Show THE THEORY DRY FARM AND THE WEATHER MAN Orris Oruie Ori W l Roberta Hobort a I weather but eaU official ns US follows flows on the tine rola rela rell of ot tine the dry farm aria to the lie weather er cc roan man lan with North results Mr 1 It resident Ladies suti Gentle menThe The presiding officer has culled cullet upon mo 10 tot for tOI a few and as 1 I came canto In tho the dual danl capacity of ot represent representing ing lung tile the tl United States Slates weather bureau and tUiti the time state of ot North Dakota he Ian has hits not limited mo 10 to any lly particular topic I will wll therefore state allele us its Ii briefly as ad the relations between het wen tho work of nt f the tine weather bureau ami dry dr farm In lag ng 1 Int also the farming con conditions In lui North Dakota aro very ory ry frequently re received Th 1111 by ly the various directors of oC the Iho service serviN of the time bureau I relative to t crop conditions In their heir O sections For Fo tine the bene beno benefit tot fit ti of I iii ho members of this mm congress I T Twi will wi state Hint previous to Jan 1 I 1936 weekly during tine the crop growing rowing sea sel eon xon sn and monthly month I thereafter reports report of f and crop crp conditions were re ye received 10 t the thc various states slates ninth and territories and these reports em embodied embodied embodied bodied In printed reports Since the late mentioned crop conditions have hen been eliminated and our entire atten attention oten tion ton devoted d ti to climatic conditions III In tho tIo accomplishment of reforms a 1 receptive mood In those effected is II often ofel the thc keynote I noto of oC success So long longs longas ft as s tho farmer farina reaps fair tall rewards for or hU hl labor lallor he hI Is not apt to realize the tite necessity for Improved methods but after uter ho he had hod robbed his soil soH of much of oC its 11 fertility and reduced yields are oro experienced he Inc Is then thon prepared to avail himself of oC them Abnormal flUe 10 conditions have hivo their Itch Influence once ence In turning his attention to 10 bet ten ter te methods of soil Boll Rol culture tet You YOI roust must niu not nol think that because ivo we w mayo have not sent a large delegation from the time state or of North Dakota w wore we we weare ore are ne not Interested for fou tho the subjects to too tl ho o discussed by hy this congress are aro ar of vital Importance to us uns Tine The subject Q of ln the limo present methods of ot running farming was waR forced upon our OUI attention he tIne past season eason by b tho the deficiency in last years ears far precipitation ns as 11 compared with wih the normal I do 0 not met Intend to convoy convey Ione he tue Impression that we hun had a n crop fall fail failure fal ure In North Dakota for with the tho In Increased increased creased prices received tho the net returns return were greater titan than during durin previous years But nut tho Cannels realize Hint with wih Improved methods greater leater great er would have been bee obtained and mid earnings el Increased They rho are nrc therefore the 10 in roo l Port ort of ot thin congress I to Ize ze the tue results of Its Ie deliberations For some Mie classes of o farming In North Dakota the tho average annual pro pro liven ivun tho tine of or It I I during tine the crop crall growing season lay ru to September Inclusive Is not suit suf clent unless mow moio effective aio alo u ed than at nt present obtain jl object of this congress should be ho I it Place ilare before tore thc Ihl farmer Calmor of lt tho the arid 1111 region such methods as ns will wi en enable 11 enable able him to receive Limo tho maximum rn ye 10 for or his hi labor aunt and materials in lii InthIs thIs ills connection four COlI great essential lol I are arc to be bf I 5 The fertility of the tho soil 01 2 Climatic conditions 3 Productions and andA A Commercial advantages Throughout tho the greater part of this thin region the limo soil Roll Is 19 fertile nail rial cinel advantages are nt at a hand hut but th tin ll greatest productions can ran only bo ob oh obtained wIzen when every oel possible pos advantage c II Is 3 taken koll of or o tue tho climatic condition Thus hul tho the conservation of tiC soil Mol fertility imler Illel which lure 1110 embraced moisture efficiency Is hi really lentil the tue deciding actor or In iii II tint tho or Ot 0 failure allure of the armors of ot this thU great crent area There are tue many tUI matters relating to this upon which the tine average aerio it will e Iii not 1111 lake tal i ii Ia time the ti u uie or t to 11 o Inform himself Hut nul the words stir sur surface face cultivation have hac n a 1 familiar toni t sound to n lihn mud lud when the tho functions of or the lust dust blanket or Di dry 11 tIE mulch are lre ad d ho lie hl readily tho thu idea Idoa AN As I r stated before In outlay to reach him hInt we ve o must mut f I I have him In lii n a 1 receptive mood nood mool then wo we mum speak or II write our Ideas doax Idoll In iii language that thaI hu hue cnn can Bacteria or germs In Iii II tim tho noil according to Irot of itt ofha tho ha North DI Agricultural college found foul 1141 In II thu tho t lie ulmo I I 11 t I Incredible lumber of or three hundred millions ounce III In soil null In tIne thu per pur vi vicinity i 1 of ut the college in is a a sullied subject that thatIs II Is n nut not NO ut nut Hut wo WI WIn weun un n to In the tins the tine g rin 11 may 11 bo be 10 made lade to lu i I lily ni 1 r sti an as a the tho t lie may 11 and the tin th use u e of te tel such luch as II Ihl lime horl etc 6 tr the best bent e ra ie iet t uin U Ilis can 11 lull bo hI tu madu vi t lit tnt tins the thO Ilce si IO of nt o thoroughly nil I tug hut thu 1 1111 changed that t ha t muni IUNI take Ilk In n tin Ihl ii HO 11 soIl In III order to III obtain the Iho In II production lul 11 iii words word what wo we 0 clu du it to tu the Ihl bent heRI reunite 1011 II is to outline In II tho abo ainu the tl mont and 1111 thre IK I iu no iii doubt In my lY mini In but that hat within u 1 i few tow youra WI w will wi begin 1111 Iu Ill n receive large for or our labors My ly Interest In Iii II thin t till ins ark tu In t ism SNI t I 4 nit It which Unit I 0 wm I in mu farming with will my I father COllier In Jews 01 I r tile thu I mul with whit wih but bUl little hittie Ile In n tine the well noli RI In II aider C to ha time Ott in iii 1 rather kept ha the harrow going until tine the corn corun COr Wil iia alx lx high or lung lOt aL aUT tho I Into for tOI I I VOl Ion With oit It the lint th plow When u wo 10 did dil 1 i ii begin wo vo nry nr tl ry linus s made mad e h n It local IOe l I after mY lou I ui Un trop 1111 that year eor nil I with hour Olin of our OUI neighbors II Is ti U mutter Ilter of Sly 1 l later lator years yearn yonI ii In I the tue farm tarm also taught ma mae the tho IV of ot soil call 1011 crop croll rota lIon Ion tun unit selection all 11 of ut W sure farming Iro factors In successful diversified I J will wi not It try If to enter cuter Into Inlo ft It I scientific Icen title of oC the That by right belongs to tint experts cx In the tho department of agriculture the directors of at tho the various varol experiment station nail nad others othere making g research r along those lines hines ti I Is tho n recording ninth and Rn tabulating of or climatic data for fol on the time Ullen of ot the lie tho time observer the th hO experimenter tot ter and amid tine the farmer I 1 am tel by the lie chief of tt the United Tinted States weather bureau to Inform you II that no flO task that you ou may mn ask of ot u UP will wi bo considered 1 too loa great for tor any In subject even avert though remotely r nl ely allied to 10 est conditions has bruS his out our oU most intense Inter Interest I |