The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01

-Meetinrs Will Be Held Alter
nately in the Three States Rep
resented.
The interstate grain growers convention
opened ~auspiciously at Fargo Tuesday
morning at the opera house, with a large
attendance of farmers and grain men
from all parts Of the state. and with a
goodly representation from Minnesota and
South Dakota. The keynote of the con-
vention's work was sounded by President
Worst, Of the North Dakota agricultural
college, in an address covering the sub
jects of better methods of tillage, preVen-
ton of weeds, elimination OF smut, i'm
provement of grade and prevention of de
terioration of the quality of wheat and
Increase of yield. President Worst spoke
on invitation of Prof. Hays of Minnesota,
and welcomed the convention to the city
and to the agricultural college and state.
The convention organized at 10 a. m.
DR.. Dudley offered the invocation. Mayor
johnson of Fargo was elected president;
Supt. o. c.. Gregg of Minnesota, vice
president; ]. H. Worst, secretary; Prof.
Waldron, assistant secretary; committee
on programme, Professors Gregg and Wal
dron, Budd Reeve and Prof. Hays.
Budd Reeve was introduced as the orig
inator, promoter and father Of the con-
vention, and on invitation of Prof. lays
outlined the work for the convention to
do, indicating the benefits to result to
the agricultural and business interests Of
the Northwestern states. By a vote of
the convention, an invitation was extend
ed to President Hill, of the Great North
ern, to attend the convention and to give
an address. The proceedings are much
of the nature of q farmers institute. in
cluding Il question box feature. Evening
sessions will be held and all proceedings
printed in full in pamphlet form n
widely circulated.
Whent-Live Stock Combination.
When the convention assembled in the
afternoon Vice President Gregg was in
Produced as the presiding officer of the
meeting. He introduced Col. Power. of
the Helendale farm, and formerly land
commissioner of the Northern Pacific, as
the first speaker of the afternoon on the
subject of Combination Of Wheat and
Lve Stock" Mr.. Power has been work.
Ing on these lines for a humble of years,
and his investigation shows that the cry
Of the farmer against the better inspec-
lion of wheat and excessive freight rates
N0 NN1 A~-b ~ AN ASoAA IN
with the wheat rover themselves for
failure to clean their wheat properly be-
fore shipment and for sending tons of
good cattle feed to Eastern terminals, for
which they received no pay but in addi-
ton paid high freight rates. His investi-
cations had shown that there were thou
sands of tons of feed shipped into this
country annually n paid for at a high
rate. He advocated feeding refuse grain
to IN cattle and shipping cattle at S per
cent of the cost rather than cheap wheat
at 20 per cent of the value. His figures
Dn live stock showed a decrease for the
last six years in number with a corre-
spending Increase in price and foretold a
future of prosperity for the farmer who
invested in cattle and combined the in
dustry intelligently with wheat raising.
Vice President Gregg spoke on cattle
feeding and the relative value of corn
in the shock and oat hay.
Prof. Hayes, of the Minnesota expert
ment station. followed on the subject of
Crop Rotation This interesting sub
ject was handled in a mastery manner
and evoked much discussion from the
participants in the convention.
Fodder Corn
Tonight the first address was by E. c.
Chles of Crookston, who is a very we'll
known dairyn an ard farmer. He CAV
an interesting %kalf-hour's lecture on ''Fod
der Corn and his experiences and COM
Eia exnarinnants he'd been n,rr;ad M in y
rciontifc ,n,nnor .nd ~ ere 10 no,,oh v.I,,a
prot waIdrnn ~ Tho North naEota az
~,c,,it,,rai COLLEGE f,liouad ~ ..SVhat T.
Costs n Roise W,a.1a ~ Nil nahot."
Eo nrssanted a startlinr orrav of faots in
THO oonnaesi,n ond shnn,ad tha+ - 1oss
r. tho farmers ~ .ha stata amo,,ntad to
m,,1ions If dollars tha act,,a1 amn,,nt of
weed seed hedng tho smaiIast ,tam srha
loss to grades in dockage, the damage to
the plant in consumption of moisture,
plant, food and light and other causes
was Of great Importance. He went into
the methods of prevention and extermfna-
ton.
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se~sion.
Supt. Gregg, vice president. presid-
ed during the morning session OF the
grain growers convention. The enthnsi-
asm of the farmers in attendance wholly
crowded off the latter part of the pro.
gra,nme arranged by the committee. The
most practical feature Of the session
looking to permanent results was a :eso-
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