The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-17
A Few Pointers About
Prominent Fargo Visitors

Crop prospects for 1918 are very
favorable in the opinion of w. F..
Price, we'll known Fessenden farm
er, who is attending the Tri-stateI
Stock and Grain Growers conven-
ton. and who bases his judgment on
the fact that there is lots of moisture
in the ground. Mr.. Price raised
wheat that went Is bushels to the
acre in 1917.
John M. Lloyd, Lewis Keceura and
Fred Rudel, all of Fessenden, are
among the prominent Wells county
farmers attending the Grain Grow
ers' convention.
Harry Harding, Fessenden, is au-
ditor Of Wells county, but he isl
also a good farmer, and is one of thel
most interested listeners to talks at
the Grain Growers convention
Yields on Mr.. Harding's farm near
Fessenden were among the best in
the county in 1917.
Melvin Feiring, Elmer Simenson,
Axel Simenson and Messrs. Overbyl
Brothers and Scramstead are WE'LL
known Cooperstown farmers attend
ing the annual convention Of theI
Grain Growers in Fargo.
This is my second trip - to the
Grain Growers convention, but it'll
won't be my last" said f. M. Ayrea,
prominent Cooperstown farmer,
Tuesday. Mr.. Ayrea has a fine farm
three miles from Cooperstown. Mr..
Ayrea Is a booster of consolidated !
schools, and declared that the adj
dress of N G.. Macdonald, state SUI
perintendent Of public instruction,
before the convention Tuesday aft
ernoon hit the nail right on thel
head"
W. r. Akin, Napoleon farmer, re-
newed acquaintances at the Grainl
Growers meeting Tuesday.
The 1918 program of the Tri-state
Stock and Grain Growers associa-
ton meeting is one of the best ever
arranged for the annual meeting, ac-
cording to Al. o. Carlson, Finley. Mr..
Carlson declares he will not be
caught missing any Of the sessions.
F.. ]. Adelman, Big Stone City. S.
D., is one Of the many northern
South Dakota farmers attending the
Grain Growers meeting. Mr.. Adel-
man is also very much interested in
poultry, and said Tuesday that thel
poultry show being held in conjunc |
ton with the meeting is one Of the
best that he ever saw
J.. l. Hoover, Kensal, N. D., farm |
err is among the we'll known north
west farmers attending the Grain
Growers meeting, and the seed show.
As an expert on alfalfa, Byron B.
Bobb, Haynes, N. D., is in a class byl
himself. Mr. Bobb was a speaker on
the program of the Grain Growers
convention Wednesday, and besides
has some of the finest samples of
alfalfa seed in the seed show.
They call A. M. Granlund, Del
Lamere, the corn king of North Da-
kota. Mr.. Granlunds corn entries at
the seed show are again champions,
making the 'steenth' time he has
been a big winner. Mr.. Granlund is
also attending the sessions OF the
Grain Growers convention, and is
among the most interested listeners.
o, T. Dahlen, Kindred, one Of the
first members of the North Dakota
Improved Seed Growers association,
is meeting old friends at the annual
show.
If two and two are four, and four
and two are six, then the 1918 con-
vention of the Tri-state Stock and
Grain Growers association is the
best the association has ever held,
according to c. p. Peterson, Bisbee,
N. D., who is in Fargo attending the
sessions. Mr.. Peterson is one Of the
well known farmers in the Bisbee
country.
III. T. Monson, Mayville, is declar-
ed to be one of the most progressive
farmers in Trail county, but he has
another honor. He Is the original
grower Of M. ID. r. No. 81 fax, sam
pies of which are at the seed show.
Mr.. Monson is also attending every
session Of the Grain Growers meet |
ing.
Fred Faust, Valley City, is one of
tho large delegation OF prominent !
Barnes county farmers attending the |
Grain Growers convention, and the |
seed and poultry shows in Fargo
this week.
Among the Van Hook delegation
HE the TRAIN IEOWBTS' ulSGLluB 1S /
A. N. Winge, who declares the 1918
meeting is one Of the best he ever
attended.
J. A, McAndrew, well known
Grandin farmer, believes in keeping
up- to date on everything pertaining
to the. farm, and Is letting little Of
the good stuff' at the Grain Grow
ers' sessions get by him. Mr.. Mean
drew is also g veteran member Of
the Seed Growers association.
John M. Quasi, pioneer Cogswell
farmer, is among the many down
state farmers attending the Grain
Growers meeting in Fargo this
week Mr.. Quasi has missed few
meetings OF the association, and de-
cIares he won't miss another IL there
Is any way Of helping IL.
Jorgen Peterson Of Waubay, 8. D.,
Is one Of the men who Is not miss
ing q word OF the convention pro-
ceedings. He sits In the front row
and IS ready with a question If he
does not fully understand a speak,
er. Not 10 miss anything has be-
come b habit with Peterson, who
admits that he arrived In the Waubay
county with Z cents Ia his pocket
Evidence Of strict application Of the
habit Is his further admission that
he b worth today no less than S70.-