Show DRY FARMING IN THE WEST just wh what at it means mean when practiced under semiarid semi arid ld conditions con gress grec held at denver the extent to which dry farming arming has become a part of our national agriculture ri Is indicated by th the e preparations t I 1 on a that are being made for the congress that la Is to be held in denver september 20 26 to october 10 next thirteen states outside ot of colorado have already made direct or indirect appropriations and seven other states are considering the matter favorably or have indicated their intention to make some kind hind of state display these theae virtually include all of the states west neat of the missouri river tb together gether with wis I 1 consla nin missouri arkansas i and minnesota dry tanning farming consists essentially irk in the selection of crops Aul suitable table to aerni arid conditions with such methods of cultivation as will secure the most favorable results in production from the scanty rainfall these special methods of farming remarks the pueblo colo chieftain have already added hundreds of thousands of acres to the productive area of the western states and millions to the annual value A much larger benefit Is certain to be realized from this source in the future and it Is not surprising that the people of all the western states should be desirous of learning more about the principles of or dry farming and their application under the various local conditions |