Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-29

IN CONVENTION
FARGO, N. D., Dec. 29.-The an
nual Tri!State Grain Growers conven
ton which has become the greatest
meeting of the year in North Dakota
will be held january 16 to 10.
The.off1cial program was issued to-day
and shows a splendid array of speak
ing talent, including Howard Elliott
president of the Northern Pacific rail.
road; also the president of the Mani
toba Agricultural college and some ot
the bestlnformed men in the north.
west.
Special interest is being taken this
year because of the newly organized
Better Farming association of North
Dakota, which lis backed by Mime
sofa and North Dakota bankers and
plans on getting individual instructors
into every county North Dakota to
show the farmers how to farm In an
upto-date manner. The plans of thia
association will be outlined at the
Tri-State convention. Following Ia
the program lin full:
Tuesday, january 16-ForenOon ses.
sion, 10 o'clock: Invocation; address
of welcome, v. R. Lowell, mayor OF
Fargo; 1890, "How to Secure Good
Roads In North Dakota" T. r. Atkin.
son, state engineer, Bismarck; Ills,
"Dry Farming" W. R. Porter, super
intendent of demonstration farms.
Afternoon session, 1:30: Address, H.
H. Gross, president National Soil Fer
tiMty league; 2:15 "Road Improve.
ment in Agricultural DISTRICTS" Prot.
John T. Stewart, University Of Mime
sofa; 3, Corn Culture" Prof. ]. H.
Shepperd, Fargo Evening session,
1870: "Soil Physics as Factor In
Crop Production" Prof. c. Willis,
Minneapolis; 8, Human Nutrition,
Prof. Jessie M. Hoover, Fargo; $3.50,
The Country Church as a Factor I'm
Rural Progress, Rev. J. M. Walters,
Fargo; 9, Corn Culture" Prof. p. G..
Holden, superintendent Iowa Farmers
institute, Ames, Ia.
Wednesday, January 17-Fbrenoon
session, 10 o'clock: CONSTRUCTION Of
Silos and Feeding of Ensilage," Fred
w. Merrill, representative dairy di.
visitn. United States department Of
agriculture; 1910. 1.-THE Feeding
Value of Corn Slower and Corn Fod-
der" w. B. Richards, Fargo; 1920,
"Co4operathon In the Marketing Of
w. H. Tof1save, extension
Minnesota Agricultural
college. Afternoon session, 2 O'Clock:
"Livestock as an Assc. un a North Da-
l1ota Farm" A. Devdne, Mapleton, N.
D.; 2:30, "The Product ON of Feeders. !"
Capt W. s. A. Smith, Sioux City; $3.50,
Horse Raising as a Source of Profit
on the Farm" Thomas F.. Mooney,
Fergus, N. D.
Thursday, january 1S-Forenoon
session, $50 O'Clock: Methods Of
FROST Prevention" Mr.. DeSmett, Bat
tie Lake. Mimi; 1920, Progress in
Horticulture" A. Brack-
EFT, Excelsior, Mimi; IL, ''Wfndbreaks,
Their Effects on Farm Crops" G. B..
WaGron, Fargo; 1880, Market Gar
dening," Oliver Strand, Moorhead,
Mimi. Afternoon esssfon, 1880:
New Crop of Corn and Diversified
Farming" Charles G. Connolly, Devils
Lake; 2:15, Improving the Status of
the American Farmer" Col. r. A.
Wilkinson, Lake Elmo, Mimi; 1855,
THE Terminal Grain Markets. J. M.
Anderson, president Equity Co.opena-
tive Exchange, Fargo; $40, Cooper
alton and the Farmer" President F. l..
McVey of the University of North d.
kota. Evening session, 7:30 O'Clock:
Band concert; 8, presidents annual
address, J. H. Worst; S:45, Relation
Between Railroads and Farmers"
Howard Elliott, president Of the
Northern Pacific Railway company.
Friday, January 19-Frenoon ses-
sion, $50 O'Clock: "F1xing Land VAL
ues," e. S. Delaney, Valley City; 10,
President W. J. Black, Mani
toba Agricultural college,; 1880, ad-
dress, Dr. A. F. Woods, dean of Min
nesota agricultural college; 1890,
THE Country Life Problems" A. E.
Chamberlain, development commits
sioner Of the Great Northern railway;
AFTERNOON session, 100 O'Clock: Ad-
dress, G. w. Randaett, director extern
sion department, North Dakota Agm-
cultural college; 2:15, Labor Saving
Apparatus for the Farm Home" p.
v. Collins, Minneapolis; 3, Relation
Between Rotation and Fungus Dis
eases of Pants" H. L. Bolley. botan-
list, North Dakota Agricultural college.
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