Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-10

Following are the Of1cers OF the
new association:
President-R. H. Walker Of Yucca.
First Vice President-C. NJ. Whit
mer of Yucca.
Second Vice President John
Krauth of Otter Creek.
Third Vice President-John Ander-
son Of HUT.
Secretary-N. Scott Jewett of Gen.
ter.
District Vice Presidents - E. Stet-
son of Alpin; Herman Lettering OF
Rosebud; A. D. Gaines of Sanger; Al.
Dennison of Hensler; Ed. Light OF
Center; David Dunn of Yucca; M. J.
Staigle of Seroco; Raphael Matz OF
Butte; Ed. Boardman of Aster; Al
bert Dasher of Hanover.
The Morton County Dry Farming
association was also organized on
Thursday morning. ]. T. Nelson Of
Glen Ullin was elected president, and
H. C. Jackson of Flasher was chosen
secretary. Among the district vice
presidents elected we're the follow
ing:
OAdSO VI 1AOOAOA'
A. Burmeister of Glen Ullin.
Arthur Gibbs of Almont.
C. F. Miller of Harmon.
August Nickel of Judson.
George Yentzer of Crown Butte.
At the conclusion of the mornings
addresses, Holmboe, the photograph
er, secured several more photographs
of the delegates to the convention,
after which the congress adjourned
until the afternoon session.
Thursday Afternoon.
Immediately after dinner the con-
gress assembled again and Prof. wal
dron concluded his address on alfalfa
raising. He was followed by o. w.
Roberts, section director of the Unit
ed States weather bureau at Bismarck
who spoke on the government wealth
err reports. He said that the year 1910
had shown the smallest amount OF J
since the records were
taken at the local office, which was
about thirty-five years ago. 1t had
been learned through actual exper-
fence that early springs were more
often followed by poor crop condi-
lions than late spring. In concluding
his remarks he stated that the wealth
er bureau was at the service OF the
farmers of the state and that the
weather reports would be sent to
hem upon application.
President Worst's Addres.
r...,.. x1y>.,& - +ho Aor;oulfura1 |
college, was the principal speaker OF
he afternoon. He is also head OF
he National Dry Farming congress-
His address in brief, was as follows:
Some day, possibly less than ten
ears hence, we may be as proud OF
he fact that we live in a dry country
s we now are 'skittish.' Excessive
ainfall washes away fertility from
he soil. We have no means OF pre-
enting hail, but we can reduce the +
anger of hot winds by planting trees.
rec leaves absorb heat, give off
Moisture and check air movements.
Smaller Farms; More ePop'e.
I'm this state, farming is merely a
uestion of profit. 200 hours of labor
n 200 acres of land may not bring
lore profit than 200 hours of labor on
90 acres of land We need more
eople and smaller farms. This state
an support five millions of people in
very comfortable manner
Farming in Early Days. III
John Christensen of New Salem,
len spoke on farming in the early
avs. Mr.. Christianson is one of the
,ccessful Slope farmers and has
cen called upon to address a large
lmber Of farmers meetings. during
le winter months. He said that the
.rly settlers had no criterion to-
easure their activities by and had
stumble along as best they could.
e said that he had learned to diver L