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Show iu of im TUB DEES! Experts on Demonstration Train Show How to Get Water on Escalante Land. i fppcial lo The Tribune. NADA, March C At least 150 new settlers of this section, which hut eighteen eight-een 'nonius ago was only a barren, deso-l.i deso-l.i I o waste practically all lhe. way from .Mil ford to Lund, eagerly .sought Information Infor-mation on farming from the experts of the Salt Lake Route-Utah Agricultural college demonstration train, which made an all-day stop here. A site for the demonstration farm, Wiich will be established here by the Agricultural college. Lhe Utah state conservation con-servation commission. Salt Lake Routo and the Irrigation division of tho united States department of agriculture, was selected today by Professor W. W. McLaughlin, Mc-Laughlin, irrigation engineer of the department de-partment of agriculture, and Professor L. M. Winsor. irrigation engineer of lhe Asrrloulf ttral college. Tho purpose of the farm, as announced by tho experts w'nn made the site selection, is lo demonstrate i lie feasibility of raising water from a depth of from fifteen to seventy feet for irrigation purposes. The site chosen is close to the railroad, so that passengers will havo an opportunity of seeing tho growing crops and secure a favorably Impression of the possibilities of Escalante Esca-lante valley. Tho duty of water and the question of Irrigation by pumping was discussed In an Interesting and instructive manner at a largely attended meeting this afternoon after-noon by Professors McLaughlin and Winsor. Professor Georgn Stewart of the Agricultural college emphasized the Importance Im-portance of proper fallowing and udap-tlon udap-tlon of drouth-resisting crops. Ills subject sub-ject was dry farming. Tho discussion of Irrigation by pumping was especially interesting to those attending the meetings, meet-ings, as the land here was recently taken up under I lie enlarged homestead act, and It has been recently discovered that excellent water can be had from near the surfni'p. The local postmaster, Dr. L. Af Culmscc. has-two wells, one of which Is only sixteen feet below tho surface and the other seventeen and a half feet deep. The afternoon meeting was held In the lecture car, which was added to the train tills morning. Ben R, Eldrcdge. dairy expert, also made a short address, ad-dress, telling his audience that corn can be successfully grown on dry land and for that reason silos should be built and dairies established. This evening Professor Pro-fessor L, A. Merrill, agricultural export of the Salt Lake Route, who is in charge of the party, stated that the day spent here out in a near-desert was u most profitable and instructive one, and he considers th0 stop one of the most important im-portant of the entire twenty davs' Itinerary. The train will proceed from here to Lund, where, all day tomorrow will be nassed. Word was reepJvnd to day from J. If. Manderfield. assistant general freight and passenger agent of the Salt Lake Route, that lie will leavo Salt Lake tonight for Milford and will accompany tho party Into Moapa. |
