Show UTAH UTA HID IDEA EA I IS S PRESENTED BY Tells Dry Farm Congress About l Course I at Agricultural College of Which He Is President I TOO MUCH CHEl CHEMISTRY TAUGHT HE DECLARES J i r T e C Are Making faking Farming More l Scientific Than Practical Practical Practical He Says Predicts System Will ViII Be Overcome I KANSAS l PRIZE WINNER E EL L PASO Oct 20 Agricultural colleges tend to make scientists instead of farmers and housewives E. E G. G Peterson president of the Utah Agricultural college at Logan Utah told tho the international dry farming congress toda today Agricultural colleges teach too much about chemistry and ana not en enough ugh about child h ld rearing President Peterson Peter Peter- son soil said S SWe 10 We e are arc making farming more more scientific than practical Wo have enmeshed the people In a a. web of or eduCational educational educational edu edu- plan and theor theory which must be bo loosened quickly or the people will arise and destroy what we have have and and build anew the Utah educator added President Peterson told tho the congress of the course In being taught at the Utah Agricultural college col col- lege lie Ire said the girls go out Into homes and caro care for tor babies under the supervision of tho the mothers and the mothers take their babies to tho the college college col col- lege where each girl s-Irl Is given gien a bab baby to caro care for feed clothe and Instruct Noble ohle obie Vork ork Niel Nielsen Austrian trade commissioner commissioner com corn missioner to the United States made madean an address to the congress on Agricultural Agricultural Agri cultural Development on Dry Lands Fresh water enough to Irrigate 8 S per percent percent percent cent of oC the dr dry lands of ot the tho world which require additional water to bring them to full tull production capacity flows Into the oceans and goes to waste he said This Tills shows what shat enormous beneficial beneficial bene bane results could bo be brought about Mr Nielsen said by a a. systematic conservation of or water for tor Irrigation purposes It gives S1 also an Idea how much greater a work It Is to provide tot for the people concerned the scientific knowledge of or how b by dr dry farming methods tho the greater part of the re remaining ie- ie 02 n per cent of or these dry lands can be successfully and profitably oc oc- oc That Is the work that the tho dr dry farm congress sets Bets Itself to do 10 Let mo mc say that I know of or no nobler missionary work worl that can be bc possibly accomplished accomplished than to endeavor to carr carry to the tho people In the dr dry countries tho the art artof artof of at dr dry Iry farming The possibilities of or Irrigation are considerable but the possibilities s of dry farming are arc greater The Tire one brings s water to the tho thirsty soil the other conserves within with with- in hi the soil itself as li R as possible ble blo of ot tho the natural annual precipitation Tho The dry lands lauds of oC the tho country should bo ho divided into those that can be brought within the tho scope of or Irrigation and those that must depend upon dry farming and these two forms of or scientific agriculture agri agri- culture practiced side h hy by Hide side tho the one largely largel depending upon tho othor other The cOIl congress res will close tomorrow evening with the tho election of oC officers selection of or tho next con convention city and appointment of ot committee Kansas won Von tho the first state prize for forthe forthe forthe the best a agricultural exhibit at the In- In Continued on Page PaJe 2 I i I I I I j i IF PARTY ARM CONGRESS HEARS UTAH IDEA E. E C. C P Peterson terson Tells About I Course at the Agricultural College Continued From Irom From Page Pare 1 1 t rna Soil Prod Products exposition 1 which Is being held In connection with the International dr dry farming con congress Oklahoma won second prize for the tire best state exhibit and Manitoba I Canada Can third prize In tho the same class I Maricopa county count Ariz won first prize for the best county exhibit atthe at Rt atthe I the Uie exposition Montrose count county Colo Cob I s second prize and Carter count county Okla Okia third prize In this class Sea Scarcer er V r of ot Saskatchewan Canada who won the world sweepstakes sweepstakes sweep sweep- stakes for tor the best bushel of ot hard wheat at nt the exposition also won the world sweepstakes s for th the best bushel of or barle barley J J. J W W. Lucas of Calc Caley Al Alberta Alberta Al- Al berta won the world sweepstakes es for tor forthe forthe the b h bet it t b of or oats and Howell brothers of ot Montrose sc count county Colo Cob were awarded first prize for fo- tho the best individual agricultural exhibit nt at tho Ito exposition Pre President W. W Yo M r. r Par P lne of or the thc Dr Dry Farming con congress rc s announced the mem niem- hers bers of the nomination and resolutions committee as t follows I Jl It A. A Forbes Arizona J J. D. D Gilmore California Call California Cornia John Howell and anul T. T C C. C Lip Lip- j I I pitt Colorado J J. J Turley Turbe Idaho aho Bruce 1 I Wilson lIson and R Tt 1 I. Throckmorton Kan Kan- sire sas F. F W W. Louisiana W. W 7 R R. I Rowe l Mississippi T. T A A. A Kles Kiesselbach elbach Nebraska Fabian Garcia and A A. C. C Cooley New ew Mexico Mexico- A. A A. A Dnn Danne O Okla la- la homa loma C McCaffree South Dakota Geor George e R. R Le Baron and B. B Youn Youngblood Young Young- I blood Texts Texas C. C I L. L Dunford and T r. n C C. Peterson Utah S S. S J J. J Wis Is Is cousin W. W W V. Thompson on and G. G A Cook Canada Niel Iel Nielsen Australia I Colonel A. A J Bester South Africa J. J M. M I. I noma nr France I |