The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-24


the Gathering of Farmers-The
Attendance Large, With the Pros
pect That 1t VIII Be Increased
Before the Close of the Conven-
tion-News of the Northwest.
FARGO, N. D., Jan. Especial 1.-The
second annual convention Of the Tri-
State Grain Growers association con-
vened here this morning for four days
session. The attendance today was
large, but it is expected that it will be
greatly increased before the session Is
over.
The convention was called in the opera
house this morning There was an lnvo-
cation by Rev. Mr.. Dudley, of Fargo
The address Of welcome was by Mayor
Johnson. In part he said:
AS the presiding officer of this last con-
vention held by you, presume II my
duty to call you to order. In doing so,
1t affords, me great pleasure to welcome
you to this second annual meeting. at
Fargo l trust that your meeting here
at this time will be of material benefit
other industries. or occupations in the
United States; in fact, in the world, and
1t Is but just that you, as agriculturalists,
should meet and discuss the best methods
to be obtained in the line you have chos-
en- as your life work 1t has been COM
puted by men who are in a position to
know what they say, that the meeting
you held here last March has been Of
great benefit to the Northwest, and, if
that is the case, there is 10 reason why
this one should not prove even more in
Ierestlng than the one held last year.
The world will soon have to leok to the
United States for its staple article, viz,
wheat, and the United States will in
turn, look to the great wheat producing
fields of the Northwest for its supply
Ihat being the case, it behooves you to
see that the world will not be disap-
pointed, and that you will, at the same
time, reap rich financial reward in ca
terlng to the wants of those who are less
fortunately situated. If you can by dis
cussing the best methods of agriculture.
raise but one buShel more per acre than
you now do on the same amount of land,
and by careful cultivation and selection
or seed, raise the grade one point. the
farmers of North Dakota, alone. will re-
celve about $1,000 900 more per year than
10y 10y get 1oaay, without any appreciate
former Secretary ]. III. Worst, presi-
dent of the North Dakota Agricultural
college, followed and outlined the pro.
gramme for the work of the conven-
= ton.
Ofhcers were elected as follows: e.
e w. randall, of Hamline, Mimi, secretary
OF the Minnesota State Fair association.
~, IL. W.
Fleming, of Fargo, as secretary.
After thanking the convention for the.
honor conferred upon him. President
Randall, who was to have read a paper
tonight on General Grain Farming"
presented his matter He held that the
Old Idea that any one could farm was be-
ing abandoned and people were begin
nlng to learr that preparations for sue
cessful farming are necessary as in the
nrOfHSSjOnC roi
the many avenues of work for farmers,
and the holding of conventions to discuss
the work and publication of books on
the subject was the first step in the right
dlrectlon. He urged farmers to become
specialists instead of wasting their en-
deavor in too many directions, and
cited growing tendency in that direc,
tor in other professions. Business
methods were held to be essential The
selection of seed, inspection of land and
proper methods of seeding, harvesting
and threshing were discussed.
One of the problems to be solved by the
farmers of the Northwest was what to do
with extra time on hand in the long
winters, and he recommended that the
time should be devoted to study along
the lines of practical benefit, such as the
proper breeding of animals to be used
on the farm, the kind of cows and hogs
OF the fields and improvement on the
weak points Of the work of the year
before.
Inc causes OF low yields were discussed,
and methods of improvement suggested.
Much attention was devoted to diversified
! farming, and the president closed with an
appeal to make the home life on the
farm more pleasant by the addition Of
many needful things around the home
and the proper selection of books and
ordinary comforts of life.
| In the afternoon W. M. House, of Rich
land county, read a very good paper on
| Farmers Markets." which was full of
practical suggestions and figures that
will prove valuable. Hon. Thomas Boil
| ton, of Park River, delivered a short ad-
| dress on his long experience as a practf-
cal farmer in the Red river valley, saying
| that he believed better results could be
derived from diversified farming in all
countries and that farmers Institutes
and county fairs are doing great things
| for the farmers.
Senator McCanna, of Cando, presented
resolution which was adopted, author
| iZing the chair to appoint a committee
| to arrange for a live stock exhibit ard
/ sales days for stock. The committee was
large one, each district being repre-
| scented.
TToI. w AZURE OIL the North Dakota
experiment station, read an instructive
paper on ''Hessian Fly" and was fol-
lowed by Hon. Thomas Harrison, Of
Blanchard whose subject was Farming
Intelligently." DR.. D. T. Hinebauch, of
Tower City, delivered a short but inter-
esting address on Rotation of Crops
In the evening Prof. Waugh, editor of
the Northwest Farmer, Of Manitoba, de-
livered an add1 ess, using an illustrated
chart, OH Continuous Cropping Of
Wheat" 1t proved highly instructive.
Col. B. F. Clayton, ex-presdent of the
Farmers National Congress, read an able
paper on Farm and Farmer"
The committee appointed to arrange for
a stock exhibit met and organized this
evening what will be known as the
Northwestern Stock Breeders association,
with J. H. Sheppard, of Fargo, president;
| ]. B. Power, of Power, secretary and
treasurer. The officers and Senator Nc
| Gamma are authorized to appoint eleven
vice presidents to form executive COM
mittees. The date of meeting will be
June 26, 27 and %, in Fargo.
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