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Show DRV FARMING METHOD INDEPENDENCE OF Jn Arid Section Important Factor .Is Precipitation FARM LIFE System of Agrleultur to B Mad FeP mannt Must B Supplmntd by Railing Llv Stock. (By ED U. WATSON. Director of Wyoming Agricultural Collate I A lyitera of giicDtur In order to be mad permanent must be to Regulate Evaporation One by the raising of llv stock. JMuat Study Several Practise In Aside from the Increase In revenue derived from engaging In this IndusNature .Which Retard or Faollltata It try the benefits which accrue to both the farm and farmer by auch a course are When many and 'The Important weather factor that Affect crop production aa hare been grain la cold, valuable fertility diffitold In all our geographic from tlm cult and expenalv to replace la disImmemorial, but wilt (till bear re- posed of; when the major part of the farm product are fed and the result a peating, are light beat and moisture. of labor arthua aold In a highly conTo tbeae might b added the fourth centrated form, the rtchneaa of the term, evaporation. I to a large degree maintained, In a dry farming section the most aoll and aubsequent yield of quality and .Important factor is precipitation, write A. II. Tblrsen In the Deseret quantity thereby assured. Then, too, .Farmer. Temperature and precipita- by thus Increasing the diversity of his tion we cannot control, but we can production, the farmer distribute bla labor more evenly, prevent waate and regulate to a great extent the evaporation factor, and In order to do this fortifies himself against low tides of conditions must study the processes In nature prosperity and adverse which are beyond his control. Farm Which retard or facilitate It. operations are thus placed on the safIt .has bceu found, In Utah, by carried on by Wldtaoe and est kind of a basis and hazards are reduced to a minimum. Under such a that 1,048 pounds of water Is ..Merrill, of management the proverbial ayslem required to produce one pound of Jn Order If 12 Inches of rain fell on an actual weight would be 2,742,500 pounds of water. If tUtfl acre produced a yield of 33 bushels or 1,980 pounds of wbeut, wheat. acre of land during the year, the one can reudliy calculate thatthere would be only 1,380 pounds of wate? .to overy pound of dry matter. Rut we must still further consider wbat bee come of the rainfall In order to wbat portion of it Is available .for the plant. As the rain falls upon the ground a lame portion of It runs off. another portion souks Into tbe ground and dix-- r pears by various processes, and still another portion which merely soaks Into the top layer Is evaporated immediately. All water I eventually evaporated and mingles with the air, and under proper conditions Is again -- estl-.mat- - .precipitated. In Utah the accepted method Is to plow deeply Id the tall, cultivate thoroughly, sow In tbe fall, and summer-falloevery other year. During the period clean cultivation should be practiced in order to .prevent moisture being used up by iweeils and by evaporation. The moisture that conks deep Into the f round and th:U becomes available Tor tbe plant sboul be properly conserved. This Is accomplished by thorMoisture moves upough cultivation. ward In the soil just as water moves tip In a capillary tube, or between two plates of glass very close together. The closer together the particles of earth the more rapid will he this capillary action, and to stop it the top soil should be broken up by tillage. There are three weather factors which have a great deal to do with evaporation, namely; temperature, humidity and wind velocity. The higher the temperature the .greater will be tbe evaporation, and the higher the humidity the less will All have be tbe evaporation. how quickly things are dried on a hot, dry day; and If there hap-pens to be a heavy wind then the dry-lu- g process Is still further Increased, beranso as the water evaporates from a moist article It exists as water vapor In the space surrounding the and as the process Is continued the space approaches saturation and evaporation becomes slower. But If a wind comes up and carries away The water vapor, evaporation can then continue. The greater tbe velocity of the wind, then the greater tbe evaporation. The snowfall Is Important In two ways First, that the seed is protected when fall sowing Is followed, und second, that the ground seems to e benefited. The drill furrows catch the snow and hold It, thus affording the seed the desired protection. summer-fallowin- . g e, Independence of farm life becomes a reality. a small number By beginning of farm anlmuls and growing much or all of the Increase the farmer gets his start at a minimum cost and at the work smallest risk. Since several horses must be provided. It Is well If two of them can be brood mares. These will produce foals and help In tbe farm work at tbe same time. Tha climate of Wyoming Is Ideal for raising horses, which because of their vitality are sought after to other mar beta. Several good dAlry cows go a tong way toward helping support the family. Milk, butter and cheese are highly concentrated products, have a ready market and bring good profits. The maintenance of part of the farm for pasture, together with the growing of Add roots, some grain and forage J crops will keep them In feed. Where range or rugged pasture land Is available the raising of beef cattle will be found profitable. Alfalfa, corn fodder, bretne grass, grain hay, and small quantities of oats and home-grow- n grains will quickly lit them for market. A few sheep permitted to graze in the stubble fields will consume weeds and quantified of forage which otherwise would go to waste. During the spring and summer there is generally some available range on which they can readily subsist.1 Dwarf essex rape, hulleas barley, peas, cabbage, etc., will furnish feed for the rest of the year. It Is a mistake for the to purchase his meat when It can be grown by keeping hogs. Alfalfa, rape,' peas, barley, etc, can be readily con verted into pork; and when skim milk Is available pork production becomes still more profitable. Tbe hen Anally will prove to be tbe best gleaner of all. During a considerable part of the year she will earn her own way, and at the end of the the year can generally show that she has been the most valuable Investment on tbe farm. r Outlook In Wyoming. Reports from Wyoming are that the dry-farprospects for successful crops were never more favorable than this spring. There has been much snow, and fqw dry winds have occurred to carry the moisture off, and it has practically all gone into the ground. The farmers are greatly encouraged and look forward to a good growing season. Drouth Resistant. Cow peas and soy beans have a large leaf aurface and these leaves pump moisture from the lower depths of the soli; they transpire and cause a movement of capillary water, thus remarkably making these plants Farmer Should Know That Trees retard wind drOwtb resistant. Trees prevent drifting of soil. (Trees lessen evaporation. Trees hold snow. Trees increase yield. Trees lessen the effects of hot winds. Trees make a home for birds that eat harmful Insects. Straw Is much too valuable to be alTrees furnish fuel and fence posts. lowed to rot In tbe stack. Trees make a place home like and Barley and oats, as well as wheat, shelter stock, garden and fruit trees. are usually Improved In quality on cultivated, trees will do Aax land. well. If left to ftght weeds and grass It la a common but erroneous opinion that beets are especially bard on .they arequlte sure to fall. Moral:' Plant and care for trees. the land. Alfalfa Is the most wonderful of all cultivated plants and the oldest one Young Chicks First Feed. Every Garden atd Farm Notes When-clea- Wveryone has his own way of feed-tig- . I have changed mine considerably! In the last five years. The ffrst eed 1 rave chicks the last four or Bve years has been about 6 per cent :racked corn, 40 per cent, cracked wheat, both of .good quality, and about 20 per cent, pinhead oatmeal I steel-cu- t oatmeal). I also add charcoal and pulverized oyster shell. 'That combination with ms ibs proved a very. good chick feed, lays a writer In an exchange. The ;racked corn and wheat must be very of tbe kernel of Jne, about one-Aft- h the wheat. Feather-Pullin- Hens. Hens pulling their feathers? Three teaspoonfuls of Aowers of sulphur to soougb soft food for two dozen birds ftneo a day will generally stop It After .three days feed every other day. Trim the Roots. set out a tree with all of Us roots just as It comes from the nursery. Trim the roots as Intelligently you would, the. top.- - known to history. You cannot make as good silage from dry corn stalks as you can from mature green corn. One of the best forms of Investment on the rarm Is the liberal feeding of farm animals of all kinds. It will take good farming to keep uc and Increase soil fertility without purchasing feed grown outside. Another argument for the alio It Is a weed killer. No weed seed that goes Into a silo ever comes out alive. Better copy the farmer who produces his yields at the lowest cost than the man who produces the largest yields. Tbe ground should never be allowed to become baked, as In this condition a great deal of moisture Is lost unnecessarily. Swamp land, when drained md limed, and worked In corn for a ynr or two, should be seeded to grass and kept In permanent meadow. Cultivation Is a moisture conservar tor, but If the ground Is dry don't run the cultivator teeth deep. Keep the top soil stirred only: HALL OF HOUSE PRIZEFIGHT WOULD STAGE A SMALL THERE IS LESS IPACE AND - LARGER MEMBERSHIP, -- Couldnt Aflrto. foello Now, wbat ars you td The first - ,Ia SSIT I Wh.n Gre.k L.tt.r t,er,y wrfch? N..r Riot Caused Boxlnfl Contest kin I mo Man Propose doesnt lovs t Hotel. How do you know? P..k'. JewjU Slow.LyZ Whv w discovered last evening betels In Lake to eebbi.uTV' for our wedOn of tbe fashionable that tb day w hsvs set o nuiveiMry by moving i , . opcnlnff of the Washington w7asd I ding la tha day of tho also a a them recently and nlgbt baseball seaaon, Psik building. l "'y. riot n that tremendously sal on at one of the ! movnl tn umuual i bargain oi Z " big Creek hostelry. On of tb tbe knt tele is fatty yruL r. bad downtown tores." the Theta Delta Cbl fratml counti me unuaiel. S.f, wonted to chango th flat ball And ho the In smoker a lo bold auil od ciMonmi tbe p(lt. ua "f'l pro of th wedding?" tb faofl and bad also was came lo the atom in pmo, g " wonted to change it. both "W There n prizefight and pared to bav couldn't tnlei the opening game, litia ii the evidently n slip twlxt th cupsndth I thoae nppoitumij, mloslng of dream couldn't arrangements Just tb all Up. for after and bote the with bargain." bad been msds tbs fraternity Well, then, wennearly 800 members of underwtandln But ha wanted to have tb had gathered with th ths It while a Aght, ding a day later, that they eers to have aooner. we hotel manager having gotten bla to tested having It a day stop Tost. Houston ond wind, proceeded to put a storm ol tbs prlieflght Tbers Th Kid's View of It. of Indignation protest, and a whole lot who dollghtg n Tb Just The child was put In the bathtub, man ongirlth and a good many threat; but. rack may And U to bad She men shriek. to letter continued Creek but still she the seme, tbs on th shelf. later prize-Agb- t tho and ths was given the floating aoap, bold their smoker minus hapbath brush and a rubber elephant to pert of th program. It hotel, Willard and ah was then loft to pened to be the New In play with, Teacock Alley Its down and and up herself. Yet sht hollered. and benightly parade were bejeweled f Then her mother called up to her; dizened women from all part Keep your mouth shut while you beworld, the principal desideratum In th tub." ar because It ing spending of money, Insisted tho voice. Why?" costs you Just about a dollar an hour know You'll why when you swalto breaths tbe air of this especially water." of low a ' lot soapy aristocratic hotel, and had they I awallow aoapy water? Tbe richest, most cant Why In was progress fragrant iii known a prlzeAght Ain't there plenty more?" economical tea for the Lu, bovs their heads they would have somealmost, Kids are hopeless, fainted In fright times. Cleveland liala Dealer. SPEAKER'S PRETTY DAUGHTER How Ho Used a Shovel. A fty yea!' V' lores Hard Problem for tho Commlo-Io- n to Solvo In Itt Reconstruction, to tho Prooont Room Has Wonderful Aeoustlo Properties. SKf Tbs commission cf reconstruction ball of tbs house of representatives has bten of th I" holding moot- ings recently, but has not yet decided bow the In lower creased membership of th branch of congress will bs cared for after March 4, 1913. There are oeveral propositions bo-fth commission, tbs most elaborate of which provides for rebuilding of th entlr hall. For this purpose congress made an appropriation of I3SO.CQO at th time tbs commission was created. Tbs plan for reconstructing the ball calls for a mailer Aoor space and larger cloakrooms. There lo a good deal of opposition to this scheme, which Is felt by many to bs Inconsistent with tha steady growth of tbe house In membership. The commission consist of Speaker Clark, Representative Joseph O Cannon, Samuel W. McCall, Jamea R. Mann, John J. Fitzgerald. Swager Sherley and former Representative William M. Howard. The present ball of th house covers an area of about 9.400 square feet while tb reduced hall would cover only about 6,000, notwithstanding the fact that seat have to b provided for 43 additional members. Tbs present membership of tb bouse Is 391, and In tbe next congreee It will be 435, Including tbe new members from New Mexico and Arizona These men were provided with seats on tbe Aoor when they were territorial delegates, but did not have a vote. In order to teat a larger bouRe in a smaller ball, tbe plan presented to tbe commission provides for a series of benches. Instead of separate chairs. All desks are to be removed. One of the arguments in favor of a smaller hall has been that It would facilitate debate and that members could be heard more easily In all parts of the chamber. But when tbe commission came to consider the acoustics of the present house It found that they were amazingly good. There is not the slightest difficulty In a member being heard from all parts of tbe chamber. Including the galleries, If be speaks In a reasonably loud tone of voice and If tbe speaker preserves order. Tbe members of the commission themselves were unable to recall any personal difficulty they had In trying to reach the ears of their fellow t kI 1 Hewlett Lunet a Luneta Te The foreman of a large Iron work Charming Miss Genevieve Clark Is oas short of laborers one morning, Favorite of th Young Conaa a last resort, say the Bristol and gressional Set Times, went to an old tramp who waa lying asleep beside one of the One of tbe most charming young furnaces and roused him with the girls of the Washington official set Is question: lib tho pretty Miss Genevieve Clark, I say, my man, are you wanting tie daughter of th Speaker of ths To Georgetowns Founder. in church and state gathered at George Washington university the other day to do honor to the memory of John Carroll, D. D., who established tbe college In 1789. Among these taking part were President Taft. Speaker Clark, Chief Justice White of the United States Supreme Court, Cardinal Gibbons and tbe ambassador from Austria-Ru- Is packed in air-tij-- ht tlna, half full net weight, nud is not mu in can,,.,, broken liko ten juu-keALLgroci-r- s 1 this t. i. ,:n of d Vlf le dial ka' la tad. iff tad las irtl ;icg cents per can. This saint sold ut 50 ccuu. is gem-rall- I gi-a- led FREE Con pone for ROGERS! Silverware In EVERY mbt MTS lor cos House of Representatives. Miss Clark work?" What kind of work?" asked the Dint: was n leader at tho May festival reWhen you lay your heart i cently given under tho auspice ol tramp." J md Can yon do anything with a girls feet she expect you to to I ring on her linger. shovel?" ingt rubbing the tramp, Yes," replied ' -- f V '4 bis eyes. 1 could fry a p'ece of ham III vV fi p fs'y". V . Savings Department Pyrame ilth on It." M v' - V'& i , the 'Tower of Strenzth1 lit Near Promotion. C'J I Well Tommy," eald the father of 4 4to a 6 year-olyoungster, according to ore the Chicago News, how are you get4 01 .dl ting along at school?" Guess of Bully," rejoined Tommy. the teacher Is going to promote me." oat What makes you think so?" Ml She said today that If I kept on diet ... at tbe rate I was going Id be In tbe lad trlmlnal class," explained Tommy. eltri J vY,4'c d 1 p Or In Jail. 1 am determined to live In luxurious surroundings, and eat and drink the best the land affords," said the frankly aelflsh man. That ought to be easily arranged," All you have replied Miss Cayenne. to do la to get a situation as a So excellent are the acoustics of the house chamber that for a long time It was supposed they were more of an accident than anything else. The south wing of the capitol was begun In 1851 and the house has been occupying its present chamber since January 4, 1859. This wing was constructed uuder the direction of Thomas U. Walter, then the architect of the capitol. Some time ago Trot. Sabin made an elaborate investigation of tbe acoustics of the hall of the house. He used delicate Instruments and conducted a part of hla experiments In the middle of the night, when be could be assured of absolute cessation of other noises. He declared to Superintendent Elliott Woods that the acoustics of the bouses were superior to those of any similar hall In the world, so far aa his knowledge went He also was of the opinion that this must have been largely accidental, because the science of acoustics was not much developed at tbe middle of the last century. Mr. Woods became curious as to this and bunted up some old notebooks of Mr. Walter. In them he found that the architect of the hall of the house had devoted a great deal of thought and study to Its acoustic properties and had considered various of preventing methods annoying echoes and of so arranging the celling and other features of tbe chamber that a human voice would carry Into all parts of It. Tbe present chamber is exactly as it was originally built, .save for frequent redecoratloo and refurnishing. it Miss Genevieve Clark. Friends school, which she attends Second hand Threshing Machinery Tbe accompanying picture shows bet 1 return flue MinneIn the costume she wore at tbe festl apolis engine. 1 vaL She Is standing on a large ston direct flue MinneIn the middle of a brook which Aowi apolis engine. 1 double cylinder, dithrough the grounds of the school rect flue Minneapolis plow engine. ' Curious Financial 8ystem. Zeke" Candler of the First Mississippi district operates on a Ananclal system that is a curiosity. From the time that he entered Into a law partnership with his father many years ago, he haa never drawn out his share of tbe annual proffts, and never has so much as paused to Agure out wbat bla share was. So long as the Arm has money In the bank he goes qnd gets whatever he wants and pays for It His father does the same thing. Neither bothers to And out If they are encroaching on the other partner's share. Same way with the other boys In the family.. If Zeke Candler wanted money to buy a house or a farm, he would borrow It from one of bis brothers If the latter happened , to have It and he would never pay it back. At some time la the future the brother might borrow a similar bunch of money from Zeke" and Zeke would tell him to help hlmself.'but there would be no signing of notes or Agurlng compound Interest or any such commercialism as that So long as any member of the family hns'any money on band the others go ahead and use whatever they need of It JuBt as they would help themselves at tbs ' table. , - 1 rect 1 double cylinder, flue Minneapolis plow engine. di- rear Mincylinder, neapolis separator, with wind stacker, h ipoti Sot unto Thli (how (vine the erowth of since It i it a: depntiu vu tfllnoiiiil nil conlidcnce earned during aa jeinttltt-lsound bonking method. e yeeretfo Walker Brothers o Banii 8H Lake City Bank here by mall Iron aarebeit St, m - )i- PIT a FOR SALE Ropes of Human Hair. If the suggestion of an engineer oi Antwerp be followed, not only will there be a great demand for the discarded Chinese pigtail, but pigtails will have to be grown for commercial purposes. The engineer In question states that no material yet known for opes has the power of resistance which' human hair possesses. There is no doubt that among the ancients gary The chief event of the day was the hand was used for ships cables, and unveiling of th statue of Dr. Carroll. tbe Antwerp engineer has rediscovJustice White made the presentation ered the ancient process. He sayt that a cord of human hair of averagr speech. thickness Is capable, without strain of i sporting nearly 1,400 pounds. He Plenty of Work Ahead. suggests that auch ropes should be em You cant do much In tbe way of ployed In the construction of Alee until Nthe Ales come iwatting around to be swatted. So far a cold and backward season has Interfered Putting on Air. with this Industry. But let no one They certainly do put on alre, abandon hope; Ay time, and plenty of Whata tb matter now? t Is sure to come, and then anybody She told all tho women at the club who likes the (watting exercise can thla afternoon that theyve been are all he wants or ico for nearly three week taking Pres now. Men prominent t Emulate the man you're tnclln envy and watch your statui r Drunkenness Op liuni Disci; TWi ST1TUTE m taklictty. m icVM. lifa 7 m i tkr boat. THE (UIH AM W. Smth Tmal Stml S r4 t 1,1 111 '"Id 3 and weigher. 2 Minneapolis steam separators, with wind stackers, self-feeand DEVELOPING AND FINISH-- , weigher. equipped plint In the wmI. Qudj Bt 1 Minneapolis separator, with by expert, lull line of ill iuppl'M 4 wind stacker, fur catalogues and derelopiuf pnrj and weigher, side carrier for headed grain. ALT LAKE PHOTO SUPPLY All of this machinery is In good conBill la IK) M in Street dition, and ready for use, and Is for sale at very low prices, and on sasy MEN AND WOMEN terms. Correspondence Invited. money Ihaa ' . fore on account of many added mm' J facilitie. Good npportunltle op u" ' Utah Implement-Vehic- le 32-5- 2 It CUKE h elf-fee- c: 4 A POSITIVE MANNT k! r.KODAICS: K 36-6- self-feede- r, Co. Salt Ltke City, City. fit Ml k te In demand. teach the trade eneifW or write Molar Barber Collet, UC0 Halt Lake Oily, Utah. Street, CONCRETE BARNS JDXftS Are absolutely necessary if you would con ply strictly with laws regulating pure food A Devil of a Good and sanitary surroundings for your cattle-rCEMENT." The MODERN FARMER builds his barm. hou,,e. granary, his and everything else wants to make permanent with tilo, cement RED DEVIL Portland Cement i always cool in summer, warm nd md..COncete build'" a3lly cIeaned. fireproof, waterproof, vermin ,lnar?V dont Most economical in the long run. But RPnVrvT t at y kind of cement will do. It must b to be pure, uniform and full strength, hold by all Leading Dealers. Write for Fred Booklets. ETE OtU sldi foma t ale W ib( fame UNIOH PORTLAND CEMENT CO, Ogden, Otai to o rooti soft sic I fgan ling AGENTS Of MUTES io""; UTAH AfiD l; 0, kl Upon ,?Yri Hr Jennings Insurance Agency, General Agei hiliaili triihtnr COMPANIES nuii.niNG LOSSES PROMPTLY SALT IAKg fI oed, and |
