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158 DRY FARMING CONGRESS. 



semi-arid distrcts, and the name of this congress be changed to the 

 Trans-Missouri Arid-Farming Congress. 



Whereas, The successful development of farming without irrigation 

 depends primarily upon the establishment of scientific principles on which 

 the farmer may vest his practice; and 



Whereas, Such scientific investigations cannot be carried on properly 

 by private enterprise; and 



Whereas, The different Trans-Missouri states differ in their climate 

 and soil conditions, and, therefore require that special attention be given to 

 the conditions prevailing in each State; therefore. 



Resolved, That the Trans-Missouri Dry Farming Congress favors 

 the establishment by State legislative action of experimental farms for 

 the scientific study of farming without irrigation, such stations to be 

 under the direction of the respective State Experiment Stations. 



CHAIRMAN BURRELL: If no other memeber of the Congress desires 

 to introduce a resolution at this time we will proceed to the regular order 

 of business. 



The next number on the program is "Dry Farm Wheat Growing in 

 the Great Basin," by Prof. J. C. Hogenson, Agronomist, Agricultural 

 College of Utah, Logan, Utah. 



I take pleasure, ladies and gentlemen, in introducing Prof. Hogenson, 

 of Logan^ Utah. (Applause.) 



DRY FARM WHEAT GROWING IN THE GREAT BASIN. 



(Prof. J. C. Hogenson.) 



Ladies and Gentlemen: Since listening to the sweet strains of music 

 and the melodious voices at the concert last night I have been wondering 

 what the next treat for the arid farmer will be. In coming to the platform 

 I heard a gentleman say: 'T hope he will cut it short." (Laughter.) I 

 take for granted that the gentleman is not very much interested in arid 

 farming, and that he is more interested in something else. I assure him, 

 however, that I shall be brief. Not because brevity is the soul of wit, but 

 because if there is any one thing I like more than any other it is the 

 truth boiled down. I am not in favor of talking for hours upon a certain 

 subject which could be just as well said, and perhaps better said, in a 

 few words. 



The problems before the arid farmers in the west are ver}^ broad prob- 

 lems. They are problems which cannot be solved in a day or two, neither 

 can they be soh^ed in a year or a dozen years; and I doubt very much if 

 there are some of them that can be solved in a lifetime. Therefore, if I 

 shall say some things which are not absolutely demonstrated facts they 

 are indications of facts, at least. When I say that a certain strain of 

 wheat is better than another strain of wheat. I do not mean that it is abso- 

 lutely so, but I mean merely that the experiments which we have been 

 carrying on indicate that it is better for that particular section where it 

 has been tried. 



