The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-29
SPOKANE WILL
HAVE CONGRESS

Billings. Mont. Oct. 2S.-Spokane
| won out In its fight and the Fifth Dry
Farming congress will be held there.
This was decided late this afternoon.
1,hare were but three contestants
for the next meeting, Spokane. Colo
RADIO Springs and Rapid City, n, d.
| AT today'S session, the most i'm.
| portant matters considered was the
report of the resolution committee
of the congress. In the report adopt
ed the sentiment against the policies
of the interior and Indian departments
with reference to Withdrawals of pub
/ lie lands is expressed. AT least two
OF the resolutions call the attention
of the government to the matter.
One of these asks the government
to thoroughly investigate the with
drawl from entry of more than l..
100000 acres of public lands in North.
ern Montana for the purpose Of al.
loting 1t to a band of 125 Canadian
Indians known as the Rocky Boys.
The resolution concludes: e.
"And IL the facts are found to bs
as recited herein TO reopen these
lands TO settlement by actual farm
ers"
The resolution refers to the i'm.
mense areas of unsurveyed lands in
sections now rapidly being settleds
urges upon the government their
early survey and requests members
OF. Congress to give their attention to
the subject. -'
Another resolution petitions the
government TO classify and make sub.
ject TO sale to actual settlers the
millions OF acres Of rough mountain
Gus lands unfit for dry farming, ms
grazing lands. The resolution sue.
gests that such lands should only be
sold to persons residing In the vicinity
that payments should continue over
a period of two years before patent
would be issued by the government,
and that such contracts from the gov.
ernment be made not transferable.
The other resolutions adopted In.
cluded an endorsement Of the national
farm land congress to be held in Chi
cago, November 16; provision for q
memorial to the late maximum basis.
petition for a weather bureau eX
pert at each experiment station in
the states represented In the congress
A demand that the secretary Of the
interior devise means TO expedite Is
suance of final receiver receipt and
patents to homesteaders; appreciation
OF the work OF the department of
agriculture along dry farming lines,
and an appreciation of the discoveries
OF DR.. Aaron Aaronson OF Haifei.
Palestine. along the lines Of scientl-
fic soil culture and adaptibility 10
certain brains.
Todays session was devoted to the
following addresses.
utilization of dry farming and
irrigation methods In moisture con-
servation." Hon. F. II, Newell. direc-
tor u. S, reclamation service.
Siberian drought resistance for
age grasses" Prof Neils Hansen agri
cultural college of South Dakota.
Development OF power in great
plains farming" w. R. Wooden, Bat
tie Creek. Mich.
Some recent results OF dry farm
ing from the Investigations in Wash
ington." R. w Thatcher, Director
experiment station. Pullman, Wash
DRY farming management" Prof
B. Youngblood, special agent iu
charge OF the farm management In.
veStigations In Oklahoma and Texas
practical results from dry farm
Ing" Hon. Paris Gibson, former U.
S. Senator, Great Falls, Mont,
DRY farming development of the
west, a newspaper mans view" Geo.
j. Scharschug Chicago Record-Herald
Chicago. i
Effect OF dry farming develop.
ment on legitimate immigration, II.
B. HcninG. secretary board OF immi
cation. Albuquerque, y. NJ
What may be accomplished through /,
farms In the west" Prof Ed. II. Web
ster. dean OF agriculture and director
Of experiment station. Manhattan.
Kas.
How dry farming effects central |
Alberta" D. w. Warner. Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada
Development OF the Southwest un.
der the dry land movement" f. S. |
White. commissioner of agriculture,
Rock lsland-Frisco railroad lines. ST.
Louis. No.
Prof. John Bracken, agronomist
agricultural college. Saskatchewan,
Canada.
THE importance of certain critical
periods In dry land crop production,
Prof F, ID. Farrell, superintendent
experiment station. Nephi, Utah.
State farms w. R Porter. Su.
demonstration farms,
North Dakota
DRY farming leagues" Prof
Thomas Shaw, University OF Mime.
sofa,
DRY farming root crops" Hans
Mempdelssohn, scientist. American
Beet Sugar company. billings. Mont
The breeding OF hardy and drought
resistant alfalfas.' w. a, Wheeler,
Mitchell. S, D,
Commercial and social effect on
dry farming development of Kansas"
l. ID. Graham. editor Kansas Farmer
Topeka. Kas
Some dry farming crop produc.
ton essentials Alfred Atkinson
agronomist, agricultural college. Bozc-
man. Mont