376 DRY-FARMING 
the states interested in dry-farming and from some 
of the humid states. Utah, the pioneer dry-farm 
state, was represented by a delegation second in 
size only to that of Colorado, where the Congress was 
held. The call for this Congress was inspired, in 
part at least, by real estate men, who saw in the dry- 
farm movement an opportunity to relieve themselves 
of large areas of cheap land at fairly good prices. 
The Congress proved, however, to be a businesslike 
meeting which took hold of the questions in earnest, 
and from the very first made it clear that the real 
estate agent was not a welcome member unless he 
came with perfectly honest methods. 
The second Dry-farming Congress was held Jan- 
uary 22 to 25, 1908, in Salt Lake City, Utah, under 
the presidency of Fisher Harris. It was even better 
attended than the first. The proceedings show that 
it was a Congress at which the dry-farm experts of 
the country stated their findings. A large exhibit 
of dry-farm products was held in connection with 
this Congress, where ocular demonstrations of the 
possibility of dry-farming were given any doubting 
Thomas. 
The third Dry-farming Congres was held Feb- 
ruary 23 to 25, 1909, at Cheyenne, Wyoming, under 
‘the presidency of Governor W. W. Brooks of Wyo- 
ming. An unusually severe snowstorm preceded the 
Congress, which prevented many from attending, 
yet the number present exceeded that at any of 
