The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-01-29
GRAIN GROWERS OF THREE STATES
Convention at Fargo Discusses Matters of Moment to Grain
and Stock Growers

r,s Tri-state Grain and Stock
Sc,ovsrs' association held four-day
..ssiou in Fargo last week. The at
.,d,.oe was large, many being pres
1 !, ram Minnesota and South Dakota.
rhs western and central part of North
tn.tota was well represented.
4 The program was particularly inter
osting. many instructive papers on
ruhjacts of importance to stock and
&srain growers were read. The discus
IONS were lively and full OF valuable
b,nts 70 the agriculturist. The 600
&lsIayates manifested their keen inter
eft in the proceedings by faithful at
,andaace at all the sessions.
The convention was called to order
Nv exNayor Johnson. president, and
efter the invocation by DR.. Dudley,
a. uresident's address was delivered.
.Sscretary Worst followed with an out
',Ins of the association and the scope
N the work to be done at this conven-
ton. and also read paper by Prof.
Ipslford Of the experimental farm at
brandon on Glover Raising In Mani
'toba."
Prof. L. r. Waldron of North Dakota
Horticultural college created a deal of
interest with his paper on weeds, and
many delegates participated in the
Ispirited discussion which followed
Datus c. Smith of Trail county had
an interesting paper on Good Soil and
Poor Crops" Before the noon adjourn.
ment announcement was made of a
meeting tomorrow Afternoon for per-
manent organization Of a live stock
association of which an annual stock
show will be the feature.
There were two matters of interest
In the convention on the second day
lin addition to the regular program. A
|strong movement was set ON foot 20
secure the transfer of the North Da-
kota state fair from Mandan to Fargo,
and the North Dakota Live Stock asso-
cation was organized.
Hon. Charles II. McKissick of May
vile was the leading figure In the state
fair matter, and his motion met with
popular approval. He was appointed
las the head OF a committee of seven,
two Of whom are from Fargo, tosee
what could be done in the matter.
The proposition is to relocate the fair
at Fargo, provide $4,000 for buildings
as starter and appropriate $4,000
each biennial period, In consideration
for which citizens of Fargo will pro-
vide suitable grounds to include six.
teen acres of land.
The live stock men organized with
J. II. Shepherd Of Fargo as president:
c. II. McKissick, Mayville, first vice
president; A. McGillivray, Dickinson,
second vice president; ]. A. Power,
secretary; G. s. Barnes, Fargo, treas
urer. The membership fee was placed
at 81 and ran up to several hundred
with a whoop. Provisions were made
for annual meetings, shows and sales,
and all breeders of blooded cattle,
horses and hogs are to associate them.
selves with the organization, but the
membership Is open to all interested
parties, whether actually breeders or
not The attendance reached 700 in
me afternoon and there were over
LOO at the evening session. Among
the participants in the days program
we're Prof. Hoverstad of Crookston; G.
s. Barnes, Fargo; NJ. F. Greeley, Aber-
1een; Charles H. McKissick, Mayville;
commissioner Of Agriculture Warner,
bismarck; DR.. Andrews, Mapleton;