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Show Spanish Investigator Visits Logan Sr. Cruz Valero Investigates Dry-Farming Methods in Cache Valley. I Senor Curoz Valoro of Spain whs a visitor at tho Agricultural College on Monday nnd Tuesday. The gentlo-, gentlo-, man Is a scientific Investigator ln dry farming and related agricultural subjects for tho Spanish government. Ho has now spent six months ln tho United States Investigating tho dry farm methods of this country. Ou this subject the gentleman said: "Dry farming has been practiced ln Spain for hundreds of years, but not, until we read the now theories as, laid down in Dr. Wldtsoe's new book did we reallzo tho possibilities of farming vast areas which had not been used before. I Just saw a copy of that work In the Spanish language, the first I had soon, as I read It originally or-iginally In tho French. This new translation Is suro to do our peoplo great good, as they do not llko to read ln English." While at tho collego the visitor spent some hours In conference confer-ence with President Wtdtsoo. Dr. Harris, who has had some or- j pcrienco with tho Spanish language fl while ln Mexico acted as a very olfl- 1 1 clent and willing guide for the sclen- ) tlst In his tour of the building and j grounds. In the afternoon these . gontlomen visited tho experiment sta jfl tlon and tho farm at Greenville. So- , I nor Valero was dooply Interested la iq all that ho saw, much, of which was 1 1 exceedingly new to him. ' ' .On Tuesday Dr. Wldtsoe, Dr. Gil- J letto and Senor Valero made an auto ; ' tour of the principal dry farms of ' northern Utah, as far south as Salt ) Lake City. From thero tho visitor ( " will go to Yellowstone Park, return- ' lng In about a week ln order to bo ; here during the harvest season. This part of the farm work he is especial- ' ! ly anxious to soe, and has selected ! ' this valloy for the purpose, owing i iu to the fact that It has been recom- ' .l mended to him as a region hYv'tng , all the modern conveniences of farm Ij |