Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-28

N''N' 4-S LuOuSNL mat gram |
should be held as a basis and that sec
ohd IN rotation should come the
and recommended timothy,
Austrian bronze, red top and the sIan-
oeF WEeat grass, and in planting he
suggested mixture of these seeds, |
IN Just what proportion he said he
was unable at this time to advise.
Prof NJ. A. Carleton, cereal.st of the
agricultural department at Washing
ton, spoke on the subject OF macaroni
wheat. He opened his discussion with
the statement thar about five or six
years ago this section extending
down through Kansas and Nebraska.
suffered much Damage as a result of
drouth. The attention of the agri-
cultural department was turned to the
matter Of securing a wheat at would
produce well in this dry section and
the Introduction of macaronl followed.
He said that while in the midst Of
these Investigations rains set in so
that government officials were riding
about III row boats over TIE former
arid lands Of Kansas and Nebraska,
pursuing their Investigations and
gathering sunlCwers from the waters.
The howl then went up not for mac
aroNi wheat, but for macintosh
wheat And it was on eccount of this
unusually . ct weather that the maca-
roli wheat grown in this country was
below the standard, and brought low
er prices than it should have brought.
He said that there wGs a demand at
present, however, greater than the
supply and offered much encourage
rent to the macaToni wheat growers.
z. S. Delaney followed with an IL
Illustrated talk on breeding Draft
Horses" which was highly interesting
ard very instructive. Mr.. Delaney is
forcefdl, entertaining talECr and
was enthusiastically applauded by his
hearers.
At the afternoon session Prof.
Thomas Shaw read an interesting pa
per on the "Adaptability of the DaaI
Purpose Cow for Northwestern Con
ditioNs."
Other addresses were delivered by
N. S. French OF Berlin, N. D; State
Dairy Commissioner Mcconnell OF
minnesota and State Dairy Commits
stoner Kaufman Of North Dakota.
| The ~-oceedings Of the evening
were under the auspices of the Nortl
Dakota Poultry association.
Poultry Association.
The attendance at the tenth annua
Poultry association which convened
to-day was very gratifying, but it wa
realized that the severe weather MAJ
resulted III the shipment OF man
exhibits that were to be sent IN 10
the show.
TIE work Of Judging was starte
Gv7iag the day by Mr., Holden. III u
barred plymouth Rock class sam +
Crahhe won first prize for cockerc
end +. D. CanniGf for pullet. P, /
Tormoe of Bismarck took the frs
three prizes for white Plymo1t
Rocks.
state Buttermakcrs.
There we're nineteen eXnlVltoTS
brtter in the competition under III
arsnfces Of the North Dakota OAR.
mons association. The samples "eF
scored by ". D. Collyer, United state
dairy Inspector. and the first a"aI
wanf to Fred Kraps, whose butte
scoro7 Is IA. Victor Glantz was Sc
90 with 1912 and Fred Kapphah
was third with 80. 0. G. Beck 5 e.
hihit ecored the lowest. 81 points
Thursday, Jan. q.
without awaiting the probable a.
+ion of GOV. White in requesting Se'
,o+,rv Wilson Of the department OF a;
r;c,,,tl,re 10 take charge of the range
in the western part of the state
eradicate the cattle scah. the North d
kota Live Stock association has mat
an anpeal direct to the secretary.
The association had the program
+hfs session of the Tri-state conventlt
and strong resolutions were adopt'
urging immediate action by the seer
tary and petitjonlnS Ho'' W ii'e ~ :
: quest it officially.
} The afternoon program consisted
addresses by Delaney Of Valley Cl
and Hoverstad of Crookston on t
, horse; demonstration by Professo
SHEPPARD and Worst, Oh animals a.
S. F. Crabbe on fowls.
T Before the regular hour for assel
F hing those interested in macaro
Z wheat came together and, after Sc
oral addresses, which included one
A. M Carleton, the cerealist of the
partmert of agriculture in Washir
ton, it was decided to organize
North Dakota Macaroni Wheat Gro
, ers' association One hundred me
hers were Immediately enrolled, a
this number will be increased beft
the close Of the convention. T.
Oium of Lisbon was elected preside
| and E C. Schoollander of Fargo sec
, tary and treasurer.
: The forenoon program Of the cow
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Ridiculous.
t "Isn't it ridiculous for Tenspot
q think he can play football?" asl