The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-09
F ARMERS HOLD
sUccEss J ! u !. MEET
Two Hundred And Fifty Tillsrs Of
Soil Attended institute Held Here
Saturday Prominent Speakers
MCGUIRE AND CRANE TALK
Every Section Of County Represented
Boys and Girls Contest Explain
ed b Gile And Stewart
AND CRANE TALK

ed b Gile And Stewart
Two hundred and fifty enthuaias-
tic farmers were in attendance at the
institute held at the high school
building Saturday. and the meeting
was the most successful Of any ever
given here for the aid OF agricultural
development.
Nearly every farmers club of the
county was well represented. Mem
bers OF the Grant Valley, Bass Lake,
Eckles, Northern and Tenstrike clubs
were much in evidence and showed
no little interest. Settlers from every
part Of the county were present,
many of them coming on a special in
vitation sent them by Reynolds &
Winter, a Bemidji real estate firm,
which did much to make the.meeting
the success that it was.
Mcclure Talks
The morning program was opened
by Miss Margaret Newton, who sang.
A. J. MCGUIRE spoke on "Farm Man
agement," and urged three year ro-
tation of oats, clover and cultivated
crops consisting of potatoes, corn and
roots. Mr.. Mcclure in order to
convince his audience that this plan
is profitable one said; =.
'.It takes ten pounds of clover
nine pounds Of oats and ten pounds
of fodder corn to produce one pound
of butter fat, The fodder corn ia
worth two cents the clover five cents
and the oats eleven cents, making a
total of eighteen cents. The sale
of butterfat will average you 80
cents. The skim milk will bring
you 20 cents per 100 pounds and
makes an excellent food for the hogs.
The manure lis worth two dollars per
100 and by figuring other incfden-
tails you will find that the dairy bust
ness will bring you at least 50 per
cent profit or better. I make these
statements from experiences al they
have been proven as facts at Grand
Rapids where the, records of 100
cows are kept"
Recommend Blooded Cattle
Mr.. Mcclure also impressed upon
the farmers the value OF keeping
thoroughbred cows and compared
the profits of the good dairy cow and
the scrub" animal. ..,.... 80.
f. r. Crane, agriculture extension
agent for the Great Northern rail
way addressed the farmers his topic
being "The Value of Manure That
no system of farming was complete
without it was the opinion of Mr..
Crane who used facts and figures to
enforce his arguments in favor of
manure as a fertilizer.
,Bueford M. Gle, instructor Of agri-
culture in the Bemidn schools and
w. B. Stewart. county superdnten-
dent of schools spoke upon the con-
tests that are being planned for the
farmer boys and girls. Full infor-
nation can he obtained by writing
to Mr.. Gle or Mr.. Stewart.
All Enjoyed Dinner
Farmers, speakers and business
men alike were then invited to the
assembly room where the domestic
science girls, in charge of Miss Hell
en-. Hoover had prepared free din
ner.. The work of the girls was
highly appreciated by those attend
tending and within thirty minutes
after dinner had been announced the
$50 hungry people had been served.
Women Entertained
At one o'clock a short program
was given by students and members
Of the faculty. Miss Olsen, instruc-
tor of the domestic science depart
Iment of the Crookston schools invit-
ed the ladies present to accompany
her to the cooking room where she
gave a demonstration on the prepar-
alton and value Of meats. While the
ladies were being entertained by
Miss Olsen, T. A. Erickson, Of the
extension department of the Great
Northern railroad lectured upon the
value Of local and state contests for
the boys and girls.
Mutual insurance
A. p. Ritchie Of the Grant Valley
Farmers Club and former superin-
Itendent of the Bemidji schools was
called upon to explain the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Company