The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-25
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TWO UTAH MEN MAKE ELOQUENT
ADDRESSES.
Prof. Campbell Suggests That Name
BE Changed to Scientific
Farming Congress-"

Cheyenne, Feb. 25.-At the session
of the ans-Mississippi dry-farming
congress this morning, the congress
concurred in the recommendation OF
the executive committee that the next
place Of meeting be at Billings. Mont.
The time OF the congress was also
fixed for November OF this year. the
exact date TO be fixed by the execu-
tive committee.
The committee also recommended
the elimination of the word Trans
Missouri" from the name of the con.
gress, leaving It simply "The Dry.
Farming Congress"
The Billings delegation guaranteed
TO raise fund sufficient for the prop
er handling of the next congress In
addition to the address of Prof Camp.
bell. which was frequently interrupted
by questions. Hon. John Henry Smith,
of Salt Lake City, made an eloquent
address on the development of the
west, and spoke at length on the work
OF the pioneers Of Utah and other west
ern states who had by irrigation and
dry-farming, conquered the desert.
Geo. l. Farrell. also of Utah, gave a
practical talk on some of the results
accomplished In that state, and the ex-
tent to which dry-farming principles
are being adopted to all branches of
farming, including fruit raising and IT.
rigatfon.
p. j. Bell, of Laramie, Wyo., spoke
on the dry-farmer and the stockman,
and Prof. B. C. Buffman of Worland.
made an address on seed-brecdlng and
its relation to dry-farming. The morn
Ing session was presided over by Gov
ernor B. B. Brooks of Wyoming
Prof, II. W. Campbell, who has had
SO much to do with the development
of arid land farming. was the first
speaker at today's session Of the
trans-Misspu1 dry-farming congress,
and his address brought to a head the
question which has been agitating the
congress since the opening Of the ses-
sion, that of changing tho name of the
congress. Prof. Campbell strongly ad-
yocated a change In name
THE name Of this organization and
the date of Its annual meeting should
be changed at once" said Professor
Campbell. The name 'Dry-farming
Congress- is an exceedingly unfortun-
ate one. 1t conveys to the world a
wrong impression as to what we are
doing here IN the west to solve the
final problem of agriculture. 1t is un-
fortunate for all that the term dry
farming should be taken 30 universal
ly to mean farming without water.
To very many 1t means an effort TO
farm dry land. Now you cannot farm
dry land. What we arc trying to do,
is to provide the water necessary for
| the growth of plants Scientific farm
| ing is always wet farming, And this.
| term-dry farming-has come TO mean
| TO the great MACS OF people that you
are all the time anticipating a drouth,
and all the time getting ready for It.
| Before the great plains are made over
into great farms, this idea must be
gotten rid Of The use OF the term
'dry-farming. opens the door for every
conceivable kind of a critic TO get In
his work"
Prof Campbell suggested that the
larger and broader" name OF "scien
tinc farming congress" be adopted
and then commented on the waste OF
water by irrigating farmers, because
the latter don't understand the use ol
water. What they do," he said, rs
to flood their fields and then permit
the water to run away. II is worse
than waste, for in many instances IL Is
ruinous to the crops. Too much wat
er is just as bad as no water at all. :
Cheyenne. Wyo.. Feb 24.-Discus
sion OF the proper methods OF treating
arid soils occupied the attention OF III.
trans-Miseourt dry farming congress
today The debate followed the read
Ing OF reports from the experimental
farms and agricultural stations or .
states.
Government experts. who have getn
ered their knowledge from long inves
tigation and practical farmers who's
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