The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
Fargo. N. D.

void and Marie Kammeyer, these three
having been named by Pres. c. B. Wal
dron, of the Tri-State association, to
Those hn0 cRarge tb9 mornng
that their efforts have been fruitful for
practically every farmer in the city for
the convention took in the program last
night and had an opportunity of seeing
the great work that is being done by
the agricultural college in training
young men and women for the work OF
making the rural community better
place to live in, where the social and
entertainment advantages are to be i'm
proved through their influence.
The entire program was presented in
an ideal manner. The first part of the
entertainment was a concert by the
cadet band of the college, a large or
ganization collected by DR.. Putnam
during this school year and trained in
splendid manner. The work of the
band was excellent.
Following the concert the Farm Crop
Family Reunion was put on and helu
the attention of every person present.
There were number of categorical
dances, representing various farm
crops. An Interesting part of this pro-
gram was where Wheat is pursued by
Black Rust. When about to be attack
ed by the monster, Science comes in on
the scene and drives Black Rust away.
This part of the program was under the
direction of Marie Kammeyer.
The play, Back to the Farm, staged
under the direction of A. g. Arvold, was
a fitting climax to the greatest enter
Grain Growers convention during the
eighteen years that 1t has been meet
ing in Fargo. The work of the college
men and women in this drama was ex-
cellent, the visitors from the northwest
being able to see the great work that
Is being done at the farm school along
this line. the object of which is to put
life and interest into the farm com
munity.
In the Farm Crop Family Reunion
and in the play the work OF those par
ticipating was splendid and showed
them as qualified to take the lead
In their home communities in present
ing entertainments in the small
towns and the rural school by which
the monotony of farm life is to be
broken and young people are to be
made happy and contented in their
home communities and remain there,
doing their life work and prospecting in
congenial environment.
Many or those present were able to
see what the Little Country Theatre
stands for-to realize for the first time,
probably, that the work of this won
derful little playhouse is not for the
purpose of making professional actors
ana actresses, but to Mt them for a
happy life and useful one in the rural
community. To many 1t was a revela-
ton. it being the first time that they
had had an opportunity to grasp the
real significance of the work of the de-
partment of public speaking at the A. G.
There was large orchestra in the
pit for the production OF Back to the
Farm, the work OF the organization be-
ing first class in every respect-another
revelation for the visitors.
Cooper Speaks
Late yesterday afternoon, q slight
change had to be made in the program
owing to the fact that N. q. Chapman,
of st. Paul, was unable to get here in
time to deliver his address on Poultry
as a Profitable Farm Crop
This part of the program was omit
Cooper, director of the North Dakota
Experiment station, was called by
President Waldron. Mr.. Cooper spoke
on the subject of The Profitable Farm
Unit.
In part he said:
Agriculture, our oldest industry,
has accumulated through experienNs
of individuals and experiments of In
situations great mass of information
on methods. 1t has not, however, kept
pace with other industries in accum-
ulating and segregating information
as to methods of organization or as to
the relationship which should exist
between the economic factors of pro-
duction.
Factors Of Production.
Other than the intangible personal
factor which may be called manage
ment, there are three important fact
ors OF production with which the
farmer deals: land capital and labor.
The three factors must be properly
related II the farmer is to make q