The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-14
Sec Thomas Cooper will Become Director Of Experimental
Staton--No Change In Methods
Combination of Worst and Cooper Regarded Strongest
Agricultural Force In United States

sideration by the various men in the
state who are vitally interested in the
greatest development of its agricul-
ture, and after consultation with high
agricultural authorities.
The board of trusteees of the college
realize that in bringing about this
merger they have assumed liability
for the expenditure of large sums Of
money.
They believe that The pc. pie of the
stale will approve it and accept it as
an evidence of the constructive work
which they hope to bring about in :he
future.
They believe that the North Dakota
Experiment station should assume
leadership in all matters of interest
to the state agriculturally.
Plans have bet made to further
the work of the experiment station,
demonstration farms, and better farm
ing work, that ultimately every farm
er in the state may make direct use
of the institution.
Nueent Endorsed Move.
c. E. Nugent, president Of the board
of trustees, North Dakota Agricultural
college, says: THE action taken to-
day by the board of directors of the
Better Farming association in accept
ing the proposition placed before them
py VIII nave u IedCnlEtE
effect. The merger of the two organi-
cations will be a strong factor in the
future development Of agriculture in
North Dakota, and will assist ma
terially in making the North Dakota
Experiment station OF greater use to
the farmers of the state. Much scien-
tific investigation has been carried on
by the station that can best be placed
before the farmers through the local
f1I1 Ntr N1yIN Nrrtil owl 4 ak1Sy
with the experiment station. ~'
THE Better Farming association
has started great work during the
past two years. With the co-opera-
ton in the future Of the farmers and
the business men of the state who
have made the Better Farming as
sociatton possible, we believes that the
experiment station can be made i'm
mensely valuable to the farmers OF
North Dakota. We consider that we
best perform our duties as trustees of
the agricultural college when we make
1t possible for the people Of the state
to obtain from it the greatest possible
value"
e. J. Weiser, president Of the Better
Farming association since it's forma-
ton, says: I'VE believe the agricultural,
as we'll as the business interests of the
state, are best served through bring
ing the farmer more closely in touch
with the agricultural experiment sta
ton.
Under the arrangement as now con-
templated, the close association and
cooperation Of the two organizations
is assured. The net result to the peo-
pie of the state will be larger. Greater
interest in the Improvement of agri-
cultural methods may be expected. 1t
is for this reason that I Believe that
the merger Of the Better Farming as
sociation with the experiment station
is one Of the most progressive steps.
that has been taken in the interests
of agriculture within this state.
LAS a good business man, am inter-
ested in the immediate returns from
the farm Of today. 1 cannot afford to
wait for better farming until the Sec
ond generation owns the farm lands
of the state. 1t is my hope to see con-
ditions on the farms of the state ma
teTially bettered during the next five
or ten years. This must be accom-
plished by the farmers making use of
the work of the experiment station.
The best method Of placing this work
before the people is through the local