Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-06-22
Ideal Weather Gave People
Chance Of Utilizing Great
Opportunity
Thirst for knowledge Shown
by People Who Visit the
Farm Train
Farmers Seem To Be Alive
to the Great Situation
Now Before Them
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
BY J. K. Doran.
LEEDS, N. D., June 22.-The Far
mers' Institute special has finished
its work at Leeds and is now of fol
Minnewaukan. The weather has be
come ideal for all purposes and the
people are utilizing the opportunity to
its utmost.
What Will the Harvest 1e7'
This is the sixth day of the trip and
the older ones are asking themselves
as to the results to be obtained In
the last analysis of the efforts being
put forth by the people responsible
for this train, and its lessons.
Tie Northern Pacific Railway is
furnishing the train at great expense.
Then comes the college and the far
mers' institute with over thirty peo'
ple-the most capable therefore the
expensive people-obtainable. T1en
other interests such as the press, spe-
cialist in many departments, and 9th
ers still forming in the aggregate a
very great expense to say nothing OF
the time of thousands of busy farmers
together with days expense Of team
or auto and the time possibly of the
entire family often making drive of
sometimes twenty to thirty miles.
The expense when finally figured out
is tremendous, nearly appalling.
Will it pay? What will the final har-
vest be?
The Preparation.
If good crops are to be reaped there
must be good preparation, good seed
sown at the proper time in good soil
and the right kind of cultivation to-
gether with favorable climatic condi-
tons.
What of other preparation? For
years there has been feeling that
the soil was not yielding its full pro-
ductiveness to the Ausbandman. A
feeling that there was something lack
ing. That man was not doing his
part or that something was wrong
somewhere. Nature could hardly be
at fault so what was the trouble?
This is the question that millions
of men all over the world have been
asking and the one that a few have
been trying to answer in an intelli.
gent way. The far reaching states
man with a love for his people and
the ability to see many things as they
are has given his best thought to this
subject as millions of people are be-
ing effected by this problem in every
land. The banker and the merchant
that has vast sums Of money due from
the farmer and is at times, barely COL
lecting the interest on the money due
and wondering how and when he will
get the principal is trying in a prac.
teal way to solve THIS problem. MIL
lions of housewives in every country
face to face with the sternness Of the
situation. Organized societies, agri-
cultural colleges, railroads and many
others of vast organization and CAPT.
tai are working day and night upon
the problem.
Last but not least the farmer him.
self is waking up to the situation and
like a great sleepy giant worn out by
toll is rubbing his eyes and beginning
to get clear vision of the true stu
alton. This is the most hopeful and
strongest ray Of light in this black
ness of night.
Deep down, yes at the very depths
O. society the world over, the very
de6ths are being broken and the sub
soil prepared to give its strength and
the soil proper is eing plowed as
never before. This does not apply
to North Dakota, nor even the United
States alone but all over the world.
The cry is coming from Russia where
the minister of agriculture has Tor
wears been working on the problem.
Germany is even ahead of many 9th
ers in her masterful scientific way
of doing things. In China and other
eastern countries the Monaghan is
deeply and earnestly at work. All
other continental countries as well as
the distant islands of the sea are fac
ing the situation and making Roadway:
It is the problem deepest OF all and
is the cause of the worlds unrest.
We may call it socialism, unrest OF
society or what we please but It is
the CIV for bread and better condi-
lions and there will be no rest or let
tine ND Of this deep tillage until the
seed is in the soil and fructify1ng for
the great general harvest.
The Seeding.
What are We sowing In this vast
field? What we SOW We shall reap.
Are we sowing the seeds of saneness
and right living and teaching our PEG.
n1e how to supply the wants, mental