The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-26
NEXT SESSION
or CONGRESS
AT CHEYENNE
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Al Ute I ENNE
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stood Is to in favor of Douglas, and
a motion prevailed TO make It uDani-
nous.
On the motion-o of Mr.. McCabe of
| Arizona, the selection of Cheyenne was
made unanimous, and II. B. Henderson
| thanked the delegates and promised to
give the next congress as hospitable a
PERCEPTION as the present one, IL that
were possible.
Some of the Resolutions.
Among the resolutions adopted yes
terday were these:
/ Whereas, We realize the necessity of
a thorough scientific investigation of dry
farming conditions to determine the best
system of cultivation and crop rotations.
| the influence of conditions of soil and
| climate on crop yields, the best methods
| of conserving the soil moisture and MAIN
| tanning the fertility of the soil, the rela-
| ton of soil bacteria TO crop production.
the best variety of grain and forage crops
and the development of the most hardy
varieties through seed selection. individ-
ual plant selection and seed introduction;
and
| Whereas, We recognize the growing of
| livestock is fundamental to a permanent
| agricultural system for the dry lands
and that the selection of types of cattle
| particularly adapted TO dry farming con-
| ditiOnS, the raising of trees and shrubs
| and the growing of fruits are of funda-
mental importance in the building of per-
manent homes in the semi-arid west:
therefore, be it
Resolved. That the Trans Missouri
Dry Farming congress expresses its
hearty appreciation and approval of the
action of the bureau of plant INDUSTRY OF
the United States department OF agrlcul-
ture in establishing stations in the semi
arid west for the scientific investigation
of dry farming problems: and be it fur
Their
Resolved. That the United States
weather bureau be commended for the
valuable assistance it is rendering to the
interests of agriculture in general and in
cooperation with the several state ex-
pertinent stations: and be II further
/ Resolved, That the bureau of animal
industry and forest service be earnestly
requested to lend their support to the de-
| velopment of the dairy and livestock in
terests and to the planting of trees and
shrubs in the semi-arid region; and be
ii further
Resolved, That the congress of the
/ United States be respectfully urged to
provide adequate means to establish sta
lions for the above purpose in each rep
resentative part of the semi-arid west;
and be it further
Resolved That a copy of these reso-
buttons be sent to the secretary of agri-
culture, to the chairmen of the agricul-
tural committees of the senate and house
of representatives and to the chiefs of
the bureau of plant industry, the bureau
of animal industry and forest service
For State Aid.
Whereas, The successful development
of farming without irrigation depends
primarily upon the establishment of sci
entific principles on which the farmer
may rest his practice; and
| Whereas, Such Investigations cannot
be carried on properly by private enter
"Whereas. The different localities in the
Trans-MissouTi states differ in their eli
matte and soil conditions, and therefore
require that special attention be given
to the conditions in each locality; there
fore be it
Resolved That the Trans Missouri
Dry Farming congress faVors the estab-
lishment by state legislative action of ex-
perimental farms for the scientific study
of farming without irrigation. such sta
tons to be under the direction of the re-
| spectiVe state experiment stations, ana,
wherever practicable to be in cO-Opera-
ton with the United States department of
| agriculture
Investigating Homestead Question.
Resolved, That the executive commit
| tee of the Trans Missouri Dry Farming
congress be requested to give careful con-
| sideratiOn to the question of enlargement
of homestead area, and also to the ques-
ton of some practicable plans looking
toward the final disposition of the purely
grazing public lands. and report the re-
]
meeting of this congress.
, Resolved, That we urged the United
States congress to pass legislation pro-
Viding for 320-acre homesteads- as pro-
vided for BY Senator Shoots bill in the
house, or other legislation, which will
bring our public lands into private OWL
ership in manner which VIII increase
the number of homes and area of Guilt
waited farms.
''Whereas. In certain localities in the
western states there yet remains unsur-
4 of nd Xyh Al
! arid and semi-ard. which are desiraD Die
| for homestead purposes. We therefore rec
. | Ommend that such lands be promptly sur
| Veyed in order that settlement may Dc
| effected thereon. and uncertainty of title
he thus removed from the minds of those
| desiring occupancy of said land
Whereas. Such is the importance o. o.
home building upon the arid farms, &c
more fully insure the permanency an0
highest development of this form of agri-
| culture; and
| poses and a limited supply for the irri-
! cation of a small orchard and garden Is
| a prime essentially to successful home
building; therefore, be 1t
Resolved. BY this the second session
of the Trans Missouri Dry FARMING
congress- in open session, that We IN
dorse the work of the Irrigation lnVesss d
tions of the office of experiment stations
of the United States department OF agrl-
culture. I'm collecting and making puplc
practical Information for the utllllatloI
| of a limited water supply by means OF
| winter irrigation, small storage reser-
| voirs. windmlls and pumping plants.
Preserve National Forests.
ssyyhereas. The preservation of the ma
| tional forests is a matter of vast ana VI
tai Importance TO the people of the west
and -, - ~,
| denartment of agriculture has adopted
VIGOROUS and definite methods in protect
ing from destruction the forests OF tne
west. both through dishonest methods anc
| throueh the ayaricious methods OF the
! COMMERCIALLY inclined be IL hereby
Resolved, That the Trans-Missour
! mr., Farming congress expresses its in
| 5oysennent Of the efforts of the forestry
service to conserve the waters of Z
Haqtern states through forest preserVa-
! ton"