The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-30

suffered much damage as a result OF
drouth. The attention of the agri-
cultural department was turned to the
matter of securing a wheat lat would
produce well in this dry section and
| the introduction of macaroni followed.
He said that while in the midst of
these Investigations rains set in so
that government officials were riding
about in row boats over the former
! arid lands of Kansas and Nebraska.
pursuing their Investigations and
gathering sunflowers from the waters.
The howl then went up not for mac
aroni wheat, but for macintosh
wheat. And it was on account of this
unusually wet weather hat the maca-
rori wheat grown in this country was
below the standard, and brought low
or prices than it should have brought.
He aaid that there was a demand at
present, however, greater than the
supply and offered much encourage
ment to the macaroni wheat growers.
E. S. Delaney followed with an H.
Illustrated talk on breeding Draft
Horses" which was highly interesting
and very instructive. Mr.. Delaney is
a %forceful, entertaining talker and
was enthusiastically applauded by his
hearers.
At Tie afternoon session Prof.
Thomas S.4aw read an interesting pa
per on the "Adaplability of the Dual
Purpose Cow for Northwestern Con-
ditii,ns."
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N. s. French Of Berlin, N. D.; State
Dairy Commissioner Mcconnell of
Minnesota and State Dairy Commits
sioner Kaufman Of North Dakota.
Tho proceedings Of the evening
were under the auspices of the North
Dakota Poultry association.
Poultry Association.
The attendance at the tenth annual
Poultry association which convened
to-day was very gratifying, but it was
realized that the severe weather a
resulted in the non-shipment of many
exhibits that were to be sent in for
the show.
The work of judging was started
during the day by Mr.. Holden. In the
barred Plymouth Rock class Sam F..
Crabba won first prize for cockerel
and L. D. Canniff for pullet. p. P.
Formoe of bismarck took the first
three prizes for white Plymouth
Rocks.
State Buttermakers.
There were nineteen exhivitors OF
butter in the competition under the
auspices of the North Dakota Dairy
mems association. The samples were
scored by w. D. Collyer, United States
dairy inspector, and the first award
went to Fred Kraus, whose butter
scored IS IA. Victor Glantz was e c
ond. with 80 IL and Fred Kapphahn
was third with 80. o. G. Beek's ex-
hibit scored the lowest. "a points.
Thursday, Jan. 81.
Without awaiting the probable ac-
ton of Gov. White in requesting Sec
rotary Wilson of the department of ag-
riculture to take charge of the ranges
in the western part of the state to
eradicate the cattle scab, the North Da-
kota Live Stock association has made
an appeal direct to the secretary.
The association had the program at
this session Of the Tri-state convention
and strong resolutions were adopted
urging immediate action by the secre-
tary and petitoning Gov. White to re-
quest it officially.
The afternoon program consisted OF
addresses by Delaney of Valley City
and ~Iioverstad of Crookston ON the
horse; demonstration by Professors
Sheppard and Worst, on animals, and
8. +. Crabbe on fowls.
Before the regular hour for assem-
bling those interested in macaroni
wheat came together and. after sew
eral addresses, which included one by
A. M. Carleton, the %cerealist of the de-
partment Of agriculture in Washing
ton, it was decided to organize the
North Dakota Macaroni Wheat Grow
ers' association. One hundred men,
bers were Immediately enrolled, and
this number will be increased before
the close of the convention. T. N.
Oium of Lisbon was elected president
and E G. Schoollander of Fargo secre-
tary and treasurer.
The forenoon program of the conven-
ton proper was turned owe to the hor-
ticulturists, and there were addresses
by Waldron of Fargo, Elliott Of Mime
sofa, Iceland and French of North Da-
kota. Bush, Latham and Povertson Of
Minnesota and Phillips of Wisconsin,
all along the lines of organization.
Before adjournment the North Dakota
Horticultural society was formed with
100 members. The officers are: Presi-
dent. James Holmes, Fargo; treasurer,
Lieut.. Gov. Bartlett; secretary, G. B.
Waldron. Fargo: vice presidents from
each judicial district. The Minnesota
constitution and bylaws were adopted
with slight alterations. and the or
g%anization already has about 200 mem
hora