Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19
COLORADO LEADS
IN DRY FARMING
STATE SHOWS SUPERIORITY AT
INTERNATIONAL DRY FARM.
ING CONGRESS.
UTAH MAN PRESIDENT
PRIZES AW A ED; SEVERAL
STATES AND FOREIGN coUN-
TRIES ARE REPRESENTED.
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Colorado Springs, Colo.-Colorado
has shown that as a dry-farming
state she holds first rank.
glance at the list of the more
important awards at the big exposi-
ton of dry-farm products proves the
statement.
A. M. Axelson of Haxtun, Colo, in
competition with the world, was
awarded the beautiful 500 silver
loving cup given by the Lethbridge
Board of Trade for the best bushel of
winter red wheat.
C. F.. Saybourne, another Colorado
farmer, carried off the second hon
ors.
Mr. Axelson also won the first
prize for the best alfalfa.
C. W. Reed of Elizabeth, Colorado,
won the first prize for best display
of vegetables, competition being open
to the world.
DR.. John A. Widstoe, president of
the Utah Agricultural College, was
elected president of the International
Dry Farming Congress.
A proposition that was touched upon
at this session of the Congress was to
ask the government to give further
support to the settlement of dry
farming lands by enlarging home
steads.
1t is pointed out that only through
unnecessary red tape procedure can
settlers obtain more than 16O acres
in the arid belts. The congress
wants the government to permit the
man who is willing to file on a home
stead in dry farming regions to take
up, at least, 800 acres, or, possibly.
$40 acres.
Prof. j. E. Waggoner, machinest ex-
pert of the International Harvester
Company, spoke on the Influence of
Farm Machinery in Agricultural Prod
ucts;" Senior Escobar of Mexico on
Native and Important Plants for Dry
Farming in Mexico," and Prof. II. l..
Bowley, flax expert of the North Da-
kota Agricultural college, on FLAX as
Dry Crop"
The committees on credentials and
nominations then reported. The Gre
dentials committee gave the total num-
Der of votes in the congress as 420.
The International Congress of Agr-
cultural Colleges and Experimental
Stations held its first session, presid-
ed over by President Charles A. Lory
of the Colorado Agricultural college.
After the election of DR.. Widstoe as
president, the following vice presi-
dents were elected.
American-John Lennox, Colorado
Springs; ]. H. Hamilton, Bozeman,
Ht.. and Dean L. A. Burnett, Uni
versity of Nebraska.
International vice presidents: Dun
can Marshall, Canada; John McColl,
Australia; Hewitt Bostock, British Co.
lumbia; S. " Kadam. India; Hon w.
r. Motherwell, Canada; Gen. Lewis
Botha, South Africa; w. j. Black, Can
ada: Dr. Pedro de Toledo, Brazil; AL
berto Alibaud, Chile; Col. Marcel NAL
Ger, France; n. Kaumanns, Germany
Gezo Koppely. Hungary; Senor Ing
Lauro Viadas, Mexico; DR.. Theodore
Kryshtofovich, Russia; DR.. Aaron
Aarenshon, Turkey.
Following are some of the prizes
awarded:
Best bushel hard red winter wheat,
open to the world Canada barred),
silver trophy cup, value 800 given by
Lethbridge board of trade, won by A.
Nj. Axelson, Haxtun, Colo; second, c.
e. I-aybourn, Cope, Colo; third II.
Huenka, Shattuck, Okla; fourth, Cim-
arron Commercial Club, Cimarron.
Kan; fifth, ]. T. Keck, Enid. Okla;
sixth, II. II. Smelser, Julesburg, Colo;
seventh, II. Schminke, Cimarron, Kan.
Best county exhibit won by Wood
ward county, Okla; second, Elbert
county, Colo; third. Kiowa county.
Colo.
Best general exhibit agricultural
products, open to any commercial
body, club or association embracing
less territory than county or prov
ince, Colorado Springs being barred
trophy cup given by Denver Chamber
of Commerce, awarded to Cardston
Board OF Trade, Cardston, Alberta.
Best collective sheaf exhibit OF
grain, open to the world, trophy cup
given by Wills, Spackman & Kent
Colorado Springs, VINO by Arthur Per
ry, Cardston, Alberta.
Best individual exhibit of grain
grown on summer fallowed land, won
by Arthur Perry, Cardston, Alberta;
second, Tillman Reuter-. Madras. Ore.
Bst display of wheat. all varieties
open to the world-First. Arthur Per
ry, Cardston; second. Tillman Reuter-;