The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-01
IN. D. INTERESTED
IN The CORN SHOW
ANNUAL EXHIBITION WILL THIS
YEAR BE HELD IN MINNEAPo.
LIS AND THIS STATE PLANS TO
HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE Elk.
HI5TT THERE.

| Minneapolis Journal: Work in pro-
motion of the national corn show is TO
be pushed this week in the organization
or the special committee which is to
have charge of preliminaries toward
raising sufficienet guarantee to in
sure the show for Minneapolis.
This committee expects to organize
| tomorrow at the commercial club for
effective work. Several subscriptions
have been received toward the total
! required.
One Of the first organizations which
is to be acquainted with the purposes
and scope of the National Corn Show
association is the Minneapolis Retail
ers' association. 1t is expected to call
special meeting for the merchants on
listen to men competent to speak on
the subject and obtain cooperation in
the publicity work
Sec. G. II. Stevenson Of the national
association meets daily with Com. w.
c. Nye of the commercial club pub
lie affairs committee. He has found
that North Dakota farmers are among
those anxious to take part in the Min
neapolis show next winter. He has a
letter from Prof. G. w. Randlett, d.
rector of the department of college ex-
tension for the North Dakota AgricuI-
tural college, that the North Dakota
Corn Growers association of which he
is secretary, and the agricultural COL
lege, wish to make an exhibit. North
Dakota had a fine exhibit at the ma
tional corn exposition in Omaha In
1903, and planned to exhibit at Column
bus last year, but was handicapped by
an unfavorable season. North Da-
kota Is coming to the front in the
production of corn, says, the secretary.
Professor Randlett says in part Il
have noticed by the papers that the
next annual national corn exposition
win be held In Minneapolis. North
Dakota would like to undertake an ex-
hibit under the auspices OF the North
Dakota Corn Growers association, and
the North Dakota Agricultural college
Hence / desire to submit for your con-
sideration the following plan OF ex-
hibit:
Educational material supplied by the
experiment station.
"FiFst-Demonstra farms. in
creased yield OF cultural methods, ro-
tation and good seed shown by charts
and grain samples in proportionate
quantity.
Standardization results on sta
ton grounds during a considerable
period of years.
Third - Breeding experiments |
wheat, fax and millet, crossing and |
seed and fiber fax, wilt
resistance.
"Fourth-Alfalfa work at Dickinson
5uDstation; thick VS.. thin seeding, Gull
-lVauon for seed production; dllus-
rated charts and preserved plants.
'F1fth--Results OF irrigation at Will
lston substation. CAD NO irrigation.
.b) Irrigation in the fall. (c) Irriga-
ion fall and spring. (d) Irrigation.
all, spring and summer.
'Sixth-Milling and baking tests OF
North Dakota wheats.
Seventh-Soils; twenty SAMPLES
more or less, from as many localities
displayed In thirty six-incn tubes.
moving relative depth of subsoil. Each
pecimen to be accompanied with me-
hanical and chemical ANALYSIS also
ccompanied with may showing loca-
ion
Eighth-Map showing counties in .
mich boys corn clubs are Organized.
Number indicated in each county, typi-
al of the varieties grown placed in
'ont Of map with ribbon attached to
ounties on map where each VARIETY
! grown i
"(B)-Competitive classes: obtained /
ON farmers; entries In corn. wheat.
ak, barley, oats, timothy, clover. In I
relied grain and bundles. t
III such an exhibit would be IN
seping with the general purpose az v
le exposition, we would like to begin o
ork at once" j