Show I DRY fARMERS URGE LAWS TO CORRECT lAND SHARK EVIL J J. J W WI of Nephi Elected President to Succeed Lewis A A. A Merrill i I Resolutions of Dry Farmers indorsement ement of th the Lever Le bill hilt do- do scribed as us of a 3 nature to greatly facilitate and antI enhance tho the possibilities of or agricultural development Condemnation of ot companies 0 or 01 in individuals in- in misrepresenting Utah land to and u of or state stat la laws tenh tending g to correct this oIl ovll 1 that a campaign of publicity of the tilt states state's dry r farming farm tarm- ing lug resources es bo be that the limo governor gO appoint Pl a n commission of or the ex exploitation cx- cx of or three to have hae charge of or the states state's dry l' l farming farm faim- armIng arm arm- Ing resources through the medium of dry funning farming Congresses fairs all and c exhibits of other kinds hinds either within or oi without the the- statu I Thanks s to tho tIm city of ot Og Ogden en the pi ess and the Utah Agricultural college c for tOI their thell help hell In making the convention clo a a u a suc sue cess I it to 0 time I tern i iO Jan 24 With With the adoption ln lnor O OGUE of or resolutions the tilt hl last t ion of ot the time Utah State J Dry DIT Farmer convention conven tion and anti the final meeting of or the weel wetle 1 of conventiOns was as brought rou-iH to a n. athis dos cloas I this this- afternoon C. C The officers elected for orl the year b by the dry n. n farm farmers ls l's tills this afternoon are President J. J W. W of or vice Ico president D 0 O. McKay tela of Ogden r. r secretarY and amid treasurer Dr rh Robert nobert all td Logan Je Lewis A. A Merrill Continued on ou Pa Pago cl 1 13 C Col I 1 e rz j 1 S r f RY FARMERS URGE lA WS TO CORRECT i lAND SHARK EVil b bI I I W. W of Nephi Elected President to Succeed l Lewis A A. A Merrill Continued From Prom Pa Page e On One led over o the convention at today's e Vt t the morning meeting the tie Wheat Dry Lands was as discussed from dlf- dlf rent experts' experts standpoints and turkey ed td ed wheat was recommended by t the Illers lUers farmers Carmer and agricultural exerts cx- cx arts erts as the most profitable because of or Its tg hardiness and anel strength Subject Edward Edt Southwick of or Lehl Lehi and anti Isaac race of or NephI epil gave brief talks on the Question and discussed the subject om the tho farmers' farmers standpoint I Professor Robert Stewart of ot the Ag- Ag it ir ii at Logan LOKan In w the he chemical point of view said he hc con- con the hard and moro more sturdy heat the best for Cor or the farmer the consumer and the tho miller He explained he chemical Ingredients of or dr dry farm farmr r raIns from Crom a scientific standpoint md rid maintained that the thc soft and the theard theard ard lard might ht be blended and used o 0 good advantage I Give Gh I 1 r. r The best wheat on dr dry farms from he the viewpoint of th the miller was set forth orth In a a. treatise b by Henr Henry H H. Blood bf t f the tho Utah-Idaho Utah Millers Millers' association Is I 5 follows The hc he millers ha have 0 been conducting LU active campaign for hard wHeat production because the they bly need that kind of wheat for flour hila the tho shippers have been Inclined to favor tho soft white hat that were needed to fill an unprecedented dented demand in the southeastern part art of the country Because of r this tills conflict of desires our association has as aseen been een cen repeatedly asked ed for advice as to he kind of oC wheat to plant and amid has advocated ad the growing of red wheat on all lands suited o 0 Its cultivation 4 4 The semitropic or dry lands land of or the tate are arc not the place to grow the oCt loft white grain On tho hl higher her lands There here Irrigation is not possible th thet the jest et hard wheat heat can b bs bA produced Froin From hese localities the mills of ot the thc state look to get tho kind of If wheat hat will enable them to meet the corn coin of oC eastern astern made flour There There Is no fear that our Utah market lOa may maj be bc Invaded b by the Importation Importation tation of ot soft sott wheat flour A A. magnificent magnificent magnifiCent cent milling Industry ma may be built up hero here In Utah to supply that class CIMS of ot trade and grain shippers ma may find re- re c business In sending sending- abroad the surplus soft ort wheat to the outside mills that need It Mr Ir Blood then said sale that about pounds of ot flour were Imported per day clar Into Utah before tho the turkey red brand of ot hard wheat was acclimatized Ho He I showed that nearly loaves of ot bread dally daily were nee needed ed to fill the needs of S Salt lt Lake alone or 1 1200 00 bushels bushels bush bush- els cIs of ot turkey red wheat tally dally to supply supply sup sup- ply ph the thc big cities of or the state This he ho said meant that nearly annually annually an an- nua was being sent out of or tho the state for a a. product that could caBIl easily be made mado at home Tho The better price obtainable for the hard wheat than for the tho softer arIet variety was cited t as another reason renson for forur ur tho the of ot tho hard vari var- ety linn on Forne At the afternoon session Pension Dr F. F S. S Harris of or the Agricultural college of or Logan Log was the first speaker He lie on oil Forage Crops on Dr Dry Land for tor Live Stock saying that he lie considered forage on dry lands the most perplexing perplex perplex- ing lug question and that In his opinion It Is more than lIkel likely that no grasses will ever be found that will thrive wellon well wellon on that sort of or land One of or tho the great questions with tho dry farmer he ho helo lo 80 o dared was how to raise hay for the stock on the farm tarm ContinuIng Doctor Harris said Live stock Is Js necessary on the dr dry farm as well as on the wet farm tarm and must be fed The dr dry farm is no place for ha hay and the tho question Is what can be substituted There Timers are some plants of or the nature that do pretty prett well on dry lands among which alfalfa Is the most prof profitable table Alfalfa might bo successfully used for silos Other feed teed for stock to be gathered from the dry farm Is the poorer qualIties qualities of grains rains which may a be used In connection with tho straw Dr Dry farm straw Is much more nutritious than that raised on wet wel farms and animals do fairly well on It if tho they have havo plenty plent of oC good shelter and tho the feed teed i la Is kept from rom tho the weather exposure Another good feed Is the grain cut before 1 It ripens Corn also Is of ot considerable value as a So dl dry farm forage It however however how how- ever is small and scrubby on dr dry lands land and not sot much of or it Jt ca can be raised acre on an E. E G. G Peterson tension d divIsion of dIrector of the e c eg- eg tural college the Utah lh A spoke on th the tho value or of state demonstration 5 fam farms In T treating Mn his subject Dr Peter Pete i on said Farm Fann demonstration has hils already proven sUccessful mark It when tried In DenI Denmark Den Den- I was Instrumental people from the In iii taking taking- mr 1 I. I t cIty to the tho farm Den Den- w J q lle nm agricultural in country countr the world It la is practicable In Utah There Is now no pending In the ato bill UnIted States Sen- Sen a. a called the extension bill Lever agricultural to each which provides es a year state In the union and a car to bo be divided among the states tivo rural on the basi of their comparativo population This Increases increases In- In f until creases eHi C it Jt at th the tho rate of or a year reaches This bill billi Is the i legislation greatest piece of ot constructive of the tho last twenty five years It SPecially Pr provIdes for or farm d demonstration era oust rat Ion With thIs fund If It It il- becomes available avail avail- able skilled demonstrators and demonstration dem- dem TM farms wn will bo be the result t. t ot of This Ta i. i bill V d does docs not ot relieve the state its duty to tho the extension division of ot ofal the agrIcultural al cOllege It increases nr that b by Widening tho the field of ot op- op It stimulates state en- en dC deavo o r. r IS a Paragraph of ot figures figure From 1900 to 1910 th the tho Population of ot tho the united States Increased 21 l per cent our farm arm area Increased 4 per cent pur Our cattle sheep and hogs dropped off oft In Tn 1900 for tor ever every 1 people We wo had 80 cattle In 1910 mo 68 In 1900 1300 for every people we had 84 hogs In iii 1910 61 In 1900 for every 00 people we e had S 82 sheep In lilO G 52 Three times as much stock can be raised In America as aa is raised raise now Wo v vo 13 o now consume 98 per cent of or our corn and 91 per cent of or our wheat Our cost of or living Is abnormally high It Itcan Itcan Itcan can be lowered b by Increased production and scientific marketing Only on one half of or our land In AmerIca AmerIca Amer Amer- ica Is under plow MAn Many estimate that our population will double In fin fifty years e rs Especially should Utah be alive aliveto to the great new western market to be made possible b by the Panama canal We will be on vantage ground then comparable in position to Indiana and Ohio minute Five reports on last 1 year years cars s experience In dr dry farming wore given Elven b by W W. H. H Ballard of or Cache Cacho valley John Compton of or Tremonton A A. A J J. J of Rush valley alley George GeorEe H. H Hall of Huntsville and Edward of ot Lehl |