Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-16
I'm mas lvlD ILL., SlURl
H. W. Campbell Tells Of Great Bsns-
fits Of Scientific Farming.
MUCH MORE WHEAT PER ACRE
Increase Due 90 Scientific Methods
Has Amounted 90 Many Million
dollars During the Last
Few Years.

H. W. Campbell. originator Of the now
famous Campbell system OF soil culture,
has written an interesting article for The
Bee showing the great benefits which have
occurred 20 the state Of Nebraska by scien-
tific farming and how the state and the
people have prospered by reason OF using
advanced methods.
since 1885 our time has been more or
less utilized along the line Of the Bur
ilngton railway IN Nebraska. About ten
years ago, Prof. F. A. Burnett dean Of
the Nebraska Agricultural college, and
then director OF Farmers Institute work,
became intensely interested in scientific
soil culture,
In the autumn Of 1901 We were engaged
BY Prof. Burnett to talk on scientific I'll
laEe during the institute season Of the fol-
lowing winter We were ro-engaged again
IN 1904 At the close Of the second season
our work broadened into other fields and
I'VE ceased 10 do further institute work.
Not only did Mr.. o. Hull of Alma, Neb-.
a co-vorker with US, take our charts and
discuss tillage and its relation to the pros
perity OF the state, but all the professors
became interested and no other institute
has been planned in the state since wv
by Prof. Burnett or his assistants, that
soil culture and It's relation to general
crop growing was not on the program one
or more times.
Sometimes the subject was handled as a
whole. as a general subject OF soil culture
Al other times 1t was divided into single
crop subjects like principles OF ullage OF
corn sugar beets, wheat, etc. Here and
there farmers began TO put the principles
20 practice and results Of interest soon be-
cuF institutes OF eaCn
Following winter found the farmers more
interested. Persistent discussion Of scien-
tific soil culture cannot be said OF other
sister states Crop rotation and drouth
resisting plants have been considered the
main key to increased crops by the work
ers of the other states until the last Two
or three years.
A careful glance at the United States
Agricultural reports for 1909 discloses the
very interesting fact that either Nebraska
has better soil and climate for wheat
than Kansas, North and South Dakota
or Minnesota, or the persistent teaching
OF Scientific soil culture as we'll as the
more general interest I'm the application
Of its principles has been worth millions
OF dollars to the farmers OF Nebraska; at
least the following comparative figures as
complied by the Agricultural department
SO indicate Read them carefully and draw
your own conclusion.
Average in Acres,
Nebraska's average yield Of wheat toI
the last ten years, as indicated in the lsO
report OF the United States Agricultural
department shows the average yield FOL
five years from 1900 to 1904. inclusive, TO be
1853 bushels per acre, while the last five
years. 1906 TO 1909, inclusive, show gair
IN the average yield of S3 bushels, or 9
total average of 1871 bushels per acre fol
the last five years In face Of this fac
Kansas showed an average yield OF IA
bushels for the first five, 1900 to 1901 anc
1874 bushels per acre for 1906 to 1903. in
elusive, an average decrease or loss of IL
bushels per acre for the last five years a.
against the previous five years. Does thii
indicate anything?
Just a few figures to show what thii
increase In wheat alone means to Ne
braska. Its average acreage for the las
five years was 2SlS,OOO per year; the aver
age increase as shown above, was 81
bushels per acre, or total increased for five
years, 1905 TO 1909. OF 41,959,50O bushels. Thu
average farm price was rs cents per bushel
or a grand total cash ipcrease added to thu
wealth OF Nebraska farmers Of RSl.Ss 2S0
for no other reason apparent than that o.
better tllage.
II Kansas had made the same gain o
ss bushels. which 1t might have done 4
its farmers had known how, instead Of
loss OF 12 bushels. with average acreage 0
fully 100000 per year and based on tn,
average farm price Of 30 cents, as show
by the government reports, these Kansal
farmers would have received SlnOOO,OO
more money.
ina hat q huginRqa n
Nebraska begin to take notice as wei
as the farmers? For this little gain of 3.
bushels per acre is only a drop OF wha
can be done. While 1t is up to the farme
TO increase his yield by better tillage,i We
Il 10 up TO the business men to ehceurag
the education.
Are you resident OF the great state 0
Nebraska2 Do you own a farm home o
city property within it's boundary lines
Then is IL not true that your holdings hRv
increased in their intrinsic value7 II tn
average Yield OF wheat could be further ad
vanced by the more careful application o
scientific soil culture on up to an averag
yield per acre Of thirty to forty bushel
would Il add any more to the value o
your holdings? Would Nebraska's name b
more frequently mentioned by residents Q
other states as desirable state in which I
purchase a farm or city home? We thin
yes, because this alone would increase tn
cash income TO the farmers OF from $4,000
600 10 S5O.OO0,0O0 annually, Don't smile and sa
that reads we'll, but never can. Certainl
q never will be II all are pessimistic. N
ono man can bring It about alone. II ever
loyal citizen of Nebraska will enlist
the service il can be done IL there a NOR
worthy cause7 Is there anything that wi
right more OF the perplexing wrongs tina
20 materially increase the returns frol
Mother Earthf
BrinHs Better Returns.
Don't say this cannot be done, for
can. The public once said that they coul
not send a telegraph message over a wir
but they did. and are now sending mel
sAges without wires IL was once said tins
. train OF cars could never be safely "a
on rails az & speed OF twelve miles p,
hour. but they are running them now
five times that speed. II was once sal
that a machine could never be built b
which a man could ny through the al
but II has IL was once said chat farmir
could never be made success west OF a
100 meridian. but Il has. II was once sa
that when dry years come, crops could M
be grown without irrigation In westeI
Nebraska. but they have II was once sa
that the soils OF Nebraska were beir