The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-04
FOR BIG
FARMERS Meeting
TRI-sTATE GRAIN GROWERS CON.
vENTIoN WHICH OPENS TWO
WEEKS FROM TO-DAY PROMISES
TO FAR suRPAss ALL OTHERS
HAS become GREAT AReIcuL.
TURAL EVENT.

Two weeks from today and hundredl
of farmers from North Dakota, soutH
Dakota and Minnesota will be in ths
city for the annual convention OF The
Tri-State Grain and Stock Growers
association which viii open that morn
ing at 10 O'Clock.
For many years the farmers from
these great northwestern states have
gathered In Fargo for the purpose OF
listening to addresses by the expert
and scientific agriculturalists and
stock breeders Of the country and of
giving to their fellows the experiences
of farming in this country. Some have
come and attended this farmers school.
as it really is. others have come for a
day or two days. But whatever the
length of time they have spent at the
convention there is hardly a single one
of them but that will testify that ne
has gone away with some new idea
for the betterment of his crops, for the
Improvement of his herds and the re-
sulting benefit to himself and to his
family.
II is the testimony of many of the
successful farmers of this part of the
h,
siderable portion Of their success has
been due to this conventions; yes more
that the development OF farming and
stock breeding is at least a part of
the great states has been in part due
to the convention.
The farmers from this district have
come to Fargo at a time of the year
when there was little to do on the farm
and here they have taken vacation
from the routine of work and at the
same time learned something that was
to their benefit They have enioyed
themselves for Fargo had treated them
right and made their stay i'm the CITY
pleasant. They brought their wives
and sometimes their families with
them. In one sense of the word the
meetings of the association have be-
come a sort of reunion for year after
some of the old pioneer farmers who
attended the first convention have
never missed a one. tt is a notable
fact too that these men are the ones
who have made success of their BUSH
ness.
When the convention opens on the
morning Of Jan. Is there will be many
familiar faces present among a crowd
of new ones who are attending for the
first time All will come with their
minds prepared to retain the points
of value which will be given out free
of charge to ALL Some win have host
of questions to ask, for all have a voice
in this convention, and 1t is these uues-
tons which bring out the real inter- |
est in the meetings.
Tbr
lined is an exceptionally good one. 1T
contains the names of farmers of ma
tional repute, experts from the agri-
cultural colleges of the northwest and
the department of agriculture. In adj
dillon to the programme there viii be
several other things this year which |
will add zest to the meeting. There |
will be the North Dakota corn show. a /
feature which was started last year
and which proved a great success. This !
year the show will be vastly larger
than the one last year for preparations /
have been going on for it ever since
he convention of 1909 closed. There
viii be the special meetings of the
North Dakota Live Stock association.
he State Horticultural association, the
American Society of Equity, the North
Dakota Poultry show and the bench
'how-every one OF great interest to
he average farmer of the three states
The commercial club, which stands
back Of the show as regards financial
matters has had committee busy for
ome time securing subscriptions from
he business men to stand the expense
" the convention. The success which
his committee has met with is one OF
he evidences of the popularity of the
how. Business men in all branches
# the commercial world, bankers. edu-
.ators, laboring men, In fact everybody
recognizes that the Tri-State Grain
md Stock Growers convention is a |.
actor in the development of this coun-
ry in agriculture. The three states
Interested depend largely upon agri-