The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-11-02
DR.. CHAS. w. ROOK
Reports Dry Farming Consress
Held at Colorado SPRING., Colo, !,
October 1920, 1911
Mr.. Editor:

At your request hand you herewith
the following report of the Sixth Inter
national Dry Farming Congress, held in
to 30. 1911:
This was truly an International Con-
gress, as was evidenced by the pres
ence OF delegates from our own and
many foreign countries. The sessions
of the Congress were held in the Tenn
Pile Theatre and the Presbyterian
Church. The stage Of the Theatre was
beautifully decorated with United States
flags. The Congress began its work at
. 2. NJ. October l6. 1911. with Presi-
dent Dr. Worst, presiding. Grouped
about him We're Governor ShafrOth, of
Colorado. Governor J. E. Hawley. of
Idaho, Ex- x-GovernOr Adams, of ColOra-
do, Hon. II. F. Avery, Mayor of Colo
RADIO Springs, Mr.. c. X. Root, of Den
yer. Chairman of the Executive Com
mite of the Cong ress, John T. Burns,
Secretary. and delegates from the Ca
madam Provinces, Mexico, Brazil, Ar
gentin- Republic. Peru, Chill, Uruguay,
Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Russia.
Turkey, India. China, Australia, and
Hawaii About seven hundred and fifty
delegates were present. Addresses of
welcome were given by Mayor Avery.
Governor HaWley. ard Governor Shaf-
roth President Taft, who was at that
time il. Los Angeles, California. tele-
grapned mis- greetings. Greetings by
kilograms and cablegrams were read
from Governors and Rulers of mary
states provinces and nations.
The Agricultural exhibits was held in
a row of large tents, two blocks long;
the EXHIBITS came from our semi arid
states. from Mexico and Canada, A
finer display of fruit, vegetables. grains,
and grasses the writer never saw. The
Canadian exhibit was given first prize,
a beautiful silver cup. The Oklahoma
exhibit was a close second, and was al
so awarded a very beautiful silver cup.
Our Sedgwck County's exhibit, so
. tastefully arranged by Mr.. H. II. Smell
Ser, made a very creditable display,
and was awarded number of first and
secord premiums.
In close proximity to the agricultural
display, were grouped large number OF
farm implements, includlning deep
blowing machines, traction engines, and
| pumping machinery.
The field demonstrations of deepplow :
! ing and blowing with traction engines
were given daily. Another interesting
demonstration was given and frequently
repeated during the Congress by the
Dupont Powder Company, was the use
of dynamite. as a subsolIlng agency in
agriculture and horticulture.
| In order to facilitate the work of the
| Congress. it was found necessary to or
| game the delegates into auxiliary bod
les; the first of these auxiliary associa-
, tions be created was the InternatiOn
al Congress of Farm Women, with Mrs.
Bertha Stavert, of Winnipeg, Canada,
President. and Mrs. John r. Burns,
of Colorado Springs, Secretary; second ).
the International Congress of Agricul-
tural Colleges, with DR.. Lory, President
of our Colorado Agricultural College.
President: third, the International Con-
gress of Agri cultural Experiment Sta
tons. with Prof. w. ?. Snyder, Direc-
tor of the North Platte Experiment
Stations, President.
The sessions of the Women's Con-
gress We're held in the Presbyterian
Church. Those of the Agricultural
Colleges and Experiment Stations, in
the theatre.
MANY OF the addresses were delivered
by foreign delegates and, as an act of
courtesy to the speaker, the flag of his
country would be lowered from the
ceiling of the stage so that each was
standing under his country's flag while
addressing us. DR.. Worst, in his pres
idential address, spoke of the need OF
financial aid far advancing dry farming
methods. That great credit was due
the Z. s. Department of Agriculture,
} also the various state agricultural col.
leges for the work each was doing IN
Ii its special field, but that greater work
) than these institutions could possibly
perform was urgently needed. That ar
endowment fund of at least One Mil
lion Dollars should be created for tn.
specific purpose of advancing scientific
; agriculture. He referred to the fact
that within recent years, phlanthro
pists had given large sums of money t'
endow various colleges and hospitals
but as yet no endowments had heer
made to scientifically train the farmer
he. Upor whom depends the success
yes, the very existence-of men in al
other vocations. He also told us how
BY the painting of trees. climatic con
/, ditions could be so changed that w
. would NO longer have to endure tn
billiards. from the north, nor the no
winds from the south.
tCoatinucd Nex. Week.