Show HOW DRY FARMING J f AND IRRIGATION RECLAIMS RECLAIMS' t S DESERTS Of THE WEST Arid Add farming In ill Utah has passed ed from Its Infancy and md has now assumed a a. very definite form in agricultural circles circle The growing of crops in Utah without irrigation irrigation gation is declared possible by many of the prominent farmers armors of the tho state who have gained their information through cx experience The Tho experiments in this line ine be began an m many n r years a ago o an and the development 6 j f has I-has has bas coon boon so 80 rapid that now those who I have bave been interested in the work are aro re beginning to reap their harvest In Juab Tooele Cache So and several I other counties the tho results in arid farmin farming farm farm- in ing have been very vory satisfactory Lands which a decade 3 ago O were declared do- do Glared absolutely worthless arc now growing owin owing excellent t crops of all kinds The ho wheat crop from and land lands shows I bushels and an abundance of oats barley rye alfalfa corn and even eyen potatoes Fine Finc white whito potatoes aro arc grown to the tho extent of bushels to the acre in some somo parts of the 8 state to where the arid farming is well dovel- dovel Crops on tho the Desert It is 13 believed that in Juab county country not notman many man years hence the deserts w will ll be growing wonderful crops of wheat corn corn oats barley barIc and potatoes lu Iu Januar January r the dr dry farmin farming con congress ress meets and it t is expected then that lomo wonderful reports of advancement in in dry dry- df farming will be hoard heard The fall reports show that a n great deal more land was plou ploughed he than in 1906 or 1903 1003 and tho increase in busi- busi Jle S next year will no doubt bo be great There are now in iu Utah six six experimental experimental experimental mental irrigation fauns farms all of w which ich aro under unde the direction of tho the department department depart depart- ment of agriculture at the Agricultural college conego of Utah of which Prof J. J C C. C Hogenson is tub the head He is the agronomist agronomist agronomist mist at the e station These experimental farms were ere provided for under an act t of the Utah Utan legislature approved ed ed March 6 1902 The farms aro are located as follows B One ODO Onefour Onefour four miles south of Nephi in Juab count county one at Parowan in Iron county county- one at Enterprise in Washington ono one near in Se ier county one at Verdure in in San Juan county and ono ouo eight miles south Routh of Gran in Tooele county Each of these farms contains fort forty acres Two Horticultural Farms There Thero arc are also two horticultural farms in Utah one near Loki Lohi in Utah count county an and the other near St. St George in in Was Wash Washington ington count county The Tho experiment stations in Utah a as agents for the advancement of the tho science of agriculture receive annually from tho the government and an additional amount known as ns tho the thoA A Adams ams fund Congressman Cong Allan Adams of Wisconsin introduced and so- so cured the passage of tho the act providing for the yearly carl appropriation Fruit farming is JS just dust as possible on tho the dry lands as ms is wheat farming In Colorado similar places and can cond conditions as aro are found in in Utah under proper care care are arc selling for an acre acro Fruit Truit farms on time the samo same kind of land with tho the some same kind of climate and a more regular rainfall sell for 1500 3 and d 1800 1900 The dry farming in Colorado is carried on in a systematic manner The Tho farmers have org organized their lands lauds into districts Four or five districts are united and together cr the they study conditions and draw up maps mans and la lay out plans Inspectors Inspectors In- In loo look over the lands make tests and give authentic reports as to what crop is best for tho the coming year rear A A. drying station is kept up by byte the tho distracts districts dis dis- tracts and each farmer pays for the maintenance of this station in comparison ison to the amount of work he has done dono They have havo a modern system of planting and caring for the tho crops and therefore tho time success Tho The lands arc are adapted d to various various I kinds of or fruits fruit Peach and pear ear trees grow row on the samo same ground In Provo and andin jn in Davis county man many of the farmers are arc going into the thc farming properly and t the e lands aro are becoming bettor bottor cac each year |