Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-12
RANGE OF SUBJECTS
At DRY FARMING
MEET LARGE
Over Hundred of Most Learn
ed Men in World Will Adj
dress Great Gathering at
Lethbridge in October.


Especial Correspondence To IIcrsld.l /
Alberta, Can, Aug l0.-Thr topics I
for discussion ut the seventh lntcrua
tiunal Dry Farming congress TO bo |
held az Lcthbridgc. Alberta. October |
2l-2G next, as announced la thc OF |
hcial call, Just issued, are varied, GOV
cring "a wide range vi subjects.
The plans outlined In the call are /
for general congress session after /
noon ANA evening of four days Jud /
nine sectional conventions. 90 be- held /
in 8s many halls every morning of Go, l
congress The main convention viii ,
be- formally opened by Lieutenant q. [
q. v Buiycu of Alberta ~ the off, ,
ciai representative ur the crown, ana |
ttc response To- his greetings 60 dll |
n. lions there represented viii bee by |
Hon. James Wilson, secretary of agri. |
culture OF the United states and per- |
sonol representative OF President
Tsft
The congress viii he addressed by
some 100 OF the most learned men OF
the world. including nall dozen 90
the greatest agricultural educators. as
mauy railway maEndtcs NhO are de-
voting their lives to the buIldiuE up
Uf the great agricultural sections. in-
-truytors of agriculture iu the leading
colleges, observation-disclosures from the
United states Canada. Russia, Tur-
k,y. South Africa. New south Wales.
south America and utI-r parts 90 the
globe. and successful practical dry
land farmers.
The sectional conventions, which
viii bc among the most interesting
from the educational viewpoint VIII
discuss these subjects
| Soils. their diseases and treatment,
| the building OF soils, conservation %
! fertility and moisture. ullasc and
| methods Tor all soils climates ana
| crops, special uses OF machinery and
"a comparison of machines and results.
Home hrccdiag of seeds, seed SEE
lection, crops aud cropping, CONNER
c,al profits. forage ana fertilization.
Establishment OF Windbroalts, pro-
! lection for stock bcuutincation OF the
farm home. fuel supply etc, what has
| been accomplished in agricultural
! forestry by governments for farmers
themselves in many parts OF the world,
and methods of establishing shade and
| fruit trees under subdumid rundiucns
| diversified farming aud every phase
1f loss and gain va the production.
| breeding and mJiut,u1urr ui i've
stock for power. transportation, muf-
set. food aud dairy supply
Education OF the boys and girls Geo
love. enjoy ana profit hy thr farm.
| with view Co fprmulGtlng some con
crete plan tu present Geo congress. par
| numcuts legislatures aud pulttrM
| power whereby Intelligent aud pfur-
! deal laws mUg bc uniformly adopted
! looking 20 the establishment ul N"c'-
| uuuul education Ia the public schools.
| scientific business management how
tn stop leaks, drop money losing
| crops take ON MONEY making crops,
ana utilize power, stock, feed aud help
To- the best aud most prontapIr ad.
| vantage.
| Scientific breeding ana Investigation
OF drought-rcsistand plants, and rec
searches that have been productive ol
| Increasing the Yield and improving the
| crop
| Agricultural s,irucc both in college
| aud held. problems D"utruuting the
agricultural rullcgv dud experiment
station workers loo subhumId districts
| ui whore drought is frequent
Home economies, rural homo uura
| ing. sanitation. domestic science. 1-
| uur-slyiuE devices, urighpurhood
| clubs. rural schools, rural churches,
| entertainments tor buSs aud girls, gar
dcnlur ANA poultry raising aud every
| problem confronting the Woman on
! tho farm
| an scssiuup VIII hr open 60 an del
rgatyH Nnu Aish Go near the addresses,
aud arrangements nave been made for
the entertainment 81 the thousands
who viii attend with music h} the Ca
NOUS Cardstpu choral society of 100
trained voices. the lctl1ridge High
lander hngWpors. several famous brass
bands az the west frontier pyro-
t,vhuty drama one yEuuiug ANA the
greatest exposition of dry-farmcd proc
ducts ever collected on the Norih
| tmcrican continent, which VIII Dec
opened complete 900 every dctau twu
DAYS bcfur, thy assembling ot the
congress.
special railroad rates have been
made by the leading railroads, ana
| connecting lines are daily Announcing
lowest rates ever made. and this ~
tine opportunity uf "a lifetime Go visit
western canada which Is famous AS
one uf the worlds greatest grdn7ri's
and livestock regions.