The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-04
Corn and Clover Show
Well Attended-.W0rst
81 peaks This Afternoon

Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. Al. Fl.
Worst, president Of the North Dakota
Agricultural college, was the princi-
pal speaker of the afternoon at to-
days session Of the North Dakota
Corn and Glover convention being held
in this city. President Worst talked
on The Relation of the Corn Yield to
Moisture Conservation. Tonight NJ. A,
Brannon, president Of Idaho univer-
sity, will be the principal speaker. He
will deliver an illustrated lecture on
}Legumes, Native and Cultivated.
Despite unfavorable weather condi-
tons the sessions Of the big show are
being well attended.
The New Corn State.
North Dakota, the New Corn
State, was the theme Of the general
lecture hour yesterday morning. Mr..
Holden, 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 grow
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.
and these men will realize that wheat
is not to remain the greatest crop.
Follow lowa'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. It
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 as
7 have in corn, l wouldn't have said
that you could raise such corn as. you
are exhibiting here today. But you
have done it, and you car do still bet
ter. You people can get over the per-
iod 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.
Mr.. Holden presented several
| tables, showing the increase in the
North Dakota and South Dakota corn
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the value Of the different crops in this
state in 1918:
Wheat .$5S 900, 900
Oats .............. 100000
BARLEY ............ 10,000,0 600
Corn ............. 100000
Potatoes ..I..... 10000 0
Hay ............. 2,000,0 600
In South Dakota, which, he declar-
ed. has become an important. corn
c+a4o +Hn conditions 1unro wary mI1ch
the same ten years ago as they were
in this state several years ago, when
the corn agitation was really started.
He presented the following table to
show the value of the South Dakota
crops in 1913:
Corn $4,000, 900
Wheat .s.....,..... 100000
Oats ............s. 14,OOV,OV
Barley ..-...s.---- s.OOo,OOO e.
Hay. 80. -.......a 1900, 600
Potatoes s.....s..o z,uUU,UoV
North Dakota's Advance Greater
He also presented figures to show
| the Increase in the yield per acre an
North Dakota as compared to South
Dakota. In 1910 in North Dakota. the
Weld was II bushels per acre, in 1911
it was Is bushels, in 1912 81 bushels,
and in 1913 it was 20 bushels.
In South Dakota, the yield IN 1911
was 25 bushels, in 1911 it was % bush
| els, in 1912 it was 81 bushels and in
1913 it was rs bushels. .
Worked More Carefully and Better.
The North Dakota increase was pro-
portionately larger than the South
of North Dakota had done the work
more carefully and better.
MI. Holden declared that h North
Dakota yield could be increased from
20 bushels to 40, 60 and Is and 80
bushels.
He emphasized the necessity of care
fully c~ultivating the corn. and brought
selecting seed corn. The thing to con-
slider in selecting corn, he said, was
whether or not, it would produce the
greatest profit. With that in view, the
farmer should select corn that would
yield we'll, would mature well. would
grow and would show Improvement.
Hanna Was Speaker. ,
Monday nights session, which was
addressed by Gov. L. b. Hanna and
M. O.. Eldridge Of the federal agricul-
tural department. was q record break
ing one for an opening night meeting.
Governor Hanna spoke on The Farm
er and the State Government.
He declared that North Dakota, as
well as the counties, municipalities
and individuals, were too deep in debt,
and immediate steps should he taken
to wipe these debts out. .
Assessing Property .
Speaking of the proposition Of. as
sessing property at it's true value. MT.
Hanna said there was much argument
on both sides. but he was inclined to
oppose it from the standpoint that
there was danger Of sue an arrange
ment increasing the burden of taxa
ton, rather than lessening it. He said
that he had watched the state Of Ore
gon, in it's efforts to tax by such a,
method, and that in his opinion, it had
not been what he would want to see
here. He said that Oregon had as
sessed on a 4 per cent basis before
assessing at true value and that it a
been lowered the first year that meth
cd had been in S to l per cent. but
had n. " risen to 81 per cent.
In making appropriations, the gov
ernor stated that the last legislature,
as all others. had passed appropriation
bills far in excess Of the funds on
hand to meet the appropriations by
$500, 600 and that in order to meet