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Show STATE DRY FARM MEET PB0ffl Provo, Feb. 3 The State Dry Farm association met here in annual convention con-vention this morn'.Bg iu tho assembly hall ot the Central school building. President Lowis A. Merrill mado a very optimistic address on the condl. tlons in this state of the dry farm Industry, which Is now, said tho pros, ident, established on a safe baBls. I. H. Grace of Nephl spoke on "Tho Profitable Slzo of a Dry Farm.'' This dopends somewhat on the man, said Mr. Grace Tho average slzo would probably bo 1C0 acres, with 30 acres as a minimum and 250 a3 a maximum for c y man and four horses. Ho gave much valuable information on summer fallowing and othor features of cultivation, the Importance of good horses and Implements with Intelligent Intelli-gent work was urged Dr Robert Stewart gave a lecture on "The Most Profitable Variety of Whoat for tho Dry Farm." If wheat lc raised for bread-making it must be such kind as tho baker wants, and Turkey Red wheat was the best, sald Dr. Stewnrt, for broad-making. It makes flour equal to that manufactured manufac-tured in Minneapolis. Gold Coin and , some of tho softer varieties would make good pastrv, chicken feed and also for , mixing "with Turkey Red where a mlxturo is needed Alfalfa Growing. Sylvester Plcrco of Gunnison spoke on "The Growing of Alfalfa on Dry Land In Juab County." Ho ndvisod growing nlfalfa for seed only on dry land: he had produced six to eight bushels an acre by seeding ono and a half pounds of seed to the acre, planted plant-ed in rows with tho plant twenty-one inches apart John Q. Adams of Logan talked on tho same subject, basing his remarks on experience hi Cacho valley. On sandy soli, which was tho soil most used for alfalfa, a crop of hay and a crop of seed was raised each season. Carl R. Williams of the publicity bureau spoke on "Available Dry Lands In Utah." Ho estimated that thcrp were about fifteen million acres available avail-able for dry farming In the state. He "reed that some Cleans bo adopted J EP35MMMMMMMMM5kg to thwart tho efforts of dishonest locators, lo-cators, who located settlers on grease-wood grease-wood and shad scale land which was not adapted to dry farming, and resulted re-sulted in loss to "tho Individual and to the state by concrtlng a boomer Into a knocker. "Tho Next Dry Farm Congress," was the subject talked on by Dr John A Wldtsoo, president of "tho International Interna-tional Dry Farm congress. He rofor-rcd rofor-rcd to the great advancement that had been made of late In dr farming by all the nations of the earth These conventions were for the purpose of exchanging Ideas and learning about the art. Ho asked that a big delegation delega-tion ibe sent from Utah to tho Lct,h-bridge, Lct,h-bridge, Canada, convention this year There will be a great effort made at the Lcthbridge convention to take tho 1913 congress to Hungary, Austria, and other countries, and tho Utah delegation del-egation would strive to got the convention con-vention for Salt Lake, and the larger tho delegation the easier It will bo to land tho 1910 congress for Utah. "Reasons for tho Summer Fallow In Dry Farming" was Dr Widtsoo's theme at the aftornoon session Sum-mor Sum-mor fallowing not only gives the land a rest, but It tends to conserve the ' moisture necessary for the growth of the crop. Hon. A, J. Stookoy of Clovor, Utah, spoko on the success of dry farming In Rush valley, Stephen, L Chlpman of American Fork (old- of - tn0 "Sue-cess "Sue-cess of Dry Farming ,inj Cedar Valley," Val-ley," and Hon. James W, Paxman ot Nephl spoke of thq success achieved on Lovan, ridge fn Juab county. "Improvement "Im-provement of Wheat on tho Dry Farm by Solcctlon and Breeding" was tho subject taken up by P V. Cardon, superintendent Nephl sub-stntlon. after af-ter which a general discussion was Indulged In by tho delegates. Tho officers elected for the ensuing year are: Prof. L. A. Merrill of tho Utah Agricultural college, president J. W. Paxman of Nephl, Ucc president, presi-dent, and Carl R. Williams ot Salt Lake, sccrotary At the afternoon session Frank Hfrickloy, a delegate from Utah county, coun-ty, spoko In favor of protection for coyotes and advocated their propagation propaga-tion instead of their destruction Mr. Hinckley declared that tho coyote was a staunch friend of tho farmer In destroying de-stroying squirrels. Mr. HInckloy's vlows woro supported bv Prof E D Ball, ono of the director's of the Ag. rlcultnrnl collcgo, who said that, In addition to the coyote, tho skunk and hawk were friends of the farmer and should be protected At present tho state pays a bounty for the killing of coyotes, a system which was dcclnrcd by Mr Hinckley and Professor Ball to bo entirely wrong. A resolution was adoptod declaring against dishonest land locators Tho resolution was denunciatory of thoso persons who locate homesteaders on land not adapted to farming |