The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-08
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SPEAKER
North Dakota Better Farming
Expert at st. Paul
OTHER n. DAKOTANS TALK
METHODS FOR IMPROVING FARM
CONDITIONS IN THIS STATE is
TOLD TO THE BANKERS AGRI-
CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL
CONFERENCE BY T. COOPER.

ST. Paul. Aug. s.-The second days
session of the bankers agricultural
and educational conference opened
here this morning, yesterdays deiio-
erations having been held in Mime
apolis. -.
Northern railway, and until recently
chairman of its board of directors.
discussed agriculture. being the nrst
speaker on today's programme. Inc
education of the western farmer mas
long been the former railroad man
favorite scheme, and he told the Vls-
iting bankers how the northwestern
: ag-riculturalists have improved their
methods of conducting their farm as
practical illustration of what the
national organization Is planning 10
prof Edwin G.. Cooley, former sup
erintendent of the Chicago schools.
was also one of the speakers at the
morning session, his subject being
vocational Training in Europe. u.
M. Phillips, assistant to the state sup
erintendent of public instruction, dis
cussed Consolidated Rural Schools
Cooper Speaker.
The opening address Of the confer
ance Yesterday was given by Thomas
Cooper. now at the head of the North
dakota Better Farming association.
and formerly a member of the faculty
of the Minnesota Agricultural college
He told the delegates what the asso-
citation was doing to improve farm
ing methods in the nickertaii state 4se
through individual instruction to the
farmers. demonstration plots and ex-
perimental farms and general coop
Grafton of business men and educat-
ors of North Dakota with the farm
ers Of that state.
Farmer Helped to Gain.
STEADY raising of wheat for thirty
years" Mr.. Cooper said, had not ex-
hausted the fertility of the soil; 1t had
merely locked it up, and the purpose
of the good farming association was
to give this fertility its proper outlet.
1t aimed at showing that more wheat
and better wheat could be raised by
the farmers Of North Dakota, while
at the same time they could add to
their, incomes by raising live stock.
dairying and by practicing q general
system OF diversified farming"
Mr.. Cooper praised the Minneapolis
bankers and business men for their
work in forwarding the work Of the
they had guaranteed enough money
to make the objects OF the associa-
tion possible He told his audience
that the association gave individual
| instruction to farmers Through the
agency of twenty-five experts whose
objects were to show each farmer
what crops were best suitable to his
farm and the best methods to be em-
pIoyed in raising them.
Mcdonald Visitor.
N. C. Mcdonald of Valley City, N.
D.. state inspector of rural and grad
ed schools. was conference visitor.
1t is MIR. McDonald's duty In North
Dakota to inspect the state schools
especially with a view to advancing
the teaching of agricultural subjects.
His position was created two years
ago with the bill approprfating funds
to start agricultural courses in the
public schools. The bill was drafted
| In the state senate by Senator Nc
Dowell of Marion, who is visitor
at the conference. and in the house by
Il. G. Olsgaard, q banker Of Me-
! Vile, N. d.