Show FARMING EXPERTS III questions of great to farmers of the arid wet west discussed by agricultural authorities che cheyenne benno when the third trans missouri dry farming congress open ed its ita sessions jes slona on tuesday there thera were over delegates present with hundreds of 0 others on belated trains being unable to reath reach this city for or ill tha opening session because ot of the heavy snow storm A blanket oc at snow more than a toot foot deep greeted the delegates arriving in cheyenne as natures assurance nis urance that dry farrill far ng was partly a misnomer in wyoming the ille streets of 0 cheyenne were elaborate bitely decorated in lionor or of the via liora I 1 I 1 tho the opening program inell included udea an address by governor B D 13 brooks brroks of of wyoming president of 0 the congress contress and the reading of papers by stata delegates on various phases and problems ot of dry farming F C bowman ot at boise ida chairman of the executive committee called d the congress con greas to order orde r after anin an invocation by rev georgo C hatter or of cheyenne governor 13 B brooks ot wyoming delivered a short add addrena addre regg aa short abort welcoming addresses were also made by mayor P S cook ot of cheyenne and thomaa hornas I blaney prea ident ideal ot of the cheyenne industrial club samuel 11 II lea state engineer ot of south dakota responded to the welcoming addresses to in benalt behalf of 0 the delegates the afternoon session was taken up with calling the roll roi of the states represented and a number of bt short addresses were delivered by delegates representing western sta stasea teti discussion ot of the proper methods ot of treating arld arid soils occupied the attention of lot the congress oil en wednesday abe debate followed the reading ot of reports from the experimental farms and agricultural stat stations lous or twenty cue cne states government experts who have gathered their knowledge from long investigation rna and practical tar farmers mers whose knowledge comes from thi the wresting of a front from tho poll participated the question that produced pro laced the roost most ild delae ot of the session w wa a tho the method of conserving the mals mIsti turo ire cf c soils in regions where rainfall la Is light elgh by treat treatment mert immediately atter after plan planting j ing I 1 edwin F norris governor ot of mon man tuna butla was unanimously chosen dent of 0 the congress tor for the ens ensuing year the list last hours ot of the dry tannin farmin congress were given over to the consideration of resolutions and the tell dele gates warp opre unanimous la thol raup port of 0 the tha m cabure te tending to embrace embrace the scope ot of the congress congles s and aid the development of arid land the resolutions were vere in most cases adopted without debate after a struggle in which the name international dry farming congress was advocated by many delegates the name of 0 the organization was waa changed to the dry farming cot congress congress gress and resolutions were adopted providing tor for a permanent headquarters tor for the congress tho the spread ot at dry farming anfor matlon mation and the gathering ot of dry farming information throughout the world in this lattur project government 03 blatancy Bla sla tance is asked billings mont was waa selected as aa the place of 0 the atie next meeting which will be held in november the dates will be fixed by the executive committee john glenry smith of salt lake city made an eloquent address on tho the development of 0 tho the west and spoke at length on the work of the pioneers 4 ot of utah and other western states who had by irrigation and dry farming conquered the desert |