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modest. I belie\ e there is not a man 'here but what can tell something 

 about dry farming in his locality, if he will do it. One gentleman this 

 evening, with whom I am not acquainted, mentioned about what he had 

 raised, and in about one hundred words said some things that would be 

 very interesting to this Congress. In view of the fact that the gentleman 

 who is on the program is not here to talk to us on a subject I was very 

 much interested in, I would suggest that you call these states again, and 

 urge upon these gentlemen not to be too modest in telling about what 

 they know about what has been done in their locality. 



CHAIRMAN DERN: As suggested by the gentleman from Nebraska, 

 I will call the states again, so those who did not respond this afternoon 

 may have another opportunity now to respond on this subject. Is there 

 anyone here from Arizona who wishes to address the convention? From 

 California? Colorado has responded. Idaho? I think Idaho responded 

 this afternoon. 



MR. DEAVER (Nebraska)': I would like to hear from Mr. Day of 

 Idaho, if he is here. (No response.) 



CHAIRMAN DERN: Mr. Day evidently is not here this evening. 

 Kansas? Nebraska? I think I will have to call on the same gentleman 

 from Nebraska. 



MR. DEAVER: Mr. Chairman, I have an address for tomorrow. 



CHAIRMAN DERN: All light; we will hear from the gentleman 

 tomorrow. Nevada? Prof. True was to have addressed the convention 

 today, but, as stated a while ago, he is not here, and we may have the 

 pleasure of hearing from him tomorrow. New Mexico? North Dakota? 

 Oklahoma? South Dakota? Texas? Washington. I think I have gone 

 over the whole list, except those who have responded. I call on anyone 

 else who wishes to address the convention. 



MR. BENNION (Utah): I did not come here with the expectation 

 of having anything whatever to say to this convention, as. I only regard 

 myself as one of the small fry in dry farming. I know there are a great 

 many men who have had a great deal more experience than I have along 

 those lines, but it looks to me as though the gentleman from Nebraska 

 spoke the truth when he said we are altogether too modest; we are alto- 

 gether too afraid of getting together and imparting a little information, or 

 at least showing our ignorance along these lines. It appears to me that 

 if we are afraid of imparting any of our information to our fellows — 



A DELEGATE: Mr. Chairman, I move you that the gentleman be 

 required to take the stand. 



CHAIRMAN DERN: Will the gentleman please come forward to 

 the stand? 



MR. BENNION: Ladies and Gentlemen: I assure you I did not 

 expect to get myself up here at all. (Laughter.) I had no idea of such 

 a thing. But I don't like to see everybody holding back. We came here 

 for information; we came here to learn something, and we had better make 

 a break and show our ignorance than to say nothing at all and have a 

 Quakers' meeting. (Laughter.) I think probably some of our delegates are 



