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DRY-FARMING CONGRESS, WICHITA, 1914 



MR. BALL: 



I want to say this: Suppose by some miracle I could take a photo- 

 graph of everyone in this room and pass it around to you. What will 

 each of you do as soon as the photograph is in your hands ? I am not 

 going to anticipate what Mr. Johnson will have to say about the county 

 demonstrator, but I want to say there is a well-developed organization 

 movement in regard to this county agent. I have no patience with the 

 county agent thought. That thought has kept this idea back for at least 

 10 years. Neither do I like the word "farm demonstrator." It sounds as 

 though, "If I had that money I could do better than that myself." 



But we must be impressed with the idea of an organized taking of 

 agricultural work direct to the farmer on the farm. 



CHAIRMAN ATKINSON: 



The Secretary will now take charge of the presentations as stated on 

 the program. 



SECRETARY FAXON: 



Members of the Congress: In connection with the Congress, as you 

 all know, by advice during the year and by personal observation since 

 coming here, the International Soil-Products Exposition, following the cus- 

 tom of several years, has been held coincident with these sessions. 



For the stimulation of zeal in exhibits, in displays, in demonstration 

 of what has been done in various states and counties, a great exposition has 

 been builded up here under the support of the International Dry-Farming 

 Congress. 



There has been very active support given, so much so that in the 

 various states and provinces considerable competition has been aroused'. 



Fourteen states have entered the state competition, and as a reward 

 for their industry, the Chicago Association of Commerce, following its 

 custom of last year, offered a magnificent silver trophy cup to the state 

 assembling the best state display. That trophy, as announced, was won 

 by the state of Arizona, and Mr. E. E. Gore, of the Chicago Association 

 of Commerce, is here this morning to present, with, some little degree of 

 formality, to the successful competitor, this beautiful trophy. I take 

 much pleasure in introducing to you Mr. E. E. Gore of the Chicago Asso- 

 ciation of Commerce. 



MR. GORE: 



Mr. Chairman: The Association of Commerce of the city of Chicago 

 believes it has a substantial and an important interest in the development 

 and encouragement of agriculture, whether it is dry-farming or otherwise. 

 The city of Chicago has been built upon the profits to be made through 

 handling the products of agriculture. Had it not been for the great com 

 market which grew up at Chicago or the great livestock market, which 

 still distinguishes that city above all other cities, Chicago itself would 

 have been far from being the great metropolis which it is today. Its 



