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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 (jf the desert. Its 



