Bisbee daily review., 1910-04-23

I purpose 70 UIQ OuN LDONt u.
pillow their ground. wha, kind OF
seed to plant. what kind of cultiva-
ton 10 give their growing or dry
ing crops. In brief. they did not I'M
derstand the conservation OF mois
ture or the scientific cultivation of
soil.
The unbelievers IT. the east dit
not know the west. did not under
s5and SRe conditions necessary t.
successful farming il any region, di
not believe the facts when they wer.
presented. b.cause they I'D not know
the west. The skeptics IN the ives
either did not know their west o
were influenced BY motives OF Sc
esh interest. inspired BY a mistake
idea that the settlement Of the col
try BY farmers was somehow in COT
fiiet with their own private utter
ests. f
When the Trans Missouri Dry
Farming congress was organized.
john r. Burns. the secretary Of lhe
Colorado State Commercial ass0cia-
ton. perceived the causes behind
the failure among the dry land set
tiers and grasped the possibilities Of
dry farming il the proper methods
we're placed at the command Of the
dry farmers. He saw that education
must be the keynote Of the move
ment if it would be effective in the
uIbuiiding of the west The con-
gress struggled against prejudice I'M
til the third annual session al Chey-
enc, Wyo. when it threw Of all
shackles Of localiza ion and became
an international movement A sys-
tematic campaign Of education was
carried On and il resulted in bring
ing dry farming to the attention of
the leading editors in all parts of
The country.
Edueationa. Work.
Education work among the set
tiers Of the west was instituted by
Secretary Burns at the beginning Of
the congress and farmers every
where were impressed with the fact
that dry farmers who knew and prac-
ticed the fundamental principles OF
dry farming we're successful. De
mand for more education came with
the growth Of the movement. until
today scores Of letters are received
daily from all parts Of the west In
curing about dry farming and ask
ing questions about the problems
arising in their daily work.
The Dry Farming congress gives
the farmer. the knowledge he re
quires for successful agriculture in
the semi-arid west. The principles OF
scientific agriculture are being car
ried into the home of the farmers.
Dry farming mas made good" in all
sections OF that vast area between
the SSH meridian and the Pacific
ocean where the rainfall is limited and
where irrigation is impossible or i'm
practicable
New Settlers for West
because farmers who have follow
ed dry farming methods By conscien-
iicusly applying the principles OF
moisture conservation and intelligent
tillage as taught IN the literature Of
the Dry Farming congress. a great
wave Of settlement has been started
toward the Dakotas. western Kansas
and Nebraska. Montans Wyoming.
Colorado. Oklahoma. western Texas.
New Mexico. Washington and Ore
gon. Arizona and Nevada.
In these states and territories
towns are springing mp on the sage
brush plains and IN sandhill districts.
surrounded with prospecting dry farm
ers. Dry farming has become a vital
part OF the economic development OF
the nation. Because Of the import
ance OF its part in national develop
ment the eyes Of the country will
turn towards Spokane next October
when the congress meets and tnou-
sands will come here from all sec
lions TO see the evidences of dry
farming success that are now being
prepared in the various states aad
territories of the semi-arid west for
exhibition in the International Dry
Farming exposition