The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-03-06
DRY FARMING EXPERTS IN
CONVENTION AT CHEYENNE
Questions Of Great Intrest to Farmers
Of the Arid West Discussed by
Agricultural Authorities.

Cheyenne-When the third Trans
Missouri Dry Farming congress open
ed its sessions on Tuesday, there
were over 600 delegates present, with
hundreds of others on belated trains,
heing unable to reach this city for
the opening session because OF the
heavy snow storm. A blanket OF snow
more than foot deep greeted the
delegates arriving in Cheyenne, as ma
lures assurance that dry farming"
was partly a misnomer in Wyoming.
The streets of Cheyenne were elabor-
ately decorated in honor of the Wis
itors.
The opening program included an
address by Governor b. b. Brooks OF
Wyoming, president of the congress,
and the reading of papers by state
delegates on various phases and prob
lens of dry farming.
F. G.. Bowman of Boise, Ida, chair
man of the executive committee, call
cd the congress to order. After an in
vocation by Rev. George G. Rafter OF
Cheyenne, Governor b. b. Brooks OF
Wyoming delivered short address.
Short welcoming addresses were
also made by Mayor p. 8. Cook OF
Cheyenne, and Thomas Haney, pres
ident of the Cheyenne Indus
trial club. Samuel II. Lea, state
engineer of South Dakota, responded
10 the welcoming addresses in behalf
of the delegates.
The afternoon session was taken
up with calling the roll of the states
represented and a number of short
addresses were delivered by delegates
representing western states.
Discussion of the proper methods of
treating arid soils occupied the atten-
tion Of the congress on Wednesday.
The debate followed the reading or
reports from the experimental farms
and agricultural stations OF twenty
one states. Government experts, who
have gathered their knowledge from
long investigation, and practical
farmers, whose knowledge comes from
the Wrestling of livelihood from the
soil participated.
The question that produced the
most lively debate Of the session was
the method Of conserving the moisture
CT soils in regions where rainfall is
light, by treatment Immediately after
planting.
Edwin f. Norris, governor OF Mon
tana, was unanimously chosen presi-
dent OF the congress for the ensuing
year.
The last hours Of the dry farming
congress were given over to the CON
sideration OF resolutions, and the dele
gates were unanimous in their sup
port OF the measure tending to en-
brace the scope OF the congress and
aid the development OF arid land. The
resolutions were in most cases adopt.
ed without debate.
After struggle in which the name
international Dry Farming congress
was advocated by many delegates, the
name OF the organization was changed
10 the Dry Farming congress" and
resolutions were adopted providing for
permanent headquarters for the con,
gress, the spread of dry farming infor.
nation and the gathering of dry farm.
Ing Information throughout the world
In this latter project government as.
sistance is asked.
Billings, Mont, was selected as the
place OF the next meeting, which will
be held In November. The dates will
be fixed by the executive committee
John Henry Smith of Salt Lake City
made an eloquent address on the de-
Nveiopment OF the west and spoke at
length on the work OF the pioneers
or Utah and other western states who
mad by irrigation and dry farming.
conquered the desert.