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Show 9E l South AfricTM J ing to Study Method,; Visit Salt Uj5 METHODs"AlQub Frank J. Hewlett Experience While sionary There, J That tho nftylo(rj who aro, fiomiug to lhi suninior to studv v C0B'th, ... ot farm nMhitv ' American tnrm U th I SBL J. Hewlett. Shi wcwT.R Salt Lake after serv S as president of tJ ? S, mission there. The Bo).r '?0,-, bo iu .Salt Lake C tv a '"mi the exact tlatc of t Lh beiu- known as y t'tf'SB1 to viHit tho ABricultiSf 1 Logan, where thoy w ff.fSBE suit with some of M,?i.fl5 exports 0.1 lry faming T4,iK Hie lack of sunicient mu.W-drv mu.W-drv farnumr important African stateB," xtr commenting upon tho cfoSE farming there. "While tE?rSm water, it is not cnoijh TevW cover the lands available. MB.! met hods are important thMfc visitors should ho able information hero rccarnin-. a 't ing methods." rcRar,11De drKu Antiquated Machinery. According to Mr. !ewi,t. rJC known of modern farm SjSK .Sonlh Africa. He savS tBJK often seen aa LiKh as tnnlSr hitohed to one set of nloi lift a small tractor. Piich as aro cotXn modern Amoncau farni: rlmf work much better ami more tUSf He said that, the avCraRe fiJB! the South African states iuV tracts of land and knows littl'flL tensive cultivation. Ho oontitMiBR Over there they measure U ) what is known as a "moreen"lfti moreen is equal to about hjK our acres. There aro manv mB? there comprising two to fourtjBn sand morgon, or four to eirit'tiH eand acres. So. you so, tW)H large farms. Practionllr allY aro raised there, and the hir tho whole is verv rich and'tojAt' Tho trip of those Doers and iHli study of tho tarniiuq methVWf- other countries should Jo i gB. .leal of good. Tho Boers art lMf nn up. Heretofore Ihpr huBl pouted thu coniiiij; of jettlenfc' their territory for fear thfv imV lose control o'f it. But the voKfi generations aro intemiarrjiVB T believe hat prejudice is goiiHi die out. When it doe lhit be sonic threat things dons titF Are Well to Do. 'X The average ouih At'ricuj'Wje muidi richer than tve irna5iDl'fc fact the Boer farmer ana baaVi classes are very well to do. LB? is cheap, tho natives beioe vilH to work for about two (BiUisjK" day. With such condition!) lands, modern farm machine!? the like, the South African fdE Bhould become very prosperoDMBt Tho fifty Boer farmers liTi.jM chosen by 'the agricultural unioifjH grovinces of Cape, the "TriaB range Free .Stato, and Rhodi.iMB will leave South Africa June t-H will visit England, ScotlatdlWpB aud then come to Canada. BtyH enter the United States at YunBBi Wash., about Septomber 1. FrMalj they will co to Seattle, PortIad,HB men to, San Francisco. Betkeltji'SMj, orside. Salt Lake City, MMBB Madison. Chicago? Lexinoa. BcB lanta, Washington and xosiIh Tt is pointed out that this frVH will have a material benefit finBI ing the trade relations of States with British South aBm) cause it will enable these M gates, who aro the most, ""inBB and progressive uCTicultunsts jjBH country, to see tfie latest B(tH American agriculture tni to 'JBJ best American machines aad HmM tural implements. . Bfl The patron of this aenlfcrtMBM general Louis Botha, prime "UBJ tho L'nion of South Africa; t-BB dout of tho tour is J. A. 'JBB of parliament, and the iMrturj William Macdonnld. Mr. "rjfM dent of tho South African DryB ing congress and has MulAwf prominent interest in tW.yfM'. fairs in this country, donald has been editor of ,Bj ment Agricultural Journal '""IM ten vears, resigning lately BiV devote hiinHel to the larger fBBM land settlement. iSto |