The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-02-20
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CHEYENNE, Wyo., FEB. 19.-That
the livestock interests of the West
have grasped the Importance of the
dry farming movement is shown by the
lively interest the National Wool
district associations affiliated with it
are taking in the third 1rans-M Missouri
Farming congress, which will meet in
Cheyenne, Wyo., February 20, "a and
25. Secretary George S. Walker of
the National association and the Wy
oming Wool Growers association has
announced the appointment of a mum
Der of delegates and has called upon
the district organizations throughout
the West for the appointment of their
representatives. The %sheepmen will be
represented on the loor of the con.
gress by not less than los delegates
who will take an active part in the
proceedings.
The National association will be
represented by it's president, Hon.
Fred G. Gooding of Shoshone, Idaho;
j. A. Delfelder, western vice president,
Wolton, Wyo.; Secretary Walker, and
two others to be named later.
The Wyoming association will have
for it's delegates Senator Patrick Sui
livan of Casper; Senator A. M. Brock,
Buffalo; Representative P. s. King,
Laramie; W. w. Daley, secretary of the
Carbon County Wool Growers asso-
citation, Rawlins, and j. d. Noblitt,
president of the Uintah County Wool
Growers association, Cokeville.
Five delegates will be named by
each of the following state assoeia
tions: Utah. Idaho, Montana, Oregon,
Washington, Nevada. South Dakota,
Arizona, New Mexico and California.
In Wyoming twelve of the thirteen
counties have sheepmen's associations.
Laramie county being the only one
not included, and all of these have
been called upon to appoint two dele
gates each to the congress. Other dis
trict associations which will be repre-
scented by two delegates each are the
Ogden Woolgrowers' association, Uin-
tab Forest Grazers' association, and
the San Pete w. G. A., all in Utah; the
Eastern Montana w. G.. A., Billings,
Mont; the Malheur County w. G. A.,
Antelope w. G. A. of Antelope, Uni
tlla w. G. A. of Pendleton. the Walo-
wa w. G.. A. and the Baker Union
Counties w. G. A. of Baker City, Ore;
the Chaves County w. G. A.. Roswell,
N. NJ; the Western Slope W. G. A.,
Montrose; Los Pinos w. G. A., Cortez;
San Luis Valley and New Mexico w.
G. A., Ortiz and the Saguaehe County
w. G. A., Saguache, all in Colorado.
The advantage of having land Guilt
waited in the vicinity of the great sheep
ranches of the West is one of the fea-
lures of dry farming that has ap-
pealed to the woolgrowers. The wool
industry has grown to be one of the
most important in the western states
and the Wyoming output alone runs
into the millions of pounds. The prob
lem of grazing and feeding the mil
lions of sheep in the bands owned by
the members of the associations named
above has become a serious one and the
necessity for supplementing livestock
raising by the raising of forage crops
and grains for feeding has been forced
upon thhe growers. Consequently the
~sheepmen recognize the advantage of
arid land agriculture and are heartily
in favor of the Dry Farming congress
as the means of fostering and develop
ing the only means of supplying their
needs.
Dry farming has been practiced by
some of the leading sheepmen in this
state with success and it has been
demonstrated that five acres under cul
tivation by this method has a feeding
capacity equal to that Of so acres of
raw range. The delegates who have
been named and those who will come
from other associations of wool grow
ers are among the most progressive
members of these organizations and
their contributions to the discussions Of
the coming congress are anticipated as
being Of great value to the dry
farmers.