Show aall b to alm tit CON co state land boards state frig ln ctr state of at agriculture national Vat ional agricultural associations state agricultural associations court coun ty commissioners layers of cities railroad companies arid and all commer corneer Corn mer cial bodies in stats stat Tho second convention of 0 in tho pt of tile the region rc scions ions of america by of wit culture id w hereby to meet in salt lake city utah january 20 1908 0 I 1 aliv consideration of the best rne me thoda of renden n the tholand and 4 of tho heinl arid ni id west productive where ditch irrigation is impracticable 2 tito the determination ti of the alt best 8 ng methods i where crop and live stock farming Is B practicable 1 to tit encourage the of farms to det determine ormine tho the limitations of S c boll i culture and seed hoed selection these farms to bo be 0 apor per ate anted under dunder tho direction dire cion of bt and federal experiment fit or private 0 tor prise 4 to wi assist aist tile tho prospective settlor settler in every practical way to dete dinine I 1 what blidt land tinder culau culture ro methods is iri 0 of f crop p 5 to enciu rage thoy jhc thc hiis a af every avory con i ive ni method oil for developing tha esnil arid recio regions ns of america Americ ti linn ansher karris in it loor letter t to tho tit prem of tile country tou mays of tile tho con tilt objects of 0 tile call arg are plainly set net fourth I 1 in lit the call nit it is believed that tile the crople ot at your state HH as vc anvill ast id those of ghenther the then other ther arans states state s haid ant aro vitally interested in the Bucco fin of fh the propositions proposition a stated indech havink att fir nn ancron ot tho rei of tire the country is 13 ob arnd conc rn tn tho the people A ay ow ali i lit I 1 jf lie he reclamation of pitr ari I 1 janda hinds 6 nicais of irrigation aro are lie ought nearer realization aliu ifor fur alic ho adoption of it a sy system steni or 1 Hh chinn inn ta of se i 1 0 boll ajl culture cul turo turc that iiii bran under cultivation the im menso fire ab of land fur for na no water can be obtained save huch as aa falls falla in the shape of rain or oi snow becomes more I 1 and nd more urgent and important imperia nt that afi this s can bedano bo done profitably has already denion st rated by afie accomplish h liter anti and by tire tho results re of the thoo work tk of ofa the state tato and national Nation hl experiment Stat stations joni i we vc are convinced that alie e of the dry or arid bov e ment as aa ly ji irta is of bf greater importance thun cither irrigation or swamp I 1 drainage fr faithe I 1 tho reason n that the th extent of country to redemption IR if infinitely Intini tely libater tir oater iti in the former bort ner than tile tho cases case combined t I 1 but ghether this thia id k wholly waily true t ruo or not tho the fart f fi ap that I 1 tile the cuming coming bolion so n ion interest to thu tho z of the nry states staten tho indi ationo a i ions now point po int to ft a largo and representative tentative enta tive attend since in January tito tho presence pie preE senco ence of not less IONS than denof ten of th nio t noted so soil ilex exi orts in the borvice of the general govern i is s already assured ns as is that of many of tile the most practical cl farmers firm urs or of ilia ch in I 1 11 addiction to these HIPP HIP P it is is hoi hobed cd to have pr pre e mr letb luthor or burbank of california Californi nand and arill mr JI V ell of Ne britka on oil tho program of olac W ons J f |