The evening times., 1913-10-20
MONDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1913.
CORN AND CLOVER CONVENTION.

CORN AND CLOVER CONVENTION.
Preparations arc now actively in
progress for the annual corn and
clover convention at Grand Forks,
which will be held this winter Fob
ruary . to Z. This convention and
mid-winter fair has established itself
as in many respects the most impor-
tant agricultural gathering of the
winter i'll the northwest, and in sew
eral of its features it snrpasses in inl-
portance even the summer fairs which
have become SO profitable and so prof
liable to the agricultural interests of
the state.
The work that has been done in
the past in the study of the methods
Of adapting corn culture to the needs
of this latitude has borne splendid
fruit With slow start in the spring
the state has this year raised and ma
and there is now available for plant
ing a great quantity of North Dakota
grown corn, fully ripened under cx-
ccllent conditions. With proper Sc
lection for another year it will be pos
sble to have growing in this state
corn which will mature in many days
less time than is required in states
farther south, and in much less time
than is possible here with imported
seed Blessings have been showered
on the head Of the man who makes
two blades of grass grow where but
one grew before. and not less worthy
IF honor are the men and the insti-
tuition whose work has resulted in the
growing Of thousands of acres Of corn
where none grew before, and where
the growing of corn was believed to
he impossible.
The management of the fair this
year desires to secure as large an cX-
hibit of corn as possible, not for pur
poses of display. but for careful COM
parison and study, in order that from
the fine samples shown there may be
selected seed which will in turn pro-
duce still better results in other years.
individuals are invited and urged to
make ten-ear displays at the corn and
clover convention for this purpose.
Glover has received Its share Of at
tention. and it is worthy of the place
which 1t has occupied in the delibera-
tons Of the study classes at the fair.
This work will be continued, and spe-
cial attention will be paid to the cul-
ture Of alfalfa. that great variety
of the clover family which has pro-
duced such excellent results in va
rious sections of the state. Experts
will discuss the theory and practice
"f alfalfa raising. and farmers tell Of
their experiences with 1t under va
rious conditions. The man who has
tried the crop and failed to get re-
suits will be as welcome as the man
who has made a success of it, for, not
only may he learn something to his
advantage. but others may learn from
his experience just what conditions
TO avoid.
Tho classes in stock judging have
been very popular during preceding
winters. The management is arrans-
ing for work along the line Of stock
raising. but this winter new fea-
ture will be taken up. The time which
has heretofore been devoted to judg.
ing and selection will this winter be
devoted to methods of handling and
general care Of stock. The work Of
the past has been vary valuable, but
1t is felt that there is now a pretty
general understanding among the
men interested in the subject Of the
types that are desirable for various
purposes, and experts are always
available to give detailed information.
What the management believes to he
most needed now is q better knowl-
edge Of the methods of handling
which will give the best results.
This subject will be intensely in
teresting. Every branch of the dairy
ing and stock raising industry will
be given attention. Rations for
milk, rations for beef. types of build
ings. arrangement for feeding and
watering without waste Of labor, pre-
vention and treatment Of disease,
time for breeding. time for fattening,
time for marketing. all these and
many other subjects will be discussed
by practical men and questions will
be invited and discussion will he well
coined.
This gathering is not a local af.
fair 1t means much to the people
of vast territory. and the co.opera.
tIon Of the press of the state is asked
In placing before the farmers the inn
portance of the meeting and in out
I;ninE the benefits which will come
from 1t.
SMOOTH ROADS FOR WINTER.
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