The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-01-20

A resolution urging the Legislature to
increase the appropriation for. the agri-
cultural college to extend work was
adopted. n sH.41
A resolution favoring reduction in
the fee for incorporation was adopted.
The Fargo Seed House, LaMoure
Seed House, James Holes, Northrup &
King, Fred tMairer, Sleepy Eye, and
Frank Riba were thanked for ile dis
play of seeds they had made.
The last resolution extended the
thanks of the meeting to the city of
Fargo and The Fargo Forum.
Geo. Murry of Sherbrooke offered a
resolution providing that next year half
a day be devoted to cooperative propo-
sitionS
This association cominends the fear
less and energetic work of Pure Food
COMMISSIONER Ladd in his efforts to
expose the manufacturers of impure
and adulteMted food products, and to
prevent the sale of the same within
the state of North Dakota, and we
urge the legislative assembly to make
ample appropriations for continuance
of the work. We also recommend that
the pure food commissioners duties be
enlarged, and made to include the an
alysis Of formaldehyde, with severe
penalties for its sale when not of full
weight and, standard strength.
This association tenders it's graft
tude to Secretary Wilson and the de-
partment of animal husbandry for SUBJ
stantial government assistance in the
eradication OF cattle scab in the north
west, and especially to DIR. Van Es,
who, as state veterinarian, has applied
his time and energies SO industriously
and SO intelligently to the suppression
.of this disease. This association
further endorses the recommendation
.of Governor Sarles that the professor
of veterinary science of the agricuI-
.tural college be relieved of the work of
state veterinarian and that state live
stock sanitary board be created by
law, substantially as embodied in sen
ate bill No. M 5j3 n. "a. !. ..,a..
This association favors the inroduc-
ton Of elementary agriculture as a re-
quired branch of study in the common
schools at an early date, and urges the
state superintendent of schools and
the legislative assembly to take such
steps as may be necessary to speedily
and effectively accomplish this pur-
posea " ~ ~ zytE'r -
The farmers Of North Dakota here
assembled recognize the Importance of
the experiment station, which, since
its organization, has been supported
exclusively with federal money and
in view of increasing it's usefulness,
ask the Legislative assembly to give it
state aid, approximating the annual
government appropriation. We ask
this that the. scope of experimental
work may be enlarged and extended:
that better live stock may be secured
for breeding purposes, and for making
feeding experiments, and to enable the
station to cooperate directly with
farmers in different sections Of the
state, when it can be done to advan-
tage-things which cannot be done
except through state aid. The state
should cooperate with federal govern
nent where the work SO vitally affects
our local productive interests.
j r. Page of Valley City was then all
lowed fifteen minutes to speak on the
rebate ON grain.
The annual election Of officers will
be taken up late this afternoon.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Concluding the programme yesterday
Afternoon Frank Sanford, well known
farmer Of Rogers, spoke on the Beei
Steer on the Grain Farm, The speak
CIR had gone into stock raising after he
had made. a partial failure Of raising
wheat and had since been cnlinentl,
successful. He advised tie farmers i oi
tile state to do as he had done and he
assured them that they would prosper
providing they observed the same
aniotint OF care in stock raising thai
they did i'll the raising Of wheat
The speaker was favorable to Shori
Horns and told Of all incident IN iii.
experience which tended to- Strengthen
him In The determination to raise ilotil'
ing but that kind Of animals,
Last summer shipped two carloads
pf cattle to ST. Paal for market, llt
said Lii the bunch iii plle car were
two animals with long horns,
accompanied the cattle to St. Pau
and after arrival in the Twin Cities
went uptown. When. i visited the stocl
yards later + found, my cattle III quarail.
tine. The g. S. inspector told me tlla
my cattle had the scab. knew thal
this was not a fact and insisted o1 ali
analysis of tlle hair Of the supposed hi
fected cattle This was done and aftcl
much delay, the inspector agreed witt
ME IT was found that the cows Will
the horns had scratched the other cattle
and this was what led the Inspector Il
believe that the animals were affected
with the scabbies.
IS i result Of this mistake on tt,
part of the Inspector, 4 received coiisid
cradle less for my cattle than I wor
have otherwise S
ne convention was adjourned earl,
and Tue visitors we're taken to the agfi
cultural college where the live stock wa
cx1aibitrd Professors Sliepperd ans
Richards guided The visitors around hi
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