THE DRY FARMING CONGRESS. 



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"Helena, Mont., Feb. 22, 1909. 

 "Governor Bryant P. Brooks, President Dry Farming Congress, Cheyenne: 

 "Regret my inability to attend Congress, session of legislature pre- 

 vents. Our people greatly interested in dry farming and will gladly co- 

 operate to further movement. Legislature will make liberal appropria- 

 tions for experiments. 



"EDWIN L. NORRIS, Governor of Montana." 

 The convention adjourned until 2.15 p. m. 



Second Session, Tuesday Afternoon 



The Congress was called to order at 2.15 o'clock by Chairman Bow- 

 man of the Executive Committee. Mr. Bowman (presiding): "I now 

 take pleasure in introducing to you your chairman for this session, the 

 Hon. James H. McColl, member of Parliament of Australia, who has 

 come twelve thousand miles to attend this Congress." 



Hon. James H. McColl (presiding) : "I thank you for the honor that 

 has been bestowed upon me this afternoon, and I will simply call atten- 

 tion to the few rules from this pamphlet which I hold and ask that they 

 be strictly complied with. 



TELEGRAMS. 



The secretary read the following telegrams: 



"Pierre, S. D., Feb. 23, 1909. 



"John T. Burns, Secretary, Cheyenne: 



"On behalf of the citizens of South Dakota I extend greetings to the 

 officers, members and delegates assembled in the Third Trans-Missouri 

 Dry Farming Congress. 



"R. S. VESSEY, Governor South Dakota." 



"Billings, Mont, Feb. 23, 1909. 

 "The Trans-Missouri Dry Farming Congress; Cheyenne: 



"The Yellowstone County Bar Association extends you a most cor- 

 dial invitation to hold your fourth annual session at Billings in 1909. 



"JAS. R. GOSI, President; 

 "HARRY L. WILSON, Secretary." 



"Spokane, Wash., Feb. 23, 1909. 

 "Hon. B. B. Brooks, President Trans-Missouri Dry Farming Congress, 

 Cheyenne, Wyo.: 



"We understand the Dry Farminng Congress treats of the conser- 

 vation of moisture in the sofl. In this respect and in the fact that 

 both are working for the better utilization and conservation of our 



