Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-20
LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA,
SECURES DRY FARM
ING CONGRESS
FOR 1912.

The term, "dry farming" does NOT
indicate all that might be implied. IL
does not mean a system OF irrigation.
but one where all the rain fall and
precipitation Is stored up and con-
served in the soil, to be drawn upon
by scientific and sane processes when
It may be required to forward and In
crease the growth OF grain.
In certain sections of the Canadian
West as we'll as in the American
West, there is a portion of the coun-
try In which the soil is the very best
for the growing of cereals. but the
geographical locations and relative
position to the rain avenues, do not
give the advantage that other parts
possess in the matter OF precipitation.
Agricultural science, however. has
been making rapid progress during
the past few years, and 1t is now as
certained that 1t Is not altogether the
number of inches of rain that is es-
sential to the growing of crops, but
its Conservation, and that is the
meaning of "Dry farming" DRY
Farming" may well be applied to dis
tricts where there is heavy rain fall
and better results will follow. The
education of the public into these new
methods, not new exactly. but such
as have had satisfactory demonstra-
ton, is not alone the purpose OF these
dry-farming Congresses. One idea Is
to bring into life and into operation
the great areas of splendid land lying
within what might be termed semi
arid, without placing them under the
restrictive and expansive process or
irrigation.
The Congresses are attended by
thousands and they bring representa-
tives from all parts of the world. The
Province of Alberta, and also Of Sas-
katchewan, has taken vital interest
in the Congresses which have been
held in the past two or three years.
The Province Of Alberta has made
provincial exhibits, districts have
shown their products. and last year,
several hundred dollars were taken In
prizes; this year the Province or Al
berta took prizes ten to one in excess
of any state in the Union. Alberta
has won eight out of twenty special
cups, that province taking one, Leth-
bridge one, Arthur Perry six, and
, John Baxter, Edmonton, carrying or
one sweepstakes. When it came to
a matter of location for the Congress
. for 1912, the City Of Lethbridge.
} which had put up splendid fght Tor
IL. secured the Congress by unani'
:. nous vote. 1t is expected that the
I Lethbridge Congress will be the larg-
4 est vet held and will be the biggest
, convention in the history or Western
= Canada. In emphasizing his invita-
. ton to Lethbridge, one Of the speak
1 ers said he had just received tele
e gram frcm Magrath lnear Lethbridgel
{ stating that of one thousand acres oi
Il wheat Just thrashed Hethershaw anc
|. Bradshaw had thrashed 47,ooo bush
q els.
j Literature sent out recently by TIE
/. Canadian Government Agents, which
will be sent postage free on applfca
ton, tells Of hundreds OF splendid
. yields in all parts Of Western Canada
II Her Credit Was Strained.
o A young country merchant who hat
!. something Of reputation for Close
!. figuring was especially attentive t
d the village schoolma am. The youni
e woman had a sweet tooth and was no
q at all retiring about making the fac
e known. Accordingly, she hinted t
r her admirer that box of chocolate
X would be greatly appreciated on tn
h occasion of his next visit. Later tn
e suggestion was repeated and agail
4. duly needed. The third time the sui
ia ject was broached, however, the dis
i. penser Of sweets turned a deaf ear t
3. the entreaty.
~ II don't know about taking that gil
n any more candy" he confided to
n companion next day. She's OWN m
N sixty cents for chocolates already
"a Lippincott's Magazine.