The Dickinson press., 1911-02-04
F. B. LINFIELD

SASNAs W oAy WY
F. B. LINFIELD
Supt. F. B. Linfield of the Bozeman
experiment station in Montana was
called to the platform for short
address:
Conditions are somewhat different in
Montana from Western North Dakota.
At Bozeman is one of the driest spots
in the state, the rainfall being some
what less than it is at Dickinson. A
few years ago irrigation, it was sup
posed, was the only method of raising
crops in the vicinity of our station and
but a small fraction of the land could
be supplied with water from streams.
The proper cultivation of the soil in the
last few wears has demonstrated that an
average of II inches of rainfall. as in
the Bozeman territory, is sufficient for
making good crops.
Study to ascertain what you can grow
with profit. 1t may be one thing with
us in Montana and something else here.
The farmer should b student and the
North Dakota farmer should be able to
do better next year than he can do this
and far better in five years than in
either this or the coming year, for this
country is very new and go to 95 per
cent of it's people are new to its
conditions, coming from some other
state. It is a mistake to talk about
wearing out the soil. Give the soil a
square deal and better results will be
obtained than you are getting now from
the virgin prairie.
Supt. L. R. Waldron announced as a
committee on nominations Messrs.
Everett of Dickinson (chairman), Under
hill of Antelope, Liederbach of Oakdale,
Gregg of Gladstone, Palmer of Fargo.
Heaton of Dickinson and Gobius of Bel
field. MIR. Waldron said the opening
sessions of the congress would lay lines
in a broad way and later discussions
would be had in which he hoped the
farmers and farmers wives would take
part.
Pres. Worst read the following tele-
gram from John F. Burns, secretary of
the National Dry Farming organization !:
Colorado Springs. Colo,
Jan. 3Oth, 1911.
Pres. j. H. Worst. Dry Farming Congress,
Convention Hall, Dickinson, N. D.
Contest over dates and rates for next
National Convention calls me to Chicago
today. Impossible to attend North Da-
kota meeting. Please extend greetings
from National board to farmers of North
Dakota and urge, as measure OF GREAT
value to them. that North Dakota Dry
Farming association be organized. an
auxiliary to the National Dry Farming
Congress-. In joining. members of the
North Dakota association may receive
regular publications Of the congress. We
want to work closely with your state in
developing better agriculture, whether
so called dry farming or in lain belt
district. Lines after all are imaginary
and what will produce good crops in one
part of the country will either produce
or increase crops in another part. Slogan
of this congress henceforward is Better
Farming. Colorado board of control
now in session, authorized an invita-
ton to North Dakota to participate with
large delegation and suitable exhibits
at the sixth congress next October.
Possibly some state appropriation may
be secured by you. We are now asking
for Colorado and Federal appropriation for
the exposition and plan to have the best
congress of agriculture ever held in the
world. JOHN F. BURNS.
Supt. Porter was unable to be present
on account of illness in his family and
Prof. Shepperd of Fargo took mp his
topic Varieties of Grain for North
Dakota
The question of seed has been a vital