The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-06-23
TIL INTERNATIONAL DIR
FARMING CONGRESS

SIXTH INTERNATIONAL DRY
FARMING CONGRESS
And international Exposition OF
Products.
To be held in Colorado Springs,
Colorado, U. S. A., October 16, II,
IS, 10 and 20, 1911.
BETTER Agriculture
Is the hope of the world and the
necessity for every individual farm
err.
Every Country in the World
Has certain percentage Of agri-
cultural acreage for which there IS
either limited rainfall or limited mo-
isture in other forms.
To Solve These Problems
Is the work of this great coop
erative Congress, and you are urged
to consider this convention of the
utmost commercial and social i'm
portance to your country, common
wealth and associates.
The Program
Will be devoted to discussing
plans for rapid enlargement of the
necessary agricultural educational
propaganda; cooperative work be-
tween nation, state and farmer in
developing higher type of methods
and production; exchanging reports
between nations, states and farm
ers, as to methods of overcoming
problems in the conservation Of
moisture, soil fertility and of breed
ing more drouth resisting plants
and fruits; studying the rebuilding
of soils and overcoming of diseases
of plant life, trees and soils; en-
largement Of experimental methods;
national and state legislation affect
ing the farmer from the stand
point of development and methods;
immigration; the interests of the
/ homesteader. etc.
The Congress
Will open promptly at 2 O'Clock
J Monday afternoon and will remain
in session until Friday noon, the
program being so arranged that del
egates may have ampe opportunity
to visit the Exposition and other at
fractions.
| At least one evening will be de-
voted to amusement and two ev-
enings to joint session of the Dry.
Farming Congress and the Congress
of Farm Women.
Te International Section will be
addressed by scientists from many
nations.
The live issues of the day in the
Agricultural world will be discuss.
ed by leading thinkers and expert.
mentalists. and no feature of prac.
tica! farming will be omitted in
the arrangement of the sessions.
Technical matters will be treat.
ed in reports made to the Congress
by special committees appointed by
the President Of the Congress tc
carry on Investigations, and to for.
mulate future plans and advice fol
the benefit of members of this Con.
gress.
Institute sessions will be arrang.
ed for in charge of various states
each day.
Basis of Representation
Chief executives of nations, min
listers or secretaries of agriculture
| governors of states and members o,
1 parliaments or of the federal con.
4 gress Of any country, are members
OF the Dry-Farming Congress BY
virtue Of their political positions.
Officers of agricultural colleges Of
i Universities where Agriculture is
taught. state engineers, directors O,
state or federal agricultural sta
tionse. are entitled to seats in the
4 Congress.
Members Of the ministry or cabi
nets Of any nation are entitled t.
seats in the Congress.
The following officers may ap
point four delegates each: CHIEF
executives Of nations; governors o,
states; governors or premiers O
] provinces.
y The followign officers may ap
4 point ten-delegates each: mayors Of
presidents of cities and towns;
boards Of county commissioners.
The following organizations ma,