Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-26
CurIeW Valley Has Not Suffered
Through the
Drouth.
SUMNER FALLOW is PAYING
Farmers Rest Their Land In Alternate
Years With Proft-tifiS
Bushels TO the Acre.

Richard Bridge. Of the Bridge Drug
| company, has just returned with two
| of his sons from an extended trip by
team through the northwestern part
| OF the state. They went parity for
a vacation and pleasure but principally
to look over their dry farming lands
situated In the CurleW valley, between
Pilot springs and the town OF KEEL
ton. MIR Bridge was much impressed
with the evident prosperity OF the
country through which they Travelled
"All the way from Bountlful through
Davis, Weber and Boxelder counties,
the people appeared to be happy and
prosperous" said Mr., Bridge, this
morning "The long, hot dry season
does not seem TO have had so much
effect on the farms in the northern
pection Of the state as had been re-
ported from other places Where the
farms were irrigated. they had plenty
of water. and the big dry farms of
BoXelder do not need summer storms
to mature their crops The people in
the south end of the county are ex-
pecting a good peach crop. and the
land In that section Is cultivated as
high up on the mountain sides as
possible.
Leaving Brigham We went west to
Cornne and then on to Bear River
town is called the home OF the big red
apple Westward from here begins
the great dry farming district OF Box
elder They do things on broad scale
I'm that country For miles on both
sides OF the road, and as far across
the country as the eye can reach. are
seen thousands of acres Of rich golden
grain already being harvested. 1 talked
with number Of the dry farmers
there, and asked them about their crop
failures They said they had crop fall
uTes, II 90. 30 and as high as 80 bushels
of wheat per acre could be called fall
ures.' / had never seen anything to
equal IL in my life, and none but those
who have ocular demonstration OF the
fact can have any conception Of what
dry farming on a large scale means.
Think OF thousands OF acres OF land,
without "A stream of water within IS or
80 miles. producing such luxuriant |
crops The only available water supply |
is for domestic purposes and is obtained |
from wells on an average OF 200 feet |
in depth and operated by wlndmlls. |
The water is usually pumped into a |
tank OF 800 or 1000 gallons capacity. |
and supplied through pipes into the |
house Tor culinary purposes.
-1 SIMMER FOLLOW.
ITO raise successful dry farm crops,
we found the practise OF summer tai
lowing universally followed. the land
being given a rest every other year. We
saw thousands Of acres Of land already
plowed and ready for the seed, which
will be planted next September and the
land which has produced crop this
season will be allowed to rest next
season. In this way a man farming
l 600 acres will have 900 acres under
cultivation each year
we passed the cultivated dry farm |
"a "a a. nm tbwotstrb Sol
and into Snowvile, which Is situated |
in the eastern part Of the big Curew |
valley, with the towns OF Stone and |
Holbrook nearby. Snowville is tho |
northernmost town in the state, and |
while there Is some water available the |
people are turning their attention t. |
dry farming.
After leaving Snowville we went on |
to the Curlew Sinks. Here we met |
William Shovel. an old salt I.akcr |
who owns a we'll cultivated farm ~ |
over 1000 acres. Fourteen miles further |
west we reached Pilot Springs. from |
" hich place we explored various parts |
Of the valley II appeared like Curlcw
valley has more than 1000, 600 acres OF
land, suscepti bile to dry farm |
Nearly all Of the govern
ment sections OF this valley have been |
taken up under the Smoot enlarged
homestead act, and the railroad sections |
are being rapidly sold. This. section |
~ the state is attracting the attention
Of a great many people and those al
ready here are always ready 10 see
that the newcomer is looked after he
II always provided with sufficient grain
FOR his animals. and never permitted T.
90 without barrel OF water In the
house for his own needs. The people
ire exceedingly hospitable and wher-
,Vcr night ovortakes you In the CurleW, |
there you are at home"