The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1911-08-17
DRY FARM RESEARCH
Much Money Appropriated for
Investigation in 1911.
Shows How Interest In anew Thouoht"
Agriculture Has Advanced-Ne-
braska Leads All States With
100000 for School.

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100000 for School.
Dry farming. the New Thought" in
agriculture. received more attention
from legislators and more money was
appropriated for Investigations in
1901 than ever before. This demon
strates how the International Dry
Farming congress. which was organ
lied five years ago, and which meets
at Colorado Springs In October next.
has advanced its propaganda. States
that few years ago never hoped to
have agriculture now are organizing
farming commissions and establishing
| experimental stations.
In some OF the states having dry
land. that is where farming must be
done with less than 20 inches of rain
fall in the growing season. the legis-
latures did not meet. This was true of
Arizona and New Mexico. which were
expecting statehood. Dry Farming
the official magazine Of the congress,
has gathered the following informa-
ton:
The United States congress made
the following appropriations for 1911
and 1912:
Dry land agricultural in
designations .-...............$ 3l. 100 900
Crop physiology investiga-
lions bearing on dry-land
Aikaii and drought resist ~ '
ant plant breeding inves-
Dry-land grain investiea-
lions OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. B,UUU Zl,VOO
Total ...................$ s4. go 3l2s. 1io
California appropriated $4,000 to
be devoted to fundamental work In
the improvement of methods Of grain
production and gluten qualities of
wheat. This applies to dry land farm
ing, but the money cannot be applied
to demonstration farm work.
Colorado's legislature appropriated
$4,000 to the state board of agricul-
ture for dry farming experiments. but
the governor cut down the sum to
$500 before signing the bill. The
board will be able to continue the
work begun at Cheyenne Wells sta
ton. but will not undertake anything
new.
Oregon failed to make an appropri-
alton, but the counties have taken up
experimental station work. Harvey
county has set aside $500 for such
station and Crook county is about to
do the same.
The sum of $10A0e was appropriat-
ed by the state of Nevada to con-
tinue the experimental station work
in Elko county The law recognized
the state board of control. placing the
work in charge of two practical farm
ers Of the county and an agricultural
college teacher.
Kansas appropriated 100000 for
agricultural school purposes. of which
the dry farming portion may be said
to be as follows: Kansas station.
Hays. where the 3.500-acre dry farm Is
located, s46,30O, of which $27.50O is to
be spent the first year.
Nebraska did best of all, setting
aside 100000 to establish school Of
agriculture in the western part of the
state and $4,000 to establish sub
station in the western part Of the
state, contingent upon the location OF
the college For maintenance and inn
provements at sub-stations already To-
Gated the following sums were set
aside: At North Platte, $4,000; Val
entine. $4,000; Scott's Bluff, $4,000.
A bill was adopted in Utah provid-
ing an annual appropriation of $4,000
for dry farming Investigations. 1t is
to be continuous. Also an annual APP
preparation of $4,000 was made for
extension work by which the results
of dry farming are to be carried to
the farmers. This was done by unani-
nous vote.
There was no direct legislation in
Washington for dry farming, but the
board of regents of the State Agricul-
tural college set aside $4,000 from the
maintenance fund for such investiga-
lions.
Wyoming established a board of
farm commissioners who are to direct
experiments in non-irrigated or dry
farming lands. The sum of $4,000 was
appropriated for the work, of which
$4,000 is for the salary of director
of experiments. Also the sum OF
$4,000 was appropriated for the ex-
perimental stations located near
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