The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-24

| The land is then plowed which buries
the seed. In the spring a seed bed
is made. Just ideal conditions for the
weeds, To kill them some other con-
ditions must be brought in. Growing
corn is good If clean cultivated. Grow
ing clover and alfalfa is good as even
If some weeds should grow in them
they are cut before the weeds ripen
their seed.
Prof w. G. Palmer gave an illus
trated lecture on soil. culture. Bring
ing out the fact that moisture moves
through compact soil, but that il can
move only very slowly through loose
soil as the dust mulch. He also illus
trated on, his blackboard how the
plant makes most Of its growth in the
layer Of soil turned with the plow.
That deep blowing gives the plant
more soil to draw on for moisture.
The professor also gave an address on
tree growing.
Mrs. Laura Campbell of the agricul-
tural college gave a. talk at the church
on mechanics for the home.
Not only had the business men worked
together, but even the weather man
had enlisted so that the weather was
all that could be asked
superintendent Hoverstad was much
pleased at the fine preparations. He
said that he and the speakers could
not make an institute, but that it was
the audience that had a very large
part to do in making a successful in
stitute, and that Cavalier had done
much to add to the success of the
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How 1t Started.
Cavalier has the record for having
the largest farmers institute in North
Dakota and checkers is the thing that
seems to be responsible for the start
During the winter evenings checkers
was the game that was played, and
being quite a common game it led to
a checker tournament in the winter of
1908. In making the arrangements for
this the citizens of Cavalier took
great deal of interest in making
preparations for entertaining the visit
ors. Everyone seemed bent on doing
something so that it proved very
pleasant time for all concerned.
When farmers institute is to be
held they take hold in the same way
appointing committees on publicity. re-
ception, decoration and banquet. The
publicity committee sends out personal
invitations to farmers all over the
county as well as seeing that
pers make the proper announcements.
The committee on reception, in addi-
ton to other duties such as meeting
the trains, makes a canvass of the
city finding out who has rooms that
can be spared for the visitors The
hotels cannot begin to take care of the
large numbers that come. These rooms
are then listed at the telephone Office
and whoever wants a room has only
to go there and register for it. No
charge is made for the room. The
committee on banquet provides for the
banquet which is given just before the
evening session the first day. This
committee also provides dinner for all
the visitors both days.
Each year the attendance has grown
till now there is no hall large enough
to accommodate all, so at least two
meetings are held at the same time
the speakers going back and forth
One of the features this year was q
ladies' meeting which was held in the
Methodist church This was conducted
by Miss Anna Barrows of Columbia
university and Mrs. l.. Campbell Of the
agricultural college.
The members of the commercial club
figure that they can do no better than
to encourage good farming and they
are doing all they can to bring bette
methods into practice They consider
this the wisest expenditure that
can make of any money that they raise
for furthering their interests. The ex-
pense is not great, either. This year
1t was about $500.