THE DRY FARMING CONGRESS. 



173 



Seed Breeding. ' 



"The seed men of the northern districts of this country have always 

 contended, and with good reason, that northern grown seeds are the 

 best; to this the seed men of the western districts should add that the 

 higher the elevation at which seeds are grown, other conditions being 

 identical, the better will be the seeds. The dry farmer can, with equally 

 as good reason, contend that the seeds which are produced with the mini- 

 mum amount of moisture for their successful production are superior to 

 the seeds which have been grown where an excess of moisture has been 

 used. That section of the country which combines the three conditions, 

 namely, northern latitude, a moderate elevation above the sea level, and 

 a rainfall not in excess of the actual needs of the plant growth, should 

 prove to be a place where the very highest class of seeds can be 

 produced. 



"The farming belt of this country was a few years ago brought to 

 to the eastern edge of the semi-arid region, and within the last few years 

 it has been rapidly covering, by irrigation and so-called dry farming 

 methods, large areas in what was once known as the Great American 

 Desert. Crops are being successfully and profitably produced in regions 

 where a few years ago it was considered that the precipitation was not 

 sufficient to raise crops. This has not been due to a change in the cl''- 

 mate of any part of our country, because the life of man is too short t3 

 see any changes in the climate of any section; the weather of the suc- 

 cessive years may, and does, vary somewhat, but our climati'c conditions 

 persist. 



Conservation of Moisture. 



"Men have been learing how to conserve the moisture which falls, 

 and to adapt the proper crops to the conditions of a limited rainfall. 

 These are two lines of study which must be carried along till all of the 

 available lands of our country, even in regions of a rainfall of less than 

 10.00 inches, can be successfully used for the production of some kind of 

 a crop." 



SELECTING THE CONVENTION CITY. 



CHAIRMAN BOWMAN 0]P EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: "Gentle- 

 men: The Executive Committee will meet at nine o'clock tomorrow 

 morning in room 8, Annex building, to receive applications for the place 

 of meeting of the next Congress. At eleven o'clock tomorrow it will be 

 a special order of business to decide where to hold the next Congress. 

 This evening there will be a great many Cheyenne people here to hear 

 the concert. The lower floor will be reserved for delegates and their 

 ladies until eight o'clock and then it will be thrown open to the public. 

 Frior to eight o'clock the galleries will be reserved for the citizens of 

 Cheyenne." 



