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supply for such shade trees, windbreak and certain shrubs, vines and garden 

 vegetables as are not drouth resistant and' are not adapted to dr}^ farming. 

 This is an important thing in the settlement of our arid lands, for on it 

 depends the attractiveness of the home and the contentment with existing 

 conditions that should be one of the attributes of the farmer who is to 

 help build up his community. For those conditions where it is possible 

 to secure a small supply of water, either by storing in a small reservoir the 

 flood waters of some stream or torrent that comes with the melting of the 

 snows, or b}^ pumping from a sub-surface water supply, supplemental irri- 

 agtion supplies the needed solution of this problem. 



Even though it may provoke some dissension, it seems to me onl}^ just 

 to say that dry farming without a domestic water supply at least on the 

 land, or where water has to be hauled some distance, even for drinking 

 and live stock supply purposes, life on a dry farm is not attractive. If 

 these points are brought out fully to new settlers there will be less possi- 

 bility of disappointment and failure. Now it is surprising over what a 

 great area of the western country there is some form of sub-surface water 

 supply. In many valleys and even on the plains distant from mountains, 

 there are to be found artesian water supplies which will give a flowing 

 well simply for the pains of boring it. At other places, wdiile a flowing 

 well is not to be found, sufficiently deep boring will often tap some 

 supply that will rise within a short distance of the surface, and may thence 

 be pumped to the surface and even to a tank that will supply the house with 

 running water and be a great advantage in case of fire. In closing I wish 

 to say that the irrigation man S3'mpathizes most heartily with the legiti- 

 mate dry farming movement, especially that which is based on the most 

 scientific methods yet discovered, but thinks it for the best interest of the 

 dry farm propaganda itself, as well as of the settler, that the most exact 

 information .be supplied settlers as to what they may expect, and that 

 enthusiasm should not be allowed to run away with sound common sense 

 in pushing this great industry. 



MR. CHILCOTT (Washington, D. C): Mr. Chairman, your Com- 

 mittee on Resolutions would like to report. 



CHAIRMAN BERN: We will hear your report. 



MR. CHILCOTT: Your Committee on Resolutions hereby recom- 

 mends the adoption of the following resolution: '"Resolved, That the 

 election of officers and Executive Committee be made a special order for 

 Thursday, January 23rd, at 11 a. m." 



I\IR. BUFFUM (Wj^oming): I move the adoption of the resolution, 

 ^Ir. Chairman. 



The motion put to a vote and declared carried. 



MR. CHILCOTT: Further, your committee recommends the adop- 

 tion of the following resolution: 



"Resolved, That Article One of the Constitution of the Trans-^Missouri 

 Dry Farming Congress be herebj- amended to read as follows: 'Tliis Con- 

 gress sliall be known as The Trans-Missouri Dr}^ Farming Congress and 

 shall hold annual sessions at such time and place as shall be recommended 



