Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-23
GATHERED BY THE WAYsIDE

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 23.-One Of the
most interesting men that come 70 Des
Moines IS one who spent day here
this week planning some new work for
the benefit OF the agricultural interests
Of the midland and western country.
This is Mr. Hardy W. Campbell, whose
name and whose work Is well known in
scattered spots all over the world, and
who IS honored almost as much in
Australia and in South Africa and in
Argentina as in his home state Of Ne
praska- Mr.. Campbell has been called
in many Places the father Of dry
farming; but he has always repudi-
ated this, tho II is true that the So
called dry farming" movement grew
out Of MS Investigations and teaching.
But Mr.. Campbell has devoted h:nse.l
70 showing now to farm under SUB
humid conditions, or where the avail
able rainfall is below the normal. But
ne has no notion Of farming on dry
land. Moisture is an essentia. TO plant
growth. and all that Mr.. Campbell has
been doing for thirty FIVE years IS to
find out now TO secure sufficient mois-
ture and the resultant soil conditions
in regions where they have no water
TO waste Mr. Campbell is at present
connected up with the Burlington rail-
road, high Officials Of which company
have long been his staunch friends
and MS special duty is to ad-ise far
In.a.s = regions oS Colorado: Nebraska
and other states contiguous 10 th5
Burlington how 10 get crops that will
call for larger shipments by rail. Fol
several years he has had quite an en-
thusastic following in the farming
country around Yuma, Colo, with the
result that the railepad records sho"
shipments Of grain doubled year after
year from that station-which is Of it
self pretty substantial proof Of tbs
merit of his preachment. Recently ne
/ induced few Denver bankers to &c
out and LOOK at the farms where the
common people had been doing the
1 things which he said ought to be done
! and the Denver crowd changed from
knockers to boosters in day.
Mr.. Campbell is Just a plain farmer
! not book Learned and not tied up e
any ancient theories, hence he has beer
! harshly received in some quarters, bu
| there are thousands of prosperous far
mers eli over the west who owe mos
of their succe IS to him. Yet he never
made a dollar out of his gifts. His i.
enc instance where many years aftel
lie is gone his merits viii be recognized
and they will build monument to hi,
memory. The writer has been NOR,
or less loosely associated with him FOL
| twenty years. Mr.. Campbell, the sol
tillage man. is prophet and discoverer
a rare genius.
The total valuation of state propert!
on which taxes are levied foots up
after the adjustments have been fig
ured out as ordered by the state boar.
of review, about S947.0o0,00c. Whel
the adjustments have been made j,
the various counties and reported bacl
to the state the sum VIII be increases
slightly. Last year when the change
were ordered the state footings showe'
about $4,000, zee but the count,
boards ana officials footed it up +
1892, 600, 900 before the taxes wer
spread upon the books against tn
property. This results from q differ
ence between ordered IN adjustment o.
q fat rate and adjusting in detail, piec
by piece. But the increase this yea
over last represents pretty largely tn
fact that in all the counties they ar
lust Catching up" with the new orde