The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-08-13
ALL NATIONS INVITED TO PARTI-
CIPATE in FOURTH DRY
FARMING CONGRESS

/ FARMING CONGKESS
Billings, Montana, August TO
! (SpecialD -secretary John T.. Burns
today issued the official call for the
| fourth annual session Of the Dry
Farming Congress, to be held at Bill
ings, Montana, October 26-27-2S
1909. The call is addressed to. the
president of the United States, the
diplomatic representative of foreign
nations, ministers and secretaries
of agriculture of all countries, gov
ernors of states, presidents of agri-
cultural colleges, state land boards,
state engineers, state boards of agri-
culture, national state and county ag-
ricultural associations, or grange
lodges, livestock associations, horti-
cultural societies, county commits
sioners, mayors of cities, presidents
of towns, all commercial bodies, rail
road and immigration companies and
members of the Dry Farming Con-
gress. In addition to these the call is
sent to about 10000 individual farm
ers and others interested in agricul-
ture in the west.
The call outlines the objects of the
Congress as follows:
i'To discuss and compare methods
By which the great area of arid land
can be- profitably utilized under thor
ough tillage by which the natural
rajnfall can be conserved.
ITO encourage the use of methods
BY which. in districts where rainfall
is slight, or irrigation water is linn
tied, the actual productive acreage
can be increased
ITO create closer cooperation be-
tween the government and state ex-
perts in charge of dry farming ex-
detrimental work and the actual farm
ers of the arid districts.
ITO enlarge the plans for carrying
on great educational propaganda by
which, eventually, the arid districts
of the entire world can be populated
by prosperous and contented agri-
culturists.
ITO encourage legislation looking
to increased federal and state appro-
priations for the establishment of
more experimental stations, the EN-
ployment of more field experts and
the actual cooperation of all these
stations in fixing and maintaining
certain recognized standard of meth
DDS for obtaining results from the
operation of farms in the arid dis
tricts.
ITO study methods and results of
dry farming operations in the various
western states and in foreign coun-
tries which are represented in the
Congress.
ITO establish better understand
ing of the value Of agricultural edu-
cation in the public schools Of the
west.
ITO bring to the attention of ac-
tive farmers the various theories and |
working plans whereby each farmer
may assist in the general commercial, |
social and political uplife of the |
western states"
This will be strictly an agricul-
tural and development Congress-.
states the call. "All irrelevant mat
ter will be eliminated. There will be
practical farming, horticul-
tural, livestock and development sec
lions and 1t is expected that the
worlds best experimental authorities
and actual commercial farmers wilf1
De present. The program will give
ample time for open discussions and
me session will be devoted to talks
~ farmers. A notable feature will
Q Governors day when the chief ex-
xecutives of many western states will
Iddress the Congress. The personal