Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-01-16
|RAIN Growers CONVENTION
,mposium for Farmers of Minnesota. North and
South Dakota.

convention vas held IN Fargo last
The attendance WIS large, fully
-ao,apates being in attendance from
ctates of Minnesota, North and
~ Dakota. The first session was
Tuesday.
p~nreciating his efforts In behalf of
troovement, he convention honored
ror Johnson with election as presi-
Mai. Fleming OF Fargo was
secretary, and j. w. Scott of
"a Forks and T. A, Hovedstad OF
Minnesota experiment station at
b ston were elected vice presidents.
I'd Holes, one of the pioneer valley
srs told how to raise potatoes in
arms. from seed selection and pre-
tion Of the soil, through the Guilt
Eon TO marketing. Commissioner OF
culture Turner sent a paper on the
L,e advantages and prosperity
n went into recent statistics in In
ting comparisons, showing the
enhancement in North Dakota
IA last decade. John Armstrong OF
~, s. D., editor of the Dairy Col
IN the Dakota Farmer, sent an In
|t,ne article on dairying in the Da-
with especial emphasis on selec-
and treatment of cattle as to G
Ind care.
I. A. LELAND Of Lamoure coun-
I'VE an interesting lecture on corn
re selection of seed and cultiva-
Mai. Fleming's paper on corn
hog and ensilage was an interest
me. as 1t gave results of his prac-
exnerience for a cor of years.
knowing on the value of ensilage
feeding purposes was a strong
anent in ats favor for both cattle
horses. Prof. d. A. Saunders OF
eouth Dakota agricultural college
a decided hit with his address on
kroni wheat. He treated the sub
from a historic and analytical
point and showed the great ad-
Apeyantages of the grain in many
his. Summed up 1t was shown
macaroni could be grown to great
ntage i'm the Dakotas and Mime
in fact all the way from the ma
boundary to Texas, but 1t did
&between the ninety-ffth and one
edith meridians. Some remarks
made on the same subject by nj.
Irleton, the rerealist OF the depart
of agriculture, who spoke of the
nd for the wheat and the excellent
II brought. Those who had eX-
ented with the wheat had a little
session. and many interesting
were developed.
|. Phelan, e~x-secretary of the rail-
commission, discussed finishing
lock for the Eastern markets and
bis experience, gained in years OF
raising, and brought out many
|bf interest. Prof. j. H. Shepperd1
North Dakota agricultural coli
Beloved with an interesting paper
IN raising in connection with cat
IA demonstrated the folly of att
ng to feed and make money out
b stock.
paper ELECTED much discussion
Bch prominent men participated.
ing the afternoon adjournment,
!. S. Barnes notified the onver
at he had secured a special train
wo hours run to his stock farm
ndon Thursday morning, ana
s many OF the delegates as were
ted in Brown Swiss cattle to be
ksts.
was an increased attendance
evening session. II. G.. Schol-
of the North Dakota agTtcE@Ir-
ege spoke on seed selection, He
bllowed by President Worst on
bne subject. Prof. Ten Eyck of
~ Z,., AZ nf
Re by cultivation and the ad-
ses and disadvantages of differ
kthods of culture. His remarks
specially directed to the length
roots of the different plants,
& they range to as great q
as eighty-two inches. He was
d on the same subject by nj. A.
IN OF Washington. Prof. Grind
f Warren, Mimi, discussed ey-
tree culture.
frst paper Wednesday morning
w. M. House of Lidgerwood on
piture and Education" The
was formerly q well known ed
and has been a practical farm-
! many years. His address was
BILE.
Barnes of Fargo spoke on "Di-
! d Farming and convinced his
as he had been himself for
EARS, that the one-crop idea Q
fthwest a q failure.
Reeve, the sage of Buxton n
nitable sootksayer of the North
as the next speaker. President
the subject of his address. he
subject justice from almost
|ndpoint, and his effort was one
brightest of The convention.
r.. Strong of Scovilre, n. d.,
% with an address on macaroni
4 In the absence of Hon. S. NJ.
~ Minneapolis his paper was
President Worst Of the agri-
" college.
y farming paper, entitled Our
Lifei How to Decrease Its Evils
crease Its Blessings" was read
Curtiss of Moorhead, MINI.
4 Carleton, cerealist of the de-
OF agriculture at Washington,
$ sent here by Secretary VIII
assist In the convention. spoke
g IN resistent cereals. He de-
his experience In Southern Rus
en- was geographically similar
pakotas. Continued efforts on
OK the government there had
a wheat that was especially
10 North and South Dakota.
wheat had been found SO
r U n profitable that the de-
was putting forth every eff
interest Dakota farmers in its