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Show : DRY FARMERS' CONFERENCE. , A conference of the promoters and actual farmers in tho dry farming process is called to meet in Colorado Springs next October. Dry farming is now recognized as a matter, of National Na-tional importance, not only because of tho standing of tho men engaged in its propaganda, but chiefly because of tho productive results obtoincd in tho dry farming operations. .Five eminent agricultural promoters have signed this call, and they invite to tho conference all those engaged at work in agricultural schools and experiment ex-periment stations, for the ourposo of discussion nnd comparing notes. Those making the call are: Liberty H Bailey, Director of Agriculture at Cornell 'University; Dr. J. H. Worst, President of North Dakota Agricultural Agricul-tural College; Dr. Charles A. Lory, President of Colorado Agricultural Col-lege; Col-lege; Dr. John A.- Widtsoe, President of Utah- Agricultural College, and Hou. Duncan Marshall, Minister of Agriculture Agricul-ture for Alberta. Canada. Tho date, of the conference is fixed for October 10th to 20th. at Colorado Springs, and at that same time the meeting of the International Dry Farming Congress and Exposition is to be held at r.he same place. Loading agricultural scientists will be thero at that time, and the great exposition of products racd upon dry farms will afford opportunity foi comparison and for btmV'. Dry farming, as nxpla ned, is the term tsed generally bv t'uosse engoged in" tho pro.niotion of this vfcw form of National wealth to agriculture in re gions where tho annual rainfall is less than twenty inches. T!rs call s tho first recognition of dry farming by agriailtuia! schools ns a Nasi3ii.il lf s-Hr.n. s-Hr.n. Tho call is addressed to National, Na-tional, Provincial, and Sta o agricultural agricul-tural departments and schools -hrougl -out the world in winch ngncultmo is tutgit. . . Utah ought to como out ftumg n that conference, by reason of the- fad that Dr. Widtsoe 13 one of the signers of tho call, and it should also conic out strong in tho exposition of tuo products .of dry farms, since the tanners tann-ers of this State, and the Stato itself, it-self, were among the pioneers in the movement, and are able to produce the best of grains, fruits; aud products generally, from dry farms. We look to see important results follow from this dry farm conference at Colorado Springs next October. |