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Show ARID FARMING IN JAB COUNTY L. W. Joesd Henry Leigh Visit Juab' Earms. 'IP NEPIII TO LEVAN ALL ENCLOSED. Bishop FarreTffSinonc the Nepbltcs - HowitjtfPlow, Sow aud Cultivate. On tboir roturnfroni tho loto conference con-ference nt.SalEake City Mossors. L. V. Jones and, Honry Leigh took occasion to visit tbo arid farms of Juab county. $ Tho fact that nrid fnrimug is uoiug miroauceu into mat purt of tbo state has been known to tho pooplo bereor somctlmo through the fumo of theG.raco brothers' efforts in that lino, butUho goutlotnon from this city woro Scarcely prepared for tho sight that grbofcxl tboir oyos when tboy reached tho southern suburbs of tbo oity of Nopbl. Prom Nophi to Lovan is a distauco of cloven miles and on each sido of tho road for tbo outlro distauco tho whole of tho laud has boon tukenup and o largo part ol it -oloarod and'plantocl to grain, hundreds hun-dreds of acres of which aro showiug groon on tho her'otofqro uncultivated bouoh laud which used to produce nothing but brush and grass. In every direction tents could bo seen which woro the temporary abodes of men who we relually omployed with thojr tenmB in oloariug off tbo brush, plowing up thai land and putting in crops to bo raised without irrigation Wbilo ountuviisw-jvoro in Nophi tboy bad tbcISHtoOhcarlng "Bishop l,,t"-rdgolir'v whoBbt tt.itttf uufi.ii V3pviufJisJ.tato-wido, address thiTpoflo of Nophi on tho s-bjectthat JfiSh iundo him noted. Bishop Farroll is a tall, slondor, old gentlomnn, noarly eighty yoars of ago, und is a gonial, humorous aud in torcBtiug speaker, ilo had como down to Nophi by special request of u numbor of tbo pooplo who woro interested in-terested in arid farming, and who had paid his oxponoos iucrdortogot his oouusol nnd udvico. ) Tho bishop was loligbtod with tho prospect for tho industry in that county, nnd told tbo pooplo thoro that thoro could bo no doubt that thoy would succood in raising crops witboul irrigation. In company with Prosidout Paxmnn of tho Juab stake and Mr. Farroll, Messrs. Jones und' Loigb rodo for miles ovor tbo farms that nro boiug oponod up , noting tho improvements that are being mado, listening to tbo comments of tho bishop and tbo explanations ex-planations of Prosidout Paxmnn, aud familiarizing themselves with tho methods that aro boiug followod. Among other things that tboy learned wns that it is not the best policy to turn tbo soil over to too groat n doptb, (eight inches is dcop enough at first,) but that for dooponing tho oulturo tbo subsoilcria tho best implement to ueov Much of tbo grain that had been planted was found by Mr. Pnrrell to bo too thick, and tho farmers farm-ers wero advised to take their harrows aud barrow it woll, by which meaus it would bo thinned out. Ho also ndvlsod them to burrow in tbo spring, nnd to always uso n drill in putting tbo Eeed into tho ground. Tho soil in Juab county that is being utilized for arid farming somo-wtmt somo-wtmt differs from tbo toil in this valley. Tbo brush on it is not so lnrgo, but it is greener nnd thoro is moro grass among it. Tbo precipitation precipit-ation is nlso some greater there, but still there is good reason to boliovo that good grain can bo raised in our county aud in this vicinity. Mr. Jones is showing his faith by his woiks, and is trying hurd to got a buudicd aores rmdy thjs spring for cropping, nnd hopes to bo icady to put in vhirty rr foriy acres of grain in tho fall. Ho Inula that tho clearing clear-ing olf of tbo brush is tbo boaviost of tbo work, and la this matter ho was not alio to gain y pointers from tho funnel s m tho north, as their methods weio much tho pamo as aro followod hoio. |