Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-02-01
THE GRAIN GROWERS
The Second Animal Convention at
Fargo is Grand Success.
interesting Papers are Presented by the
Leading: Agricultur;.ts OF the North
wes.. The Discussions were
Very Interesting.

ciety. Maj. l.. L. Fleming, Fargo, was
made secretary.
The opening Invocation was made by
heN. dudley. of the First Congregational
church Of Fargo.
That congress should pay more atten-
1ioll toward encouraging the farmers of
the United States and do less political
Wire pulling was the sum of Mayor j. A.
1ohhson's address of welcome.
FORMER Lieut-Gov. Worst president of
the North Dakota Agricultural College,
iead tae flrst paper. in which he set forth
IN strong terms the claim that agricult
ural education and state prosperity are
1nseparably united. The reckless exhaus-
lloh OF the soil had reached "a point where
II must be checked. With proper culti-
walton the soil would be richer thou
sand Years hence than it is today. The
remedies for cereal enemies are not alone
wanted said he. I'VE desire also to learn
to do 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 drEGSery'
President Randall followed with pa
per upon General Grain Farming" in
which the subject of grain growing was
eXhaustively treated MIR. Randall en-
phasized the need of more Intelligent
work by showing that while the soil of
the United States was the richest i'm the
world the yield per acre was only half
that obtained in Great Britain, the exact
figures for six years ending 1898. showing
yields as follows:
Great Britain. 5000
Manitoba. It'll
Minnesota 1435
North Dakota, 1915.
These figures demonstrated that some
thing was wrong and a remedy was
needed.
4 The attendance at the afternoon session
sasWas even larger than anticipated nearly
400 persons occupying seats when Presi-
ssssAnt Randall announced the absence of j.
ssss tahl, secretary of the Farmers Ma
sSssss 5s1e Congress-. who had been assigned
Sss subject, Extension of Foreign
IThde.''
In the afternoon Prof. Waldron gave
the convention valuable information re-
gardlns the spread of the Hessian fly.
ne estimated at $1.000.0GO the damage
done by it in North Dakota last year,
ana SAID there We're effective modes of
getting rid of it. 1t 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 i'll wheat, barley or oats.
Dr. limbaugh is an enthusiast regard
ing corn as paying crop, and submitted
1isnres CLEANED from two years experi-
ehce, in which he showed that from 90
acres OF corn which he had fed to horses,
cattle and hogs. he had the first year
netted S50.15 per acre. On 81 acres of
wheat the same year he netted but 40
cents an acre. He contendcd that it paid
to SOW wheat, and to follow with corn
with no blowing. On the same 80 acres
the second year he had netted 1892 from
wheat while corn on the balance Of the
tract had netted about 81 per acre.
Ihomas Bolton. Park River. N. D.,
argued that wheat as a single crop was
poor investment. and his remarks fav-
oring the raising Of stock resulted in a
very important step by those present
~ resolution offered by d. w. Mccain,
cando, was adopted. providing for the APP
polhtment OF committee which should
arrange for live stock exhibit with a
sale place during the coming summer
President Randall appointed the follow
ing COMMITTEES: Mccain. Cando; H. T..
Miller w. A. Scott G. S. Barnes. ]. H.
Shepherd, j. A. Johnson, Fargo; Reed.
Owego Sargent. Armenia: Howem. Cas-
selton: Booth. Rogers, PEPPER. Addison,
Arnold. Larilnore; Spangerler, Jnkster;
WiciShanl. Glen Ullen; Thomas, Bis
marck; Hoaland, Hillsboro; Bolton. Park
err. Power; Thompson. Cando Hine-
baugh, Tower City; Child, Crookston
The committee met Immediately at the
close oi the afternoon session and went
the ful! length of its tether by organizing
the Northwestern Breeders Association,
electins as president ]. Fl. Shepherd,
Fargo and as secretary j. II. Power
Power. N. d. The first annual meeting
is to he held in Fargo. June 26-27-2S.
, Eleven vice-presidents are to be named.
sAWho, With the officers mentioned, will
Aonstitlte the executive committee.
Papers and addresses were also given
by w. II. House, Lidserwood. N. D.;
Thomas j. Harrison. Blanchard. N. D.
]. H. Worst read a paper, "W-hen Shall
We Begin to Diversify?" prepared by J.
b. Shell enberger, Minnewaukan, N. D.
Increased attendance and additional en-
t'>'-~iasm marked the opening of the sec
days session Of the Tri-State: Grain
terS Association. ~
,sidcnt Randall early in the day an
.ced the following committee on reso-
H. Power, Oscar l.. Taylor, J. Fl.
st. w. f. T. Bushnell, Thomas l..
on Il. c. Chilcott. Condo Hamlin
heat Raising in the Red River VAL
was the title of the paper read by
'ge n Lamphere editor of the Moor
News. The paper was the one de.
ed before the Minnesota Historical
ETY. Il few weeks ago, in which the
;tingly. Mr.. Lamphere's researches
back to the early days Of the CEN
when the territory known as the
River Valley was part of the estate
&rd Selkirk. The first wheat ever
a9ssfully grown in the valley was in
aasASss%y The wheat grown was Scotch Fife,
bable parent of No. hard
ssSSa5e was followed by Prof. j. A. Shepard,
ssRsHh paper on the wheat situation in
and the Dakotas. Prof. Shep-
ss|d summed up his ideas as follows:
waiter this imperfect review of the main
actors involved in growing the wheat
'rop in the prairie Northwest a sl1uma-
zion OF the main lines along which amel
Grafton may be expected must suffice:
/. Conserve the soil moisture by thor
ough. tillage. better blowing. and by
plentiful supply OF coarse humus. Hum1s
from stubble and straw will! answer.
2 Guard against blowing by plentiful
supply of coarse humus, and by the lse
Of the press drill.
D. 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.
4. Provide Il plentiful supply of soluble
plant food by having an abundant guam
tity OF decaying humus rich in nitrogen.
That from barnyard manure, green crops
plowcd under or fed off on tielG is pre-
ferrea. Practice crop rotation end keep