The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-18
Tomorrow's programme will be
found in full on page IL Of this
issue of The Forum.

The election of officers. following the
report of the nominating committee,
was the feature of todays session of
the Tri-Stat Grain Growers conven-
ton. The election occurred at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
The nominating committee paid a
glowing tribute to the old officers, all
of whom were. re- elected
Today was live stock day at the Tri-
State Grain Growers and stock Breed
ers' convention. President Worst
opened the meeting by giving the au-
dience his ideas of the Importance of
live stock breeding, and how necessary
it is to have good stock.
During the dav Tohn Dnnnel'v ~
Grafton, who is president of the North
Dakota Live Stock association, pre-
sided at the meeting. The officers
OF the association are:
President-John DonneIly, Grafton.
First Vice President-U. l.. Burdick,
Williston.
Second Vice President. A. Powers.
Power, n. d.
Secretary-W. B. Richards, Fargo.
Treasurer-C. +. Showers, Wheat
land, N. ID.
The association has a banquet this
evening at $3.50 at Prizes hall, when
an interesting programme will be rem
dered to be followed by the election OF
officers for the ensuing year.
Colonel WiIkinson's Address"
The first speaker at the morning ses-
sion was Col r. A. wilkinson of Elmo,
Mmn., one Of the most noted STOCK
breeders and successful farmers % the
northwest. He said in part:
Eat one time 1t was thought that the
fertility of the soil of the Red River
valley was inexhaustible This was be-
lieved by the majority Of the people;
but there were others who believed
there was enough fertility in the soil.
so they could get all they wanted out
Of it, get rich and leave. They were
disappointed. just as was the first
class.
Then there was third class, who
were called pessimists in those days,
who believed that constantly draining
the soil would in turn bring disaster
and in their weak way tried to remedy
this, and these few people went to work
in divers ways TO make the land
better Summer following was then
heralded away back in the 's0s, as the
one and only remedy. This worked for
a time, but was not satisfactory. No
attempt had been made to put back
into the soil what had been taken out.
'It was about this time when the
land was growing stale that the idea
of keeping live stock on the farm for
the purpose of refreshing the land, was
introduced and those who had at first
advocated 1t were actually hooted.
''To my mind the keeping OF live
stock on the farm is matter Of neces-
sity now. The man who keeps just
enough horses and cattle and chickens
to supply his needs is not farming in
practical manner. He is merely
scratching up the ground to get what
he can get out OF it without regard to
the care of the soil.
Il began putting live stock on the
farm, not with the idea of profits, but
as a matter Of necessity for the con-
servation OF the soil. first began
with common stock, then added good
breeds and it was then ] learned that
could keep and raise stock at good
profit.
Some objections are made because
OF winter breeding, and the statement
was made that this climate is too
cold for the development of stock. that
the animal would be dwarfed in it's
growing. But that very cold and rig
orous climate is an advantage because
we are not afflicted with changeable
weather, but have the steady vigorous
cold. Animals, like men, are affected
with changeable weather.
1T has been the experience of breed
ers that they breed harder and bet
ter cattle in the cold climate OF this
state than in a warmer climate. Our
cattle will compare favorably with any
you see anywhere. Minnesota. today
has raised and has today the greatest
bull i'm the world. We have a climate
in the northwest than can produce and
has produced the best cattle in the
world"
"Then comes the question as TO the
long winter feed. We have the soil
and climate that produces the best for
age in the world, and the most of it,