Show DRY FARM CONGRESS CALLED Be Held at Billings Mont October 26 to 28 to Discuss and Compare Methods of Utilization A dry farming congress Is called to meet at Billings Mont October 26 tc I 28 To discuss and compare methods i I by which the great area of arid land can be profitably utilized To encourage the tae of methods by which In districts where rainfall la slight or Irrigation water is limited tho actual productive acreage can be Increased To create closer cooperation between be-tween the government and state experts ex-perts In charge of dry farming experimental experi-mental work and the actual farmers ol the arid districts To enlarge the plans for carrying on a great educational propaganda by which eventually tho arid districts of the entire world can lie populated by prosperous and contented agriculturists agricultur-ists To encourage legislation looking to Increased l federal and state appropriations appropria-tions for time establishment of more experimental stations To study methods and results of dry farming operations Among tho rules of tho congress are the following fol-lowing All farmers living where rainfall is less than 20 Inches per annum depending depend-ing solely upon rainfall to grow and mature crops are eligible to compete for premiums at this Dry Farming congress Exhibits shall represent crops season sea-son of 1909 and shall not have been grown upon Irrigated sub Irrigated or seeluge land |