The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1911-10-28

The second annual meeting of the
North Dakota Dry Farming Association
will be held at Dickinson. Thursday and
Friday. December and 8. 1911. This
meeting promises to be fully as success
full as the meeting held last January,
at least in point Of speakers and prizes
for farm pfuduets. The memory of the
last valuable meeting will be an incent-
i've to bring Dichineon all those who at
tended at that time and many others.
The season Of 1911 has been dis
couraging in many ways though the
total rainfall for the year will be nearly
normal. The rainfall did not come at
the right time and consequently crops
were generally deficient. This should
not discourage those living here for
even in 1911 crops were reasonably
abundant under certain methods. AS
Professor Shaw pointed out. at the last
meeting, it 10 possible to practically
remove the hazard of crop growing by
conserving the, moisture of one year for
use during the following year. Farmers
in this section have not yet decided that
this is proper method. but it is
question that must be decided in the
near future. As lar as crops are con-
cerned farming has, generally been con-
Quoted at loss in the West Missouri
country for the past two years. The
crops of two good years would hardly
be sufficient to balance the loss of the
two bad years. so that at the end of the
four-year period farmers would scarcely
be ahead. When farming is conducted
close to the margin Of actual cost there
is depressing effect on the value of
real estate.
"A One Hundred Dollar An Acre
Club" will never become popular in this
section of the state until the methods
Of farming are modified. To change the
methods of farming in any section of
the country is a very difficult matter,
and it cannot be brought about by one
agency or in one year. But meetings
similar to that which was held last
winter will be of importance in helping
make this change.
Speakers at this coming meeting will
discuss with those in attendance certain
plans under way for the better utiliza-
tion of our farming lands. II will sur
prise most of our readers to learn that
a farmer in this district secured yield
of 81 bushels of wheat per acre in 1911.
This successful farmer will probably be
at the meeting and tell US how it is
possible to grow such crop.
LIVE STOCK
Live stock must play an important
feature in the future farming of this
section. a much larger part than is
being played at the present time. 1t is
| very simple. A. person having live
stock has something that the hot winds
have little effect upon. the live stock
acting as insurance against dry weather.
The raising of forage for the live stock
is not a difficult matter if the farmer
gives intelligent attention to corn and
alfalfa. These two crops will likely be
the main forage crops of this district.
| SPEAKERS
The program for the meeting is not
yet arranged but the indications are
that the corps Of speakers will be as
efficient as at the last meeting. Presi-
dent Worst. of the Agricultural college.
will be present and give one or two ad-
dresses; and President McVey, of the
University, will speak Thursday even
ing, December Z.
/ PRIZES
Liberal cash prizes will be offered for
farm and dairy products, q list of which
will be published in a few days.
+! L. r. WALDRON,
Secretary.