Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-25

CBy j. q. Haney, Agri. Exten. Dept,
international Harvester Co..
There has perhaps been no event
I'M tho history Of the agriculture Of
the northwest that has meant so much
tosthis section as this great tour. There
hAve occasionally been small excur-
sions Of farmers run. comprising SO or
100, to different sections Of the coun-
try, to study agricultural conditions.
However. it evidently remained for
the short crop year Of 1916 to call at
tention to the need Of paying more
atnention to diversification Of the CROP
ping system of the northwest.
The Plan of the Trip.
AS with many other, II not all great
Things, the idea of this great trip orig
inAted in Grand Forks. and was large
lyS carried out by the enter prise Of
men from this point. In the hsgtnning
little was known as to what might be
expected in promoting such an enter
prise. A few meetings were held at
different places along the Great
Northern railroad. and at every point
However. as is we'll known. the real
interest in this trip was not realized
until the train from tho west reached
Grand Forks ON the evening Of De-
cember 4. Preparations had been
made for a possible 500. Before the
train left here it was evident that
there were $50. and by the time st.
Paul was reached the number had in
ably is not definitely known as to
Just exactly the number who did go
along.
Everybody Behaved Wen.
1t is certainly great compliment
to the men from the northwest that
on an occasion Of this kind so little
trouble was experienced. Everybody
circumstances the crowd was perfect
" behaved, and at no time could
there have been any criticism Of the
conduct of any member Of this great
excursion.
Eager to Learn.
It was manifested from the first
that this "bunch" was out to get ev-
erything possible that might be got
ten for the northwest At the dinner
Paul, all the speakers emphasized the
importance of live stock, and 1t could
be easily seen by those watching the
audience that such information made
deep impression.
Got . Real Sermon at Madison.
The excursion had been promised a
real feast in the way Of information
ut MdOlSOn, WISCONSIN,, ana the eX"
pectations in this line were fully real
lied. The faculty members Of the
great Wisconsin agricultural college
spent practically the entire day in lee
turing upon and explaining their
work to the excursionists. It is
doubtful il 800 men ever sat and lis
tened SO attentively for such a length
Of time as they did in tho auditorium
of the agricultural building at the
University of Wisconsin. Prof. Alex
ander, Prof. Moore and others held
them. as it were. spellbound with their
information regarding horse breeding.
handling Of hog cholera, and the work
Of breeding and improving grains.
grasses and clover All these subjects
were eminently pertinent. and this
was evidenced by the expressions of
appreciation and the questions asked.
Their efforts were fully appreciated
by the excursionists.
It was very gratifying to those who
have been boosting for diversified
ton Of the cropping system and ad-
vocating the growing Of more corn,
alfalfa and live stock. ETC., for this
region, to hear those things empha-
sized to the extent they were. Prof.
Moore particularly emphasized the
fact that corn, alfalfa and grains must
be carefully selected from year to