The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-22

on the demonstration farms had been
doubled in three years by rotating the
crops. The different varieties of
grains, corn. legumes that can be rails
ed in this state were also shown.
The main lines Of argument in the
dairy car were to feed the COW we'll
and for this the silo is quite neces-
sary-to weigh the milk and test it
and to cool the milk as soon as it is
drawn. Model silos were shown, also
models of milk coolers, of scales, Bah
cock tester, sanitary milk pals. These
were used to illustrate the lectures.
The veterinary science exhibit on
sisted of a large number of specimens
showing the effects of the different
kinds of diseases on animals. Special
attention was given to tuberculosis,
CHAMBERS and hog cholera in the lee
lures. though in the questions that
came up almost. every disease of man
and beast was treated upon.
The chemistry car housed exhibits
to illustrate plant food, milling prop
critics of wheat, pure food, pure drugs,
sanitation. To illustrate the demands
that plants make on the soil a display
was given with tables containing the
constituents that are removed from a
square yard by a twenty bushel crop
Of wheat. or nitrate six thimblefuls
were removed, Of phosphates one-half
NlhAHibtStHt ditu Oh pOtdSh thS-tOuTth
th1mbleful. The value Of this plant
food amounts to % cents per bushel
OF wheat; in other words when a bush
ell of wheat is sold % cents worth Of
plant food goes with it. Similar data
was given for fax, barley, clover and
corn. One interesting table in the pure
food exhibit showed that before the
pure food law went into effect 1926 of
the foods sold in North Dakota were
adulterated. Immediately after the law
went into effect this dropped to 52%,
while now 1t is less than 5%. About
the same thing has been brought about
in drugs.
The horticultural car was perhaps
the Omst attractive one on the train.
It contained trees. flowers, shrubs,
fruits and vegetables, such as are
adapted to North Dakota conditions.
Everybody was remarking how pretty
1t was, how nice and cool and how
comfortable. yet there was nothing in
this car but what can be had on any
North Dakota farm with a little effort.
This train was royalty received by
the towns. In nearly every instance
the train has been met by large
crowds, usually accompanied by a brass
band, the towns decorated with flags,
banners and bunting, and the people
came thirty to forty miles. So thai
the coming of the train was made one
of the big events for the people within
driving distance OF the stopping place.
The crowds on fine days were from
$500 to 5000. IA
An institute annual of 400 pages was
distributed at the meetings. Twenty
five thousand copies of this annual
were issued.
The interest that is being taken in
the farmers institute work is brought
out by the fact that all the above work
was carried on entirely by money fur
nished by the towns, farmers, and
railroads. 1t is hard to estimate the
good that these institute meetings &C.
complished. The farmers in the To-
cality were brought together. The diff
ficulties and the successes of the diff
ferent farmers were brought out. The
lecturers, with their wide observations
and experience, bring their messages.
This is especially important in the
newer sections of the state. The farm
ers all over the state are, however,
changing from grain growing to diver
siied farming. This brings up the
questions as to the best way to ac-
complish this. which is the reason that
the interest is so keen. at the present
time for those things that pertain to