| Show t J 9 y DAY fahid 11 CONGRESS ar I 1 I 1 editor news C in with your our loquest 0 for a write up ol of tile the thaid fians I 1 missouri dry farming congress Con giess held in cheyenne feb 23 24 23 1909 from personal observations of what 4 1 I saw and heard from the lie standpoint i of sary a dry farmer I 1 submit the following 11 J in ili the ali first st place I 1 believe every 4 t delegate to this congress which by 6 11 bithe way calne floell all I 1 parts of the jt world will freely say hats oft off I 1 to 0 I 1 cheyenne and her let hospitable people t 41 and if banquets receptions and music mut could speak for themselves we were treated as her royal guests I 1 ban darling ing the stormy weather of the r first day and the high attitude altitude also k the winds which have in made ade ves famous in ili that sei semi ail desert i region e the third trans dry i farming congress con congi giess ess will go on oil as 1 a success I 1 and all farmers who believe 1 1 in and pr scientific if ic s cultures es f will berhe a of good it if they i will follow the a advice 1 I ice 1 and I j I 1 E I 1 load ical 1 I 1 the bulletins which will be i oui L IL in ili about t sixty lays days of the addresses address addi esses and opinions of experts ind and practical ti 11 farmers 1111 11 I 1 of tills this congress ind and by the way this I 1 congress will lie be known by a more I 1 I 1 name fron from I 1 now viz the international scientific tir le dry farming i congress billings ilont ion was selected Is as the next place kohold the congress C it vas conceded by ablat this congress f 3 that scientific dry fai fanning is I 1 1 here to stay arid and not only in ili the abild I 1 i regions of the west his has the development of millions of acres heretofore I 1 I 1 considered as grazing I 1 lands ands at the best taken I 1 an impetus bi but lit other nations are awa awakening hening to the fact that I 1 they too have bave untold regions M ions just jus A is as adaptable to scientific so soil culture e I 1 As a proof the australian in government hent bent to this congress as special delegate senator Ale mccoll Coll 0 of f parliament Z a brilliant wideawake wide awake avale 11 man read ready to grasp every I 1 idea dea eager to Invest investigate igat e ind and anxious to go into detail I 1 to bring out the ac actual facts of this now great industry I 1 dr wm mcdonald representing I 1 the transvaal government of south africa gave an address on dry farming conditions in his country likewise 1 did senor L baeta neves of 0 the if brazilian government and I ion hon T 11 AVo wool olford ford of the canadian government 11 our own government was ably I 1 represented by pi of B E C chilcott in 4 charge of dry land culture investigations gat ions and AV af jardine in charad t at dr ury y land ian I 1 d grain tile experts gave stereos clr bof the bol soils ll i thew thecil 1 conditions in the different parts of the arid west the average ion flon of moisture of the different states the adaptability of certain grains in ili different sections of tile the country there were many more interesting addresses given give n by experiment station I 1 experts and practical farmers those nv whose pose talks were m moat inhere tang to me were prof F r B D linfield formerly of 0 our own college but now of 0 33 bozeman ozeman mont prof H al campbell better known as the originator of scientific soil culture farming arming G L farrell fanell fan ell tile veteran dry larmer of utah whose practical experience in this line had more logic ining mingled led I 1 with good common sense than some I 1 professors who farm only by P I 1 ind and pencil and figures so ho great that lid had we the strength of a samson or the wisdom of a solomon physically 4 I 1 we would fill fall and mentally would have to bow our leads heads to grasp the conception it is to be regretted ill that tit dr soe see who ranks with prof campbell in scientific research and investigations in agriculture was called home on business in ili connection with tile the college ile ha was down for an ad diess less which will be printed later in bulletin bolln the hon john henry smith of utah gave an interesting talk on oil the development of the debt from pioneers das to the present which no doubt opened the he ees of many delegates ind and flom what aliat I 1 heard and the opinions of many speakers ahers of the congress I 1 am convinced that to utah is arid and should be accredited the honor of not only being the first to the ibe desert through the process of irrigation but to scientific dry tanning farming as well in summing up tip the opinions ind and best thoughts from practical as well as experts of this congress to this now international industry I 1 draw forth these conclusions to become a successful try dry farmer one must consider coaster two questions has the lie average precipitation of moisture in our locality in deais ye ns past been annually from froin 10 to 20 inches and it if less than tile the minimum linum here div given ell I 1 believe you cannot be successful in dry farming 2nd and loss does your youl soil contain enough humid ind and nitrates for plant life sustenance again plow your ground at the proper time not to wet ind and by ill all means not too dry plow giom riom IS to 10 inches deep never use a roller or a hub bub surface packer on oil 1 a I dry land faim never neer send to another country or climate tor for your seed grain it will not lot he be acclimated cli mated and will lose in its gluttonous contents from the fact that it will either ripen open too fast or else too klow the disc and common harrow are tho the best tools used to conserve tile the moisture A shoe drill with a press wheel will cause the seed to germinate sooner than a disic drill drall continued on oil biage I 1 thice DRY FARM CONGRESS 1 continued from first page with press wheels land plowed by disc plows will deteriorate much taster f a s than chere moldboard mold board plows are used in wheat turkey red seems to take the lead in states statis of high altitude and where tile the summer season is short softer ind and plumper grain viz golden goiden colo coin cofeld lofthouse and dorum seems to lie be the ahe favorite california Cali tornia in oregon wheat grown and utah always summer suii iier follow our ground round never rotate your crops on dry dr land it has been demonstrated that where the average precipitation of moisture is 15 inches annually it will penetrate to a depth of 10 followed ground ind and teet feet on summer on the same ground cropped c annually with the same rainfall rail tall fall the moisture will penetrate but six feet no doubt some of these facts or suggestions will not hold good in every locality we have to determine to a great extent that which we believe best under our own conditions from past experiences and shape our ends accordingly in conclusion I 1 predict that the international dry farming congress organization will grow beyond as an expectation a bright and ever our every promising future awaits it rind it nd it in this world as an will be a power advertising medium ot of the untold valuable domain that is at present lying I 1 idly by untouched and uncultivated but but willing to tio do its share in helping to provide a heaven for the homeless the down troden and oppressed and finally carrying caring out the purpose and wishes that thai in an all wise creator had destined to be accomplished ALBERT HOL |
