The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-06
DRY FARMERS
Of JUAB COUNTY
They Meet in Congress in Nephi
and Make Exhibit of
Products.
DISPLAY ONE OF BEST
EVER SEEN IN UTAH
Grains and Grasses and Fruits
and Vegetables That Beat
the World.
BY ALBERT F. PHILIPS.


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Special 10 The Tribune.
NEPHT, Utah, Aug. 5.-Twentv-
four years ago David B. Broadhead.
who had entered homestead on the
Levan ridge, six miles from this citv.
went to Salt Lake and called at the
United States land Office to prove I'D
on his claim. In reply to questions,
MI Broadhead, under oath. declared
his homestead agricultural land, and
also declared that he raised grain and
other products. and that, too. without
irrigation. His statement astounded
the land officials. but Mr.. Broad.
head persisted in his declarations. and
the papers were signed. and in dne
course were forwarded TO Washington.
Later on a grand jury of the fed
evidence regarding Mr.. Broadhead s
declarations, and an Indictment for
perjury was returned against him. 1t
was declared impossible for an ind-
vldual to raise anything upon land
without either rainfall or irrigation.
Later Mr.. Broadhead was arrested
upon the streets of this city by
United States marshal, taken from his
wagon, IN which was riding with him
his son. He was taken to Provo aud
his son drove the team home
When he appeared before the Judge
and stated his case the Judge said:
'This court has a mission that is TO
and preserve the peace and dignity of
the territory. We are here to prose
cute, not persecute, You are released
upon your own recognizance. Answer
to the court when you are called
Two years later the case against him
was dismissed. Mr.. Broadhead has con-
tinued to reside here since.
But Things Did Grow
Today at the exhibit of the products
grown npon the dry farms in this re
gion the greatest dry farm region
in the state. as it also is the greatest
drv farm region in the world. from the
dry farm Of David B. Broadhead was
exhibited, not only small grain, but
potatoes and fruits. and splendid
peaches were given visitors grown upon
this arid farm. that for quality, size
and flavor cannot be eXcelled by any
peach grown anywhere, and these
peaches were grown upon trees planted
four years ago, and which have never
had drop of water upon them, save
the natural precipitation and moisture
that is conserved by the soil. This
June 20 has only been ) 2-l0 inches,
and this has been the driest year for
thirty-six years, and the only year in
all that time that it did not rain in
April, The man who declared that
crops would grow upon soil that was
not irrigated in the arid region long
ago demonstrated to the world that his
1877, to grain 1910. is proven not only
probable, but possible. and the dry farm
in Utah now turns out from twenty to
forty bushels of wheat per acre,
Great Dry Farm Region.
There is in the Juab county an area
of 100000 acres of land that is tillablc
as dry land. There is in this year
of 1910 about $4,000 acres under cult
walton, mostly in small grain, and the
els. Some wheat is it notf Dry farmers
calculate that if they can have twelve
inches of precipitation year that their
crops are absolutely insured. From
June l. 1909, 10 June /, 1910, the pre-
cipitation in this dry farm region has
been only 34-l00 inches and yet the
crop this year is as great as ever.
In this city today in the manual
training school building of the public
hibit. ThereeIn is shown the products
of this arid region. 1t is an exhibit
that the people can we'll be proud of,
not only the people and the farmers of
Juab county. but the people of this
great state of Utah; and the latter will
be given opportunity TO inspect it at
the state fair and again in the Yer
1t is TO be placed and made permanent
exhibit,
State Officials Visit Exhibit.
Today Governor Spry, State Stats
tieian Haines, Congressman Joseph
Howell and other state officials as
well as many prominent people from
various parts of the state and the vet
Grams of the Black Hawk Indian war,
who are holding d reunion here, visited
this exhibit, and they were astounded
at what was shown in the way of grains
and grasses aud fruits and vegetables
grown on arid lands. II is the best
and finest exhibit of dry farm products
ever shown in tho arid region.
Show Splendid One.
There is shown here samples of Kof
fold wheat which has yielded $500
bushels per acre This wheat is said to
have had It's origin IN this county. The
story is that the grain was found in an
earthcn pot which WAS uncovered In an
old Indian mound and that some of this
grain was given 10 Hams G., koffoid
who planted ii and thus originated
Koffoid wheat: the grain taking its
name from him. An average yield
for six years is 1928 bushels per acre.
There are also shown other varieties
of wheat, notably the Turkey Red,
which was introduced into the United
States from the Crimean district in
Russia 1t is prolific in its yield and
an average yield for six years is 2T.70
bushels per acre, Both Turkey Red
ard Koffoid wheat are winter varieties.
In spring wheat Red Chaff is shown.
In oats there is shown that great