The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-25
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cial bodies, one delegate for each 100
active and certified membership; Unit
ed States senators and congressman.
governors of states. state agricultural
colleges, officials Of states engaged in
agricultural work, officers of the Unit
ed States and state experiment sta
ton, station engineers and members
of state land boards by virtue of their
position win be entitled to membership
in the congress.
each delegate, upon his appointment,
according to the foregoing clauses, shall
become ex officio q member of this con-
gress.
I'm addition to the delegates APP
pointed according TO the foregoing
clauses Of this article, there shall exist
an affiliated membership of this con-
gress, said persons constituting this af-
filiated body TO be assessed an annual
fee of 81.
in addition to this affiliated mem
oership there shall exist mem heTship
known as life membership in this con-
gress, and for each life member sin
gle fee of SO shall be paid.
That both aforesaid affiliated and
life memberships shall have all the
privileges of a delegate to the meetings
of this congress, and shall further re-
ceive from the secretary from time TO
time such bulletins and other informa-
ton as may be printed by this congress
for circulation among it's delegates and
members, which shall include TO each
member and delegate an official copy
of the proceedings of the meeting OF
each congress.
THE provisions of this article shall
not be construed to affect in any way
a ~fcfnr of arfip ia nf i
tuition
Sympathy for Mr.. Campbell.
John T. Burns of Colorado was the
author of a resolution extending the
sympathy of the congress to II. w.
Campbell, the originator of the dry
farming system bearing his name. The
resolution reads:
Whereas, The people of the west are
deeply indebted to the men who are
giving their lives TO the development of
scientific methods of overcoming the
semi-arid agricultural districts, through
soil culture, conserva ton of rainfall and
seed breeding, and
Whereas. Professor H. w. Campbell,
originator of the Campbell system of
soil culture, is deserving of especial
commendatiOn because of his unseltish
devotion to the commercial development
of dry farming, and
Whereas, Professor Campbell is pre-
vented from attending this meeting of
the congress because of serious sick
ness, be it
Resolved, That the secretary of the
Trans Missouri Dry Farming congress
be instructed to wire the sympathy OF
this congress to Professor Campbell.
For Scientific Farming.
This resolution was referred to the
resolutions committee:
Whereas, the successful develop
ment of farming without irrigation de-
ponds primarily upon the establishment
of scientific principles on which the
farmer may rest his practices, and
"Whereas, such scientific investiga-
lions cannot be conducted as a private
enterprise, and
Whereas, the different trans-Missou-
ri states differ in their climatic and sol
conditions, and therefore require that
| special attention be given to the condi-
lions prevailing in each state. There
| fore, be it
Resolved, That the Trans Missouri
| Dry Farming congress favors the es-
| Establishment by state legislative actor
of experimental farms, for the scientific
study of farming without irrigation
such stations to be under the direction
| of the respective state experiment sta
| tons"
| Professor L. A. Merrill of this state
was the author of this resolution.
Mr.. Burns was the author of this
resolution:
| Resolved, That the Trans Missouri
Dry Farming congress shall in every
1 practical manner foster and encourage
holding of dry farming Institutes ir
states and localities where scientific
soil culture is necessary to profitable
| farm operations, and that in states
where no state appropriations are avail
able for this purpose. this congress shall
endeavor to organize such institutes
| through the aid of local, state and gov
! eminent departments"
Interesting Papers Are Read.
A paper by H NJ. Banner, professor o
farm mechanics at the Colorado Agricul
| tural college at Fort Collins, was OF
| Good Roads and the Farmer. In the
| absence of Professor Banner the paper
| was read by Professor Jardine of Wash
| ington. Mr.. Bainers suggestions were o
! the most practical character He de
clared that the American people are be
| ginning to realize the necessity OF goo'
| roads hundred miles of earth road
could be laid for the cost of ten miles
| of stone and gravel roads, especial,
| where these materials have TO be hauled
from distance Pldce ROADS on Or
SOIL" was the advice. back from low
/ wet creek bottom, rather than follow
section line. More time and money havl
been wasted in trying to keep up a singh
mile of such road than it would hav'
cost to build and keep i'm repair two miles
| of good road Even If the distance arounC
a hill be much greater than over IL, i
is often more economical to construct /
/ all that way rather than make it neces
| sary to expend large sums of money ant
time in reducing the grade. or a vast
of much valuable time in the transporta
ton of goods"
Professor Alfred Atkinson of the Mon
tana experiment station spoke on '"rhi
Control of Moisture on the Dry Farm.
/ Mr.. Atkinson urged the farmer to fortifI
himself with the rainfall of one yea
! against the possible coming of a dry sea
| son the following year.
About Summer Following.