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DRY FARMING CONGRESS. 



Wyoming. — The normal annual precipitation for the state of Wyoming 

 is 14.31 inches. The greatest amount of average annual precipitation for 

 the state is 18.68 inches, and the least is 10.04 inches. 



Colorado. — The normal annual precipitation for the state of Colorado 

 is 16.42 inches. The largest average annual precipitation for any station 

 is 25.59 inches, and the smallest is 6.43 inches. 



New Mexico. — The normal annual precipitation for New Mexico is 

 13.45 inches. The largest amount of average annual precipitation for any 

 station is 18.79 inches, and the smallest is 3.91 inches. 



North Dakota. — The normal annual precipitation for North Dakota is 

 17.79 inches. The greatest annual average amount for any station is 20.68 

 inches, and the least is 13.28 inches. 



South Dakota. — The normal annual precipitation for South Dakota 

 IS 21.45 inches. The highest annual average for any station is 28.98 inches, 

 and the smallest is 13.54 inches. 



Nebraska. — The normal annual precipitation for the state of Nebraska 

 is 24.42 incdies. The greatest annual average precipitation for any station 

 s 36.04 inches, and the least is 14.32 inches. 



Kansas. — The annual normal precipitation for Kansas is 27.77 inches. 

 The highest annual average precipitation for any station is 44.54 inches, 

 and the lowest is 15.40 inches. 



Oklahoma. — The annual normal precipitation for Oklahoma is 31.83 

 inches. The largest annual average for any station is 42.37 inches, and 

 the smallest is 19.37 inches. 



The variation from the normal annual precipitation for any state or 

 locality is considerable. For the states and territories named the excess, 

 and deficiency range as follows, for the years 1901 to 1906, inclusive: 



Washington, excess 3.52 inches, deficiency 7.66 inches. 



Oregon, excess 6.91 inches, deficiency 12.22 inches. 



California, excess 12.55 inches, deficiency 4.03 inches. 



Idaho, excess 3.25 inches, deficiency 2.74 inches. 



Nevada, excess 5.75 inches, deficiency 2.76 inches. 



Utah, excess 7.30 inches, deficiency 1.63 inches. 



Arizona, excess 14.85 inches, deficiency 2.00 inches. 



Montana, excess 3.13 inches, deficiency 3.07 inches. 



Wyoming, ^excess 3.51 inches, deficiency 2.85 inches. 



Colorado, excess 3.29 inches, deficiency 1.83 inches. 



New Mexico, excess 7.50 inches, deficiency 3.48 inches. 



North Dakota, excess 2.74 inches, deficiency 0.91 inches. 



South Dakota, excess 6.50 inches, deficiency 2.00 inches. 



Nebraska, evcess 8.04 inches, deficiency 0.46 inches. 



Kansas, excess 7.73 inches, deficiency 3.98 inches. 



Oklahoma, excess 8.71 inches, deficiency 8.17 inches. 



These data show, in my opinion, that good crops can be raised with 

 the proper culti\-ation, on most of the land in the states and \territories 



