The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-10
farmers SHORT
COURSE IS OPEN
First Session is Held This
Morning-Township Elec-
tons Keep Many at Home
LARGER NUMBER EX-
PECTED TOMORROW
Corn, Dairy Cattle and home
Economics Work Begun
Today-Play Tonight.

win a falr representation from
western POLK county, the East Grand
Forks farmers week short course
opened this morning. The morning
session was given over entirely to en-
foliment and a general organizing for
the class work. which began this aft
ernoon.
Owing TO the fact that the township
elections arc being held today. the at
tendance this morning was small. \
large number OF farmers telcphoned
local Headquarters. however, 10 say
that they would attend tomorrow's
meeting, and n record breaking at
tendance is expected.
The men in attendance this morn
ing met at the Commercial club
rooms. where c. Z. Brown, the corn
and potato expert and i. w. White,
the live stock man, outlined the work
is TO be k up in the classes.
Sanitation Discussed.
The women held their session in the
home economics department Of the
Central school building. Bes NJ.
Rowe, who is in charge of this feature
u the short course, ave an Interest,"
ing address on sanitation. She spoke
OF sanitation in the home and in the
city. She spoke particularly of dis
Ease and she told how to fight IT. in
inc nome ny creating the proper con-
ditionk. Miss Rowe expected to talk
on Foods this morning. but owing
to the fact that there were only a. few
present. it was decided to wait until
the afternoon session. This afternoon,
She will give a vegetable demonstra.
ton.
The first corn class was called at I
O'clock this afternoon, with c. r.
Brown of Elk River in charge. The
greater part of the class hour was de-
voted largely To testing. after which
MIR. Brown discussed 'improvcment in
corn"
MIR. White conducted the live stock
class in the building formerly occu-
pied by the Polk County Mercantile
company. This afternoon. he discuss
eed dairy cattle. lie told the farmers
OF the advantages of raising dairy cat
lie. and took IN number of the
problems pertaining to tho breeding
and care "f q. dairy herd.
Bring in Corn and Cattle.
Thits morning. in outlining the work
OF tine week. Mr.. Brown discussed the
value of growing corn and raising live
Stock. He declared that it is neces-
sary To bring corn and live stock into
tho farm communities of the state,
for both mean greater land fertility
and greater farm profits. To secure
thirty bushels Of grain, he said. re-
quires just twice as much fertility as
to secure fifteen bushels. In order to
set the thirty bushels, the farmer
must supply something that will give
the needed fertility. He recommend
ed corn for this. And with the corn,
come cattle. which is ~ material help
in building up the la:id.
The corn land. he said. is the land
NAT is i1Cl.fsa 81 nSr I-aI mildly IL, Nro1,,n t.
is the Minnesota land that is boom
ing at present, he declared, and
farmers should profit thereby.
At the conclusion of the class work
this afternoon, a general conference
was held. Mr.. Brown discussed the
cultivation and Judging of potatoes.
He urged the farmers Of Polk county
to devote time to the srowing
of potatoes. and recommended par
ticularly that they plant but one or
two varieties. He told them that they
should ain, to develop a particular va
r1ety for this section OF the state.
To Give Play Tonight.
This evening. The senior class Of the
high school will present their class
play. Tho Merchant of Venice Up to
Date" for the benefit Of the visiting
armers. The play was presented las
Friday night. and proved one of the
most successful md best amateur
plays seen in the city.
Tomorrow, the corn. live stock ard
home economics work will be contin-
ucd. At the afternoon conference.
Small Grain Crops in the Red River
Valley of Minnesota will be discuss
ed. This conference will be in
charge of O.. I. Eereh. Tomorrow
might. the Commercial club will give a
reception for The visitors.