Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-10-28
AGRICULTURAL SCIENTISTS EN-
PLAIN BEST METHODS or
DRY FARMING.
Conserving The RAINFALL
Large Crowd Attended Exposition
MISUNDERSTANDING Fillcd All
Day Long.

with delegates from all nations Of
the world IN attendance at the ses-
sious of the congress in the conven-
ton auditorium, and thousands Of
other people scattered over the 80
acres OF exhibits, yesterday was the
most animated day at the lnterna-
tonal Soil Products exposition since
the show opened last week.
Before a crowd Of 1000 delegates
dozen or more agricultural eX-
perts delivered lectures yesterday af-
ternoou and last night THE con-
quest Of the drouth" was the pre-
dominating subject Nearly every
phase OF the farm congress meetings
touches upon this theme.
Millions of people are dying each
year from famine, the demand Is in
creaslng and the supply is decreasing.
II is to devise a way In which to over
come this appalling state OF affairs
that these representative men Of all
nations have gathered in Tulsa Their
deliberations this week may have a
marvellous effect upon the welfare OF
this and future generations.
Yesterdays sun removed all traces
Of Sundays snow furry and by &
o'clock last night every walk and
road on the grounds was perfectly
dry and passable The machinery
exhibits attracted considerable atten-
ton yesterday Big tractors, "caper-
pillars" and various other types OF
modern farm machinery gave pracu-
cal demonstrations all day long. The
delegates with one accord pronouhc-
ed II the most comprehensive ana IN
teresting machinery exhibit that has
ever marked a session of the con-
greess.
While thousands of visitors are IN
the city there has been no great con-
gestion in the way of street traffic,
furnishing rooms or among the
hotels Every person who comes TO
the congress is Immediately taken
care Of through the medium OF IN
formation bureaus, boy scout guides
ETC.
The exhibit halls we're crowded all
day long and last night an unusually
large crowd was in attendance, many
of them attracted by the appearance
of Senator Gore, who delivered an ad-
dress
The exhibit buildings will he open
every day this week, and each night
No admission will be charged on the
grounds after o'clock p. m.
The section Of soils, tillage and ma
chinery convened In the convention
auditorium at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. II. NJ Bainer. OF ANA
rillo. Tex. presided. A. NJ. McOmle
of Phoenix. Ariz, is secretary OF the
section.
Speeches and lectures were deliver
ed by the following
THE Lessons of 1919 by H. NJ
Bainer: Soil and Moisture, by Dr.
Frank s. Harris, Logan, Utah; Till
age Methods for Spring Planting ;.
w BLACK. Goodwell Okla: Seed Bed
prenaration for Wheat" l.. +. Call,
agrouomist Kansas state Agricul-
tural College
At the opening of last nights ses-
sion. W. NJ Hardine, dean OF agri-
cnlture. Kansas State Agricultural
College. gave lecture on Managing
soils to prevent blowing" illustrating
by stereortican slides.
J. II. Shepperd. dean OF agriculture
North Dakota Agricultural College,
oniciated as chairman of the section
Of live stock and dairylng, which
held It's opening session at S;4o
at
Professor Shepperd gave an address
on What the 1910 Livestock census
shows" Talks were made by W. A.
Cochel. state College, Pa; Philander
=. Lewis. Crescent, Mo-; and Prof. II.
NJ Bainer Amarillo.
Or Frank S. Harris in talking yes
tcrdav afternoon on The Control OF
Soil Moisture" said in part:
"The dry-farmer is dependent TO
anite an extent for his success OF
failure on the moisture OF the soil
He NAV have the best seed ne can
obtain and may be prepared to har-
vest a crop by the most approved
methods: but II the moisture VI his
SOL is short. his seed will avail him
nothing and he will have no crop to
harvest. In arid regionsthe one linn
iting factor Of crop production which
far outweighs all others, is the mois-
ture required by plants for their
growth. Where irrigation water Is
available the needed supply can be
added while the crops are growing,
but under dry-farming the only sup
ply is that which is stored in the soil