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Show DRY FARMING EXPERTS .IN" CONVENTION AT CHEYENNE 7 Questions of Great tntrest to Farmers of the Arid West Discussed by J Agricultural Authorities, Cheyenne. When the third Trans-Missouri Trans-Missouri Dry Fanning congress opened open-ed Its sessions on Tuesday, thoro wero over COO delegates present, with hundreds of others on belated trains, being unnblo to reach this city for the opening sesBlon because or tho heavy snow Btorm. A blanket ot snow more than a foot deep greeted tho delegates arriving In Cheyenno, as nature's na-ture's asBiiranco that "dry forming" was partly a misnomer In Wyoming. Tho streets ot Cheyonno were' elaborately elabor-ately decorated In honor or tho visitors. vis-itors. Tho opening program Included an address) by Governor B. B. Brooks or Wyoming, president or tho congress, and tho reading oT papers by state delegates on various phases and problems prob-lems or dry forming. F, C. Bowman or Boise, Ida., chairman chair-man of tho executive committee, call-i call-i d the congress to order. After an Invocation In-vocation by Tlev. Goorgo C. Ilarter ot Cheyenne, Governor B. B. Brooks ot Wyoming delivered a short addrosB. Short welcoming addresses wero also made by Mayor P. 8. Cook of Cheyenne, and Thomas llanoy, president pres-ident ot tho Cheyenno Industrial Indus-trial club, Samuel II. Lea, stato engineer of South Dakota, responded to tho welcoming addresses in behalf of the delegates. Tho afternoon session wns taken up with calling tho roll of tho state: represented and a number of short addresses wore delivered by delcgatcn representing western states. -s Discussion of the propor methods or treating arid soils occupied the attention atten-tion of tho congress on Wednesday. Tho dobato followed tho reading or reports from Iho experimental ramus and agricultural stations or twenty- one states. Government experts, who have gathored tholr knowlcdgo from, long Investigation, and practical farmers, whose knowlcdgo comes from tho wresting of a livelihood Irom tho soli participated. 4 The question that produced the mo3t lively debate ot tho session wa3 tho method ot conserving tho molsturo cr soils In regions, where rainfall Is light, by treatment Immediately after planting. Kdwln F. Norrls, governor of Montana, Mon-tana, was unanimously chosen president presi-dent of the congress for the ensuing year. Tho last hours or tho dry forralngr congress wero given over to the consideration con-sideration ot resolutions, nnd tho dole- rg gates were unanimous In their sup- Wm port or tho mcasur6 tcndlng) to em- brace tho scopo or tho congress and B aid tho development or arid land. Tho I resolutions wero In most cases adopt- I cd without debate. Atter a stru'gglo In which the name; I "International Dry Farming congress" was advocated by many delegates, the. I name or tho organization was changod I to tho "Dry Farming congress" and I resolutions were ndoptcd providing for I a permanent headquarters for tho con. I gross, tho Bpread or dry farming nfor- I matlon nnd tho gathering or dry rami- I Ing information throughout tho world. I In this latter project government as- I slBtanco Is asked. I Billings, Mont., was selected as the- I place or tho next meeting, which will' I bo held In November. Tho dates will I bo fixed by tho executive commlttco. I John Henry Smith or Salt Lako City I mado an eloquent nddrcss on tho do- I velopmont of tho west, and spoke at I length on the work of tho pioneers I or Utah and othor western ctntca who 1 had by Irrigation and dry fanning. I conquered tho desert. wumy. |