The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-02
SHOULD ATTEND
DRY FARM MEET
PRES. J. n. WORST OF AeRIcUL.
TuRAL COLLEGE URGES NORTH
DAKOTA FARMERS TO ATTEND
CONGRESS To BE HELD IN
SPOKANE ON OCT. 8 TO 6.

Pres. ]. III. Worst Of the agricul-
tural college is planning to attend the
dry farming congress, which will be
held in Spokane, Wash, on Oct. 3
I, and 6. He is very enthusiastic
over these meetings and in an inter-
view with a representative of The
Forum he told OF the value OF these
sessions and urged the farmers of
North Dakota to attend il IL Is nos
sible. In part he said:
AS many farmers of the state as
can possibly spare the time and
means should attend the sessions of
this congress. Those having agricuI-
tural products of superior quality are
invited to make exhibits at this con-
gress.
The purpose of this congress Is to
discuss principles relating to agricnl-
ture IN regions where the natural pre-
clp1tation is not superabundant and
yet sun1cient, by applying proper
methods, to insure good crops through
the conservation of the natural rain
tall. There are vast areas where ir-
rigation Is impossible, but where there
Is sufficient precipitation to make
farming profitable if the work is per
formed In accordance with we'll known
principles of agriculture.
Z While North Dakota is not. strict
ly speaking, in this belt, the principles
involved in dry farming-the opposite
or irrigation farming-can be applied
with tremendous profit. The element
or chance, on account Of drought, is
less imminent in North and South Da-
kota than in the inter mountain
states, yet even here, chance should,
as far as possible, be eliminated.
I'm other words, agriculture will
never reach its highest possibilities in
our state until farmers give close
study to the natural forces they have
to deal with, and apply themselves as
GOOD students to the study of agricul-
ture. Agricultural education, in it's
broadsst sense, should dominate in
this state, If we would enjoy the pro.
ductive powers of the soil and vet
conserve their tremendous possibili-
ties for the benefit of all future gem
erations. Ignorance of agriculture and
horticulture has ruined the fairest
regions Of the earth. Let not tgnor-
ance. therefore, cause our agricultural
possibilities even to deteriorate,
THE persistent and long continued
drought of 1910 increases rather than
diminishes my faith in the agricul
tural possibilities of North Dakota.
The comparatively small areas where
agricultural was practtced intelligent
ly and scientifically produced from fair
to good crops, where unscientifo
farming was a total failure.
When we learn how and when to
cultivate the soil, when we have, de-
veloped cereals thoroughly adapted to
our soil and climatic conditions, when
we have adopted rotations that viii
properly areate soil, destroy moisture
and fertility absorbing weeds, and rid
the soil Of fungus diseases that other
wise bid fair to destroy the chief in
lustry of this state, then we may con-
clude that agriculture is coming into
Its own. Until then we must preach
and write and urge and educate. The
next generation OF farmers should be
highly and specially educated for their
vocation"