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Show Juab County Times Successor To The NEPHI DRY FARMING RKCORL OPPORTUNITIES J. M. CHRISTESSEN, Editor & Pub. WILL. L. HOYT, Associate Editor. R. J. HENRIOD. Manager. Regular price $2.00 per year. In advance $1.50 per year,' Pjbliihed weekly, every Fridaj at Nephir Utah. Prepare Now For Making at State Fair. Exhibits (Conthmcd from pan 1.) ing exhibits could be made up and by this slight extra effort the county would be advertised more than in any other more expensive way. Also, the exhibits from this county should be more diversified. We should not be content with a few prizes for products, Polled Angus cattle, dairtias, etc., but ought to branch out and make the Hit of prices include awards for peaches, apples, and other horticultural products, alfalfa seed, potatoes, vegetables and garden produce, and manufactured products a plaster of Paris, salt, etc. It hat been easy enough for the Jual to collect County dry-farm- dry-farme- rs exhibits, now it't the to other up producers tc prize-winnin- g make good in their lines. INTERESTING BUDGET fran shut h an Indisputable Fact That Dry Fdfmlng Pays, Failures Being Practically Unknown as Result of Scientific Tilling of Soils. It The agricultural future of Utah must lepend largely upon arid farming. It natters not how many millions of atoney we may spend on building projects and in conserving the water supply of the state. There are million of acres of our land that can never be reached by the Irrigation canal there are vast empires of soli that will never blossom with anything but sage, grease wood and cacti, ex" cept they be redeemed by methods. Of our 22,000,000 acres of arable land lees than 3,000,000 acres tan ever be Irrigated the remaining 19.000.000 acres must produce, if at all, with only such moisture as falls directly upon them from the sky. The Mislgnlppl valley farmer would probably wonder at such a statement. His acres get more of such precipitation than they need. Not so In Utah. Here our des ert lands are likely to receive ten and seldom as much as twenty inches of precipitation in a year. In order to coax from these parched soils a sufficient quantity of farm 'products to pay for the trouble and ,yleld a profit, scientific methods mu be followed. It Is not enough to turm the crust and plant the seed. The sntil must first be analyzed the seed muni be testod and It must be planted and cultivated with due regard to the character of ttie soil, the average precipitation in the locality being cultivated and the needs of the variety of grain being grown. This prospect is by no means discouraging. President John A. Wld;-toof the Agrleultural'colleKo of Utah, says in the preface to "his able on "Dry Farming" hi "The Hural Science Series." "The possibilities of dry farming are stupendous. In the strength of vouth we may have felt envious of the great ones of old; of Columbus looking upon the shadow of the greatest continent; of Balboa shouting grret lags to the resting Pacific; of Father Escalante, pondering upon the mys tery of the world, alone, near the shores of America's dead sea. We need harbor no envylngs. for tn the and conquest of the desert are offered as flae opportunities as the world has known to the makers and shapers of empires. We stand before an undlacovemd land; through the restless, ascending currents of heated desert air the vision comes said goes. With striving eyes the Gufeert Is seen covered with blos and soming fields, with churches homves and schools, and, la the dl the vision Is heard the luce, pwlia laughM- of harpy children. The desert wDi be conquered. s of the earth's "Neatly surface I receive an annual rainfall of leee tfearn twenty Inches, and can 1" reclaimed for agricultural purposes A and mly by Irrigation of Irrlgatlou perfect 'Id world-systeh will concert about of this vast arHa Into an incomparably fruit. ful garcr-nof leaving about one-hal- f '.bs eartlb's land surface to be reclaimed i If at all. by the methods of Iry farming. The noble system of modern agriculture has been construed falmost wholly In countries of sbundant rainfall, and Its applications are these demanded for the agricultural levelopmem of humid regions. Until neoently. Irrigation was given eent attention, and dry farming, w ith its worl problem of conquering of the arth, was not considered The 'necessity of her people caiiM4 Utah ho becdpne th pioneer of th est In the adoption of Irrigation that was In V47. As esrly as 1970 trope were gmn successfully without irrigation In Bear River valley. Cache velkny and Davie county. In Salt valley. of the lhouaht Durlng the f Uriah farwers tiarned to the po!lil!i-tte- a of the dry lands, for the growth oft the population was more rapid than thn conHtrurtion of cansls. Many of th cooeervntlve farmers besan to restllxe, too, that whal production on Irrigated lerels, considering the crwt of fair Interest water, did mot return m the capital Invested. As rrta!t tome stteropts at dry farming were made In the central part of the stat. but with rstlier discouraging results" Today msrfy thousands of scrs Me being cultivated without the ad4itoo of water by artificial means In every valley valley In tbe ,Mte from Car-hon the north ftJ the Kanab desert anl on tbe Arlttona vouth, and the eerip from the Uintah country on the east to the Nevada Bne. Panares sre nnkn awn. The proportion of yield has dfftiided mainly on the intelligence tiisc-- Pr the farmer n his Mil amd plsnting the se1 and tbe car ue by him In rultivat ing and ratlartn the yi"1d. Precipl tali on and "ether conditions have become of minor. ,lf not practically negligible qiwntlties The profit bs t varied sorn-wh- at, varteties of grains grown. Man farmers hav not b.wded the trails advice given out t,y ,the etperlmrnt station etperts. They have either or roi dee stowed tbe soli too ly enourh, have grotn varieties of 'grain ot suited to Vrir s"it er,d tlons aad rllmav? and have refund to abandon old an nnprrfitatle mthrx1 eonsoqunre they have ;As M 'mote than paid tti'lr rtriehbors hsve wade hndome profits. Arid farming cannot eccd on any plan. efhf than a tfionosrfity scientific It do not have e gTal adn-e- p It prethat humid farrair, enjevs. lects obstacle rwlf eft have been only Irri-gutlo- n e OF MONt NOTES Continued THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF UTAH LANDS BEING CULTIVATED WITHOUT IRRIGATION. 1. Prof. John C. Swenson will b here next Saturday to start the teachers with their first discussions of the two subjects, viz, "The Middle Period of American history," and "on t y ai.d which they are going to the summer vaca during study tion. Four hours college credit will be gotten for each subject if the work is done satisfactory. If there are any teachers or students who wish to take this work during the summer it can be had very reasonably. Bishop Garfield while inspecting his prospects for a hay crop last Monday discovered that the Alfalfa weevil has at last reached our fields. Not much damege is anticipated this but there are grave fears for future years unless something is done immediately. Born to the wife of William Kay Saturday, June 8th, a boy. year, d one-tent- on-aa- JOLLY BUNDLE SHOWER. Pitt entertainec Mrs. Louis Saturday evening at a bundk khower in honor of her sistei Miss Hazel Winn, whose marriage t to Ralph Carttr was solemnized in the Manti Temple Wed nesday of this week. A good-size- d crowd of the friends of tin bride-to-b- e were present and many useful gifts were presented. A jolly evening was spent with games and music and at midrught the guests sat down to a splendid supper, the Uble being prettily decorated with snowballs. The following were present: Mrs. S. R, Winn, Mr?. James ChrUtensen, Mrs. Titos. Haycock, Mrs. Stanley Winn, Mrs. Thos. G. Carter, Mrs. Thee Mrs. K. J. Pay, Mir. Lynn Olpin, Misses Marie Miller, Lavetta Allen. Zetta Carter, Ruby Winn, Beulah Hoyt, Ruth Foote Lorene Ockey, and the guest of honor Miss Hazel Winn. Carter, Rates Provo Excursion' To On acconnt of the Shows at Prove on June 18th the San Pedro will maVe a rate ofonelare for the round trip. Tickets on sale June 18, return limit June 19. Sells-Flot- o lf pro-parin- he dly een". tf!y slightly overcome in all the centuries of the past. It is either sn Intrepid or foollHh farmer, indeed, who will undertake to wring profits from an arid soil without due regard to apmethods. proved and tent-trieThe state of I'tah is doing a wonderful work along the line of encouraging the extension of methods. At each of the dry farm stations testa are being made In the open in the growth of wheat, oafs, corn, barley, rye. alfalfa, potatoes, fruit and vegetables and the results of these experiments are published and distributed without charge to all who are interested. We wish that every reader of this arttclu could have for ready reference and for a study of dryfarming methods, Bulletin No. 112, prepared by Psofessor Lewie A, Merrill and publlstw-by the Utah Agricultural college wtperlmentljjtatlon. It a containa report of sevetj yeara' Investigation of dry farming method. The farmer who studies this and the other bulletins issued from the experiment Btatlons aud protils by the experiences of the experimenters will bo able to make his arid acres yield an abundance scarcely believable, tlixa assisting in the redemption of our desert empires and In enriching the commonwealth. And dry farming pays. That fact Is Indisputably settled. President Wldstoe says 1,000 busheta of dry-farwheat contain as much nutritive matter as 1.025 biiKhels of wheat grown and kept under humid conditions. Utah wheat will gain ZVi per cent In weight on being That Bhipped mto eastern markets. loniflnant fant la mx wt K aun snViael n nr It is conceded by all that last year waa a severe tost to dry farming theories berause of the low precipitation; yet the Utah yield was good and the profits fair. This year, undr somewhat more favornote conditions a bis cron was harvested. it is estimated that ten to fifteen bushels to the acre will pay the ex- pense of farming by dry farming methods, where everything Is hired, Twenty bushels yield a fair profit, and forty bushels amount to a honanr.a. A great boon to the commonwealth la seen In the Enlarged Homestead or Emoot act. Hundreds of citizens of tbe state have taken up half sections and some hundreds of settlers have taken up residence In Utah, but millions of acres still bristle with sage colonizaand greaiewood, awaiting tion. Homes for hundreds of thou-esndof denizens of the crowded emit can be made In thene now desert wastes. It Is up to the state of Utah and her people to lend encouragement to Immigration and to dispel the preare vailing notion that not welcome among ns, and that here. under skies that are ever blue, and al- most Perpetual sunshine, sheltered from the rigors of the wintry blasts by mountain ranees, which afford an abundance of fish and game for vaca-- , ten tin.. Anil .4nv innrAm for Invert . Nephi Prices of Market Some Reasons For Giving thh Store Your Jewelry Business. Products Patent flour Straight grade $.3.25 3.00 3.00 2.80 1.35 1.50 12.00 2.40 Whole vvhoat Graham Bran Shorts Alfalfa Oats per cwt. Wheat per. bu. Barley Corn Waiting STANDARD QUALITY GOODS. PRICES AS LOW AS ANY AND LOWER THAN MOST. INTELLIGENT AND COURTEOUS STORE SERVICE. 2.25 Dressed Beef there, fore the time to stat saving money Is rlgl t now as only is THERE ARE PLENTY OF BUT OTHER REASONS THESE ARE ENOUGH. hens Dressed veal Dressed mutton "Ths Store With to-d.- y our, the Guars rtlee" more will start this bank. with you $1 or Dressed pork Ranch Are for the time to come whan It will be easier to begin to save money than the present. This time will never come, as each year In the future brlnfia addl. tional demands and i 93 chopttl per cwt Dressed Many Persons butter Ranch etfjrs Sugar cwt. Potatoes JlVtL JjEWELERS 217 Main Street Salt Lake City. Utah. Death of James Park. First National Bank. Nephi, - - Utah. 5 tContlmmi (rum pttgm 1.) g Funeral services were held in the Tabernacle yesterday afternoon. ' ueiaus oi wmcn will be given next week. A number of out-o- f town relatives came to attend. hit Gasoline fV ENGINES For Farmwork Irrigation, or Pumping Fact ory useS) elee- - C v trio Lighting The first Ward Sunday School will furnish the speakers for the . meeting n the afternoon. '' j i 1 2 U SS h. p nrrfact vomrntd -- unnlt ty rMonlll firm, for prliriilr l Utah. Dire Distress. . It IS Near at Hand to Hundreds of Nephi Readers. Don't neglect an aching back. Backache ia the kidney's cry for help. N1cct hurrying tj their aid. . . . .. ... M:.. .Lot ...,. u( j truumes Iollow nuickiy Dire Diatrees. Bright'a disease. Mrs. 1). M. Miller, firi.twi.rvt , ... K...i I'll!. Utah, says: ome years ago after us Iinun'a Iv'i.in...y i;n. t ' re- commended them for theP'My benefit f ' other kidney sufferers. lean endorse this remedy juwt now aa I did highly I k.. mi.i 1i ...i.. K(vc rmisitn to con-'m"e ,he Us of m? ttement. I hal portuoltle. galore 'for comfort and" n e y complaint for years a id at wealth. Here they may build up com' nunitlae that will revel In the good ' t.me the pnins in my b trk mi, ,t, re Here of labor life. I acute may that had things h' reive Ha full reward. Here may will-- ' .",K'U "0,,d Mtconvi)Nifl8 Te mv I was Inr he.rta and aturdr hand. com. Into "'rv-s- . ejH-cialat night. I doctor- their own, ;e-- i annual all kinds of medicine but w:" n"1 neij.! until I t,Kk Iran's Kidney Pi Ik. Whenever I feel Vacation Rates. my kidneys need Uming up, I use this To various Eastern destinations remedy and it relieves me." via SALT LAKE IiOUTE. Tick- - For sain hv nil ets on sale various dates. rents. Kraitor.Mitt.... s Do Your Building Now ,, while we have Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash, Doors, Mouldings, Cement, Plaster, and Coal. new-comer- s :? os I 1 W Everything under cover. Call and see us at our new location. One block east of the depot. 1 ? r No. I stock of Baker Lumber Co, ' IMionc No. II. ly that n. Notice T Office and lliphwav. and on Nephi City, rrotnptnnH Wet Tinlic Iron King Consolidated 1 Wet Tinlic Iron King Consolidated - Mining Milling Company ia hereby called and will be held on Saturday June 23.. 1912 at 7 o'clock P. M. at the office of the Company, Nephi Mill A Mfg. Co. exchange building, Nephi, tract and bond, can be obtained upon Utah, for the purpose of electing all officers of the corporation for the cor-rer- .t application at the iffice of the City corporation year because of failThe right in reserved to rcj-c- t any ure to hold the annual meeting at the time prescribe! in the Artirles of In and all bid. on corrtion. Committee of the I!y W. C. OCKEY, Stockholder. Streets at.d Highways, II. I). GOLDSBROUGH, StockW.lder. i. W. ELLISON,' First pub. June 7. Chairman. Pint pub. May 24th. I.a t pub. June Last pub. June 21. order th. Notice To Contractors. Notice. Department of the Interior. Office of the Committee on Streets Nephi, Utah, May aod Highways. U. S. LAND OFFICE at Salt 17th., 1912. 3 aled proposals will 1 I received at Lake City. Utah, June 1 t. It 17. NOTICE ia hereby given that John this office until II o'clock A. M. Friday. F. Wright, of Nephi. Utah, who. on Jinel4th, 1912, for the work of a cnbined eonrrete curb ami April 13, 1911. made Desert l and Kn-tr- v gutter in curb and gutter district No. 21 Kn t77W. inr SK A SK J K g - Fphi City. Township IS South, Range 1 Wru Salt Lake Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Final Proof, to ee tal)I;5h claim to the land above described, before the Clerk of the District Court, at Nephi. Utah, on tbe day ofJ.il, 1312. Claimant name a vfilnewes: George Mr Cune, and Joseph f". Wrifcht of Nephi, Utah Arnold Jar-ot.sen, and Harden, t.f I f ver. H th R. TifOMPSON". Regioter. Instructions to bidders, together with pefineations and form of contract and bond ran be obtaieed by aplication at the offire of the committee on st reel and highways. i tie if reerved to rejwt any and all bids. By order of the eonroitle on s'ree t and highways. John W, Elbwin, Chairman First $il. May 24 I, ant pub. June 14. l'b. . Firt cil. iune 7. Last pub July 5. 1 Fi.h and Game license with your fnhing tackle at il tsr kins & Ockey'i. Get your ind Srrtc FHOP. SMI J. R.IIM.EDGIIEILL Kilt L&k Mclntyr dtr. RmkmIiI" t'rimi. Nephi City Backsmith Shop. BROADER FIELD Milling Company. Principal office at Nephi, Utah. Notice la hereby given that a apecial m e e 1 n g of the stockholder of the Scaled iropotals will be received at the office of the City Recorder until 11 o'clock a. m. June 14, 1912, for the work of ronntructinK a reinforced con crete covering- for the bridge across Salt Creek on Main Street. Ne,.hi City. Utah. Instructions to bidders, together with specif.catiri and forms for con- NIlil.SON THE TELEPHONFTS Notice of Special Stock-holder- 's Street Meeting:. Uth. May 17, 1912. BOSTON. MASS. DEPKESKNTFrt BY GO TO ATOt.D LINDHARDT Contractors. of the Commit tee Horso-Shoein- VVM. United OF THE LOS ANGELES LIMIT- - 'sutes. LI) b'e yur Ircal A ir e n t for, KememUr the name Doan's I ,ake "'her. narticulai s. General Blackamithing Hallowed, Jones & Donald e Wool Merchants and OUR AIM: You know the telephone's mechanical ingenuity. But do you know the ingenuity of it every day use. Ordinary uses of the telephone are pretty well understood; but there is an enormous field of long distrance telephone service just outside the ordinary, every day uses of the average family. Many families get twice, three times, five fold and even ten fold the real service from the telephone that others do. They have no advantage over their neighbors, being subscribers to the same Bell service. But they are ingenious. 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Saddle lloraea prime condition; or pen or closed carriages, with or with out driver, just as you prefer. For business or pleasure purpos es, you will find our right, and prices right, too. in service Rocks Springs and Hiawalhj Coal is the best. WE CARRY IT. |