The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-02-05
GRAIN GROWERS N 7
THEIR ANNUAL MEETING

The tri-State Grain and Stock Crow
ers' convention held its 18th annual
meeting at Fargo, North Dakota, jan
uary Goth to 23rd inc. The new audi
torium made it possible for all to at-l
tend the meetings.
Cooperation and Marketing" wasl
given a good deal + attention. Pres-|
ident Worst, in his annual address,
made strong appeal for improvement
in marketing farm produce. He|
brought out the fact that the farmer
gets less than half Of what the con-
sumer pays. He gave cooperation and
organization among farmers rs the
remedy. DR.. Vincent, President Of the
University Of Minnesota, gave an ad-
dress on TEAM Play" bringing out
very forcibly the need Of cooperation.
Oliver Wilson, Master Of the National
Grange, emphasized the need of organ
ization among farmers. In this way
legislation can be Influenced SO as to
be more favorable to the farmers. He
cited the rural free delivery of mail
and the direct election Of senators q
two measures that the grange had
worked for and won. He also con-
tended that social life provided by the
grange was an important factor in
farm life. The Equity Society had
numbers on the program dealing with
cooperation and marketing.
On Live Stock Day Thomas Cooper,
Director North Dakota Experiment
Station, gave strong argument for
live stock on the farm by citing the
increased returns from live stock rs
compared with grain alone. He said
that as far as the investigations went
that the best returns would be secured
in North Dakota when thirty to forty
per cent of the income came from live
stock and the rest from grain. .sr.
A. J. Mcclure of Grand Rapids, Minn.,
stated that in their ten years. work
on grading up by use of pure Gue-n-
sey bulls the first cross has resulted
in an increase Of fifty pounds Of butter
fat per year.
One day was given to "Conserva-
tion." The addresses included such
subjects as the Clays and Goals OF
North Dakota, The Briquetting of
Ignite, Prevention of tuberculosis
Good Roads, Making Paper and Fab
RIGS from Flax Straw.
One half day was devoted to horti-
culture and forestry. A good deal Of
emphasis was laid on growing wind
breaks and on the growing Of such
fruits as apples, plums, strawberries
raspberries, currants and goeseberries
The report Of the committee on Ru.
raj Credits recommended system Of
credit banks, in which shares are sold
and the money loaned on land security
at low rate Of interest for q long
period, and the payments made on the
amortization plan.
4 The committee on Farm Manage.
ment especially emphasized the need
Of keeping labor, machines and horses
at work to their full capacity.
The four days session was crowded
full, the morning sessions beginning
1t $3.50, so it is out Of the question t,
even mention the names of all on the
program.
DR.. ]. H. Worst was reelected pres
ident; T. A. Hoverstad, formerly sec.
retary, was e'ected vice president; anc
w. c. Palmer. secretary.
A half days session was held at thu
Agricultural College for the women.
The North Dakota Corn Sh. " wa.
held at the same time. The improve
ment in North Dakota corn is yer,
marked. This has been brought abou
by careful work in corn breeding by /.
number Of the farmers. L. s. Thorp,
Of Mayville, who had the grandcham
pion ten ears, has been raising thi.
corn six years-and he started will
well bred corn. Many can hardly be
lieve that some Of this corn has beel
raised in this state.
A Pure Seed show was also held
In this the awards were made on tn,
basis Of purity, termination and scor
ing. Six hundred and thirty-three en-
tries were made.
FRENCH IS PARDONED.