Devils Lake weekly world., 1912-02-23

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and the sloading idea that North Dako-
ta must raise more cattle was made
the vital point.
Rev. Kollmorgen tried hard to get
the convention for Devils Lake next
year but owing to the bulk of the mem
bership living in the southern part Of
the state, it was thought best to keep.
it there another year.
The local man was made one Of the
vice presidents Of tho state association
and in view Of his being at the meet
ing The World was successful in get
ting good report of the meeting from
him which is given below:
Friday, tho 10th, near midnight, this
convention, the 18th Annual Conven-
ton of the North Dakota Dairymen IS
assocation, was brought to successful
close. Between four and five hundred
people took part, all showing an inter
est which might possibly be equallcd
by a Socialist audience only. It s,,re.
was live one. this meeting Of tho
Dairynen, and it would be hard to
overestimate the good it accomplished.
If you ask me to briefly state the
purpose of this convention { could do
no better than cite the motto of the
associations: "The man who does not
love COW is but poor sticl: any
how" I know, not all will ag:ee with
this couplet, not in this section of the
state. But they had better all como
around to it squarely, face the facts
and make up their minds that, as I
heard one prominent man state it, "the
COW is the salvation of North Dakota. -
Dairyiug is bound to come, no matter
what few "sticks' argu, It is
ere eping in little by little; those who
are at it already have their steady,
monthly pay check. These soon cover
those nasty loans and NOR: cages; the
fields, Uttered with fertilizer yc,''! bet
,er crops, and the man who is awake
70 these facts FORCES ahead The SOON
err this is generally understood AMI
p'acticed, the better.
It was said that this years conven
tion was the best ever. Don't you think
that the last couple poor years had
something to do with it's If you had
seen the many "tillers Of the soil"
present and noticed the interest they
displayed yoL would have said tc your
self these paoIle will go back to their
farms and practice what they hea- and
profit by it. They could not help but
do so. Just 10 mention few Of the in
teresting topics discussed: On Thurs
day forenoon Mr., E. D. Currier, Sec
retary of the Minnesota Dairymen s
association spoke on Important
Points in Creamery Management In
the afternoon Dean J. H. Shepperd oe
the N. D. A. G., spoke on :" Growing:
Corn," Mr.. A. J. Glover from Ft. Az
kinson, Wis, followed with a talk on
"silage," and Mr.: A. 4. Riser, Fed.
'Ieral Dairyman, Colorado Springs, Colo:
.rado, rounded off this part Of the pro
pram with explanations on the con-
struction and. benefits Of the silo. I
could not help mentioning il. cehnec-
tion with the, names. of these well.
known. men and the places. where they
came from. This brings the conviction
with it that what they. advocated, was
tho result of the experience gained ip,
those parts Of our country awhera we
find the most complete auI t,p-to.date.
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II the evening session on Thursday
MI. D. +. Willard Of the Northern
Pacific, R. R. presented the valuable
trophies. to the winners in the butter
contest. It may be of interest to
state here that the Northern Pacific
railway has done and is doing much
along its lines to further the. dairying
interests; a siaiilar move has been
made in the 'sarlyadays by Mr.. James
J. Hill along his: finnee through our coun.
try here, in placing blooded stock at
,arious points. ! An Investigation has
brought out the fact however, that
these animals have been meanwhile
sold 70 rbeef. To conc back to our
program, fully two hund:ed people
bad to be turned away from the ses-'
sion. It is to be regretted that not all
could avail themselves Of tho opportun-
i+y to see and hear clever Bart"
cartcc IS: of tnc M;nnca >"':s Journal,
"ho Lad been sent by h:s paper to en-
terrain and instruct at Ih, same time
those who were present.
Th program rendered IN Friday was
Of The same high order as that Of the
IL: c.eding day. First on tne program
was Mr.. A. E. Greenwood, Of Marion,
n D., with a paper on Grading
Cream and Paying According to 2ual-
ity." This, as well as Mr.. O. A. stor-
wick g adress (Mr. Storvicl, is the Fel-
eral creamery expert Of Albert Lea,
Minn.), on "Up-to-date Butter Making
Methods called forth !;sclv discus
sion between the speakers and tho aud
ience, ani 10 one who heard AMI IL *
Yart in this program could but see the
great benefit derived from the dairy
industry s'nrg up-to-da:e, sanitary
lines. Not any too much time was left
Mr.. r. L. Waldron, superintendent Of