Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-02-07

remedies for cereal enemies are not alone
wanted said he, I'VE desire also to learn
10 90 better what we have not performed
SO badly heretofore. To learn more about
the why of things that we may mingle
the pleasure of knowing with labor and
thus relieve healthful toll Of every faint
of drudgery."
PRESIDENT Randall followed with a pa
per upon General Grain Farming" in
which the subject of grain growing was
exhaustiVely treated. Mr.. Randall en-
phasized the need of more intelligent
work by showing that while the soil Of
the United States was the richest in the
world the yield per acre was only half
That obtained in Great Britain, the exact
hgures for six years ending 1898, showing
yields as follows:
Great Britain, 5000.
Manitoba, I'LL.
Minnesota, 14.35.
North Dakota 1915
These figures demonstrated that some
thlng was wrong and a remedy was
needed.
Inc attendance at the afternoon session
was even larger than anticipated, nearly
oU0 persons occupying seats when Presi-
dent Randall announced the absence of J.
M. Stahl, secretary of the Farmers Ma
tlonal Congress. who had been assigned
the subject, Extension of Foreign
Trade"
In the afternoon Prof. Waldron gave
the convention valuable information re-
garding the spread of the Hessian fly.
He estimated at 100000 the damage
done by it in North Dakota last year,
and said there were effective modes of
getting rid of it. It could be done if all
the farmers would cooperate one season
and burn all the stubble. The same re-
suit could be accomplished by a change
OF crop, inasmuch as the fly only can ex-
list either in wheat, barley or oats.
DR.. Hinebaugh is an enthusiast regard
ing corn as paying crop, and submitted
ngures cleaned from two years. expert
ence, in which he showed that from 30
acres of corn, which he had fed to horses,
cattle and hogs, he had the first year
netted $50.75 per acre. On 81 acres of
wheat the same year he netted but 40
cents an acre. He contended that it paid
to sow wheat, and to follow with corn
the second year he had netted 1892 from
wheat. while corn on the balance of the
tract had netted about 81 per acre.
Thomas Bolton, Park River N. D.,
argued that wheat as a single crop was
a poor investment and his remarks fav-
or1ng the raising Of stock resulted in a
very important step by those present.
A resolution offered by D. w. Mccain,
Cando, was adopted, providing for the APP
pointment of a committee which should
arrange for live stock exhibit with q
sale place during the coming summer.
President Randall appointed the follow
Ing committee: Mccain, Cando; H. F.
Miller, W. A. Scott. G. S. Barnes. ]. H.
Shepherd, ]. A. Johnson, Fargo; Reed.
Owego; Sargent Armenia; Howem. Cas-
selton; Booth, Rogers, PEPPER, Addison,
Arnold, Larimore: Spangerler Inkster:
Wickham, Glen Ullen; Thomas Bis
marck; Homland, Hillsboro; Bolton. Park
River; Pond. Churches Ferry; J. H. Pow
er, Power; Thompson, Cando; Hine-
baugh, Tower City; Child, Crookston.
The committee met Immediately at the
close OF the afternoon session, and went
the full length of it's tether by organizing
the Northwestern Breeders Association.
electing as president J. H. Shepherd,
Fargo. and as secretary, J. H. Power,
Power, N. D: The first annual meeting
Is to be held in Fargo. June 26-27-28.
Eleven vice-presidents are to be named,
who, with the officers mentioned will
constitute the executive committee.
Papers and addresses were also given
by w. H. House, Lidgerwood, N. d.:
Thomas J. Harrison, Blanchard N. D.
J. H. Worst read a paper, when Shall
We Begin to Diversify?" prepared by J.
B. Shellenberger, Minnewaukan, N. D.
Increased attendance and additional en-
thusiasm marked the opening of the Sec
ond days session of the Tri-State Grain
Growers Association.
President Randall early in the day an
nounced the following committee on reso-
J. H: Power, Oscar L. TAYLOR J. r.
Worst, w. F. T. Bushnell, Thomas L.
Bottom, E. c. Chilcott, Condo Hamlin.
Wheat Raising in the Red River VAL
ley was the title of the paper read by
George N. Lamphere. editor of the Moor
head News. The paper was the one de.
livered before the Minnesota Historical
Society few weeks ago, in which the
subject was covered thoroughly and in
terestingly. Mr.. Lamphere's researches
went back to the early days of the GEN.
fury, when the territory known as the
Red River Valley was part of the estate
of Lord Selkirk. The first wheat ever
successfully grown in the valley was in
1920. The wheat grown was Scotch Fife
the probable parent of No. 1 hard.
He was followed by Prof. ]. A. Shepard,
with paper on the wheat situation In
Minnesota and the Dakotas. Prof. Shep-
ard summed up his ideas as follows:
After this imperfect review of the main
factors involved in growing the wheat
crop in the prairie Northwest, a .summa-
Grafton may be expected must suffice:
1. Conserve the soil moisture by thor
ough tillage, better blowing, and by a
plentiful supply Of coarse humus. Humus
from stubble and straw will answer.
2. Guard against blowing by a plentiful
supply of coarse humus, and by the use
of the press drill.
3. Modify if possible the effect Of hot
winds by conservation of soil moisture
and as rapidly as possible by blowing
hedge rows and wind breaks. - e.
4. Provide plentiful supply of soluble
plant food by having an abundant guam
ttty of decaying humus rich in nitrogen.
That from barnyard manure, green crops
plowed under or fed off ON field is pre-
ferred. Practice crop rotation and keep
more stock. Do not raise weeds. If any
start, plow them under green or feed
them off with sheep. Plow the wheat field
as soon as crop is removed.
s. Sow pure, graded seed wheat. Re-
member that like begets like. Do not SOW
weed seeds.
6. Deepen the blowing gradually, in
creasing continually the supply of humus,
thus affording more soil for the use Of the
multiplying bacteria. When you can find
pillow better adopted to our soils, buy it.
Z. Prepare a firm seed bed mellow on
top. Use the harrow more literally. Sow
with the press drill across the directions
Of the prevailing winds. @z5<
8. Give due heed to all the foregoing
details. Do not expect maximum results
by improving in one or two particulars
only where so many factors are con-
cerned. 49,.
.The Newspaper and the Farmer" by
Condo Hamlip. of the Pioneer Press. was
an extempore address. but none the less
carefully thought out and well delivered
Mr.. Hamlin claimed that the newspaper
was the farmers best friend. 1t was the
newspaper which first advertised the Red
River Valley to the world.
II. U. Thomas. the North Dakota com