Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-01
M|D-W|NTER CONVENTION
BIG CROWD IS ATTENDING

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Third Annual Gathering of Cavalier
County Farmers Proves Every
way Big Success
The third annual mid winter farm
ers convention and exhibit of grains
and other farm products raised in
Cavalier county opened in Langdon
on Tuesday and the closing session of
the four days convention will not be
reached until tomorrow, Friday, at
4:30 p. m.
The opening days attendance
brought to Langdon representation
of probably one hundred and fifty
farmers from nearby sections of the
county, but the belated trains arriving
after the close of the afternoon ses-
sion brought crowds of convention
visitors from Milton and Hannah,
with intervening points each way,
which added another hundred to the
number present at the session held
Tuesday evening. Since then the
crowd has grown to the extent that
the large convention hall at the audi.
torium is at each session filled to
capacity.
The exhibit in both the mems sec.
tion, and in the women's section,
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proves to be an unusually fine one
this year. The former includes dis.
play of small grains of all kinds,
vegetables, potatoes, roots, forage and
other farm and garden crops. The
exhibit in the women section, though
| not so large, is splendid one of bak-
ing dairy and other culinary and can
ming products. The judging and max
! ing of awards was in progress at the
/ hour of going to press this forenoon,
] compelling the Withholding of the list
OF wianers "a the various classes of
tla exhibit until next week.
The management of the convention,
j, which is being conducted jointly by
| Lapgdon business men, under the aus
piccs OF the commercial club and the
better farming section of the extern
j sior division OF the state agricul lluraI
cutiege, is seeing TO ii tiIat THE pr
gram Of each of the three sessions
ned each day is carried cut as nearly
as possible as printed Live topics
d on the farm, such as the eradication
t of such noxious weeds as the SOW
? thistle and quack grass, together with
me tlJds o. gopher determination were
d up t5C discUssi On yesterday and at the
: session of Tuesday evening. These
y sub bjects of growing interest on farms
here and over the state, were handled
!. by men who are experts and were
d able to suggest plans and remedies
a that have proven to be effective.
e Another topic that has proved to be a
=. head liner in drawing a crowded at
j. tendance is the discussion of the new
2 ly enacted rural credits law as it ap-
n plies to rates Of interest, farm loans,
ii StE. hS duS5liUtl has UScil dUIy
t handled from every angle, the bankers
$ standpoint being viewed in talk at
s yesterday afternoons session by
: Cashier Geo. H. Johnston, of the
t Citizens State Bank OF Wales. The
0 working of the federal farm loan act
and its direct application to the farm.
d ers needs by Thos. P. Cooper, of the
g agricultural college. The farmers
e standpoint Of the same question was
led in general discussion that fol-
e lowed by Magnus Snowfield, of Han.
nan. and Robert Robertson, of Elk
e wood. The question was thoroughly
n discussed from all sides and general
f interest shown by all present at the
n session.
t The women's section of the con.
:, veDtion had an afternoon session
h yesterday and another this forenoon,
j. the subjects taken up included dress
d making, nursing equipment for the
t home, hygiene and other subjects, in
+ terspersed with musical numbers.
h There were also joint sessions held
: last evening and this afternoon in the
n convention hall. A feature of the
e entertainment of the women visitors
e at the convention is the serving of a
six O'Clock supper, a much appreciat-
ed attention, which shows the thought
fulness of Langdon women for their
# ut-of-town guests this week.
n Tonight's banquet and entertain
10 ment has such large number of
If really good first-class features that
q although the ball is to start a rolling
ia at eight O'Clock, will keep the lights
e running after midnight-and then
some. There are sessions of interest
Cor. Eridau hut the clinaax of I.ann.