Bisbee daily review., 1910-08-16
PRROGAM OF DRY FARMING
 CONGRESS, SPOKANE, IN OCTOBER

The official cali for the Fifth An nual seccion of the Dry Farming con gress to be held in Spokane Wash. October 8. 4, 3. and eth inclusive has been issued addressed to the govern ors and presidents of agricultural colleges, Conservation associations etc.
 The annual sessions of the Congress are called for the purpose of discus sing technical and commonly utilized methods of improving agricultural op- erations in the districts where geo graphical location makes special methods necessary to insure increased yield.
 To exchange reports of the actual results obtained under various me thods employed to conserve moisture and master the soil and seed pro blems confroting, farmers in regions of slight or irregular rainfall.
 A free and open discussion of pro posed or aiready-existing legislation favorable to the furthed development of the dry lands of the world, and leg islatioa looking to increase appropria- tions from State and Federal govern ments for the establishing of an ad- eauate number of demonstration farms and experiment stations; the employ ment of a sufficient number of field or station experts to carry on ex- permiatal work and the publication .,F ffatd in a form designed to keep actual farmers continually posted as to the progress made in official demonstra- tions
 For assembling together the world s expert agriculturists to discuss and establish more throughly the methods by which the now-unoccupjed agri- cultural acreage may be made to pro duce profit-bearing commercial crops by the use of thorough tillage. adapta- tion of crop to soil and climate etc.
 For conducting an ~Open Forum for farmers to bring before the Con gress their experiences and problems in dry land farming
 For the completion of plans for a great world cooperative movement by which Nations and States may join in this remarkable agricultural uplift.
 THE PROGRAM.
 The plan of the Board of Governors to open the Congress Monday evening October 3, will no doubt meet with favor among intending delegates and members. Several of the most notable and interesting features of the pro gram will be given that evening, such as the Address of Welcome by the Gov ernor of Washington, greetings from the various Nations and States and addresses by some of the most dis tinguished men of America who have been invited to take part in this Con gress. Every delegate should so plan his arrival in Spokane as to be pre- sent at the hour of opening.
 This will be strictly an Agricultural Congress. Live issues directly per taining to the development of dry lands will be discussed from platform and floor The Program will probably be one of the most brilliant and thoroughly practical ever presented al an agricultural convention.
 The Agricultural Colleges in the western section of the United States and the Agricultural Colleges of many of the International Sections of tht Congress will be represented by ex perts in special lines of work.
 The federal governments of man! lands will be represented in the lis of Speakers and all Governors O Western States have been asked t Q be present or send personal represents tives to discuss development of state under dry farming.
 The practical features of the pro gram will be given special prominenc and several hours of open time vii be devoted to talks, both formal an informal, by actual farm operators