The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-08-15

IAnFlLhO AkL UkU[D
TO SELECT SAMPLES
The 500 Wants Samples Of Best
Ward County Products to Place in
Exhibition Booth-Exhibits for the
State Exposition.
I wish to call through the columns
of the Independent the Importance
and wisdom Of farmers in Ward
county and adjoining counties of
gathering the very best samples Of
standing grain now on their fields
doubt, whether there ever have len
better samples Of standing grair or
will be in the future than we have
today, in this section of thestate
For this reason I urge farmers gen
orally to select samples Of the best
standing grain Of each and every
kind that they may have for the
purpose Of display in future exhibits,
that this section will enter into from
time to time. I believe, it is an
established fact that the 500 rail"oad
company will build an exhibit booth
On the depot site and which will be
permanent and it is presumed the
Great Northern railroad will do The
same. Many thousands of travellers
as we'll as those directly interested
in home seEking will have the oppor-
tunity to see and know what the
soil Of this section under favorable
conditions can do. Farmers who
own land, and land men who sci!
land should be greatly interested in
complete line of the best samples
The State Exposition at Bismarck:
that opens in October offers five
prizes running from $500 to S700 for
samples of standing grain. Ward
county, should at least, make an at
tempt for creditable showing at
this exhibit.
Last fall when we were getting
the exhibit ready for the great Inter.
State Exposition at Chicago, ou1
greatest difficulty was the inability
to get anything like good samples OF
The different kinds of standing grain
For this and many equally good rea
sons we should not let this great
opportunity pass by without taking
advantage of it. The best samples
Of wheat oats, barley, winter and
spring rye. flax, millet ana alfalfa
should he selected and preserved.
All samples should be pulled up by
the roots and a good big sheaf of
each. I would suggest that farmers
who read this article secure these
samples from their own fields. These
samples should be taken from the
fields where the grain is not fully
matured and in that way prevent
shelling when preparing and placing
for exhibit purposes. The character
of the samples Of standing grain
that this section can show this year
will go farther to convince people
of the excellence of our soil or q
place to make a permanent home,
than thousands Of dollars worth OF
any kind of advertising, therefore
not only the land men who sell but
the farmer on his farm should be
interested and help IN getting thu
very hest that we have. A commit
tee will no doubt, be appointed with
in few days to take charge OF thil
matter. But in the meantime, owing
to the fact the grain Is ripening rap
idly we must look to the farmers to
gather and put aside the samples
There Is hardly farmer that hasn't
something in the way of standing
grain that he thinks is about th'
very best and I know he Is sufticl
emily interested to gather a gener
Gus sample of what Is his best fol
| the purpose Of boosting his own par
ticular farm, township and sectiol
of the state. ...
| j. NJ. Devine