Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-11-24
INSTITUTES.
Prof E. E. Kaufman Of the Agricultural
College Tells of Institutes to
be Held.

Farmers through the state will he
interested in the following from Prof.
Kaufman of the state agricultural
college.
The last legislative assembly, be-
lieVing the time had come when the
farmers who pay a large percentage of
the taxes should receive such instruc-
ton along agricultural lines as the
Institute would give them, made the
assistant dairy commissioner director
Of farmers Institutes. and appropri-
ated sufficient funds to defray the ex-
penses Of holding twenty-five or thirty
such meetings.
Regarding the history of farmers
Institutes time and space will not per-
nit me to go into details, but it is an
established fact that a majority Of the
states now provide for Institutes and
appropriate from a few hundred to as
high as $4,000 annually for this work
and the state is reaping the reward of
such liberality III a more intelligent
and progressive class of a~griculturists,
II a better class of citizens. But
few out of many farmers have time
II opportunity to attend an agricul-
tural college, nearly all can have the
advantage of Il good institute once or
twice a year, if they have the courage
TO stand by their rights and demand
them from the lawmakers of the state.
In the institute is discussed the differ
en- methods of tillage necessary to
pfoduce the best crops with the least
drain upon the fertility of the land;
the different weeds found in the vicin-
lty n methods of eradicating them:
diversified farming versus the: one
crop system; the principles of stock
breeding and the production of live
stock Ill general; the principles UNDER
lying successful dairy husbandry: and
last, but by no means least. the home
life and associations of the farmer
and his family. But l started out to
tell your readers they could have an
Institute il they wanted it and how to
go to work in order to get it.
would suggest the matter he dis
cussed by both the farmers and bus
mess men i'll the community and a
meeting called at which a president
n secretary can be elected and COM
mltteeS appointed to make the neces-
sar.y arrangements for the institute.
The secretary should at once CORES
pond with the assistant dairy commits
sioner in regard to holding an institute
naming Il date on which they prefer
the meeting hell. Fortunately or I'M
fortunately. | am not prepared to- say
which it is, have been appointed as
slstant dairy commissioner. and assure
your readers all such correspondence
will receive prompt attention.
lhe mount OF money available for
this purpose being small it was deemed
advisable to require the city desiring
an institute to furnish Il hall. heated
and lighted and thoroughly advertise
the meeting. This will require but a
small sum and If the proper interest is
shown by the farmers will usually be
attended to by the business men.
Speakers will be provided from state
funds and will be men thoroughly
qualified to talk on the various sub
jects under discussion. Nearly every
community has Il few men who can
ana will prepare a paper on some
phase of agriculture. This will slim
ulate local pride and serve to make
the meetin" more successful.