Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-13
iCkINC PLANT
IN THIS CITY
IS DEDICATED

The thirteenth wasn't unlucky for
the Northern Packing company.
In spite Of the bad roads and the
epidemic of influenza, over two hum
Sdred stockholders turned out for the
dedication and annual meeting of the
Northern Packing company today.
AT 1880 they began t~hronging the
Commercial club rooms, where they
registered and were given their din
n tickets and badges. A few min
utes later the Grand Forks band ar
rived and CAV a brief concert out
side. Around twelve o'clock the pro-
cession to the plant began.
AT the entrance to the plant, and in
every Q were men who explained
the work done there. The visitors
were; shown the stock pens, where the
animals are kept, n then the entire
process; how the beef goes into the
chute, is slaughtered in the killing
room. taken to the freezing section,
and finally how it is cut and shipped.
All processes were explained i'm de-
tail.
The band accompanied the crowd
to the plant and at intervals, while
IN tn larger rooms, played several
selections.
After a thorough inspection the
visitors returned to the club rooms,
lAAVS V.SliI L AZ
Dacotah for a banquet. BY this time
the crowd had grown larger, many
people coming in on late trains, and
when the audience stood up to sing
America" every seat was filled.
While a f~our-course dinner was
served, an orchestra played patriotic
and popular airs.
j. G. Haney Speaks.
Because w. A. McKerow of the
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wired early in the day that it was i'm
possible for him to make train con-
nections, W.. v. Gousoff, head of the
animal ~husbandry division OF the
Northwestern agricultural college at
Crookston, and J. G. Haney of the
International Harvester agricultural
extension division, spoke on live stock
subjects.
Mr.. Haney. in speaking of Safe
Farming" gave many facts taken
from the experimental farms here and
at Aberdeen, showing that by com
bining brains with work, every farm
could make a profit. He spoke espe-
cially of the Grand Forks farm, and
of this said in part:
There are always a few successful
farmers in every neighborhood. others
who just get along and some who
fail. What everybody in the northwest
wants is for every farmer to make a
profit or his farm, and to handle the
land so that it will continue to pro-
duce a profit, IA after year-not
wear out.
Five years ago two half section
farms were rented for the purpose OF
demonstrating the possibilities of corn.
alfalfa and live stock-diversifed or
Safe Farming
1.-THE Grand Forks, Nd, farm is old
Red River Valley land, Of average
quality. It was expected at the begin
ming of the work on the Grand FORKS
farm that it would take nearly five
years to put the land into shape to be-
gin to show results.
1 1916, both farms paid all labor
and incidental expenses, cash rent on
the land, and interest on the invest
ment in stock, machinery. seed, feed,
etc., on hand January 1.
Work or Experimental. Farm.
con the Grand Forks we have about
40 acres Of coulee and IL brick yard
pasture. The rest of the farm is di-
vided into five fields and farmed in
regular rotation. One field is kept in
alfalfa, and the others farmed in a
rotation Of corn, small grain, grass
and corn-two cultivated crops in sue
cession to clean the land.
I'm November, 1914, we bought IA
yrade Shorthorn cows. and 16 Hol-
5tein heifers at a cost Of s1,259. We
traded Holsteins for Shorthorns, and