The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-21
night SESSION
WELL ATTENDED
FIRST EVENINGS SESSION OF
GRAIN GROWERS CONVENTION
WELL ATTENDED BY EVEN
GREATER CROWD THAN GATH.
Erred DURING THE DAYTIME.

The first evenings session Of the
Tri-State Grain Growers convention
was wen bigger in it's attendance thar
the largely attended sessions yester-
day morning and afternoon.
The meeting proved Of unusua
interest to the great crowd which
gathered at the auditorium. Severa
speakers were heard on agricultural
subjects, all of which proved Of deeI
interest.
President Worst presided as usua
over the great meeting and introduced
all the speakers, consisting of Prof
c. A. O'Cock OF Madison, Wis; J.. E
Eastgate of Larimore, ]. G. Haney Of
Grand Forks. Rev. j. NJ. Walters Of
Fargo n oliver Wilson of Peoria
ILL.,, who is master Of the Nationa,
Grange.
Professor O'Cock's subject was
Tractor Farming. He showed what
relation the recent development OF
this phase of agricultural life had tc
the coming prosperity of the north
west. The aid of mechanical power
on the farm was strongly urged by
the speaker as he said by that means
would the farmer be able to &C
complish all hat was to be expected
of him by the world in the neXt
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things which will bring farm life to
a place where it viii prove more at
tractiVe to young people.
J. E. Eastgate of Larimore was the
second speaker. Mr.. Eastgate is a
representative of the Farmers insti-
tute at Larimore and proved an inter
esting talker. His subject was How
to Manage Soils Inclined to Blow,
About this he said the winds were
accustomed to raising havoc with
soils Of a fiat surface such as found
in North Dakota and hat it was the
business Of the farmer to find a pre-
ventive to this endangering element
He advocated the treatment Of the
soil in the giving of proper nourish-
ment, which he declared would soon
stop this yielding to the winds power.
This treatment would consist Of the
spreading of a thin layer of straw this
spring, to be followed by a rotation
of crops each year
DR.. Walters subject of Microbes
was made interesting by his usual wit
and humor which has won him such
a favorable reputation in North Da-
kota. The microbes Of rural life he
described as the suspicious, mistrust-
ing and selfish farmer. The chancellor
made an earnest plea for the con-
OF rural Schools, also for
the country church and the spiritual
awakening Of a rural neighborhood.
His talk was one of the best Of the
evening and the speaker was frequent
ly interrupted by much applause from
his audience.
The final speaker of the evening was
Oliver Wilson, master of the National
Grange. MIR. Wilson's home Is in
Peoria, Ill, the second city of that
state. His subject was The Necessity
and Benefits Of Organization Among
Farmers. T.
Mr.. Wilson emphasized the import
ance of farmers %effecting an organiza-
ton which would enable them to
secure more for their efforts in the
way Of remuneration. He decried the
existing conditions where the produce,
receives less than half for his products
than is paid for them by the consumer
In all this he said there was some
thing wrong somewhere.
Mr.. . Wilson said he was not {
calamity bowler but he did belieye
that everybody should receive fu1
pay for his services and not half OF
what his services brought. >-