The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-07
ABLE ADDRESSES
. At FIRST SESSION
The Future of the Northwest
Z C. the Big Feature of the
Afternoon

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Afternoon
\ Iii !; snap like farmer starting
his spring work. the corn and clover
convention opened it's three days ses-
sion at Jacks auditorium this morn
ing. The farmers had not all been
able to get their grain exhibits in
shape. as many of them waited till
they came to the convention so as to
save one trip, but there was enough
to prove that the entire convention
had been we'll planned and served
splendid purpose.
The convention got right down to
business and the earnestness Of those
In attendance indicated that they were
there to learn. Chairman J. d. Bacon
called the convention to order exact
~ on time and after a few brief eX-
planatory remarks, touched the but
ton. figuratively speaking. which set
the machinery of the convention in
motion. He introduced Mayor NJ. F.
Murphy who delivered the address of
welcome. The mayor said:
Mayors Address.
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Corn and Glover Convention:
''The people of Grand Forks ex-
tend to you hearty welcome. The
subjects to be considered by your
convention are of supreme Importance
at this time, to the people OF North
Dakota. Like many another state, we
have had one of the very finest virgin
soils, but for more than thirty years
we have been growing small grains
and with the usual results, that we
have impoverished it and polluted it
with foul weeds. l remember very
well when Iowa soil failed to. produce
small grain. 1t was in 1876. For
many years before that time Iowa was
one of the leading wheat growing
states and the people appeared PROS
porous. But after the failure of the
1876 crop farmers We're. in dire dis
tress and many Of them lost their
lands or sold them for a mere pitt
tance With 1875 new era dawned;
farmers turned their attention to i'm
proving their stock and to growing
corn and clover. AS result. by 1880
Iowa land had reached higher level
of prices than prevailed before 1875
and formers had real prosperity.
cne tkat las never left them and prob
ably &c q: will. Southern Minnesota
had a 81 l,ilfv experience, eXca>t that
their WEeat crop continued good until
1879. Iheir 1878 crop was what is
lnown IS &. bumper crop and the peo-
Pic thov gh. themselves very prosper
ous, hut tho loss Of crop in 1879
ruined y large number. Since then
corn and clover has brought them real
prosperity and gentlemen If the peo-
pie OF North Dakota will profit by the
experience Of Iowa. Minnesota and
other states, we too will soon have
500 All acre land and lasting pros
perity We are at this time con-
fronted with similar problems as these
confronted by the farmers OF south
ern Minnesota, Iowa and other sec
tions of the country. l believe We c.:n
learn much towards meeting these
problems at this convention. We are
here to learn how to successfully an /
profits:sly grow other crops on tie
farm besides small grains"
Prof. NaldrOn's Address.
Prof. T. A. Hoverstad. superintentl-
ent of North Dakota farmers insti-
tutes. was unable to be present a., l
deliver his talk on Purposes AMI
BENEFITS of Agricultural Meetings. =
owing to the serious illness of his
daughter He was. however. ably sub
stituted by Prof. c. B. Waldron Of the
agricultural college. who spoke very
Interestingly on scientific agriculture.
While Prof Waldron's speciality at
the A. C. is tree culture. he demon
strates a thorough knowledge of the
science Of farming In general.
1--WE have not got sufficient fGith in
North Dakota said the professor In
the course of his remarks. "The soil
of North Dakota is capable of produc-
ing fully twice as much as wc are
demanding of it. This is particularly
true of the central and western Part
Of the state-sections which we only
O few years ago were willing to con-
cede to the red man as an arid region
and wholly unfit for agricultural rur-
suits The development of the state
and the passing of the pioneer stage
have not only demonstrated that these
sections of the state are exceedingly
fertile and can produce bountiful
crops, but we are taught by expert
ence that their resources have not
been developed to anywhere near
I'VE are now confronted with new
problem. No country or section in
the world has yet been developed
that could maintain permanent in
dependent agricultural pursuit sue
cessively. We point to England as a
country producing fifty bushels of
wheat to the acre. with the yield in
creasing from time to time But it
should be borne in mind that England