Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16
THE. GRAIN GROWERS.
Meet 1t Fargo, N. D.. With Most
Satisfactory Results.
me ATTENDANCE UNUSUALLY LARGE.

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TuE ATTENDANCE UNUSUALLY LARGE.
lla1y lnterssting md Valuable Papers are
Presented ~ Prontnsnt Persoas.
Resolutions Passed Endors-
Ing James J. Hil.
The Tri-state| Grain and Stock Growers
convention held at Fargo last week was
with the largest attendance OF any sim
liar affair held in Fargo. Mayor johnson
and In the organization was chosen pres
ident and Major r. E. Fleming secre-
Etary. A. w. Scott from Grand Forks. and
T. A. Hoverstad OF crookston. were Sc
lected as vice presidents. The convention
was given a treat when Jas. Holes. living
north of Fargo, read his paper on 'Pota-
to Cultivation
Mrs. Worst also spoke for few mo-
ments upon the potato and Its culture and
lead an interesting discussion along that
line.
Hon. r. ]. Turner, state commissioner
of agriculture, was unable to be present,
but sent an interesting paper on the pros
perity and advantages of the state. The
paper was well received by the audience.
L. A. LELAND, of Edgerly. then gave an
interesting talk OH the culture of corn
which continued until the hour of noon
adjournment. The subjects of corn and
potatoes are especially fitting for this
meeting as nearly every farmer begins to
realize that farming in this state to get
the best results must be diversified and
that corn is almost a necessity to diver
sified farming and stock raising.
r. E. Fleming was the first speaker tof
the afternoon and for some time enter
tanned the convention with talk on the
raising Of corn ensilage. The subject was
handled in a mastery manner and the
paper proved decided interesting.
w. F. Gushing spoke to the farmers for
few moments OH the corn exhibits of
the state Mt the. Par-Ancrcan exhibition
and the bright hope that one day North
Dakota should rank first among the corn
producing states Of the union.
Few more interesting matters could
have been taken up than the discussion
of macaroni wheat following an interest
ing paper on that subject by Prof. d. A.
Saunders of the South Dakota Agltcul-
tural College. The subject was discussed
at great length, and many of those pres
ent decided to try the cereal next year.
J. z. Phelan gave an interesting talk
on the raising Of live stock during the
afternoon session which proved very in
teresting to all present.
Supt. Hoverstad of the sub-experiment
station at Crookston, presided as chair
man and after a short talk on matters of
general moment to the profession. intro
duced Ernest g. Schollander Of the Fargo
Agricultural College, who spoke at length
upon the subject. Selection Of seed.''
President Worst Of the Experimental
Station and College, emphasized the re-
marks of MR.. Schollander. making a
strong and urgent plea for better seed,
better farming and clean machinery.
Hon. M. A. Carlton, cerealist connected
with the government department Of agri-
culture was called upon for q few words
and took up continuation Of Mr.. Ten
Eyks talk on moisture, and told Of the
| success being attained in Texas and Kan
sas with new varieties Of foreign wheat
lately imported.
Mayor johnson announced that q. 8.
Barnes had made arrangements with the
Northern Pacific for special train to
leave the Northern Pacific depot Thurs
day morning at o'clock for his farm
near Glyndon.
The first paper the next morning was
by w. NJ. House Of Lidgerwood on 'Ag-
riculture and Education The speaker
has been q practical farmer for many
years. His address was most able.
r. 8. Barnes Of Fargo spoke on ''Di-
f,i
hearers. as he had been himself for some
! northwest was failure. Much Of his ad-
dress was devoted to experience in farm
| ing in both southern and northern Mime
| sofa.
Mrs. E. p. Curtiss. Of Moorhed. .ad-
| dressed the convention on "Our Farm
Life. How to Decrease its Evils and In
crease its Blessings" Her address, was
sarcastic and witty. and she brought
down the house on some Of her remarks.
NJ. A. Carleton, cerealist Of the depart.
ment Of agriculture at Washington, who
was sent here by Secretary Wilson to as
sist in the convention. spoke on drought
resistent cereals. He described his ex-
perience in southern Russia, which was
geographically similar to the Dakotas.
Long efforts on the part Of the govern.
ment there had produced wheat that
was especially adapted to North and
South Dakota.
Macaroni wheat had been found so sue
cessful and profitable that the department
was putting forth every effort to interest
Dakota farmers in its growth. Last
year 21,o0o.0o0 pounds were imported into
this country. He wanted 1t all to be
grown at home. and predicted the demand
would increase annually.
The speaker advised efforts to- grow
| winter rye here and praised the quality
of the Dakota grown oats. The import
ance Of the broom corn industry for this
| section Of the country was also urged.
The afternoons work was concluded by