Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-06
Farmers INSTITUTES CONTINUE .
10 AIIRICI CROWDS And GREAT
Interest IS NOW MANIFESTED
KINDLY TO THE oA'RY'Ne BUSINESS
GREAT YIELDS OF CROPS ATTENDANTS At
INSTITUTE PROM INENT SPEAKERS PRESENT WHO
GAVE VALUABLE POINTERS.

Larvik, N. D., Nov 4.-The session
Of the second days work OF the farm
| ers' institutes for the state was held
here today.
The attendance was large when the
| size of the town and rush of work is
| considered, there being threshing
machines at work in the immediate
| vicinity and number of persons had
to aid the threshers or haul grain,
| who were anxious to attend.
The speakers were the same as
| yesterday and spoke in the same or
der, but upon entirely different sub
jects, with the addition of H. A. Arm
strong, the prominent Emmons county
attorney, who is now living much OF
the time in his elegant new residence
at Hazelton.
A Much Named Community.
There are two town plats on file
| in the recorders office; one called
| Templeton, and lies on the east side
| of the railroad on the Linton branch
| of the n P. and has the business
houses and the greater part of the
population. Larvik lies on the west
side of the track and the postoffice
| is known as Larvik, and Dreviousl.i'
the town was called Brofy. The in
| stitute was held in the hall over the
! postofflce
! The audience was composed mostly
| of farmers and largely of ambitious,
! intelligent young men, often accom-
! panied by their wives.
There was everywhere apparent the
| intelligent interest so manifest at
yesterdays meetings.
The speakers in addressing the au-
! dience, found it responsive and IT,
| many instances very helpful. Close
| inquiry led to the conclusion that
the average crops per acre for the
! neighborhood was good.
Wheat Averages 18; oats 40; Corn
80 Bushels.
The crop this season was consider
ed about a fair average for the six
to eight years in which regular farm
| ing had been done in the community.
There was one notable expression
on the part of many present that Is
specially worthy of mention. One
of the speakers asked the question,
"how many like to milk cows? Hold
up your hands" Fully a fourth Of
those present raised a hand. This
was an expression largely of Germans
or those. of German ancestry. AS
| ono of the representative men of the
community expressed it, they liked
milking on account of the results OBJ
tanned in cash returns and that they
were averse to the work itself.
In line with the regular work was
a lesson giving instructions in small
fruit growing. Mr.. Gregg spoke of
the value of the vegetable garden and
the easiest way to cultivate it. and
then gave detailed instructions in the
methods to strawberry culture and re-
ferred in a general way to other small
fruits.
The noon hour was pleasant and
profitable diversion. The Ladies Aid
society had bountiful lunch prepar-
ed for all those present, and If the
men are as good farmers as the wo-
men are cooks, that part of Emmons
county will prosper indeed.
Afternoon Session
III TIC dlCSluOOu XIV. IlofCl oIeaO
spoke upon the need of growing more
than one kind of crop, and the bene-
fits of the growing of millet and SINH
lar forage crops in connection with
the main grain crops.
= Mr.. Greggs' address on the benefit
of live stock on the farm and the
building of silos and cow stables were
attentively listened to. But one of
the most important statements and
one that caused considerable surprise
was when he advised the farmers to
select COWS that gave milk, not too
high in per cent of butterfat. That
COWS with a heavy flow of milk, reas-
onably rich, were less liable to dis
ease and would stand farm treatment
better than the COW yielding too high
a per cent of butterfat, claiming that
3M per cent of butterfat was about
be increased by an extra flow of milk.
Advises Building Comfortable Homes.
H. A. Armstrong; address was de-
voted to the needs and comforts of
a good house, we'll built and furnished
properly, with modern conveniences, |
as understood at this age. That light |
and pure water were cheap and easily |
furnished If right methods were APP
piled, and that in the end it was real !
ly source of economy, and that II
the home comforts and surroundings |
were as they should te, that the boys !!
and girls would not be in such a |
hurry to frequent places of question
able amusement or run away from |
home to seek life elsewhere.
{ The address on the use Of manure !
by J. K. Doran was largely a series |
OF questions as to the object to be
obtained In the application of the
fertilizers, stating that the; objects
were not alone to improve the fer
tility of the soil but in addition to
acids. enable the plant to
get It's food from the soil by good I
mechanical conditions of the land, and
to inoculate the soil with useful bae-t