The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-05
More Hogs Necessary
in N. D. Says McNary

Valley City, NJ. ID, July 5.-'North
Dakota must raise more hogs or the
state will go out Of business" declar-
ed J. w. McNary, better farming ex-
pert to the boys attending the farm
boys' encanpment which is being held
at the Valley City ch~autauqua under
the management OF the North Dakota
Better Farming association. "Hogs
are the salvation of the state decIar-
ed the speaker. Its a case OF root
hog Or die,
some of the best specimens of the
various breeds Of hogs to be found in
the state We're brought here for dem
o~nstration purposes n for one entire
day the boys who represented thirteen
OF the southeastern counties of the
state studied hogs and how to raise
them under the direction OF the Better
Farming men and the professors of
the North Dakota Agricultural col
|lege.
There are 112 boys in the camp, the
largest number which has ever attend
ed a similar encampment. The boys
live under military discipline enforced
by Lieutenant Herren, u. S. A., and
for ten days will combine study of
agricultural problems with sports and
all of entertainment afforded
by the Valley City Chautauqua.
Glasses were suspended and the
boys spent the entire day in a proper
observance of independence day.
Athletic contests and baseball games
We're carried out and a grand display
of fireworks were set off from the
camp in the evening.
Glasses Wednesday were devoted to
the study of hogs. In the programme
of the morning O.. D. Center declared
that North Dakota farmers should
raise more hogs to eat more corn and
to grow more corn to feed more hogs
and to keep 1t up indefinitely. The
boys were told that the hog is one OF
the most valuable animals on the farm
and that knowledge of how to judge
and raise good hogs means money for
every farmer in the state.
After a brief talk by Mr.. Center the
class was addressed by j. w. McNary,
whose reputation as an expert on hoe
raising Is more than state wide. Mr..
McNary was a very successful breed
er of hogs before he took up the Bet
ter Farming work and his advice and
instruction was Of great benefit to the
boys who paid close attention and took
many notes on the lectures.
A. E. Nelson of Steele county was
the next speaker who told the boys the
special characteristics Of the various
DTG5QS OI LOSS, now TO tell Ll6L1 dpaIl
and how to select the best types of the
various breeds. J. c.. Hoke of Steele
county was the next speaker and more
hog lore was unfolded. Close atten-
ton was paid to the finish, and several
fine specimens of hogs were brought
in by Barnes county farmers for dem
o~nstration use.
The lecture which followed noon
mess was by Edwin Maryland who
talked upon North Dakota feed crops
and their value. Corn, clover and al
falfa were all discussed n present
ed in relation to each other.
More boys have arrived in camp the
last few days and the total number
present with the counties they are
from is as follows:
Barnes county: Paul Gauche,
| Oriska; Richard ~Jongewald, Marion;
Louis Sather. Hastings; Axel Sven
ningson, Darcy; Ernest Peterson, Val
ley City; Ralph PRIME, Urbana; Roy
Wilson, Page; Clarence Mcmillan
Leal; Edwin Lindevold, Nome; George
Kline, Wimbledon, Arthur Hanson
VALLEY City; Harold Martinson, Valley
lefty; liver Tolstad, Rogers; Howard
Osborn. Darcy; Henry Eggers, Page.
Cass county: Arnold Armstrong
Erie; Edmund Crevier, Wheatland;
Kenneth Pyle, Page; Preston Brown
Chaffee: William Jungnitsch, Page;
David Humphrey, Grandin.
Dickey County: John Fletchtner
Monango; Robert Hefne, Glendale;