El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-20

live a long time without eating, a long
time-some not so long-without drink
ing, but we cannot live without breath
ing. Agriculture is to the world what
preaching is TO the human body.
In Mexico 90 percent of the men do
not own the land they till Seven thou
sand families own the entire territory of
Mexico; IS percent of Mexico's popula-
ton lives in the cities. The indians till
the soil; that is why Mexican agricul-
ture is still in the same condition as it
was in the days of the Aztecs.
But Mexico is advancing agricul-
turally as we'll as otherwise 1 was
called crazy when / first advocated
scientific farming in Mexico Now my
efforts find governmental appreciation.
1t used to be that they said 1 had
wheels in my head; now they say those
wheels are on the right track.
Dry Farming Only Solution.
Il have studied every method of farm
ing and dry farming is the solution of
the farming problem in my beloved
country. Ny poems and my indians are
learning rapidly. I am spending my
own money, which I take from the soil,
in educating the people Of my country.
I have been giving them lectures and
demonstrations and explaining the
cheapness and ease Of using modern
farm machinery. I show one man where
he can do the work of Is oxen and
drivers with one modern machine and
team, of horses.
He said he cultivated his corn six
times this year and each stalk has one,
two and three ears, with three stalks
In a hill. State agricultural commits
siOner Kone declared that he had been
to Mr.. Dominguez's farm and knew he
was doing his work with indians and
poems.
Corn Runs 100 Bushels to Acre.
Sr. Dominguez said his corn would
produce 100 bushels to the acre and he
exhibited stalks u feet tall.
The discussion among the farmers,
interesting.
Dry Farm Cotton
I. n. Hall, Of Uvalde, showed some
cotton grown on land without irriga-
ton and with but very little rain. He
explained how he treated the soil He
planted in perfectly dry ground and
let the first summer rain bring it up.
Then he plowed the land to break up
the surface and prevent moisture evap-
grafton. He continued his shallow cul-
tivation.
He pIowed it nine times this summer.
A neighbor plowed only twice and the
neighbours crop is a failure, as exhibits
showed.
Mr. Hall gathered over 500 bundles of
milo maize from an acre and a half OIL
land. His farm is near Knippa.
Tom Balzen. also of Knippa, showed
some cotton and corn that had been
grown successfully by z. T. Simpson,
of Warthy, Uvalde county, by proper
soil culture. It was the first time he
ever attended a meeting of farmers he
said. He showed cotton three feet tall
grown on land without a drop of rain
except winter moisture. 1t was plowed
frequently during the growing period.
Where he bedded his land, his crop
was a failure, he said, but where he
FLAT broke it, the crop was a success.
He therefore recommended deep break
ing in the fail.
Check Row Planting Good.
John D. Beck said he raised cotton
in Maverick county As years ago. He
would not use a middle buster in
blowing corn, but believed in bedding
narrowed loose cotton land with a
middle buster" He believes in a check
row planter for corn. He is now farm