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Show DESULTORY THOUGHTS On Dry Farming, No-fence Law, Water, Etc. Tooilk County, June 19, 1S78. Editors Herald: Dry land farming, or rather farming farm-ing without irrigation, this season, as far aa prospects appear, ia very satisfactory. satis-factory. The rain and snow fall have been, in this locality, very abundant aud little irrigation up to tbe present time has been needed. Tbe season has been all that the farmer could deeire for rain and snow. The frost hue been very eevero, and tbe fruit is mostly killed as it was last year; but the prospect for wheet ia good. Tne subject of firming wilhoot fencing continues to occupy the pub he mind as a proposition ol much' importance, not that the lact is not j demouptr;ited beyond doubt, that 1 grain and lucerne cannot be raised in i ' uouudauce; bul the mass of farmers have not mitdu provision forprovin-der forprovin-der on which to sustain their animals. Ibe change seems yet too hasty for us, and piooabiy would be iflt were 1 1 deferred for years. This season has demonstrated to all the inhabitants in this region the possibility of raiding much forage and grain without irrigation. Many ol us thought that J. B. MereJilh was a reckless speculator to put in a good part of a quarter section in lucerne, iruatiug to Ibo rain and snow fad fi r' success, yet his enterprise is an ind'e-; putaoie succcsi, showing praieewortuy ex.unp'e to all who will be at the trouble to see his lucerne and wheat. C ireful inq-iiry in relition to the amount ot lenciog mulerial in the mountains. r;vea!s the fact that it is r.tbur scarce, and what thei-i ia will be mostly ueedtd for fire wod, coirate and to fence email pa&:a:;s, and j tUo itui.tiniiig uttnal will he j 1 very di:iic:ilt l(f accees 1 was; toid a short time ago that ' , fence aiatenal is almost a thing ui j the past. Again, who is ttiero woo I desires to fenc when crops can be I r ied without? It seems excessive i folly for a person of small mdiius luj expend $1,000 in fencing a farm' simply to prevent the animal ol' Othera frnm trwii-mino ' and crops. Ilia estimated uu.. ini a good fence cannot be put up lor less than $2 p;-r rod, and blJ ruda of tencing at f-J par rod would coal $1,2S0. It costs to the United States $2.50 per head to every man, woman aod child for repairs of fencing annually and lo the population of Utah it will amount to $500,000 aunually. 1q a few years the feuseposts in the soil will decay, and then where is the material to come from to replace them, and tbe cash to pay for tn repairs? re-pairs? jt is estimated that one ton of lucerne per acre annually may be raised, after the grass becomes rooted, from what we term dry land (.irming." Now suppose that Tooele county could raise one ton per acre on a great portion of the laud now iu a state ot barrenness, forage for auimaln would be vastly more abundant than it now is. I haVfl nrnrW cr, r.. f.,... the poorest of land will raise good lucerne by allowing it timo to decend its top roots into the soil. At present there ia an immense number of almost worthless animals rosing at large and tbe no-fence system will induce tho raising of superior animala, more suitable for progressive farming. Ten or twenty animals may be fed at the stail in the time on which one can bo hunted and brought from a ranch. Will not three cows well cartd for do a f.imily as much imod as nin nmrlu -. for? j Tbe legislature made tbe present lw by wbich we are coutrolled iu relatioa to trespass as (air aa it rould be Iramed. It is a nood oue aud it " properly understood, will protect the injured anj compel the trespasser to make restitution. It is the abuse ol J tne law whicb is a just source ol trouble. Wbeu poundkeepers exceed tbe law the people should see to it. All pftople should sl:rly tbe law (or themselves and uut impost u upon ' lweuty years 6o l .r.mo f.,i slock wbs very abundant. Now, ,inc0 the country is becominc. much more willed, forage is becomiu" von-sorco, von-sorco, and we all shall manilesi wisdom by using the lacil.tits Pruti-oince Pruti-oince has (jiven us. W hat will bo lllC DOUulatinn in lU.Un . I tins period in Ulab? As it incre ases the lacililiea of theae valleys must and and will bo utilized; and those who oppose progress might as well try to btop the planet ou whicb wo live iu ila revolutions, or prevent the wind in us tourse. a. |