The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-16
Grain Growers CONVENTION
Symposium for Farmers of Minnesota, North and
South Dakota


| By an address oy George A. Ralph OF
| Crookston on Drainage in the Red
River Valley" in which the absolute
! necessity of some method of protection
! of settlers and prevention of floods was
| thoroughly exploited. The convention
! then adjourned until IL o'clock Thurs
! day morning, as the first two hours
| were to be taken up In an excursion 70
! the farm, &C sIon. @. S. Barnes at Glyn-
| don. Mirn.
| The stock growers had an inning
! Thursday forenoon and the grain
| growers two in the afternoon and even
| ing From o'clock till noon more
| than a thousand delegates to the con-
| yention were the guests of Hon. G.. ,.
| Barnes at his Glyndon Mimi farm.
| He secured a seven-car special train
| and took all who wished to go. There
| they saw a combination bonanza grain
| farm and stock farm. Buildings and
Brown Swiss cattle and pedigreed swine
were inspected generally, and later fine
specimens were brought out on plat
form and thoroughly explained by
Prof. Shaw OF the Minnesota station
| and Prof. Shepperd of the North Dako-
to agricultural college. The discussion
which followed was spirited and dem
onstrated the interest taken in i'm
proved stock by farmers OF the North
west. Mr.. Barnes was rendered vote
of thanks for the diversion his hospl-
tally had given the delegates and for
the instructive forenoon spent.
In the afternoon the first paper was
by III. d. Hurley of Duane, Trail coun-
ty, N. D., on farm telephones. Mr..
Hurley was a pioneer in that respect,
having extended a line from Hillsboro
10 his farm. Others became interested,
until finally company was organized,
and all the farms connected with each
other and with Hillsboro and the entire
Northwestern telephone system. He ex-
patiated on the many advantages OF
being able to sit by his own Preside and
converse with friends in Fargo or the
Twin Cities and to make rush orders
for supplies and repairs. AS a time
and money saver the farm telephone is
a huge success.
DR.. T. D. Hinebaugh of Tower City,
eX-state veterinarian. read an instruc-
tive paper on feeding INLET to stock
and created most animated discus
sion, many giving the convention the
benefit of their experience Superin-
tendent of Public instruction Devine
made an able address on the education
of boys on the farm. Diversified farm
ing was thes subject of the address of
p. j. Beltz of Buxton, who pictured
its advantages in a manner that proved
his ability to discuss the question thor
oughly.
One of the most timely addresses was
that of r. +. Kaufman, state dairy
commissioner on the dairy interests of
the state. His efforts to arouse en-
thusiasm were successful. The cream
cry question is vital one in the state
now and the statistics given by Mr..
Kaufman. with the record of North
Dakota butter at the Pan-American,
gave the speaker ample scope for his
address. Ex-State Treasurer X. ).
Nomland discussed corn culture in an
eminently practical manner, giving the
benefit of his experience of many years
on a Trail county farm. Great dis
cussion followed.
Charles McKissick, of the big Gran
din farms near Mayville. spoke on
grain and stock and showed what the
combination could do. Before the af-
ternoon adjournment Vice President
Hoverstad appointed an executive COM
mittee composed of j. II. Worst of Far
go. chairman; T. A. Hoverstad of
Crookston, and Prof Saunders OF
Brookings. s. ID. The resolutions COM
mittee is composed of Capt. d. l.. Well
man of Frazee, Mimi, chairman III.
l.. Forket of Lamoure, N. d.: It. A.
Hoverstad of Crookston, Mimi: George
Earl of Oriska. N. D., and James Ken
nedy of Fargo.
The first speaker in the evening was
- ~ CO e
the Allied National Agricultural assoc
citation. The Nicaragua canal and its
effect on Oriental trade was his sub
ject. He opposed the canal scheme,
and thought the United States was be-
ing used as a cat's-paw. His address
was a plea for the development of the
Pacific trade to the Orient.
sheep on the Farm" a favorite
topic with the speaker. was discussed
by Prof. Thomas Shaw of the Mime
sofa agricultural college in an able and
interesting manner. He said in part:
1T may sound like contradiction
OF terms to speak of keeping sheep on
the grain farm. And yet it is not, since
no kind of live stock. except the horses
which are required to do the work. can
be kept with so much advantage on the
grain farm as sheep. The benefits from
keeping them on the came are fourfold.
First, they act the part of weed de-
stroyers: second. they bring fertility to
the land; third, they may be made to
regulate the growth of the crops;
fourth. they are a source Of profit far
above the outlay involved in keeping
them. 1t may seem waste of time 10
talk about fertility in the Red river
valley. 1t is. as you farmers know, q
land. the natural fertility of which has
never been exceeded probably since the
world was created. Not a few of the
men who TIL the lands In this valley
viii! look you straigt in the face and
tell you that the fertility of this valley
will never wear out. And the endless
succession of grain crops which they
grow, and the periodical burning OF
straw stacks which occus every year,
are evidences OF the sincerity of their
convictions. Notwithstanding, just as