The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-30
BETTER FARMING
men ARE BUSY
CONSIDERABLE ACTIVITY AT THE
HEADQUARTERS or THE NEW
ASSOCIATION WHICH IS DOING
so MUCH 70 IMPROVE FARM.
ING METHODS IN THE STATE.

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There is a good deal OF activity just
now In the offices Of the Better FARM
ing association of North Dakota and
Secretary Cooper and his force are
very busy. They are much pleased
at the success which attended their
efforts In the boys encampment at
the state fair and viii by all means
do the same thing next year when the
state fair is to be held at Grand Forks.
There have been NAM visitors to the
rooms Of the association in the de-
L~endrecie building, and many are the
Inquiries that are being made in re-
gard to the workings Of the better
farming plan in this state.
Hero From Fergus Falls.
One day recently Secretary Cooper
received a call from G.. r. Wright OF
Fergus Falls. MINI. He came to have
q talk In regard to the better farm
ing plan in this state, and with Mr..
Cooper went into the methods m
ployed here. Otter Tail county is
one of the ten counties In the state
Of Minnesota that expects to take up
this Idea In to push it right along.
Mr.. Wright said it was with deep re-
greet that the North Dakota Better
Farming association could not be In
duced to cross the line and render
assistance in that state. He was very
much pleased with what he had learn
ed In Fargo and will explain matters
to the people who sent him here.
Some From South Dakcta.
w. C. Allen and H r. Patterson of
Aberdeen, s.. D, spent q day or two
mt the better farming rooms, they
having come here to look into the
methods that are employed and which
have been found to be so successful
in North Dakota Mr.. Allen is the
editor Of The Dakota Farmer and Mr..
Patterson has charge Of the better
farming work in Brown County, South
Dakota, and they went into the de-
tails here to a great extent and had
no hesitancy in saying that many Of
the methods here will be adopted In
the sister state.
Speaks at chautauqua.
Secretary Cooper goes to Energy,
this state on Thursday Of this week,
Aug. j, where he win address a meet
Ing Of the farmers of Mclean county
on the better farming idea. It is un-
derstood that the people of that coun-
ty win begin at once to put the ideas
into practice. The letter informed Mr..
Cooper that the meeting arranged for
Thursday would be quite a large one
and he would be expected to be the
principal speaker. He will leave here
on Wednesday to Fill the date.
Not Much Damage.
Secretary Cooper in speaking about
the strange insect that has been do
ing a little damage to the wheat in
h past few days and which appears
to be a bug Of some kind unknown
or at least not classified says that lit
tie damage has been done, it was
so small as to be hardly perceptible
He says that Professor Waldron has
been shown the insect. but has not yet
been able to determine to what family
it belongs. The secretary says thai
the only damage that he can find ovel
the state to the crops is from natura.
causes such as the storm, and that ht
cannot see any reason for not Elk.
pecting the very best kind Of a croI
in North Dakota. ''The only DANCE,
now" said he, is from the storms.
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