The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-16

1900 delegates being in attendance from
the States of Minnesota, North and
South Dakota. The first session was
held Tuesday.
Approaching his efforts in behalf of
the movement. he convention honored
Mayor johnson with election as pres'-
dent. Maj. Fleming of Fargo was
made secretary. and j. w. Scott OF
Grand Forks and II. A. Hovedstad OF
the Minnesota experiment station at
Crookston were elected vice presidents
James Holes. one of the pioneer valley
farmers, told how to raise potatoes In
all forms, from seed selection and pre-
paration of the soil, through the cuiu-
walton TO marketing. Commissioner OF
Agriculture Turner sent a paper on the
states advantages and prosperity
which went into recent statistics IN in
teresting comparisons, showing the
rapid advancement in North Dakota
for the last decade. John Armstrong OF
Desmet, S. d., editor of the Dairy Col
umn in the Dakota Farmer, sent an IN
terestfng article on dalrying in the Da-
kotas with especial emphasis on selec-
ton and treatment of cattle as to feed
ing and care.
Hon L. A. LELAND of Lamoure coun-
ty gave an interesting lecture on corr
culture selection of seed and cultiVa-
ton. Maj. Flemings paper on corn
growing and erlsilage was an interest
ing one, as IL gave results of his prac-
teal experience for a score OF years,
His showing on the value OF ensilags
for feeding purposes was strong
argument in it's favor for both cattle
and horses. Prof. ID. A. Saunders OF
the South Dakota agricultural college
made a decided hit with his address on
macaroni wheat. He treated the sub
iect from a historic and analytical
standpoint and showed the great ad-
of the grain in many
respects. Summed up ii was shown
that macaroni could be grown to great
advantage in the Dakotas and Mime
sofa, in fact all the way from the ma
tional boundary to Texas, but 1t did
best between the ninety-tifth and one
meridians. Some remarks
were made on the same subject by M
A. Carleton. the 7erealist of the depart
ment of agriculture. who spoke or the
demand for the wheat and the excellent
price il brought. Those who had eS-
perimented with the wheat had a little
side session, and many interesting
points were deNelcpeu.
j. E. Phelan, ex-secretary of the rail-
road commission. discussed finishing
live stock for the Eastern markets and
gave his experience gained in years OF
cattle raising. and brought out many
facts of interest. Prof. ]. II. Shepperd
OF the North Dakota agricultural coll
Iege followed with an interesting paper
on corn raising in connection with cat
tad IA T.
tempting to feed and make money out
OF scrub stock.
Each paper ELECTED much discussion
in which prominent men participated.
Following the afternoon adjournment,
Hon. c.. s. Barnes notified the conven-
ton tina. he had secured a special train
for a two hours run to his stock farm
at Glyndon Thursday morning. and
asked as many of the delegates as were
.ntere sted in Brown Swiss cattle to be
his guests.
There was an increased attendance
at the evening session. f. @. Schoi-
lander of the North Dakota agricultur-
al college spoke on seed selection. He
was followed by President Worst on
the same subject. Prof. Ten Eyck of
the college discussed conservatism OF
moisture by cultivation and the adj
vantages and disadvantages of differ
emit methods of culture. His remarks
were especially directed to the length
of the roots of the different plants,
showing they range TO as great
length as eighty-two inches. He was
followed on the same subject by NJ. a.
Carleton of Washington. Prof Grind
Gland of Warren, MINI, discussed ev-
tree culture.
TIE first paper Wednesday morning
was by w. NJ House of Lidgerwood on
agriculture and Euucation. The
speaker was formerly well known ed
ucator and has been practical farm J
err for many years. His address was
most able.
r. S. Barnes OF Fargo spoke on "Di-
versified Farming" and convinced his
hearers, as ne had been himself for
some years, that the one-crop idea for
the Northwest was a failure.
Bucd Reeve, the sage of Buxton and
the inimitable soothsayer of the North
west, was the next speaker. President
Hill was the subject of his address. He |
did the subject justice from almost
any standpoint and his effort was one
of the brightest of the convention.
Frank II. Strong of Scoville, N. d., |
followed with an address on macaroni |
wheat. In the absence of Hon. ). M.
owen of Minneapolis his paper was
read by President Worst of the agri-
college.
charming paper, entitled our |
Farm Life; How to Decrease Its Evils |
and Increase Its Blessings" was read |
by f.. r. Curtiss of Moorhead. MINI.
NJ. A. Carleton, cerealist of the de- |
partment of agriculture at Washington, |
who was sent here by Secretary VIII |
son to assist in the convention, spoke
on drouth resistent cereals. He de-
scribed his experience in Southern Rus
STA, which was geographically similar |
TO the Dakotas. Continued efforts on |
the part of the government there had |
produced a wheat that was especially
adapted to North and South Dakota.
Macaroni wheat had been found so
successful and profitable that the de-
partment was putting forth every ef