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through. While some farmers have suffered losses from hail, drouth, 

 and other causes of crop failure, yet no crop section has suffered a total 

 loss in this, the closest year eastern Colorado has known for some time. 



This past season has taught the value of thorough tillage, the ne- 

 cessity for using drouth-resistant crops and the great advantage of mar- 

 keting the bulk of the crop through some profitable form of live stock 

 fed and finished on the farm. 



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

 3'ear until the following year's crop is assured. This year also brings 

 out the individuality of the farmer. Back of all systems and theories 

 must be the resourceful, purposeful farmer, who mixes "brains witli the 

 soil." Such a man wins success wherever success be possible. 



Colorado calls for eggs and poultr}' meats. The eastern Colorado farm 

 can furnish both, easier and cheaper than any other section. 



Nearly every railroad crossing eastern Colorado runs a "Jersey 

 train," willing to stop wherever cream can be obtained for western use. 

 Nineteen hundred and seven proves there is no year so dry but that 

 feed can be grown for the dairy cows. Here is an urgent call for a 

 feed consumer and a worthy revenue producer with a market almost at 

 the door for her products. 



Denver and Pueblo are in almost constant need of more hogs for 

 their rapidly growing markets. The past few 3^ears have demonstrated 

 that hogs in eastern Colorado have given quick and profitable returns 

 for money invested in them. Those willing to wait longer for returns 

 show^ that sheep, beef cattle and horses are quite profitable consumers 

 of farm produce. The man with small capital must begin, if at all, in 

 a small way.- Experience teaches that here, as elsewhere, it is advisa- 

 ble to start with something, to plan to have capital enough to tide over 

 a period of twenty to twenty-four months. In the meantime, the new 

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

 laying b}^ for a "drier" day, as soon as 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 lesson of this past year was needed 

 b}' the real estate man, the settler and the pessimist. The former will 

 find henceforth that truth is stronger than fiction; the second one will 

 find helpful suggestions in the lessons of the year, and the third has ab- 

 solutely lost his argument, his case is gone. He is no longer needed nor 

 desired. 



CHAIRMAN BURRELL: The Chair is asked to announce that the 

 exhibit of dry farming which is shown in this hall is the result of the 

 work of Thomas Smith, of Nephi, Utah. 



That concludes the regular program of this afternoon. W'hat is the 

 pleasure of the Congress. 



MR. BOWMAN, of Idaho: I would like to ask that the committee 

 which has just been appointed get to work immediately and work as 

 rapidly as they possibly can. We need the money. 



