The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-12-01
Alfalfa, Corn Culture. Soil Physics,
Good Roads, and Relations Of the
Church and the Farmer Will
BE Discussed.
FEATURE roPlcs.

Fargo.-Howard Elliott. president of
the Northern Pacific railroad will be
speaker at the Tri-state Grain Grow.
ers' convention, to be held here Jan
uary 16 to 10. Mr.. Elliot will speak
on Thursday. January IL. the third
day of the convention. and his subject
will be, Relations Between Railroads
and Farmers"
The preliminary programme for the
convention has been announced and
though still somewhat incomplete as
to details, promises to be one of the
most interesting that has been given
here in years. A number Of very fine
speakers of national reputation have
already consented to speak at the con-
vention and Superintendent Hover.
stad, who is arranging the program
is negotiating with others to address
the farmers at that time.
The opening day of the convention
will be devoted to the subjects per
tanning to dry farming. after the pre-
liminary portion of the program is
over. w. B. Porter will have paper
on the morning of the first day on
Dry Farming end State Engineer At.
kinson will also be heard that MORN
ing on "How to Secure Good Roads in
North Dakota"
The speakers at that session. so far
arranged, are L. R. Waldron. who will
talk on alfalfa Culture;" Prof. c. Will.
lis, whose topic will be Soil Physics
as Factor in Crop Productions" Rev.
j. M. Walters. who will talk on 1.-THE
Church as Factor in Rural Progress"
and Prof. p. G. Holden. who will he
one of the speakers on Corn Culture"
Live Stock and Horticulture.
Both morning and afternoon SEES
sions of the second day of the conven-
tion will be devoted to live stock and
in the evening there will be a paper
on "The Banker and His Relation to
the Farmer" by Karl Farup. president
of the North Dakota State Bankers AS
ISOLATION. President Black of Winni-
peg will deliver an address and Prof.
VIM. Hoover will discuss Human NJ.
triton"
Thursday will be horticulture day
and the entire morning session will
be given over to the topic. Charles
c. Connolly of Devils Lake will have
paper in the afternoon on the New
Crop of Corn and Diversified Farming,
after which there will be two address
es that will be furnished by the society
of equity.
A band concert will be the opening
feature of the evening session. which
will be followed by President Worst's
annual address. The A. C.. executive
is president of the association and will
preside at all the sessions OF the con.
vention.
President Worst will be followed by
Mr.. Elliott, president Of the Northern
Pacific.
The Last Day.
For the last sessions of the conven.
tion to be held on Friday, January 49,
the arrangements are still incomplete.
At the morning session DR.. Woods will
deliver an address and A. E. Chamber.
lain will give, paper on ti.The Country
Life Problem" R. S. Lewis, former
lieutenant governor of North Dakota,
has been asked to speak on that occa-
sion. but has not yet promised to do so.
Professor Bolley is the only speaker
scheduled for the afternoon and he
will have as his subject the Relation
Between Rotation and Fungus Dis.
eases of Plants. There will he two
other addresses that afternoon. the
speakers for which have not yet been
secured.