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Show PINCHOT SEEKS TO SET HIMSELF RIGHT CIIKYJENNB, Wyo., Feb. 14. Declaring that his position on dry farming had been "somewhat inadequately described,'' In his recent letter to President Koosovclt, and that tho country- life commission would not deal with this branch of agriculture in its report. Chiof Forester Glfiord Pln-chot Pln-chot hns written a letter lo Secretary .John T. Burns of the tramrnlssouri dry farminp: congress, In which lie says: "I havo pnen groat nchievi'tnont mado by dry farm In? and great uveas of land cultivated by means of It, which would otherwise have remained barren. I know tha t influonres far from conservative wero prominent around The earliest meeting of the association, however little they mav have been able to dictate Its policies, but I did not know that tdnee thot' time, tho conservative element has tnkMi control con-trol and is now in charge. Chllcott tells mo that this Is the case, and 1 am very glad indeed to know It. "1 am now and havo been at all tinms greatly interested In Iho development of dry farming, nnd contklent that it would bo of great Importance to tho west. Tho association is, I am told, following wise llnep of work, and no ono Is more glad of It than I. I want to put this matter right beforo you." |