Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-03-23
development DAY
IN WARREN

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WELL - MANY EXCELLENT
SPEECHES AND GREAT INTER
EST MANIFEST
This week is development week all
over Marshall county and Wednes-
day was Warren's special day. Many
farmers had come in from the sur
rounding country but as this is the
time of the year when the raods are
breaking up, large number were un-
able to attend.
The program commenced at one
o'clock in the afternoon After the
rendition Of several selections by the
city band, Mr.. R. c. Mathwig, who
served as chairman, introduced Mr..
w. F. Powell, who in the absence of
Mayor A B Nelson, extended to the
visitors most hearty welcome to the
city He said that the development
Of our agricultural resources was one
Of the greatest problems confronting
the nation, and that thus far we have
only learned it's A. B. C. There is
boundless wealth locked up in our
fertile soil only we know how to get
it out. But there has come a great
awakening among the people in re-
gard to better methods for developing
these resources. Men of brains and
special training are studying the
question in a scientific way and Civ
ing the farmers the benefit of their
experience and research. The OBJ
ject of this convention is to discuss
the best methods of farming and thus
help the farmer to help himself and
make his work more profitable
The first speaker introduced was C.
o. Carlson, the we'll known dairyman
of Erskine, who gave an excellent talk
on the opportunities in the Red Riv-
er valley. He said we are all looking
for opportunities Some have left
the eastern states and come west, and
some have come from lands beyond
the sea, to look for opportunities here.
And there are great opportunities here
for the farmer only we can see them
and make use of them. There is no
need to move away from the Red Riv-
er valley to find opportunities-allw we
need to do is to change our methods
of farming. The old settlers have
done much to develop the country, but
it devolves now on the boys and girls
to carry forward the work, adopt sci
homes pleasant. There is no need of
the boy and girl leaving the farm in
order to find opportunities. Regard
farming as business and it is big
business, fully as important as any
other, and study it in all it's details,
and one will find in it competence and
a great deal more pleasure than in
most other occupations.
Mr. C. E. Brown, of Elk River. was
q
talk on good seed We try in various
ways to increase the productiveness
of the farm and one of the most i'm
portant is the sowing Of good seed.
Seed grain should be carefully select
ed and only the heaviest and plumpest
kernels sown. For that reason a
hot fn hoe
kernels from the rest of the grain
should be used in cleaning grain for
seed. 1t is not necessary to send far
away for seed grain, as the grain that
has been selected and developed near
home generally gives the best results.
The farmer in the past has given too
little attention to the selection of his
seed grain. 1t is also important to
treat the grain by formaldehyde for
smut and other fungous diseases.
The next speaker was E. w. Smith,
of Parkers Prairie, and his subject
was clover. Those who have been
raising grain for thirty years or more
in the Red River valley, have discov-
cred that the soil will not produce
the crops it formerly did. The reason
is that the soil has been robbed of
certain ingredients that go to make
up the wheat plant. Clover is most
useful plant for restoring soil fertili-
ty and is also most profitable crop
to raise both for hay and seed. Until
a few years ago, it was thought that
clover would not grow in the Red
River valley, but it has been demon
strated by numerous farmers that it
will not only grow, but will also pro-
duce immense crops. A few years
ago Marshall county won first prize
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