The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-03
CROP SHOW
JOINS IS COUNTIES
BIG DELEGATIONS TO THE CROOKS
TON EVENT, FEB. IS TO 2O-BIG-
GEsT SHOW EVER HELD IN NOR
THERN MINNESOTA.

Minneapolis Journal: c.. G. Selvig,
superintendent of the Crookston agri-
cultural school, and Charles Skoug of
the executive committee of the North
western Minnesota Farm Crop show
and continue Feb. 18 and 20, left for
Crookston after spending a day in Min
neapolis in conference with officers of
the Minneapolis Civic and Commerce
association. 1t is probable that SO
many from Minneapolis n st. Paul
will attend the show that special cars
will be run from both cities.
George d. Dayton, A. E. Chamber
lain, H. J. Hughes, E. Dana Durand and
DIR. George E. Vincent of Minneapolis,
j. w. Wheeler and C. A. Forbes Of ST.
Paul. members of the state highway
commission, and Dear A. F. Woods and
Prof. A. D. Wilson OF the state agricul-
tural college, are on the programme
other speakers are Prof. X. A. moore
of the Wisconsin agricultural college,
F. w. Merrill, Fargo; Forest Henry OF
the Minnesota extension division; J. &.
Haney, Grand Forks; Pres. j. II. Worst
Of the agricultural college, Fargo; f.
W.. Murphy, Wheaton; Thomas Cooper
Fargo; Pres. F. L. McVey Of the uni
versity of North Dakota, and DR.. j. w.
Walters of Fargo.
Many Features to Attract.
Farm Crops Day." Live stool.
Day" and Farm Problems Day" are
the three days, as they have been ar
ranged. There is to be a women
programme of unusual interest, lnclud-
Miss Bess Rowe and Miss Mabel Olsen.
who will talk or farm topics win
which they are familiar %
Premiums amounting to nearly "
has given a silver cup for the grand
premium for the best peck of potatoes.
Kittson, Marshall, Roseau, Pennlng-
ton, Red Lake, Polk, Clearwater, Bel
trami, Norman, Mahnomen, Clay, Beck
err and Hubbard are the thirteen coun-
ties, where the agricultural problems
are practically the same, that will fig
ure in the show. There will be a Tree
trip to the Minnesota state fair for the
boy who raises the best thirty ears OF
corr in the 1913 contest, and there will
be prizes for the best spoilers from
rural schools and railroad fare will be
paid to contestants.
Secretary Is Optimistic.
This is going to be the biggest show
northern Minnesota ever heard Of,
of the kind ever attempted. Our pub
licity committee is made up of travel
ing men, except one who is a news
paper man, and the show has been
1910, when the first farm crops show
was held at the agricultural schooi at
Crookston there was created an inter
est in this annual exhibit that has made
cas- the planning of later shows. me
1914 show will be much more eXtens-
i've and more representative. It will
be held in the largest halls available
in Crookston. Thirteen counties are
enrolled in the northwestern Mime
sofa group. In these counties live men
and women who do things, who know
of no obstacles and who push on in
developing one of the richest spots on
the earth.
"The three days programme enlists
worthy workers from many states. The
great northwest calls to hear the voices
of knowledge, Investigation and eX-
things. the facts of progress and hu-
man welfare. Leaders in farm crop
work, pioneers in livestock manage
ment' and men with large vision In
handling the great problems OF the
farmers, will be in Crookston, Feb. Is
to 90"