Show CROPS MAY BE BERON RON V EVERY ACRE OF IDLE LAND SHOULD BE UTILIZED Inasmuch as well posted and ro roo liable real slate estate men mOil of Ogden In Blur that there thoro aro are from tram twelve tw elvo to tn fifteen thousand acres of rich land landt landl l la t Impossible 1 1 5 1 to secure water for lr 11 inV T 7 c purposes at this time the tho question of dry farming fanning land so situ contiguous to tho the city upon which it is attracting discussion at this time It is urged by h those familiar with the tho subject that every ever acre of ot thi this largo large area aren now practically allY idle cnn can be bo placed under cultivation to a 1 limited extent until such time as private Sate vate ute capital may cony bo be secured with which ot of construct additional reser reservoirs veirs for the tho purpose of storing snow waters now going to waste and which may mar ultimately be utilized for tor irrigating the land referred to During the year ear which has bas just jn t closed dry farming has emerged from Crom the Iho experimental stage In many parts parta of or Utah and taken Its iL place among amon the tho established industries of or tho the state It Is apparent that that the Im Improved Improved improved proved method of or farming g land where irrigation is ls Impossible Is winning Its way war Into the tho confidence of tho the pro progressive progressive farmers of o Utah and IB is de der serving nerving of or consideration on the tho part of o those directly direct or Indirectly Inter Interested Interested ested In the subject It is understood that Professor L LA A 1 Merrill of oC the agricultural college at Logan Is taking an active part lu is luthis this hiB Important work and his doduc deduc deductions dons will be of or moro than passing interest In Interest terest at this time tImo The Tho professor has charge of the tho government experimental mental stations throughout the state and ond In addition to this he has gone Into tho the various counties during tho the past halt year and Md given tho the farmers tho the thoI I benefit of or tho the advice and personal su en supervision In opening their dry fann farm tracts of or land In addition to this ho ha hohas h i ihas has boon personally Identified with Vitti I of ot the most moat successful dry farm projects In tho the west and is s a recognized recognized recognized authority among those who are aro engaged In the now new system of farm Carm farming farming ing without the aid hid of an irrigation ditch Discussing thor tho r subject at somo sonic length Professor Merrill urges that all nil land cultivated under dry farming methods should He lie Idle every vory other year 3 car nr that after atter a crop has been on a piece ot g of land the ground should be bo fallowed and al allowed allowed allowed lowed to rest for Cor lite next nest year On u tL farm of 2000 acres In which he was interested a crop of wheat was raised which averaged a Igl leen bushels t the acre and this year the land will willlie willlie lie He Idle so tar far as riS crop raising Is con concerned concerned corned but the soil will be carefully cultivated Just the same sarno as If a crop was vas to bo be sown Five years ago according to an ar nr article recently publisher on the subject Professor Merrill established a n gov goo government faun farm of or forty acres near En Enterprise In Washington county On Onali all ali sides was the tho most moat absolute des desert desert desort ert ort for ninny miles milos There was no noway nowa noway way wa of or getting a drop of ot water upon u on the land In question except by b precipitation precipitation from tho the clouds or hauling haull In to tanks for tor many miles from the near nearest nearest est e t No more unpromising spot could be found anywhere In the tho state tot for the establishment of or a farm except that tho the soil was as good Even EvenIn In this respect the criticism was wag mode made that the poorest t soil In the neigh neighborhood neighborhood neighborhood was selected for Cor the On this little farm crops of or from to bushels bush bushels els of or excellent wheat have havo been 1 year ear after year for the past I 1 t five fio years ears and in this practical way every oyer possible doubt has been re removed removed moved as to the tho success successor of farming fanning without irrigation In that section ot of o Utah Surely If a record of this character can bo be made for five consecutive years yearn In Washington county it can bo be du duplicated duplicated In iii districts tributary to this city dt where precipitation from the tho clouds equals that In any an pai part t of o Utah Uta And If Professor ProCessor Merrills experiments ments along Weso thero linos lines nee are reported correctly every aero acro of Idle laud contiguous con contiguous to Ogdon Ogden should bo be under cul cui without further delay The rhe expansion of the tho Irrigation problem problem lem Ism will come como later inter when whon reservoir construction has haa been accomplished but in the tho meantime dry farming Canning methods may ma be bo applied successfully on or ever every cery nero acre of or good soil now idle and nonproductive |