DRY FARMING CONGRESS. 



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This past season has taught the importance of thoroughly understand- 

 ing the principles of dry farming, the necessity of using drought resistant 

 crops and the great advantage of marketing the bulk of the crop through 

 some profitable form of live stock fed on the farm. 



It also shows the wisdom of holding over feed and seed from one year 

 until the following year's crop is assured. 



The man with small capital, must begin in a small way. Experience 

 teaches that here, as elsewhere, it is advisable to start with something, to 

 plan to have capital enough to tide over a period of . at least eighteen 

 - months, better, still, twenty-four months. In the meantime the new settlers 

 should get the hog, hen and dairy cow busy buying groceries and laying 

 by for a "dryer" day, as soon as possible. This year has brought out the 

 individuality of the farmer. Back of all systems and theories must be the 

 resourceful, purposeful farmer, who "mixes brains with his soil." Such 

 a man wins success wherever success be possible. 



While the writer continues to urge conservative action, he feels the 

 time has passed for all doubtings of the sanity of the farmer who settles 

 in eastern Colorado. The lessons of the past year were needed by the 

 real estate man, the settler and the pessimist. 



The former will find henceforth that truth is stronger than fiction, the 

 second helpful suggestions in the lessons of the year, and the third has 

 absolutely lost his argument, his case is gone. The pessimist on this 

 subject is no longer needed nor desired, for his work is done. Having 

 past his most crucial year, with credit to himself, let us give our eastern 

 Colorado brother the glad hand of congratulation and bid him God speed 

 in his earnest work of building up that section of our young but virile 

 state. He is entitled to his full meed of praise, for he has problems which 

 our brother, on his irrigated farm, knows not of, and cannot therefore ap- 

 preciate. W. H. OLIN, 



Colorado Member Executive Committee. 



Gentlemen, Mr. J. W. Paxman, of Utah. 



A REPORT OF THE PROGRESS OF DRY FARMING DEVELOP- 

 MENT IN UTAH DURING THE YEAR 1907. 



(By J ..W. Paxman, Nephi, Utah.) 

 Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: — 



I have been asked to make a brief report on the progress of Dry 

 Farming development in Utah during the year 1907. In reviewing the 

 efforts that have been put forth in this state since the first session of 

 this Congress a year ago, I find that much has been accomplished, both in 

 the added acreage that has been subjected to methods of Arid Farming 

 and in arousing the public sentiment to a favorable consideration of the 

 possibilities of redeeming our vast areas of hitherto dormant deserts and 

 sage-brush lands. 



Stimulated by the recurring success of their neighbors, many new dis- 

 ciples of this new industry have put forth their hands to wrest from the 



