The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-13
PREPARING FOR
CORN CONVENTION
Annual Corn and Clover
Gathering and Mid-winter
Fair Begins February 3.

With the week beginning February
5 set aside for the annual North Da-
kota Corr and Clover convention and
mid-winter fair. the directors Of the
Grand Forks Agricultural society have
begun preparations to make it the
greatest of the kind eve held in the
state. II entire week is to be given
over to the convention and fair this
year. and it is to be conducted on a
more elaborate scale and with more
consideration for the actual needs Of
the farmers thar in the past.
The committee in charge of the pro-
gram consists of NJ. c. Bachelor and
o. D. Center of the Better Farming
association. E. j. Lander. +. l.. Good
committee to select the location.
To Enlarge Class Work.
The directors decided to feature live
stock and class work during the con-
vention. The class work. which was
inaugurated last year. will u~ndoubted-
ly prove h most important and most
beneficial. as it will give the farmers
sons in the various branches Of farm
work. The class work last year was
remarkably successful. and. as a re-
suit, ii was decided to branch out this
year in this feature of the convention.
With the whole week given over to the
convention and fair. there will be
greater opportunities for holding class
es. n for studying more of the farm
problems. Farmers throughout the
state will be given an opportunity TO
enroll in these classes. and. judging
from the interest already shown. the
class feature will prove more popular
and successful than last year
Feature Live Stock.
The live stock feature will be look
ed after in a very thorough manner.
AS one farmer said, the agricultural
college. sub-stations and experimental
farms are giving their attention to the
farmer is looking for instruction in
the raising of cattle. He expressed the
opinion that the Corn and Glover con-
vention could do a great service in
making the cattle raising feature one
Of the most important.
Acting on this suggestion. the direc-
tors decided to make more Of the live
stock feature; Special stock experts
will be brought to the city, and every
opportunity will be given the farmer
to secure first hand knowledge in
stock raising.
Make the Fair strong.
|, The id-winter fair, which has
been IN existence several years. will be
continued this winter. Tha, depart
mem has grown in the last two or
three years so that it has been a
strong feature. and this season. with
the plan Of holding the convention
over an entire week. instead Of or on
~ three or four days. the fair should
be even more successful.
Within a short time the premium
list for the fair will be announced.
To Lose No Time.
No time will be lost making com.
plete preparations for the convention.
Every detail will be worked out care
fully by the officers in charge, and
they will endeavor to make the corn
and clover convention Of 1913 the
greatest Of its kind ever held in the
northwest. 1t will he a veritable ag-
ricultural college for the farmers.
Everything will be for the benefit Of
the actual tillers of the soil. and fol.
lowing out the policy adopted in pre-
vious years. no pains will be spared
to give them the best Of everything in
the way Of speakers and entertainment
features.