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    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train, Interior View

    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train, Interior View

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agricultural extension work, Agricultural extension workers, Agriculture -- Arizona.

    • In the fall of 1912, the Experiment Station launched a program that utilized the railroad for traveling exhibits. Through a special arrangement, the Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and El Paso & Southwestern roads agreed to carry several exhibit cars...
    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train, Interior View

    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train, Interior View

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agricultural extension work, Agricultural extension workers, Agriculture -- Arizona.

    • By 1914 the Demonstration Train grew to four cars, the first contained exhibits of hogs, cattle and sheep. The second carried fruits, vegetables, and farm crops. Various items of farm machinery exhibits were displayed in the third car and the...
    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train, Interior View

    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train, Interior View

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agricultural extension work, Agricultural extension workers, Agriculture -- Arizona.

    • Demonstrations and exhibits included: showing different plant diseases and insect pests, improved methods of combating pests, different kinds of cultivators, spraying, picking and pruning equipment, orchard management, land development, proper air...
    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train, Interior View

    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train, Interior View

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agricultural extension work, Agricultural extension workers, Agriculture -- Arizona.

    • To provide time for farmers and other interested people to see the exhibits and chat with the Experiment Station personnel, the demonstration cars stopped in each town for twenty-four hours. This schedule also allowed time for teachers to bring...
    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train, Interior View

    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train, Interior View

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agricultural extension work, Agricultural extension workers, Agriculture -- Arizona.

    • The establishment of the Arizona Experiment Station was intimately tied to efforts to open the University of Arizona. In the summer of 1889, the Board of Regents learned that they might be able to start the institution by drawing on funds available...
    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train, Interior View

    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train, Interior View

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agricultural extension work, Agricultural extension workers, Agriculture -- Arizona.

    • When the Regents received the funds in June of 1890, they hired Frank A. Gulley, director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, to serve as dean of the College of Agriculture and head the new experiment station. A native of Michigan, he...
    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train, Interior View

    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train, Interior View

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agricultural extension work, Agricultural extension workers, Agriculture -- Arizona.

    • Gulley traveled extensively, inspecting soils, water, and other resources, in an effort to locate branch farms. He chose station sites with certain criteria in mind. In the first place, he felt that experimental farms should be located in...
    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train, Interior View

    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train, Interior View

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agricultural extension work, Agricultural extension workers, Agriculture -- Arizona.

    • The Demonstration Train operated between 1912 and 1914. The four existing railroads in Arizona furnished the train and moved it free of charge. It covered 2000 miles within the state each year and had about 30 stops. There were nineteen lecturers...
    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train, Interior View

    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train, Interior View

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agricultural extension work, Agricultural extension workers, Agriculture -- Arizona.

    • By 1917, the Experiment Station was playing a prominent role in the agricultural boom sweeping the state of Arizona. A majority of the newcomers had migrated from more humid climates and were perplexed by a totally new set of environmental...
    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train

    • Agriculture Experiment Station Demonstration Train

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agricultural extension work, Agricultural extension workers, Agriculture -- Arizona.

    • Today, the Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station is the research arm of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Arizona. Research is conducted in the various departments and schools on campus, as well as at Agricultural...
    • Farmland and fields

    • Farmland and fields

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agriculture -- Arizona. Cultivated Crops. Traditional farming -- Arizona.

    • Dry farming was designed for semi-arid regions where there was no irrigation and little rainfall. The technique was based on the principle that, if properly cultivated and mulched, soil could collect and store moisture. Drought-resistant crops...
    • Farmland and fields

    • Farmland and fields

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agriculture -- Arizona. Cultivated Crops. Traditional farming -- Arizona.

    • With financial help from the Prescott Chamber of Commerce, the Experiment Station established the Prescott farm in 1911 on land seven miles from town donated by the Santa Fe Railroad. The Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix branch line ran alongside the...
    • Corn fields

    • Corn fields

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agriculture -- Arizona. Cultivated Crops. Traditional farming -- Arizona.

    • As the area around Prescott had long been used for grazing, the Prescott farm became a combined farm and livestock operation, with cattle as the end product. Crops planted on the farm were converted into silage to provide supplementary feed during...
    • Corn fields

    • Corn fields

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agriculture -- Arizona. Cultivated Crops. Traditional farming -- Arizona.

    • Simultaneous with its investigations of dry farming, the Experiment Station continued its studies of irrigated agriculture. Irrigated lands had increased significantly through the federal reclamation program.
    • Man standing in corn fields

    • Man standing in corn fields

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agriculture -- Arizona. Cultivated Crops. Traditional farming -- Arizona.

    • The Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station established dry farms in several locations throughout the state. The Prescott farm proved to be one of the most successful sites.
    • Corn fields

    • Corn fields

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agriculture -- Arizona. Cultivated Crops. Traditional farming -- Arizona.

    • In 1916, Arizona agriculture experienced the most prosperous year in its history. There were abundant crops, high prices and a good market for all types of products, including livestock.
    • Corn fields

    • Corn fields

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agriculture -- Arizona. Cultivated Crops. Traditional farming -- Arizona.

    • A successful crop on the Prescott dry farm was Moqui corn.
    • Corn fields

    • Corn fields

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agriculture -- Arizona. Cultivated Crops. Traditional farming -- Arizona.

    • Dry farming techniques were used to produce corn.
    • Man standing in corn fields

    • Man standing in corn fields

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Agriculture -- Arizona. Cultivated Crops. Traditional farming -- Arizona.

    • Winter wheat is the typical crop although skilled dry farmers sometimes grow corn, beans or even watermelons. Successful dry farming is possible with as little as 9 inches of precipitation a year.

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