The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-17


are in attendance at the Larimore fair
have sent The Forum the following
account of the principal features:
Judging from the exhibits at the
midwinter fair held at Larimore on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, one
would get the impression that the
past season had been one very favor
able to the growth OF bumper crops.
Vegetables. grain and corn, large in
size, fine in quality and the number
Of exhibits large, 2s9 in ALL 1t is a
splendid demonstration OF what can
be done even in an unfayorable sea-
son when the proper methods are put
into use.
The exhibit from the schools is al
SO one of outstanding mel't. The home
economics department had articles OF
food that they had prepared that from
their appearance would tickle the
palate of an epicure. The manual
training department had articles made
by the boys that would put many a
cabinet maker in the shade. There
was also paiEtings, drawings and
many other exhibits from the schools
Larimore children are to be congratu-
lated on being taught such things as
agriculture, home economics. manual
| training and those things that pre-
pare one for life and that are of the
highest educational value,
The Farmers Institute brought to-
gether the farmers from all the sur
rounding country. The speakers also
came from different sections, experts
who related their experiences. Super.
intendent Hoverstad was in charge and
was assisted by such men as President
/ Worst OF the agricultural college. Su.
perintendent Waldron OF Dickinson
superintendent Porter OF the demon.
stration farms, Professor Palmer o
the agricultural college and others.
At the opening session. Potatoes wal
the first subject that came up for dis
eussion. Superintendent Wa1dron re
lated the results OF his experiments
He has found that 1t is necessary {,
keep on selecting ali the time OF TIT
quality and yield Is to be kept up.
Worst Gives Address.
At the afternoon session the mail
talk was by President Worst on DIR!
Farming. He is the president of tn,
Dry Farming congress which is al
international organization. He calle'
attention to the principles that ar
concerned in the saving o. moisture
that have been found TO be practica
to use in he growing of crops wher
the rainfall is inclined TO be a littl
less than in the socalled humid re
gion. Deep blowing Is the first grea
principle. 1t opens up the soil $
that the rain when 10 falls can pene
trate into the soil instead OF runnin
Ioff The next CREST principle is I
hold the moisture in the soil after
has been once gotten into 1t. till tn
crop is ready for 1t. The way :
do this is to keep the surface sol
loose, moisture cannot move througI
a loose soil. For this reason the cul
tivation given such crop as corn
splendid as 1t keeps moisture fror
evaporating. For the same reason
is well to harrow the grain after
is up two or three inches. This wi
not hurt the grain, but II will n
up the cracks, will make a dust mule.
and will kill number OF weeds. Do
thoroughly and note the difference
w hGGp MA
to keep the soil full OF organic mat
ter. This helps to hold moisture, t
. hold plant food, to ho.d the soil grain
together so that they will not diff
his is. very important. RI attentio
is not given TO this there win In tim
be no soif to till.
At the evening se won there wa
music rendered By pupils from til
schools. The talk OF the evening wa
{ by President Worst. He spoke (
! 1.-THE dominion that naast has over ne
II ture, how man has tanned nature. no
he has taken electricity that used |
terrify man IN days gone by and he
made this powerful agent run his car
carry his messages over the wori
even to carry his voice for thousand
OF miles and without the aid OF even
wire.
How man has taken the Wild hors
/ and made him his servant how he hi
/ taken the different animals and mat
them do his bidding How he has take
the wild apple and bred 1t TIL 1t pr
duces q fruit that suits the paIa.
of man while in its wild state 1t WI
SO bitter that even the animals al
!. insects left it alone. IN fact 1t WI