The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-28
GRAIN GROWERS
HAVE BIG PROGRAM
Event of Next Month in Far
go Gives Promise of Be-
ing a Success

cultural lines In the northwest was
the great feature OF the event. This
year the main program will have q
Keen rival in. the corn show.
There is now between $500 and
sl,6o0 available for prizes and to cover
the expenses OF this big show. OF
this sum $1,000 in cash is from the
First National bank of Fargo and most
OF n entire amount will go for cash
prizes to corn growers.
Professor Randlett. Who is in
charge. estimates that there will be
every section of North Dakota. There
will be G 100 prize winners.
Big Free Banquet.
will be a heap big feed" which will
be given free to every winner of a
ribbon in the corn exhibit. This big
feed will be held in the dining room
of the Masonic temple on Wednesday
evening, Jan. II.
Every article served will be a corn
product. There will be corn soup,
corn bread, corn fed meats. parched
corn. corn pudding, ETC.. and following
the pipe Of peace. using corn cob
pipes. There will also be a big pow
WOW following the feed.
U arrangements have been made
for the Farm Management association
ana the Woman's congress and the
programs Of each will be found with
this article. The poultry show pro-
gram and the live stock and horticul-
tural arrangements are, however, not
vet complete. but will be ready in a
short time.
The complete official program for
the Tri-State Grain Growers main
convention is in full as follows:
Tuesday Morning. Jan. 18.
1o:00-Invocation. Address of Wei.
come. J. p. Hardy. president Of com
mercial club. Response, Superintend.
ent Selvig. Crookston A. c.
19:3o-"How to Secure Good Roads
in North Dakota" T. r. Atkinson,
state ensineer. Bismarck: n. p.
ter, superintendent demonstration
Afternoon Session.
1:30-Address, H. H. Gross. presi-
dent National Soil Fertility league.
2:15-"Road Improvement in Agri-
cultural Districts" Prof. John T.
Stewart. professor agricultural engi-
neering. University of Minnesota.
3:0O-"Corn Culture" Prof. j. H.
Shepperd. dean agricultural depart
ment, North Dakota Agricultural coll
lege.
Evening Session.
7:30-"SoiI Physics as a Factor in
crop Production" Prot. c. Willis. ed
itor n. w. Farmstcad. Minneapolis.
S:0O-"Human Nutrition" Prof.
Jessie NJ. Hoover. dean home econom-
les department. n. d. A. c.
s:30-"The Country Church as a
Waiter r Pa Rr5a n PT b Rev. J. NJ.
s:oO-"corn Culture" Prof. p. G.
Holden, superintendent Iowa Farmers
institutes. Ames. Ia.
Wednesday Morning, Jan. II.
10:00-"Construction Of Silos and
Feeding Of Silage." Fred W. Merrill,
representative dairy division. o. s. de-
partment Of agriculture. Grafton,
1o:4o-"The Feeding Value Of Corn
Slower and Corn Fodder" ". B.
Richards, professor animal husbandry.
agricultural college, N. D.
11:20-"Co-operation in the Mar
keting Of Live Stock" W. H. Tom
have. i've stock specialist. extension
department. Minnesota College Of Ag-
r%iculture. st. Paul. MINI.
Afternoon Session.
2:oo-"Live Stock as an Asset on a
North Dakota Farm" A. Devine.
2:3o-"The Production Of Feeders"
Capt. w. S. A. Smith. Sioux City, Ia. |
3:30-"Horse Raising as a Source of
Profit on the Farm" Thos. F. Mooney,
Fergus. N. d.
Thursday Morning. Jan. ls.
9:30-"Methods of Frost Preyen-
ton" Mr.. Desmet. Battle Lake, MINI.
1o:20-"Progress in Northwestern
Horticulture" A. Bracket, Excelsior,
MINI.
Observation-Disclosures: Their Effects
on Farm Crops" C. II. Waldron, horti.
culturist, North Dakota Agricultural
college.
11:3o-"Market GARDENING" Oliver
Strand. Moorhead. MINI.
Afternoon Session.
1:30-"New Crop Of Corn and Di.
versifed Farming" Chas. C. Connolly.
Devils Lake, N. d.
2:15-"Improving the Status of the
American Farmer" Col. r. A. Wilkin.
son. Lake Elmo, MINI.
kets." j. M. Anderson, president
Equity Cooperative Exchange. Fargo.
3:4o-"Co-operation and the Farm.
er." President +. L. McVey. Universe
Evening Session.
7:80-Band Concert.
s:oo-President Address. President
voASSs VlCoiOCuI &NOTLn OdkOta
Agricultural college.
s:45-"Relation Between Railroads
and Farmers" Howard Elliott, presi-
dent Northern Pacific Railway CO.
Friday Morning, Jan, i9.
o:3o-"Fixing Land Values" e. 8.
De Lnncey. Valley City, N. D.
l0:00-Address. w. J. Black, presi.
Manitoba Agricultural college.
10:30-Address. DR.. A. r. Woods. !
dean agricultural college, University Of
Minnesota.
11:so-.The Country Life Prob
lem." A. 2: Chamberlain. develop
Afternoon Session.
l:so-Address. 6. w. Randlett. d.
extension department, North !
Dakota Agricultural college.
2:15-"Labor Saving Apparatus for
the Farm Home" p. v. Collins. editor
Agriculturist. Mime.
apolis, MINI.
3:00-"Relation Between Rotation
and Fungus Diseases Of Plants" II. T..
Bolley. botanist. North Dakota Agri-
cultural college.