Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-10

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fifth day of the farmers Institutes
opened in Piesek hall in Beach at
10 o'clock with fair sized audience.
The speakers were O. c. Gregg and
J. X. Doran, Prof. Hoverstad being
left behind on account of change OF
schedule Of trains.
The opening work was done by Mr..
Gregg who first examined into the To-
cal conditions of soil, rain fall, yield
of grain per acre, etc.
Then Mr.. Gregg took up the theory
of dry farming and fully illustrated
it and claimed that the farmers of
the Golden Valley could not appre-
ciate the value of their blessing when
contrasted with more humid coun-
tries, and showed why the quail
ity of the grain and hey was so SUI
perior to what it was found to be
in a country of rIuch rain in harvest
time, that the soil did not leach out,
that cultivation was so much easier
and many other reasons.
Then followed the methods of Gull
tivating the various kinds Of grain
crops and especially corn. In this
discussion many points were brought
and it was decided that seed the one
of most value was the selection OF
seed and that seed should be home
grown and instructions given on how
to grow it and how to care for it.
At this time Albert Schoubar, OF
Williams postoffice, exhibited samples
of corn grown this year; from seed
purchased of Oscar Wills seed house
of Bismarck in which that house got
a boost that would have made the
proprietor, had he been present, see
that his years of toll was being ap-
preciated.
Maintain the Fertility of the Soil.
Then came the need of retaining
the fertility of the soil. This lead
into the discussion of the growing of
the legumes and grasses, and it was
found that clover, alfalfa, bronze
grass, timothy, etc., had been sue
cessfully grown in the country new
as it is.
This brought out lively discussion
and turned the whole proceedings in
to an experience meeting of great
value. In this the enthusiasm be-
cause intense and brought out exper-
fences that was thought impossiMl-
tiles in the western countries. &<SAN
Soil Robbers.s \
If man could have Seen placsd
Just far enough away to- hear the
voices, and not understand the words, |
but see the GESTURES he would have
thought he was listening to an old
fashioned Methodist experience meet
ing and love feast combined.
But it was decided that land asl
rich as that in the western part OF
the state should not be impoverished.
This then lead to the need of live
stock and the dairy cow on the farm. |
The Need of Industrial Training.
The opinion was advanced that
more industrial education was neces-
sary while the classical education OF
the colleges are good that the indus !
trial was far better and that the
cheapest of all educations was TO-
teach methods of Intelligent indus
try, and that in case Of national trou-I
BILE that those so educated would bel
the saviors of the country. Also to
allow the boys or girls to largely fol-
low their natural bent and do that
which they take an interest in.
Afternoon Session. /
The afternoon session was opened
promptly at 1870 with full attend J
ance of the pupils Of the high school.
Mr.. Nelson, the principal of the |
school. brought in the classes and
more intelligent or more uniform
class of young people would be hard
to find.
Mr.. Gregg was at his best in adj
dressing the meeting on fruit grow
ing and tree culture. (But as this |
address is to be printed in full later
nothing more will be said about It,
now.) |
Next came a talk by Mr. Doran d. |
rected more particularly to the high
school pupils in which the questions
asked were, What is the nature Of
the soil, the subsoil, the average
rainfall, the elevation above sea
level and from that came the gist of
the talk.
Then Mr.. Gregg gave his address