The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-05
FARMERS
MEETINGS
AREBEGUN
Various Associations Are to
Meet at Crookston
This Week

Great interest is being taken in the
agricultural meetings which will be
held at Crookston beginning tomor-
row. These annual farm crops meet
ings have come to have a distinct
place in the Red river valley. Thou
sands attend the meetings annually
This year special trains will be run
on the Halstad line Of the Great
Northern and also from Detroit on the
Northern Pacific.
A number of different organizations
will hold meetings during the week.
Today the Red River Valley High
School Agricultural instructors are
holding a meeting to discuss the ques-
ton of cooperation among the agr1-
cultural instructors working for CO.
operation in the matter Of buying and
selling stock and also in securing
seed. They will also discuss the kind
Of agriculture to give to the seventh
and eighth grades and agricultural
work in associated districts. w. V.
Longley of Hallock Is president of this
association and r. M. Mccall Of the
Northwest School Of Agriculture is
secretary.
Tomorrow, Feb. 6, the Northwestern
Minnesota Horticultural society will
hold a meeting with Professors VALID
ron and Kirkpatrick present. The Red
River Valley Pure Seed association
will also meet tomorrow to take up the
matters Of interest to pure seed grow
erS.
Livestock Breeders Meet.
On Thursday the Livestock Breed
ers' association will hold it's second
annual meeting and banquet. DR.. Carl
w. Gay of the Minnesota Agricultural
college, L. E. Potter, president Of the
Minnesota Livestock Breeders asso-
citation and Prof. H. r. Smith of the
present. This association is one of
the newer ones in the state, but is in
thriving condition and is growing.
The Northern Minnesota Poultry as
ISOLATION will hold it's ninth annual
exhibit of poultry during the same
week. c. e. Brown, Of the Northwest
School Of Agriculture is president of
the association and ex-senator John
Saugstad of Crookston is secretary.
They have secured fine exhibit space
in the Marin building on Broadway.
The annual business meeting will be
held on Thursday and the members
will join the Red River Valley Live
stock Breeders in the banquet to be
held at the Comstock hotel that even
ing.
On Friday afternoon, Feb. 8; the Red
River Valley Development association
will hold it's annual mid-winter meet
ing. President Leslie Welter Of Moor
head, will be in charge Of that meet
ing. A resolutions committee will pre-
sent it's report pointing out sugges-
tons which will be Of value in
promoting the interests Of northwest
ern Minnesota.
On Wednesday evening the members
Of the Marshall County Federation of
Clubs who are present at the Farm
Crops meetings will have a dinner at
the Crookston hotel. Various officers
of the other associations have been in
vited to attend this dinner in order to
get into closer touch with them and
in promoting social fellowship.
Or. Vincent Honor Guest.
The browning event of the week will
be the dinner rendered by the citizens
of the Red river valley in honor Of
President George e. Vincent and Dean
A. F. Woods the evening OF Feb. g..
This dinner will be attended by men
and women from all parts of the Red
river valley. Leslie Welter, president
IF the Red River Valley Development
association, has been selected as
made by DR.. f.. II. Gambell Of Thief
River Falls, President +. A. Weld Of
Moorhead; Dean A. F. Woods, Mrs.
Chas. M. Loan of Crookston, for the
women and Attorney e. o. Hagen of
Crookston. DR.. Vincent's address will
conclude the program.
Exhibits and Prizes.
The scope OF exhibits in connection
with the farm crops meetings at
Crookston this week is greater this
year than ever before. From small