Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-07-14

Wv NV " ~ WIZ Il
house, and l said I do not think there
IS a farm house this side of the Rocky
Mountains, and we slept on the prairie
with a mosquito bar over each end of
the covered wagon with a canvass ton
ana very comfortable l slept, aud /
hope my friend did. That season, 1854.
l remember there vas no rain fall after
seeding time until the Bird of JULY. I
thought then that the one crop was
rather a dangerous line for our farm
ers to follow, and l thought better a
thousand times than auy words l could
give them, was to get up and do some
thing that would put them in the way
OF raising some stock and so I went to
work and distributed a lot of cattle
and hogs through the Northwest. Now
l wan to tell you something that NAV
surprise you a little. 1t did crafty me
more than l can tell you. In every
year on the LIST Of May we make up a
sort of census. We have answered by
all OF u agents about twenty cues
lions. We mean to watch you; we
mean to know about how much land
you cultivate and what the prospects
are, how your land was when you put
it in; whether it was plowed in the fall
or in the spring: whether the crop
looked we'll or whether it didn't: wheth-
or your fields we're clean ornot; because
while we recognize your right to in
struct us in our duties operating a
railway we also have a right to know
that you do your work we'll because il
you don't do it we'll, we are going to
miss it, You will miss it in the half
bushel and we will miss it in the car.
(Applause.) This year we will carry
over 10000 head Of cattle from east Of
Minot than we do from Minot to the
Pacific ocean. (Applause.l Now that
was a surprise to me and a very great
qualification. We will carry more hogs
over the Great Northern road to the
markets in st. Paul and Minneapolis
than any other road running in there,
nearly as much as any two. (%Applause.)
So that the bread thrown upon the
water does come back. and l hope it
will do you as much good. l hope that
any effort that l have ever made in
your behalf will do you as much good
as | wish it, because there is no one,
and | put it on selfish grounds, purely
on selfish grounds, there is no one in
the Northwest who desires your pros
perity more than l do. There IS no
one who represents al interest so
large as the interest | represent that
depends on your prosperity. and if
you prosper we will prosper with you,
and without your prosperity, depend
upon it. we will be poor.
Now, l am very much obliged to
you. am glad to see you all here.
! am glad at all times, especially glad
to meet the people who do the work
on the land because the rest of us
would be out at our elbows if it we're
not for what comes out Of the soil.
And although we may not agree |
haven't any doubt you could tell me a
great many things | ought to do, and a
great many things | ought to leave un-
done, bus rely upon this, | shall al
ways do what l think will be for your
permanent good, and l am always
ready to listen to anybody who can
show me what that is. Continued
applause.)
His remarks were listened to
with the deepest interest, and
many farmers who have hereto
fore misunderstood Mr.. Hill and
the policy of his railroad, went out
of the auditorium thoroughly con-
WINGED and satisfied that his inter
ests are identical with their own
and will hereafter feel that there
is a mutual partnership.
Mr.. Hill was followed by Prof.
Shaw, of the Minnesota Agricul-
tural college, whose subject was
Grasses and Forage Crops" The
professor cut off the 'es' in
grasses and proceeded on the line
of II grass in which he is deeply
interested and thoroughly posted
as to its success in this section of
the Northwest This is the
"Bromus' or broom grass, and
will withstand the coolest weather.
He explained its every condition in
preparing the land, seeding and
care of crops. His lecture was
instructive, and farmers who heard
it will profit by it. He also went
into corn raising and other forage
crops, explained every detail in
their successful cultivation in this
climate.
In the meantime the farmers
had been requested to prepare
questions, and at the close of Prof.
Shaw's address the question box
was opened by Prof. Greeley, who
gave his ideas. and then invited
discussion. The deep interest
taken by those present was appar-
ent when hundreds Of questions
were taken out and ideas and ex-
perienced Of numerous farmers
given.
In the evening Prof. Greeley
spoke on Farm Homes" and in
his able discourse touched and won
the hearts of every person in the
audience. He was followed by
Prof. TenEyck on Experiments
with Wheat" that was one of the
most practical addresses of the day.
At 9 o'clock Prof. Bolley opened
his subject. "Smut in Cereal