Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-08
DRY TREATMENT
ON ARID ARMS.
State Delegate Tells How
Crops Could Be Raised on
Jersey Wastes.
TsvecfaI to the Newark star.I

TRENTON, Dec. S.-Actlng Gov
ernor Taylor today received a report
from e. r Collins, OF Westfield, State
delegate to the eighth annual session
of the international dry-farmlng con-
gress, held at Tulsa, Okla. october
81 to 81. Mr.. Collins was appointed to
represent New Jersey by former Act
8 ing Governor James F. Fielder
TWENTY-FIVE foreign nations had dele
gates duly accredited to the congress
E and thirty-seven States of the Union
were represented on the floor. The
next session of the congress VIII be
held at wichita, Kan, the last week
In October, 1914.
In his report to the governor Mr..
Collins says:
"Dry- farrn!ng was born of neces-
sity of conditions. With untold fer
tility beneath their feet. the pioneers
in the arid regions saw failure year
after year. Failure was the rule sue
cess the exception. 1t was evolve some
system of conserving moisture in the
soil or quit Gradually what is known
as dry-farming came into practice.
The amount that 1t has contributed
to the worlds food supply is beyond
computation and thousands of acres
of otherwise useless land has been
added to the productive area. Tt has
saved the arid regions"
Dry Farming In Jersey.
speaking of dry-farming in New
Jersey, Mr.. Collins says:
'There is no question but that some
of the dry-farming methods If adopt
ed in New Jersey would result in profit
10 the farmers. There is no part of
The state where the precipitation each
year is not sufficient to supply a full
crop. Summer following for the con-
servation of moisture is not necessary
in any part of the State.
IF in that part of the State where
the summer droughts are most fire.
uuent the soil was carefully and sys-
tema tically prepared for the conser-
walton of moisture and fter-planting,
the crop continually cultivated with a
couple of inches of earth, loose at oil
times to break up capillary attraction,
raising the moisture to the surface to
evaporate, results of dry-farming in
the arid regions teaches that there
never need be a crop failure in our
AREA.
str the soil deep and form reser-
yolr for the storage of moisture be
tween the bottom Of the furrow anu
the surface, make a good bed. and
then when the dry spell comes on
prevent the formation of crust and
the stored moisture will carry the
crop along.
Pine Area Is Susceptible.
"There are thousands of areas of
unproductive lands in this State that
could be farmed to far greater profit
than the semi-arid lands of the Middle
West If one-half the attention was
given to the conservation OF moisture
that they are compelled to give in
order to survive. The soil of our
pines area is susceptible to dry
farming methods, and could in the
same time required to break up and
prepare the much-vaunted virgin SOIL
for crop be put in condition to yield
as mucn. and more, per acre OF any
crop, wheat not excepted, as any soil
In the wheat belt"
Turning to the question OF what
has the Middle West to offer Jer-
seyman, Mr.. Collins says:
ANY New Jersey farmer who Is
weary of his surroundings and longs
Tor the kaffir corn mush pet of the
Land of Promise to quote the boom
er's slogan, and land of promise ii is,
they will promise anything they