The Dickinson press., 1908-12-05
INSTITUTE
Farmers Institute In Dickinson
Next Friday and Saturday.

Next frlQay ana Saturday,.
1t is sincerely hoped that there will be
a large attendance at the farmers in
stitute to be held at the court house in
Dickinson on December 10 and ii. This
institute is to be devoted mainly to
dairy topics and is therefore an i'm
portant one The institute held here
last June wa much more successful than
any previous institute held in Dickinson.
Let this n be ven more successful.
They say that in time of peace one
should prepare for war. Likewise in
times of good crops the Stark county
farmer should more than ever stick to
the dairy industry. One or two years
of good grain crops seems to convince
many farmers that dairying does not
pay as well as grain farming. Money
may seem to come in easy with good
crops but nothing is more certain than
that the good crops will not continue.
Everything conspires against the idea.
The dry wears will return and the man
with no COWS will be without income.
Even if the rains continue, the crops
will not continue good for good crops
can not secure without crop rotation.
Crop rotation generally means livestock
and livestock is pretty apt to mean some
dairy cows. Dairy cows are o neces-
sary to success on the farm but they are
nearly always an indicator of it. 1t
may not always be 81 pleasant to milk
COWS twice a day for many years but it
pays in the long u and especially un-
der the conditions that obtain out here.
1t is a temptation to raise grain, to
market it in the fall and then with the
proceeds, to take a vacation until next
seeding time. This temptation must be
guarded against. Farming in connec-
ton with live stock means that the fer
tility of the soil is being retained and
wen built up in many cases. Any
other method of farming means that the
soil is being depleted and it will be
only a question Of time when the farm
er must abandon his grain farm.
PROGRAM
The program will be made up to meet
local wants. Several successful farmers
will be invited to tell their farm expert
ence. The state will furnish several
speakers who will speak of results of
scientific research as we'll as from field
practice. Special attention will be given
to such farming as will conserve the soil
fertility.
The services of Prof. Thomas Shaw,
the we'll known writer and lecturer on
agricultural topics have been secured for
this circuit. He will deliver the first
address of the meeting at 10 O'Clock a.
M, on North Dakota as a Live Stock
| State
Prof w. B. Richards, of the Agricul-
tural college, will address the audience
on topics relating to Live Stock man
agement in North Dakota. Questions
pertaining to horticulture, forestry, field
crops, etc., will be given prominent
place on the program.
Questions on the topics under discus
sion are always in order. Questions
often prove to be the source of life to the
institute. For those who hesitate to ask
questions orally the question box can be
used. Prepare your questions at your
leisure and mail to undersigned or put
them into the question box at earliest
convenience. The questions will be
answered so the whole audience will get
| the benefit of them.
The hours for holding institute are
from 1 80 p. m, to 4 p. m. Evening
session. 7 80 to 9.