The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-02-17

to attend schoo! four months ant
became quite a reader. The many IN
cidents of his life were mentioned, as
was the death of his mother and his
trips to New Orleans, where he saw
negroes sold on the block with all
it. attendant horrors. Though he
vowed that he would do what he could
TO stop 1t, little coulo he have dream
ed that he was so soon to put stop
to slavery. After the Black Hawk
war he ran for congress and was de-
feated, but he ran again, and served
three terms as well as one term in
the national congress- It, was his
debates with Douglas that made him
known, and this resulted in his being
called to New York to the Cooper
Hall Union, it was this speech that
made him a national figure and that
gave him the nomination and election
to the presidency. The details OF the
war are familiar to all, and who cah
say that he could have so success
fully carried on he war with the many
problems of craftsmanship if he had
not been under divine guidance. AT
St. Petersburg and Richmond closed
the chapter in our history, begun at
Jamestown and Plymouth Rock
Pres. Worst stayed over for the
Saturday meeting, and gave an ad-
dress on the farm home. He. stated
that it was now possible to have all
the conveniences on the farm that the
city afforded. He thought that II
would be better to put-.up the good
modern house on the farm instead
Of moving to town and putting it up
there. He also emphasized the need
of making the best possible use OF
the soil as that is the one great re-
source of our state. To do that such
CROPS as corn and clover must pc
grown in rotation with the grain
crops and livestock kept to consume
some of the products of the farm.
Mr.. Gregg of Minnesota made q
great address ON corn, which ne
called the great American crop. And
it is now we'll settled that it can be
grown in North Dakota, as he SAID
that wherever he had gone in the
state he has seen exhibits OF corn,
and good corn at that. He empha-
sized the need Of selecting the SEED
in the field. To get good ears on
vel. developed stalks. The next
point was to properly cure the corn,
to do this it should be placed where
it will dry out. The best soil prep
aration for corn is fall blowing, har-
rowed early in the spring and at IN
tervals. Just before planting the
land should be thoroughly disced to
kill all weeds that have started. Plant
in rows straight both ways, so that
the three horse cultivator can be
used. which is a labor saver. After
planting harrow and. at intervals till
the corn is up. two or three inches,
as this is the best time to kill weeds
and it is also the cheapest way. Gull
tivat, shallow, as that will disturb
the roots the least and then again the
deep cultivating brings up new set
of weed seeds that grow and so leave
the field weedy for the fall.
supt. ,Hoverstad discussed poultry
raising, rotation of crops and gave a
good deal of time to miscellaneous
matters. Mr., Gregg took up the sub
jects Of strawberry growing, dairying
and the development in agriculture.
Pro-. Palmer; took up >tree-growing,
clover and seed selection.
The institute was so we'll attended
that the hall could not accommodate
all who came.