The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-19
IMPROVED SEED
GROWERS ORGANIZE
SEED GROWERS NET THIS MORN
ING AT COMMERCIAL CLUB AND
ELECTED OFFICERS - HoRTl-
cuLTuRALIsTs AND FARM
MANAGERS ELECTED OFFICERS.

A new organization was formed
this morning at the commercial club
in connection with the Tri-State Grain
Growers convention, which will be
known as the North Dakota Improved
Seed Growers association. This was
the meeting which was held in re-
Spouse to the call issued by Prof, H.
l.. Bolley in The Forum Tuesday, the
first day of the convention.
The purpose of the new ~associa-
ton is to procure only the best seeds
for planting in this state so that only
the best crops in all lines may be OBJ
tanned. The association will be head
ed by Walter Reed of Armenia. The
officers elected. were:
President-Walter Reed, Armenia.
Secretary and Treasurer-W. r..
Porter, Fargo.
Executive Board-M. H. Falls,
Jamestown; M. B. Numson, Portal;
j. w. Scott, Gilby; s. Unkenholz,
Mandan; w. w. Nicholson, Mohall.
The organization was entirely per-
fected and will hold it's annual meet
ings at this season in Fargo meeting
at the same time Of the Tri-State on
vention. County organizations may
be formed in connection with the as
ISOLATION, which will be subsidiary or
CARNATIONS and will be under the gen.
eral direction of the main society.
Farm Managers Officers.
The Farm Managers association
which met yesterday at the CONNER
cial club held q splendid meeting and
one that proved beneficial in every
respect. The association elected Of
flcers for the ensuing year with Prof.
r. c. Doneghue as president and c. r.
Wright as secretary and treasurer
Professor Doneghue is head of the
agrinomy department at the agricul-
tural college and is deserving of the
compliment he has been paid in being
elected to this Office, which he will
fill most capably.
Hortieulturalists.
The North Dakota state Horticul-
turaI association held a meeting last
night at the engineering building
the A. C. and elected officers for the
coming year. Prof. C. B. Waldron of
the A. c. faculty was chosen president
with c.. A. Chinberg of Hankinson, n
of the prominent nurserymen of the
southeas stern part of the state, as sec
rotary and treasurer.
Professor WaIdron is n of the
foremost men Of the A. C. faculty and
Mr.. Chinberg has been in charge of
the horticultural booth at the corn
show.
Aside from the business transacted
.ast night, a resolution vas adopted in
which a request for an appropriation
from the state legislature was asked.
This will be presented at the last ses-
son Of the Tri-State this afternoon.
The resolution reads:
Whereas, There exists a need in
North Dakota for extending informa-
ton pertaining to tree growing, fruit
growing and other lines of horticuI-
tUre, throughout the state, therefore
be 1t
Resolved, That the Legislature be re-
quested to appropriate a sum Of $1,000
annually to the North Dakota Horti-
cultural society to enable it to pub
lish and distribute time information on
matters pertaining to horticulture.
This resolution will have to have
the sanction of the Tri-State
ton and that will be taken up this
afternoon in the closing hours Of the
last session.