Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-22

tlon on Monday and Tuesday, June
24th and 25th.
Considering the time of the year
and the magnificent distances. the fact
that so many found time to attend
this first annual farmers congress
argurs well for the future. Twenty
nine counties of the state sent dele
gates.
The college authorities and the cit
izens of Fort Collins combined in their
Efforts to make the visitors feel at
home.
All the departments of the institu-
tion were inspected. the professors in
charge explaining the various phases
OF iaeir respective departments, and
making practical application of the
educational value of the work in
pre- uess.
Great surprise was expressed by the
visitors at the opportunities offered to
young men and young women in
agriculture. horticulture, veterinary
science, mechanical engineering, civil
and irrigation engineering, electrical
engineering. domestic science. and
general science.
Luncheon was served each day on
the college grounds. A concert by
the Fort Collins band, Monday even
ing. on the campus, afforded the Wis
itors an opportunity to enjoy the
beautiful grounds. which at this time
OF the year are resplendent with flow
ers and shrubbery in well arranged
narterres.
On Tuesday, all enjoyed drive in.
to the surrounding country to view
the extensive fields and inspect the
reservoirs and irrigating canals which
have contributed to make Fort Col
Nlns one of the best known farming
sections of the west.
Prominent among those from
abroad who addressed the delegates
were: Lieutenant Governor Har
per of Colorado and Dr. A. C. True
director of the United States agricul
tural experiment stations.
The visitors were loud in theii
praise of the Colorado Agricultural
college and unanimously agreed that
their brief stay was not only profit
able, but productive of great deal
in an educational way that would in
ure to their benefit.
Resolutions were passed by the visi
tors approving the successful man
| agement of the college by President
B. o. Aylesworth and his able corps
of workers, and thanking the college
people and the citizens who aided in
making the occasion a success.
During the recent trip through
Routt county by instructors from the
Colorado Agricultural college, Prof
Carlyle spoke along the lines of stock
raising, urging the production of the
best types of beef cattle and heavy
draft horses. Prof. Bennett spoke OF
potato growing and the home garden
The former industry may develop into
very profitable proportions as soon as
the new railroad opens the country to
n market. Prof. Johnson spoke OF
the insect pests that farmers must
combat, and gave practical methods
for their investigation and treatment
| The institutes held by instructors
from the Colorado Agriculture col
lege through Routt county were an
eminent success. The instructors were
impressed with the wonderful natura,
resources of the Yampa river valley
and the possibilities in store where
agricultural products are more largely
combined with stock interests. Feed
ing crops are being more largely in
troduced every year, and these, com
bined with the improved grades oi
live stock, are rapidly increasing the
income of this prosperous county.
The rainy season Is interfering with
the progress TO the work on the Pan
anna canal cuts and some idea of what
the rainy season means in Panama
may be gained from the statement
that on the Atlantic side the average
precipitation during the rainy season
for many years has been three feet
and nine inches and on the Pacific
side, II usually exceeds five feet. In
this connection it is interesting tc
note that the wettest place in the
world is Cherrapmigi, where in a sin
gle year nine hundred and five inches
of rain have fallen, and the drlest is
the region between the first and sixth
cataracts of the Nile, where rain has
never been known to fall and the
people do not believe the water can
come down out of the sky. The wet
test place in the United States is Cape
Hatteras. with sixty-six inches of rain
a year; the driest is Yuma, Arizona.
with less than three.