DRY-FARMING CONGRESS 377 
the preceding Congresses. This Congress was made 
notable by the number of foreign delegates who had 
been sent by their respective countries to investigate 
the methods pursued in America for the reclamation 
of the arid districts. Among these delegates were 
representatives from Canada, Australia, The Trans- 
vaal, Brazil, and Russia. 
The fourth Congress was held October 26 to 28, 
1909, in Billings, Montana, under the presidency of 
Governor Edwin L. Morris of Montana. The uncer- 
tain weather of the winter months had led the pre- 
vious Congress to adopt a time in the autumn as 
the date of the annual meeting. This Congress 
became a session at which many of the principles 
discussed during the three preceding Congresses 
were crystallized into definite statements and agreed 
upon by workers from various parts of the country. 
A number of foreign representatives were present 
again. The problems of the Northwest and Canada, 
were given special attention. The attendance was 
larger than at any of the preceding Congresses. 
The fifth Congress will be held under the presidency 
of Hon. F. W. Mondell of Wyoming at Spokane, 
Washington, during October, 1910. It promises 
to exceed any preceding Congress in attendance 
and interest. 
The Dry-farming Congress has made itself one 
of the most important factors in the development of 
methods for the reclamation of the desert. Its 
