The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-01-29

All Kinds or Farmers Assemble ~ Fargo
ut the Eifth Annual Meeting Very
5-8 I Interesting Session. trsS 3gaS

All Kinsls or Farmers Assemble ~ Fargo
! Mt the Eifth Annual Meeting. IL Very s
interesting Session.
The Tri-state Grain and Stock Grow
ers' association met in Fargo last wssx
gestion OF Budd Reeve VINO interested,
Mayor Johnson ..h Of Fargo IN the moye
ways been largely attended. !
| This year new feature Of the con-
vsns Seiss at mets swap snan ana
stock: A room was provided for grain.
! samples and stock transfers were made
9or the
| ton in ali kinds Of grain, 7
North Dakota and Northern Minnesota
| Poultry Association was In session and
the exhibits were the largest ever
expert. passed judgment on the birds.
The North, Dakota Dairymen's Assoc
citation also met during the convention
one afternoon in addition to its indie
pendent meetings. There were butter
3adEins contests presided over BY o. !.
agriculture at Washington. Prominent
speakers from all over the Northwest
and several department men from Wash
vention. ~
The attendance at the second days
Tri-state Grain and Stock Growers con-
\ enough to please the most ardent pro-
moter of the association. - :
The papers read In - The forenoon we're
Carleton. cerealist Of the department OF
agriculture at Washington. and E: S.
o Sf T Hs1sy sSx IL ths 1tsa
Dairy commissioner Mcconnell Of Min
nesota, and state Dairy o Comm miss 1ss
A committee was appointed to report
bill of
GrSckst Frazf M,p1 Min and G Raaes
At the night session Of the convention
the North Dakota Agricultural College
Cadet band gave concert after which
on the. effects Of reciprocity with Can
ada. He was followed by Hon. G. s.
0 In the butteF exhibit r. F. Flint Of
New Salem won the excellent score OF
With only a quarter Of point less or
better: The scoring was done by w. D.
Collyer. United States dairy inspector.
without awaiting the probable action
Of Gov. White in requesting Secretary
Wilson Of the departmen Of agriculture
| to take charge OF the ranges In the west
cattle scab, the North Dakota Live Stock
Association has made an appeal direct
to the secretary.
this session Of the Tri-state convention
and strong resolutions were adopted
urging immediate aetion by the seere-
The afternoon program Of the third
day consisted Of addresses BY Delaney
ton. on the horse; demonstration by Pro
fessoss Sheppard enS and as t worst on an1ma'~
| Before the regular hour OF assembling
those interested in macaroni wheat came
together ana after h Seyera reefoS
culture in Washington. it was decided
to organize the North Dakota Macaroni
Whsat sse 1ef nun en
rolled, and this number will be increased
before the close Of the convention. T.
snd Di ~ r. - schoilanGer OF Fargo. secre-
tary and treasurer.
The forenoon program Of the conren-
cuiturists, and there were addresses by.
Waldron Of Fargo. Elliott Of Minnesota,
iceland and French of North Dakota.
n Sasa ana Philips Zip Of Wisconsin. oil
along the lines of organization. Before
adjournment the North Dakota Hortio
|
members. The officers are: President.
James Holmes. Fargo; treasurer: Lieut..
Gov Bartlett seeretasy G; 81 fr Mala aanh
judicial district, The Minnesota con
stitution and bylaws were adopted with
slight alterations and the organization
The dairymen and butternakers got
together and elected officers as follows:
President Fred Leutz Of Hebron trs wee
| ilrer, H. U. Thomas, Oberon; secretary,
E. +. Kaufman. Fargo: Resolutions
oysr yyeG States dar9
pert here to judge the butter EXHIBITS
and also commencing him and J. w.
9or the,r fearess Of laws
products and Secretary G. Y; Knight Of
Championship cha Of pure dairy products in
II The North Dakota Poultry association
e estd It's had i been scored by Judge Hol
den. The new officers are: President.
| s. F.. Crabbe, Fargo vice president. Il
t IT. hirs1 L. D. canMiff, Fargo; super
intendent. d. v. Moug. Mapleton.
The last day Of the tri-state grain and
Interesting. not only from point Of at
| tendance, but from enthusiasm shown
in the proceedings
| inspection BILL
A committee composed Of p: p: Childs
Frazee. MINI, and J. p: Rance Of Web
ster. n. D.. had been appointed. to make max
| in1s were adverse. In fact they attack
ed the bill strongly and urged that It
was failure from the fact that 1t was
| lpcal rather than q general measure, ana
could not be applied to all markets.
The senator was referred to as having
introduced the bill without thorough In
committee suggested that he refrain
from further adyScaey Of the BILL ia the
strong support Of a coterie of Mime
sofa grain men who have been On the
ground working, up sentiment against
was read there were q number of speak.
| ers who attacked It. Col: Benton OF
Fargo and o. G. Major Of Hope
II was held that the Minnesota grain
| men had considerable nerve to endeavor
to have North Dakota turn down her