The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-23
WALSH COUNTY
CORN CONTEST

Grafton. N. D., Nov. 2S.-The Walsh
county school children's corn contest
was held at Grafton on Thursday. In
spite OF the unfavoFable season there
were thirty-eight entries OF corn;
many of which were very good. There
were three varieties represented--
Mercer flint, Minnesota No. % and
northwestern dent. The Minnesota
No. % and the flint were the most
mature, in fact practically all OF the
exhibits Of these varieties were dead
ripe, and a very fine, quality of corn.
OF the dent corn Minnesota No. %
is undoubtedly the best adapted to
We're perfectly ripe, of fair size and
OF fine quality. The northwestern
dent was not so well ripened, al
though some of the exhibits contained
good corn. This year has been about
as severe a test as corn could well
have. This means that corn can cas-
lily be made one of the main crops,
or at least one of the big crops as
Fl. north as Walsh county, and that
a dent corn, such as Minnesota No.
20, can be grown with assured sue
cess.
The flint corn should be grown, too,
as this has special adaptability to the
northern parts of the state. 1t has
also been found in trials in this state
that it yields better than the dent
corn. Then again, it produces a bet
ter quality of fodder, and that is
one of the things that the corn crop
will be grown for. T.
A meeting was also neld for the
boys and girls in connection with the
Judging contest. Addresses were de-
llVered by Mr.. Jackson. the govern
ment dairy expert who has his head
quarters at Grafton; by Earl j. Tros-
per, who is the instructor in agricul-
ture in the Grafton schools; by G, e.
Whitney, superintendent of the Graf
ton city schools, and by w. G. Palmer
of the agricultural college.
Professor Whitney in his talk de-
scribed the new course in agricul-
ture, domestic science and manual
training that have been put into the
Grafton schools. A. short course has
also been planned for those who can
not get away from the farm in the
busy season. This opens on Dec. 2.
He explained that this was open to
boys and girls over IA years, regard
less of their previous education or
training, and that all in the country
could attend without charge.
The course in agriculture takes up
topics as soils, crops, livestock
and poultry. In cooking the girls
will get instruction and practice in
the principles underlying the cooking
of the different kinds of food. In sew
ing instruction will be given in the
quality of fabrics, in the handling of
the sewing machine, in making pat
terms, in cutting, sewing and fitting
garments-in short the underlying
principles in the making of clothes. |
In manual training instruction will be
given in the care and handling of
tools, how to sharpen them and in the |
making of whiffle-trees, single-trees,
wagon boxes, etc.
The instructors in home economics |
and agriculture are also holding meet |
tngs in the different localities in the
county. Many of these meetings are |
held in some school houses in the |
evening. Others again are held in the |
afternoon. One such meeting is being
held at Hoople today.
Mr.. Trosper, the agricultural in
structor, is always ready to go to
any farm and give suggestions to to
livestock, crops or any other subject.
He always goes with farmers when
they wish him to and helps. them Sc
lect cattle, horses, sheep, etc.
This putting of agriculture and
home economics into the Grafton
is making this school a. leader
fhg back t. school the boys and girls
who had quit. 1t will make leaders
those who attend. They will be
able to go back to their own farm
or their homes and make them mod
that will help elevate the sur
rounding community. Nor will these
boys and girls want to leave the farm
when they have learned something of
underlying principles that govern
different operations and practices
are employed in farming and
in home-making. In a few years the
work that is being done in this school !
Will be reflected on the homes and
the farms of Walsh county.
Walsh county will send six of. The |
in the corn contest to the
boys and girls institute at the A. c..