Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-08-31
(By c. q. WILLIAMS, Publicity Agent
Dry Farming Cungrcss.)

Dry-tAfmlnS Congress,
The International Dry Farming
Congress is the development OF an
idea. Its growth since 1905, the
ye4r of its ltloEu.t.on, has been one
Of the wonders OF the modern agri-
cultural world. The first Dry-farm
ing congress was held I'm Denver.
Plans were made for "A three days
convention and for not more than
200 delegates, Fifteen hundred peo-
pie came from nearly dozen states
and the convention was heightened
from three days to four by popular
vote Of the delegates themselves.
a second session at Salt Lake city
was, for some reason, less largely at
tended than the first but II was mado
OF special note by the election or
John r. Burns, of Denver as eXecu-
tive secretary treasurer OF the or
ganization. Mr.. Burns has held the
same position ever since and it Is to
HIM, in great measure, that the sub
sequent growth and influence Of the
organization is due.
The third session at Cheyenne,
wyoming, was held in a blizzard in
the winter of lgOS-09, but it was at
tended by representatives of foreign
governments and was officially recug-
nlzed by agricultural colleges ana 10y
the United States department OF ag-
allure. Eight months later at
Billings, Mont came the great gath
erng that fixed the standard Of the
Congress as the largest convention
held i'm the west each year Later
60! .s nave been held at Spokane,
at Colorado Springs and at Lcth-
bridge Alberta, each more successful
and more largely attended than the
last.
An Educational Concern.
The congress is devoid Of either
politics or religion. II refuses to have
anything to do with colonization in
any folm. II is purely and solely edu-
cational ana it is the only popular in
ternational body appealing to farmers
generally with an agricultural mes
sage.
Two-thirds of the farming land in
the known world gets rainfall Of less
than 20 inches annually. Two-thlrds
of the remaining one-third is sub
ject to occasional or periodical
drouth.
The purpose Of the international
congress is to teach the method for
conquerng dpeiIraAG1aaad.lts.f field is,
refore, the world. II has branch
Offices in nineteen nations and indi-
vldual members in sixty. IT Is a po-
pular organization which anyone may
join.
is not an agricultural college, nor
does it conduct experiment farms or
demonstration stations. 1t merely en-
deayors to collect from all sources all
information relating to the rotation Of
crops, the maintenance OF soil fertility |
the growing and feeding of live stock |
and the breeding of seeds that are ac-
climated to the climate and soil in |
winch they are expected to grow IN
all districts of light or irregular rain |
fall. These points are then united INTO |
q definite farm system by special III |
lage methods for the storage OF ram |
fall, whereby drouth may be prevented
in regions of irregular rains, and good
crops grown throughout all semi-arid |
countries. The extent Of its work and
influence is evidenced by the fact that
eight ministers of agriculture in as
many nations are on the list OF vice
presidents of the organization
Reaches to All Countries.
The countries covered by it's branch |
offices include Canada, South Africa,
Brazil. Uruguay, Italy, China, Argen-
tina, Algeria, Austria, Hungary, McNl-
co, Turkey, Persia, India, Auslralla,
New South wales, the Netherlands'
Belgium and Russia. In practically
every hIlOMn az lNAiAhi" 81 NNNAN's
the world from one to one hundred
men are associated with the work OF
the congress, and assist in spreading
the gospel Of good farming among
their people.
ne congress is a double organiza-
ton. international and local. The for
mer handles the general work whlch
goes on through nearly sixty nations
twelve months in the year. The latter
is in charge of the annual meetings
and expeditions held each year and is
known as the local board Of control.
All Tulsa Men on Board.
For the Tulsa exposition in october
this board Is composed exclusively OF
Tulsa men, as follows:
O. D. Hunt, chairman; Eugene Lor-
ton, william Stryker, l.. X. Cone, I. 5.
Avery and c. A. Sanderson.
Hon. w. r. Motherwell minister OF
agriculture for Saskatchewan, Canada,
is president of the international or
ganization. The affairs Of the congress
are handled by so-called board OF
governors, of which W. /. Drummond,
of Enid, OSlhoma, is chairman. The
other members are Mr.. Motherwell;
c. r. Root of Denver. W. Nj. Jardine.
of Manhattan, Kansas; A. NJ. Fergu-
son. Of Sherman, Texas: A. c. Trumbo.
of Muskogee, Oklahoma, and o. ID.
Hunt and John T. Burns OF Tulsa.