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Show IN THE INTEREST 1 OF AGRICULTURE. I 4 " In a ntatemtnl announcing the publication publi-cation of thi Intcr-Mountaln Farmer nml Ilnpchman thfi publlrher suggest that the common belief that mining In almost the eclulM lnteret of I'lnh Wvnmliur Idaho .Sracii nnd petern Coli rnflo Is ftomenhat nn error An Indicated th arlous branches of agriculture uch o general farming rtatning anil the. nl-Inf? nl-Inf? of cattle, horeesi sheep, awlno nnil poullr) tORelher nlth the cultlatlon of fruits, the Browing of heels tomatoes corn, potdtoes pea, berries etc anil their preeervatlcn or mmufacturo Into sugar or canned goods hxva become of equal alue In the amount of annual pro. ductlon and the number of reople em plojed as In the mining lndustr It is probably truo that but fw people outside out-side of thoie engaged In It reallio the real importance of firming In the arid region Prnhibly few stop to culculite how much hard work and how long It has tlKen lo bring an unsubdued desert plain or tlley Into a high state of cultlvitlon I Irit to clear off the wild hruh and level the surface, then to fence, plots pla it nnd cultivate the dry nnd unfertlllitd fields but more than this to control and divert tbo running waters from some mountain dream lake or channel nnd distribute a carefully-measured and equal poitlon of moisture through and among nil the furrow rows and rojts of the &nln phnts, trees or meadows of the Irrigated Ir-rigated nelds gardens or orchards The Interests of agriculture horticulture, stock raising poultry-raising gardening, bee culture, silk culture Mm culture and man other branches of husbandry are stisceptlbln of Immeasurable development Take for eramplo the sucaens of hcet-ralslng hcet-ralslng In Utah alone, thi past season SKiiOOon pounds of sugir was produced, and thus a direct saving was, made lo tho people of this Stato of 1 "'lOfKD which heretofore hod all been sent awa lo outside out-side points Suppose again that all the woolen goods used within the Htate were of home manufacture and tint all of the dtled fruits canned goods and preserves wrre of fresh fruits from our home orchards, or-chards, nnd also made with our home sugar -v hat a recrue this would bring to TJtsh alone W hat If the raw hides and pelts, the furs nl tho feathers wero utll-ued utll-ued and after tanning or dressing, were made up In articles of wear and utility right at home suppose further, that the seeds, the roots, the fruit tree and flower plants were of careful selertlon of full acclimated home varieties nnl wero fresh end true to rcpra .nation how many millions of dollars would hao been snea, and how trnny thousanl more pr ispcrous recplo would each of lUfm Btitea contain con-tain than are found today? Thm enrry this same proportion Into corj department depart-ment of the Industries of agriculture, take for another example the amount an nually sent out of those mountain States for packing-house pr6ducts meats lard, oleomargarine etc, and It amount to millions of dollars i year Most of these things could be produced ond tho results and benefits der!ed hi our own people bo we say again that these Interests could be Increased and built up Immensurnbly Another point of lew tho Intermoun-taln Intermoun-taln former should take In marking out his plans and programme for Hie ensuing crip ear, und tout la this Whatever Is worth doing, or whateer crop Is worth rolslng shoulJ ba tho bost should bring the highest results ond be of tho beat t a. rletjl It pass always In the first place to have a well-considered plan for each IS nnd (cr ir Tho coming year should HiiKH nlwavn be mtdo a llttlo better in ome &fH way than the past year for experience Is 111H a dmbln Inmp to guide our feet If we tfMH will onl foil w Its light Where mistakes &H havo bren inide they rhould be avoided. ililH where pucrens has been secured the ea- iilH son for sun ess f-hould he known and vliH cen hrtter rtsultn attempted For ono SilH and nil the farmers nnd fruit-growers. fliH poultr rutfer and gardeners ought to MH study how to tlnd the belt markets for tillH their prndurts or at least learn where, MH when and how the best prices can be ob- MH talned One local girdener informs tho ilH writer that he produced almost M per rfiH rent more prottt lait season from a new flJi,H arlety of tomatoe than In any previous inH year It was earlier brought higher K.flH price and produced more than any other frlsH gardener ln hH vicinity rerdved In one JjiH district a number of farmers made a PiH specialty of luttrne seed having a good. LKsH first crop of ha then a good second crop K'H of need and a in nil third crop of atfaJfa HH for feed The peed crop brought from $25 lH to fi& per acre benldes the hay N.HH This reminds the editor that the past riH two years have been remirkabU in the fcriliH way of price nnd profit to the Amerl- iHH can fanner The fact li, agriculture 1 &nH the subctnntlal basin of our national OH wealth and prosperity Our balance of ?IH trade with foreign countries grows large 1H h out of the exports of grain cotton. IH meat products and thn iroducts uf the iH soil Ai a unit the American farmer has M become rich and Independent In the past iH three years compared with the depression '(HH and low prices of the previous ten years LiHH It is in a thankful and grateful spirit ViM that the writer makes the statement, for M no class needed and deserved a ch4nge ,H for tho better more than the farmer Lo- M cally look at the prlcea farmers are re- jH cctUng where tributary to the Silt Lako w H m-irket Alfalfa til to $12 a ton, timothy IH hay, $15 to till per ton, potatoes, &n cents IH to U a bushel, tipple, from J3 to U ft H biiFhel whe-it 80 cents a bushel, eggs, H poultry butttr, egetabtet nil In tho H same ratio in the regular retail market. H With prosperity general. It seems on iiH opportune time for an agricultural paper H to ectahllth itself In the field outlined M herewith It fs the Intention of the pub .IsiiiiV Ushers nnd editorial writers tn get In "liiiH touch with the people on the farms and H with all thov who follow rural occupa B ttons The subscription price has been H made Ion onty SI a year it Is the Int-jn- IJSH tlon to give all tho general newa of the M day, and eperally to treat of tre live H tonirn and subject Interesting to the ln- jH telllgent and progressive people of the fllssss1 mountiln Bute ihe household partlcu- Vkssssl larlv should all. And some department of Jssssl peculfai Interest to each member of the iliH family And It Is the wish to make the M paper actually useful, to make It an edu- jH cator nnd a real bene.lt to all Its readers. ibbbbI As st ited tn the announcement "we H solicit from farmers nnd ranchmen every- WM where communications upon tho practical IHH production of all articles from tne soil IibbbbI grain, gracs sugar beets, fruit, flowers. lH garden products and al-o all live stock lsH and fowls nWu fish and anything of In- WM tcrest rotating to wild game Our col- Uifl limn will be open to you As rapidly aa BH possible we will procure and publish news SH nnd nrtlclrs from thooe specially versed IH In the eclonre of ngrlculiure rmlt-cut- lH ture, itorleulturn and live stock Special fH featurts will be ndded from time to time. fH end we h .pe to make of The Inter-Mcun- H tMn 1 nrmr itnd Itunchman such a pub- .-- Mention as will not only be of great ln- B tcrest but of vast service to our farmers fH and ranchmen, and which will encourige B tha rapid development of our farming and range country. |