The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-09-28
HARVES FESTIVAL
At AMBROSE
Great Display Of Grain and Veaeta-
bIes-Addresses BY Judge Davis and
Prof. Palmer.

The magnitude OF tho harvest les
tival held at Ambrose Saturday was
somewhat lessened by rain. This cut
out the races and some of the other
outdoor features. The big tent which
housed farm and home exhibits was
busy scene. The exhibits consist :
ed or grains, grasses, clovers, alfalfa
vegetables, corn, butter. bread, cake
pie and other things too numerous To-
mention. The vegetable display was
an eye opener. The size of the cab
'bages, beets, mangels. turnips, pota-
toes, carrots, cauliflower. kohl rabbi
was almost phenomenal. The quality
was fine, too. Prof. Palmer urged
that they be taken to the industrial
exposition at Bismarck. The corn
on display was a fine demonstration
OF what can be done with this crop
in the northern part of the state.
Flint corn and Northwestern of good
size and ripe was shown. The corn
in the fields about Ambrose was green
not a sign of any frost This is a
fine reputation of the saying of some
that there is frost every month in
the year in this state Had there
been frost the corn would have shown
1t. This part of the state has had
three months without frost and that
Within a few miles OF the Canadian
border. Prof. Palmer remarked that
the state was going to be one of the
corn states. The day before he had
keen in the First National Bank at
Fargo and saw a corn exhibit that
would do justice to Iowa or Illinois
The exhibit Of clover and alfalfa dem
onstrates the fact that these crops
will flourish whom given an opportu-
nifty. There was an exhibit OF ripe al
falfa, the pods were just filed with
we'll developed seed The oats in the
sheaf were especially fine. There
were also fine samples Of wheat, bar.
ley and fax in tho bundle. Liberal
prizes were offered and there. was
prizes for everything brought in.
= Wheat is. going from to Is bush
els; Threshing has been delayed
..soza : but there are many
machines and some have come from
other parts Of the state so the work
can be pushed when the weather per-
mits!:, The soil is in an ideal con.
dithon for blowing and many, Of the
fla ersdreahze the value of early fpll
'ploWing SO are taking advantage of
the conditions: M!.-.n
A program was also given in tho
opera house. It was opened by q
band concert on the street. Mr..
Grace, president of the Commercial
club, presided. He extended a well
come to the visitors and explained
that the aim had been to provide a
day Of entertainment as we'll as Of
instruction, but owing to the weather
good deal of the entertainment part
had to be left out. He then intro
duced Judge Davis of Minot, who re-
lated the many advantage Of North
Dakota and called attention to tn
fact that when one lives here for
awhile that it is impossible to he
contented in the east, and these who
go east always return. He referred
to the reciprocity bill and how the
Canadians had saved the day for the
American farmer. He urged upon
the audience the need Of everyone
doing his duty in studying the impor
tant questions OF the day and of vot
ing intelligently in selecting men for