Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-02

stooaa" 10y the farmers, the 'stockmen
the Industrial teachers and IN fact III
employees connected with industrial,
work on your reservation. and yoa
should endeavor not only to procure
their efficient aid in carrying Out
your plan, but also their personal in
terest and sympathetic cooperation.
Let ycur fair this year We the place
and time at which you will Join Ia
launching this live campaign for in.
dustrial betterment. /
EAieie1cy Desirsd.
FORMER widespread negligence and
mismanagement in the cultivation OF
the soil, the breeding Of stock, and
the handling Of grazing land is no ex-
ouse for the continuance of such con.
diticns. and they will not be permit
ted to exist on an Indian reservation
during my administration.
Be continually at the fair yourself
with your farmers and al Of your In
dustrial employees. h.
Let the exhibits emphasize in an
impressive manner the difference be
tween inferior and high grade agri-
cultural products, and let them dem
onstrate in nc, uncertain way that
greater profit results from raising the
best and the most Of everything pro
duced on the farm or ranch. Encour-
age the Indian to take the progress
sive view. This should not be diff
cult where he has before him ? clear
object lesson such as is emphasized
by placing his horses, cattle and
sheep, his corn, oats, wheat, alfalfa
and forage on exhibition in legiti-
mate rivalry with those Of his neigh
Dor at the Indian fair. yR i
Improve Stock.
The Improvement OF stock should
Be aggressivefy advpcated and i'm.
pressed upon the mind of every In
dian farmer and stock-ratser. He
should be brought to understand that.
the thousands of well bred bulls, stall
lions, and rams were. purchased dur
ing the last few months to do away
with the. evils of lack Of sufficient and
well bred male stock and the inbreed-
ing almost universal in the past. He
should understand that in order to Sc
cure the best results the male stock
must not only be improved but that
the old and worse than useless male
animals which have heretofore been
50 destructive to the Indians success
as, a st0ck-raiser must be disposed OF.
: Every advantage must be taken of
the opportunity to teach the Indian
the Importance CT careful prepare
ton CT the soil, the necessity for the
best quality of seed and the advan-
.tage OF proper cultivation. The In
dian should be made to clearly under
stand the waste which comes from
the use Of bad seed and poor cultiva-
ton. .
Arouse enthusiasm and rivalry be
tween the men, women and children
by showing at the fair their native
products, such as blankets, baskets,
pottery, bead work., silyersmith work
and lace, their vegetables and fruits
81 every kind. and description, and be-
tween the women BY showing the pro
ducts of the home and the. farm
yard, including chickens, butter, eggs
and canned fruits.
Arouse Interest.
Conduct your fair SO as to arouse
interest in every form If agriculture
and .tockraising. Hold daily demon
STATIONS of modern farming activities
Open a series OF industrial meetings
which will extend throughout the win
ter. See that the enthusiasm arouS
ed grows and do not permit it to
w1ane before the farming season next
spring. Take the opportunity OF the
fair to ascertain what the Indians re-
aquire in the way Of farm equipment
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