Show dry farming congre congreso Con gresi va fo for i the first time in tile the history of america a gendral gen cral ment i n e ut has been inaugurated 10 lo 0 oking king toward uie the rapid development and settlement of the dry ry land sections of th the e west acting ap ting on the suggestion of m many I 1 ally of colorados colorado business in men ell governor jesse F mcdonald of this state lias has caller called tile the trans i missouri vlis dry Fa farming vining congress Il gress to meet in denver on on the and of this month the rhe call lias has been sent to eyl every ry state west of the miss f s ouri river and assurances have already been received that delegates will come coine with state sanction from practically all of the sixteen co common annio n weal clis included in iii the therall thee call all the importance of this move inove went cannot be ov overestimated nine acres of farm farin land out of every ten in the whole country aves west t of the che ninety beigh eighth th inerio me rid ian ian can never he be irrigated tand and because of slight rainfall most of this grut great territory must look for its redemption entirely to g some method of scientific agri I 1 c culture ul ture within tile the last decade the spread of tile the called so oam cain abeli sy system stern more inore commonly known awil its as dry fa farming has convinced tile the thinking nien men of the country that in ill some such method as this lies the agricultural salvation of the west and it is nov now proposed to start a broad unprejudiced movement jent in which every state affected affe cLed shall take part to further furt lier develop the soil culture systems and bring them to the attention of the world at large it is is necessary also so it is said by those who are interested that some steps ho be taken to educate the far farmers who are today coming into the dry daj landy of the yest west in ill colorado altine alone new ow home seekers have bave settled themselves within TW twelve hundred homesteads i in n kit carson ars oil county comity colorado were w ere fallen up tip in 1000 1006 and a ill d this record dwal was s til almost most if not noi quite equalled equal led by other western states of these great bodies of settlers the larger apropo proportion r tion ar are efrom from eastern states i und nd are eti entirely tirel unfamiliar with western conditions dit ions tho nic purpose of th the c Com combess congress 0 ress which will meet in denver thi aliis s month th is first of all to form for ni a permanent educational interstate organization tion somewhat some what on the litie line oatlie of arri ration cation congress and second to 0 atford afford tl tull and free dis discussion cussi ati 1 of tile the principles of scientific soil cal culture ture 1 and of oft choir hoir development in the west speakers will bo pres present elit from froin eve every ry state west of the missouri river the united states department of agriculture will be re represented resent it il is hoped hope by secretary wilson every col lego lege in ill the west will have its man attendance mead of W wash 11 ington of nebraska olin of Col colored orad 0 jardino jardine of utah mali tind and a score of others of the brightest agricultural 7 minda in tile country tire are on oil the pr an gram grai i I 1 and ild it a fuw few things that re fer to dry farming fa will remain reil lain unsaid in order to pre vent the gathering 1 of a large and un fieldly voting body governor mcdon aid litts has limited the number of official dele delegates gittes who ni may ay attend miniard county however is entitled to ten alli delegates copies of the official call and an urgent invitation to appoint delegates at once have been sent to the county co commissioners ill ill issia ners and it is expected eliat 0 i tit they will act iti in f the it matter iatter biti within 1 I 1 n tho aiex next few days d ti s I 1 in n spite of I 1 the lie V voting otin 9 limit however lio wever ius itis it is desired that chat every farmer and business nian man in mailard ard county who is interest ed in dry farming and clan can V get t awny from home should attend regardless rd I 1 ess of whether or not lie he is an aai official delegate from the county convention q rs roshaye have haye been opened tit at ro room rooi oi il 5 Al albillo billy hotel denv denver where vis visitors igors to the city will le be made welcome and full information given |