The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-01
GIGANTIC TOUR
TO BOOST BETTER
FARMING STARTED
Critchfield and Chamberlain
Will Address Farmers in
Score of Counties
STATE WIDE PLAN
rs LAUNCHED TODAY
Picnics and Other Features
Arranged-Carry Doctrine
[ of Greater Production

Better acquaintance picnics" at
which experts In husbandry will dis
euss better farming, better rural condi-
lions, more and better livestock, and
bore and better beef opened in North
(akota today with the first meeting in
riggs county. Twenty-Five towns will
visited between now and June %.
fThe great forward movement to
hg North Dakota to the realization
the resources which IL possesses Is
eraled by A. Z. Chamberlain, serv-
commissioner of The Dakota Farm
and B. II. Critchfield of Fargo, an
brit in the Judging OF cattle. These
Is Of meetings were arranged in
onse to the requests from many
nizations in North Dakota.
Sarly the entire trip will be made
utomobile, two machines one with
Ihf1eld at the wheel and the other
Chamberlain, leaving Fargo this
ling. A great picnic Is being held
tiggs county today in connection
the annual meeting of the Griggs
ky Livestock association.
Cover the Whole State.
great drive will take the service
Iacross the northern part of the
to Williams county, thence south
last again to the B. w. Aylor farm
Fraill county-very close to the
hesota side. 1t Is interesting to
/ that in the meeting to be held in
Iliams and Mckenzie counties on
he Is, two Montana counties are CO.
Grating. This will unquestionably be
L largest meeting of the month. In
ANY points of the state the arrival
the city experts will be heralded
nth a general celebration on the part
f the residents of the village who plan
10 make the day one of wide interest,
b sales day and market day combined.
At the meetings A. E. Chamberlain
will address the gatherings even going
Into the subjects of rural schools, bet
-tr homes and roads, pastures. market
ing and other problems which are fac
ing the farmer and his wife every day
OF the year. Mr.. Critchfield will also
be present at each meeting and con-
duct stock judging demonstrations
where desired. The itinerary of the
touring party is as follows:
+ June 1-Griggs county. Griggs Coun-
.ty Livestock Breeders association in
scharge of arrangement for picnic and
meeting.
June Grand Forks county. Meet
ing at Crystal Springs farm. Larimore.
IA trip is planned to the Grand Forks
county demonstration farm operated by
Eastgate Bros.
! June walsh county. Meeting at
city park in Grafton.
June 5-Cavalier county. Meeting at
Langdon sub-station.
June 6-Towner county. Meeting at
Cando.
: June S-Benson county Meeting at
the Matthew Duffey farm.
June 9-Sheridan county. Meeting at
June i1-McHenry county. Picnic
meeting at Bodine Bros farm near
Bergen.
June 12-ward county. Picnic and
meeting at E. S. Person farm.
. June 13-North Ward county. Picnic
meeting at Mouse river park.
June 14.Botti9eag county: Big
Owland "a. H. White farm between
Bottineau and Kenmare.
June 15-Pierce county. Picnic and
meeting at the Peter Olson farm, be-
tween Rugby and Barton.
June 16-Williams and Mckenzie
counties in North Dakota and Richland
and Sheridan counties in Montana.
Meeting at Gemberling farm, near
lowstone Livestock Breeders associa-
tion cooperating.
June 17-Dunn county. Meeting at
the famous Diamond c ranch in the
Killdeer mountains.
June 1S-Stark county. Meeting at
the Dickinson sub-station.
June 10 Golden Valley county.
Meeting at Sentinel Butte.
June 20-Morton county. Summer
picnic and meeting of Holstein Breed
ers' circuit at John Christensen farm,
near New Salem.
June 21-McLean county Picnic and
meeting at Coal Harbor Stock farm of
George NJ. Robinson.
June 23-Foster county. Summer
meeting of the Foster County Breed
ers' association. Meeting at Lake
0Juanita.
June 25-TrailI county. Meeting and
farm under the auspices of the Trail
County Breeders association.