The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-06-17
LESLIE WELTER
ELECTED Head
OF ASSOCIATION
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great chance for improvement in the
industry of livestock and / believe
the time is near when we will direct
our forces to what is most needed on
our farms-that of sound livestock
industry" ....
In illustrating his subject the speak
er mentioned the numerous new i'm
provements on inventions, such at the
steam engine, the automobile, farm
machinery, wireless telegraphy, the
telephone and hundreds of other won
derful things that have been accom-
plished within the past forty or fifty
years. He showed where the minds
of men had been occupied for years
with improvement and the use of knowl-
edge already obtained, and where, that
within the past few years, the live
stock industry had come in for its
share of study and improvement.
"The best cow nature ever produced
never gave enough milk to supply it
offspring" declared DR.. Worst. "The
cow of today is work of art, a
produce of study and improvement,
but still there is a large chance for
betterment. Such is the case with
wheat and all other small grains,
these also being the product Of study
by men"
In closing his address, DR.. Worst
sounded an appeal to the farmers pre-
sent to make practical use of the les
sons taught at this and other con-
,ventions and upon returning to their
farms to do their utmost in improving
the stock, increasing the number Of
cattle and taking more care in the
preparation and administration Of feed
Supt. @. G. Selvig of the Northwest
School of Agriculture at Crookston
presided at the evening meeting yes
terday. He introduced DR.. G. F. Cur
tiss, of Ames, Ia, who delivered an
instructive address on "Livestock,
The Need of the Northwest"
DR.. Curtiss congratulated the farm
ers of the Red river valley upon the
excellent progress they had made in
livestock during the past ten years,
showing, as a result of personal
study of the situation, figures set
ting forth this inspiring advance. AL
though very little of the stock is
registered, he contended, large por-
tion of it contains pure blood, fact
which he considered one of unlimited
good for the industry. He said that
only one percent of the livestock in
the United States is registered but
that with the untiring work that is
being done now, this percentage will
be materially increased in the next
few years to come.
Friday Afternoon
The afternoon meeting yesterday
was opened with a few remarks by
Thomas H. Garfield, one of the Lake
Park boosters, he acting in the place
of E. G. Schroeder, of Watts Siding,
president of the Red River Valley
Livestock Breeders association, who
was unable to be present as, he was
hurrying his wife to Chicago where
she will be operated on by specialist.
John B. Irwin, of Minneapolis, own
er of the world s record COW. Duchess
Skylark Ormsby was the first speaker
of the afternoon. He called attention
to the special advantages offered stock
raisers in Northern Minnesota which
has cool climate, temperate in sum-
mer, a big advantage, the speaker
said, as it was easier to keep COWS
warm in cold winter than it was to
keep them cool in sections where ex-
treme heat prevailed in summer. In
addition he spoke Of the excellent
pasturage this section affords, and the
necessity of stock in keeping up the
fertility of the farm.
"The Future of the Horse Indus
try" was discussed by Dean @. F.
Curtiss of the Iowa Agricultural Col
lege. Dean Curtiss said prospects for
profits in horse raising were never
better owing to the demand for good
L Il. n
warning nations for year following the
end of the war, and to the further
fact that there would always be a
demand for the good horse on the
farm, here IA million horse power is
used as against only 8 million horse
power in all other industries combined
in the United States. He urged the
necessity of breeding good animals,
and deprecated the tendency at times
to use the cheap sire. He said the
civilization of any country could be
judged by the type Of horses raised,
and the good horses had a wonder
full influence in keeping boys on the
farm. He endorsed the colt show in
small towns and cities as splendid
method of encouraging the raising of
better stock. He concluded with the
statement that with a section where
so much roughage could be produced
cheaply, stock must be kept to eat
it, and that milk and beef could be
produced here with greater profit
than in many sections of the country
The talk Of A. j. Lovejoy of Roscoe,
ILL.,, director of the International Live
stock Show on profitable Pork Pro-
duction'' was one of the best talks of
the day. He contended that nothing
on the farm yielded bigger profits
than the SOW with good litter and
gave long list Of reasons why right
breeding, good care, and intelligent
feeding were necessary to secure the
best results. He is a practical hog
fancier, maintaining herd of reg
istered Berkshires, but did not favor
that breed over any other. He thought
it important for the farmer to select
the breed he liked best and stick to
one breed, and get to know their
characteristics. He urged hberality
in securing the best breeders that
could be obtained.
The closing address of the after
noon was given by President l.. f.
Potter of the Minnesota Livestock
Breeders Association who discussed
the work of the Livestock Breeders
Association and affiliated associations
and the splendid results that were
being obtained through the conscien-
cious work of the members, and the
value of membership in such associa-
tions.
A rousing discussion followed Sena-
tor Potter address and those present,
large number of them already mem
bers of the valley and state livestock