Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-05
WILL TEST DRY FARMING IN
 YAVAPA| Noted Expert Will Be Engaged to Study
 Conditions Summer Colony to Be On the Stephens
 Property
(From Fridays Dailyl

Steps were taken last evening at the Chamber of Commerce to develop the dry farming possibilities of the county. This action was the result of correspondence initiated by See retary Fraser with John T. Burns, secretary of the International Dry Farming Congress, with headquarters at Denver. MT. Fraser mad asked for all possible information on the subject after describing the character of the soil and the rainfall condi- tions in Yavapai county. In reply MT. Burns observed that this was the first time that Arizona had ever man. ifested any interest in the subject and the letter came as a surprise. | While as secretary of the Congress he was not in a position to come to Prescott and make an examination of the soil or establish a demonstration farm, he referred to the experience of Wyoming which with state ap- propriation of S4,5OO had engaged the services of Dr. W. c. Cooke and that gentleman who had made a lifelong study of dry farming, estab- lished three experiment stations and had made a success of them. MT. Burns suggested that money be rais- ed here for the purpose of securing Dr. Cooke who is now at liberty, to come to Prescott, examine the coun- try and deliver a series of lectures, and thought that an expenditure of $4,500 would be worth thousands of dollars of benefit to the country. He should be given tract of land and a team, So that a thorough test of the feasibility of dry farming in this section might be made.
 After the reading of the cores pondenee, a discussion ensued in which it was stated that King Bros. in the Big Chino valley had offered to provide 40 acres and a team for the experiment and give one-half of what might be raised. MT. Patterson made similar offer but waived any share of the produce. John Duke had agreed to go as far as anyone else and Supervisor Stewart had of fered to assist in securing tract of land for the proposed experiment station.
 Harry Heap though, that the prop osition was very important, and that while it was not feasible at this time to raise the money sufficient for the demonstration farm, it would be money well expended to appropri- ate $400 to have Dr. Cooke come here and investigate conditions and deliver a series of lectures. This was approved and upon motion of LeRoy Anderson the President was authorized to appoint a standing committee of five to handle the dry farming feature.
 Another important matter was the announcement by F.. A. Kastner that the committe had arranged for the purchase of the Kelly & Stephens tract as the site for the summer colony. It consists of 50 acres and the price agreed upon is S2,500, As the land mas to be cleared, the trees trimmed, water piped, a pavilion erected and other expenses, more money is required in addition to that subscribed. and MT. Kastner's committee was authorized to proceed with the work of soliciting funds. By next Thursday evening, the eoml mittee will be in a position to fix a date for the excursion to Phoenix for which a fare of one and one third will he available for the round trip. Restrictions as to building will be decided upon by the committee. In this connection the chair appoint ed committee of attorneys consist ing of Ling, Smith, Clark, Anderson and Ross to act in conjunction with the committee.
 The good roads movement was also a subject of consideration. A letter from c. T. Lewis of Ash Fork was read, stating that the citizens of that town were in accord with the policy of the Chamber of Commerce. Under the leadership of T. J. Evans & Co. about $500 had been raised which had haan avDandad on a canaIarv