to make its appearance in the
west This Is a case OF sickness caused
BY over-eNh austion, imprudent meth
DDS. ill-treatment. and little knowl,dg,
OF remedial measures When q soil is
said 10 be impoverished, II should not
always be implied that It's store OF
plant food is gone. but rather that it,
power to appropriate its food Is gone.
In the soil as In the human body.
there are certain activities which must
go on N normal conditions are to be
maintained and anything which has a
tendency to upset these activities Is
sure TO result In decline. insufficient
available food. unfavorablc toxic ac-
cunulations, an unbalanced ration, bad
tillage. and poor draining are important
factors either OF which Is sufficient tn
destroy the productive power Of gu
best farm lands Single cropping means
impoverishment in the end Rotate
your crops even II it Is only with two
non-legumes. Following is only tenn
porary relief as II leaves an unhllancei
ration In the soil
Farmers. double w your crops.
Make two crops grow where uus grew
before II you have more land than
Won can properly handle dispose Of the
surplus to someone seeking n home aud
work what you keep TO the best pos |
slble advantage. Fifty acres. II worked |
Intensely will produce as much as $50 |
acres as ii is usually farmed.
LABOR \ SERIOUS PROBLEM.
In discussing farm questions and the |
ACCESSIBILITY Of more intensive methods. |
we are constantly confronted with the 1
scarcity Of farm labor today h. cause |
by the great period OF prosperity |
throughout the country. The exodus ,
into the cities is caused by shorter
hours OF service, steady employment. |
and higher wages Of industries. togeth-
and cities over country life. with these
conditions confronting us and tho con.
tinuation OF prosperous times we win
be forced TO exercise more business tact
I'm our operations on the farm In order
to compete with city Industries We |
will have TO adopt Industrial methods
as 20 hours, wages. employment. seek
the establishment Of government or |
state bureaus 10 place the unemployed |
on farms and encourage land colonial
ton.
Then. too, II we can succeed In having
agriculture taught in our public !
schools, tWo-thrds Of our young men
who never enter college after leaving
the public school could received suiil-
cient training 90 induce many more Of
them 20 remain on the farm. For the I
greatest degree Of stability, each indi-
vidual should be developed along the
same lines as the race was developed |
and We know In the evolution OF the