El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-01
DRY FARMING DELEGATES
ARRIVING FOR CONGRESS
Spokane Already Filling up With Enthusiastic AdVo
Gates of Dry Farming and the Convention winch
Will Begin Monday Night Promises to Be the
Most Notable Yet Held With Many Dis
tngushed Speakers

Spokane. Wash, Oct. 1-Delegates
are arriving here from all over the
world to participate in the fifth ahhu a.
Dry Farming congress, whlcn open nIs,oI,
this city Monday night, and Whici
promises TO be the most important anu
interesting meeting ever held IN
history of the organization.
The tremendous progress that TINS
system of agriculture has made our
ing the last five years, has attracted
the attention. not only OF sclen'ie''
but agriculturists aSt Well.
Delegates From Hany Lands
A. the congress the delegates present
will represent five billion acres OF uls
farm land in America, France Ger
MANY. Russia, British South AFRICA
Australia, India, Turkey, HungarA'
Italy, Brazil, Argentine and Alge ia
There will also be governors OF i've
northwestern states, three members %
congress, representatives OF SIX 1ol
nations. heads Of federal ana s'ale oo
departments and transportation com
panies, including many prominent ae
cultural experts o.s
there will be an exposition, where COM
prehensive displays will be made OF
The products of the field, orchard anu
garden to demonstrate what mas oeen
ACCOMPLISHED in the socalled seml-arlu
districts in all parts OF the WoIiu-
Prizes of a total value Of slO'ooo are
Offered in the various competltlons'
which are free and open to all ory
farmers.
or,,ne- president of the organization
will formally convene the congress IN
+ba washington state armory on the
evening of October 8, the delegates ana
visitors being welcomed by governor
HAY for the state and mayor Pratt toI
the CITY. There will be eight regular
sessions. and in addition six meetings.
OF the institute sections OF North ano
south Dakota, Utah, Idaho, Montana
- Txrostt,oton on October to g. Dr.
W Cooke. state director of dry farm
inc in Wyoming, viii have charge OF
-esstoos for members the morning OF
October 5 and s. The meetings are Ior
delegates desiring specific Information
on drv farming problems, soil culture
and seed breeding
Sneakers presenting set addresses Vi
naners at the sessions Of the congress
NH he limited to 20 minutes, unless
+ha zine is extended by vote OF the
delegates. and following each ADDRESS
the congress will devote 10 minutes 10
,crastions pertaining directly TO the
subject under discussion. All sup1ecls
not related to dry farming problems
VIII be ruled out Of the discussion I'M
less first presented to the executive
committee in session
To Entertain Delegates.
The Spokane board OF control mas
nrenared a program for the entertain
ment of officials of the congress am
sneakers and delegates at the conven-
tion. and there will also be a series
Of smokers, banquets, theater parties
and excursions for visiting newspaper
writer's. The committee in charge Is
composed of 10 representatives OF each
newspaper IN Spokane
The delegates will discuss legislation
favorable to the further development OF
drv lands: by establishing demonstra-
tion farms and experiment stations,
and WAYS and means by which the un
occupied agricultural acreage OF. this
and other countries may be made To
successfully produce profitable crops
Dry Farming Not New.
Dry farming is not new, and there Is
nothing spectacular about it. It is the
oldest agricultural system in the world;
If has passed through the period OF
nrovfng. and it has made converts OF
its most severe critics. 1t was first
practfced by scientific farmers IN
Fgvpt. in the early days Of the empire:
perfected by the Germans in 1SOO ana
adopted by farmers in the big beho
country in eastern Washington and the
Columbia basin country in Oregon more
than a quarter century ago. Since then
It has spread to various parts OF what
was once the Great American Desert,
and scientists and practical farmers IN
this and other lands are Investigating
its possibilities in over coming soil and
climate conditions and improving
crops.
Dry farming is based upon the prfn-
ciples of conservation of moisture IN
the soil Farmers in the semi-arid west
accomplish. this by systematic tillage.
Deep blowing. so that the falling
moisture may penetrate the earth to
the greatest depth, is one of the funda-
mental principles of all the successful
dry farming systems, while systematic
cultivation of the surface, to maintain
a dust blanket as a shield against the
sun and hot winds, is the supplemental
factor.
Isolated farmers in the western
country. forced by conditions to work
out their own salvation, have for years
been building science of soil culture.
Districts in Utah and elsewhere have
become successful dry farming com
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