The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-07
ALL NATIONS INVITED TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE FOURTH
DRY FARMING CONuRrRq

AVuihh hhhuhi sessiou VI tue bTN Thfn'
ing Congress, to be held ut Billings,
The call is addressed to the president
Of the United States, the diplomatic
representatives Of foreign nations, min
listers and secretaries Of agriculture
Of all countries, governors Of states,
presidents Of agricultural colleges,
state land boards, state engineers,
state boards Of agriculture, national
state aud county agricultural assoeia
lions, or grangelodges, livestock ssso.
Citations, horticultural societies, coun.
~ commissioners, mayors Of cities,
presidents Of towns, all commercial
bodies, railroad and immigration com.
panies and members Of the Dry Farm.
ing Congress. In addition to these
these the call il sen, to about 10000
individual farmers and others inter.
ested In agriculture In the wese.
The call outlines the objects Of the
Congress as follows;
ITO discuss and compare methods
by which the great area Of arid land
can be probably utilized under thor.
ough tillage by which the natural
rainfall can be conserved.
ITO encourage the use Of methods
by which, In districts where rainfall
Is slight, or irrigation ,eater 10 lin.
tied, the actual productive acreage
ran be increased.
"To create closer ca. cooperation be.
tween the government and state ex
perts In charge Of dry farming ex
perimental work and the actual farm.
ers Of the arid districts.
"To enlarge the plans for carrying
on a 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
20 increased federal and state appro.
priations for the establish ofsnore
experimental stations, the employ.
ment Of more field experts lni the
actual CO. operation Of all these eta.
tions In fixing and maintaining a Ger.
tain recognized standard Of methods
for obtaining results from the opera,
ton of farms in the arid districts.
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 n better understand
ing o. the value Of agriculture edu.
cation in the public schools Of the west.
ITO bring to the attention Of active
wor king plans whereby each farmer
may assist in the general commercial,
social and political uplift Of the west.
an states"
"This will be strictly an agricul.
nral and development Congress"
states the call. can irrelevant mat.
ter will be eliminated. There will be
technical, practical farming, horticul.
tural, livestock and development sec.
tions and II Is expected that the
worlds best experimental authorities
and actual commercial farmers will
be present. The program will give
ample time for open discussions aud
one session will be devoted to talks
by farmers. A notable feature will be
Governors day when the chief ex
ecutives Of many western states will
address the Congress. The personal
representatives Of many foreign ma
tions will participate in the program"
In connection with the Congress
viii be held the Secord International
Dry Farmtag Exposition, october %.
members In all western states aud
foreign countries represented In the
Congress, has begun active and elabo.
rate preparation for assembling ex.
hibits Of dry farmed products repre-.
senting the arid districts ~ the world.
Tho call invites the appointment 81
go delegates by each governor Of a
state, territory or province, ten dele
gates by mayors ~ cities and county
CON missioners; Ave delegates by ny
ricultural organizations, commercial,
forestry, horticultural and national or
state live stock associations; two
delegates by local live stock a%ssoeia.
tions, grange lodges, Of farmers as
boards NJ trade or other commercial
bodies. Railroad companies are en-
titled to four delegates; chief execu
tives Of nations, ministers or seere.
senators or congressman, agricultural
college or experiment station officers
" faculties and various public Of
hcials engaged. In, or whose duties
bring them In contact with agr!eul'
tural work, by virtue Of their position
are entitled to seats In the Congress.
The call announces elaborate prep
a%rations AT Billings for the entertain
ment Of delegates and visitors during
the Congress and the organization Of Il
general information bureau All in
quiries should he addressed 10 the
secretary Of the Congress, John T.
Burns, at Billings, Montana, The call
10 issued over the signature Of Frank
@. Bowman, chairman Of the National
Executive Committee Of the Congress,
and p. b. Moss, chairman IL the Mon.
tanA Board Of Control.