Show TOO MUCH WATER USED FARMERS COULD CONSERVE Y SUPPLY M 4 Js J. Opinion P pf if Erastus Peterson Manager of Gunnison Experiment Farm Erastus Peterson manager of the experiment farm larm at Gunnison on w was wat in Ephr Ephraim lm Thursday and spoke in m an interesting way of ot the work that Is la being done on the farm larm Although the theland theland land Jand on which the experiments aro are being made was wal turned over to the thea a Agricultural college too late for tor themen the themen themen men to conduct their expert experiments ants this ear inas thoroughgoing a manner pi they might have desired they have a attained some lome results which ought to prove valuably to the farmers of this locality The principal purpose of the work this year is II to discover methods of Conserving the water supply without sacrificing trope crop or in in other words to 0 introduce more mora scientific and profitable profit profit- able methods of farming Th There re are arc r certain methods which are Jre re thought tobe to toM tobe M be applicable to this valley and these are being tested t gat t the experiment station It is fa to be presumed that some of those these methods methode will not prove sue suc and nd these those will wUl be discontinued ed od after they hava been carefully te tested d while those that aro are found suc sue successful will be recommended to the tho ti k f farmers In this way the farmers will willbo bo be s spared red the trouble and expense of trying the experiments for themselves them them- selves But no notwithstanding the tho fact that the tho mann management ement of the farm does doe not expect all the experiments to be sue suc- suc-I suc Mr Ir Peterson says that none I of the experiments that have been I tried seal season on h have love been found to r. r bp failures The Tho farm which was turned turn turn- ed d over to tv the bet state by the Van D D. D i Sp Livingstone ne company for ex experimental purposes is located on the tho I County road about three e miles south of Gunnison It consist j of forty acres of ar arable ble land but this thia year the exper experiments ex ox- per aro are being conducted on on only about two twenty two acres This land Is divided in into to small plats Among these are six plats plate of wheat wheatY Y aid six plats of oata oats Each of these t plats plate has been cen Irrigated from one to tol l tow four times this season Owin Owing to the fact that tho the grain has not yet been l threshed Mr r. r Peterson says he is fa unable un un- able abl to ma make e a deflate statement nt asto as asto to results but he be that th the tho grain groin which was irrigated only once is 18 as asgood asgood g good od or better batter than that which was j. j It- It irrigated at frequent intervals In 11 fact up to the present time we have found frequent light ligh lo ns us I t i tr bettor better t than an heavy irrigations a a. a long Intervals said Mr P Peterson terson I Id often happens in this locality that tillage is more necessary than tion Ion We had some grain that looked as if It it was a total failure f Instead of turning on the water we broke the crust of the soil with a harrow and I now it is tho the best grain on the tho farm farm Somo Some of the farmers seem t to be making a mistake e by doing superficial plowing They plow to a depth of from I four to five inches when they ought to toI I plow at lea least t When we wo tried to plow to a depth of ei eight ht inches we found that the soil was wae almost almost almost al al- al- al most as 09 hard as clay The experiments with potatoes have brought about the same same- results a athose athose athose those with grain The management has become convinced from its experiment meats ment that sugar beets can jan bs b grown successfully in this locality The crop I on the preparation of the soil andon and anon on seeding Clover and p peas as seem eem to do exceptionally well Mr r. Peterson says that the tho value of the tho land in this valley and the competition competition competition com com- petition of dry farms mak makes makas s it necess necessary s sary ry to introduce more valuable crops on the irrigable lands and the experiment experiment ment farm is making an effort to discover discover dis die cover these Farmers are Interested d in the tho I matter are Invited to visit the experiment experiment wont ment ment farm sa said d Mr Peterson Petersons We W will b bp pleased to show them wha what wo we t taro are aro doing t |