Courier Democrat., 1917-01-04
M|D-W|ATER CONVENTION
AND FARMERS EXHIBITION
Second Annual Big -Four Day Con-
vention Will Open in Langdon,
Tuesday, Feb'y 27th

ty, which will be held here in Lang
don at the new auditorium on Febru-
ary 9th, 2Sth and March lst and
End. The dates of the convention
have been definitely set but the out
line given below of the program is
stated as subject to change, owing to
the possibility that some of the
speakers may have to be changed
AS in the case of the convention held
last winter and that of the year pre-
viuus there will be an exhibit of corn,
small grains of all kinds. alfalfa, DO.
tatoes and roots as we'll as butter and
other dairy products, for which from
three to five prizes each will be Civ
en-. There is also to be q special
woman's program covering two days
of the convention, Thursday and Fri
day, this feature being in charge of
committee of Langdon ladies and de.
tails will be duly announced
Tuesday. February 9th, the open
ing day of the convention, will con-
line most of the forenoon session,
when the organization of the conven-
tion has been effected to a meeting
called of delegates from every town
ship in the county for the purpose of
a systematic crusade for the extermi-
nation OF gophers for the crop growing
season of 1917. In the afternoon
the entire session will be confined to
the di;cu 3aion of the weed problem.
TherH is 10 be Minnesota specialist
lsere 10 take up the question of quack
grass. From Manitoba, q specialist
is being secured to talk of the sow
thistle and the Weed Inspector OF the
department OF agriculture Of Manito.
ba is TO tell now the weed law is en-.
forced in the different parts of that
province After all of these talks the
convertion-will be open to local dis
cussion and the session ia sure 20
prove one OF the most interesting of
lhe whole week. Tuesday evening
an illustrated lecture Oh Gh4 question
of Coed Roads will be given by d
representative nf the Government
Bureau II Roads ol Washington, D. G.
In tn" opening session of the Sec.
ond day OF the convention. Wednes-
day, February 2Sth, it is planned to
devote the greater part of the time to
following up the discussion of the
previous afternoon of the weed prob
lem by the formation Of organizations
in all townships, where found to be
practicable, over the county for a
thorough enforcement of state laws
as they affect the destruction of all
noxious weeds To insure the success
OF this work, steps are being taken
to see that every township in the coun-
| t. ..as its representation present at
the forenoon session of the second day
of the convention. In the afternoon
another topic of great interest in
every farming community is to be TAX
en- up, that of Rural Credits.' In
fact the program of the Wednesdays
sessions might very properly carry the
heading of "Rural Credit Day."
Thos. P. Cooper, who is the director
of the experimental station at Fargo,
and at the head of the better farming
movement in this state, will be here
to explain in detail the working of
the federal farm loan act. Discussion
will follow and steps taken if found
advisable to form a local farm loan
association in this county. The lat.
ter step only to be taken, however,
if it is found the sentiment of the
convention is right. So far as the
outlined plan for the convention has
as yet been perfected, Wednesday
evening remains as an open date on
the program.
1t is expected that the larger part
of Thursday forenoon, the third day
of the convention, will be occupied in
perfecting the organization of fed
eral farm loan association under the
rural credits act. There is also like
ly to be some of the time taken up in
discussion, pro and con. For the aft
ernoon session of Thursday the extern
sive question of ''Live Stock and the
Marketing of Live Stock will take
up the entire time. Three talks will
be made by men from this state and
Minnesota covering the topic in it's
various phases Prof. Jos. Boyle, of
the agricultural college faculty, has
been assigned the topic of Live
Stock Marketing" w. H. Peters.
who by the way, was one of the con-
vention speakers of last year, will
contine his remarks to 1.-The Selection
of Farm and Dairy Cattle" while
Veterinary Mcmahon, of Calvin, will
lecture and give demonstrations on