The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-03
LAND VALUES Will
RAPIDLY ADVANCE
Early Results From Change
in Crop Methods Will
Be Obtained
SURPRISED AT
PROGRESS MADE
Would Not Have Predicted -Four Years
Ago the Production of Such Excel.
lent Grain rs Exhibited In Annual
Mid Winter Fair This Week.

Despite the bad weather conditions,
today's sessions of the North Dakota
Corn and Glover convention, which
opened in this city yesterday, were
exceptionally well attended. The gem
eral lecture hour, which was held
from until 10 o'clock, was given over
entirely to Il discussion Of corn, and,
with P G. Holden, head Of the Inter-
national Harvester company's extern
sion division. i'll charge. proved un-
usually interesting and helpful. Fol-
lowing the general lecture, two corn
and two horse demonstration classes
were conducted.
Holden Features Meeting.
The entry lists were closed at
O'Clock this morning. The storm un-
doubtedly was responsible for keeping
number of farmers, who have not
entered exhibits, but who intended do
Ing SO this morning, at home, but, in
spite of this fact. the corn, grain and
potato exhibits are much larger and
better than last year.
The judging work probably will be
begun late this afternoon.
The first hog demonstration class
was conducted this afternoon. The
corn classes. which were begun yes
terday afternoon. were continued this
morning and this afternoon. The
corn classes are conducted on the
stage of the auditorium. while the
livestock classes are conducted in the
northeast corner of the general as.
sembly room. A special booth has
been constructed in that section ana
the farmers are seated in front Of the
! ioc3tF. - ,setsA .4sss.ss4ls-.
The New corn state.
North Dakota. the New Corn
state was the theme Of the general
lecture hour this morning. Mr. HoI-
den. who was in charge. declared
that corn soon would be North Dako-
ta's greatest crop.
You people do not realize how fast
North Dakota has become a corn
state" he said. "And I tell you it will
not be long until it will be your great
est crop. Wheat is not always to hold
that place, and the sooner you farm
ers realize that the better. Many
farmers have come to this state hop
ing to get rich in a few years by srow-
ing wheat. Many have done so and
have gone away. But that is not what
you want. You want men who will
make this state their home, men who
will come here live here and die here.
These men are the hope of the state.
ana tneSe men VIII realize that wheat
is not to remain the greatest crop.
Follow Iowa's Experience.
"They learned that in Iowa, and the
minute they made corn their greatest
crop the $40 land went up to 800.
That's what will happen here. 1t
happened in Iowa, because with the
corn came other things-the other
things which go to make up the great
home life OF the American farmer.
-Four years ago. as much faith an
] have in corn, wouldn't have said
that you could raise such corn as you
are exhibiting here today. But you
have done 1t, and you can do still bet
ter. You people can get over the Pc
riod Iowa passed through much easier
and quicker than they did. because
you can profit by their experiences.
These meetings are to help you
through that PERIOD
Increase in Yields Compared.
MIR. Holden presented several
tables, showing the increase in the
North Dakota and South Dakota corn
Yield. Following is a table showing
the value Of the different crops in this