Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-03
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report az unprecedented number .
Live Stock Sale.

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The outstanding event on wednes-
day, February 10. will be tho sale Of
Zoe head 81. plte bred stock by the
RED River valley Live Stock assoct.
alton. Preceding this sale the new
$4,000 pavilion. built coc-operatively
BY the farmers and business men Of
northwestern Minnesota will be forrn-
ally presehtedlto the stockholders BY
g. q. selvig, president Of the Red
River Valley Live Stock association,
viii be followed BY addresses by Hon.
Duncan Marshall, minister Of aericul.
ture, Alberta Canada, and members
OF visiting delegations from st. Paul,
Minneapolis. Duluth and others. We'd
nesday's program is devoted to live
stock raising followed in the evening
by an address by Thomas Bro0kb
Fletcher OF Marion. Ohio.
ett6ng Program Arranged.
Leading experts are scheduled Tor
addresses and demonstrations during
the farmers week meetings, accorded
to G. g. selvig.ss The meetings open
On Tuesday, February II, with farm
business and farm profits al the topics
discussed by Professor Andrew Boss,
Professor A. e. Army, supt. P. e. Mil
Ter. Morris; DR.. E.. G. Stakman and
j. r. %Ingersoll, chairman of the Dl-
luth board Of grain appeals, on 1.-THE
Federal Wheat Grades" The evening
address on Tuesday, February II, will
be on the subject, ''The New PROGRAM
for Public Education" by Dean I. D.
Ooffman,, college Of education, Uni7er-
sity OF Minnesota. Thursdays pro.
gram will be devoted to potato grow
ers' problems, poultry and live stock
subjects, with addresses by Dean r.
". Thatcher, DR.. G. W. Gay and
carlos Avery, state game and. fish
will be given by Honorable Duncan
Marshall Of Alberta.
Farm Bureau Meeting.
On Friday, February IL, District
Leader Of County. Agents w. d. Nor.
ris will preside at a session Of the
northwestern Minnesota farm bureau
members when various lines OF work
will be discussed, including hog pas
lures, peat demonstrations, seed po-
tato work, live stock Improvement
and county agricultural problems,
This will be followed by an address
ny r. e. Balmer. state leader Of
county agents, on THE Farm Bureaus
Of the Future" On Friday will be
held the annual meeting Of the Min
nesota RED River Valley Development
d6SVCA6V1Oll, wtASll duutC 6SC0 "1tb Nc
given by A. D. Wilson. Senator F. l.
Clif and G. NJ. Babeoek, featuring
better agriculture, flood control, good
roads and valley development. Reso.
buttons will be proposed outlining the
Red river districts views on current
problems and pending legislation. Al
| the evening session President Bartou
will speak on 1.-THE New America"
Women Greatly Interested.
Prominent among the speakers a,
the women's meetings which will be
held on the afternoon Of eaeh day are
Miss Nae seerest; Frank IA BRUNO
Cavenor and Mrs. G.. j. Allen, presi,
dent of the Minnesota Federation 81
Women's Clubs.
Community Singing Again.
An outstanding feature Sf Interest
during the Farm Crops show and
meetings has been the commuIat.
singing. This will be conducted agar
this year by Miss NJ. Lucille Holiday
who comes to Cro6kston through tht
cooperation Of the wa camp com
muhity service of Minneapolis. The
Red River valley boasts of a group d
! valley songs with words and music
which have come to be very popula,
With the people Of th' +. SECTION g q Of thu h.
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Special train service Is being se
cured from Thief River Falls ana Rec
Lake Falls on the Great Northern, Al
well as on the Northern Pacific lin'
from Detroit, and on the Halstad line
Returned Soldiers will be the guests
Of the different associations which
hold their meetings during the week
and 1t is expected that q large number
will be In attendance. !
The committees in charge Of thu
various exhibits, contests and meet;
ings freely predict the most successful
week since the first one which wa.
held as a farmers short course at the
northwest school Of agriculture ii
1910. The meetings and exhibit.
have grown steadily with greatly in
CREASED interest taken in every de
partment each year. Most reriarkabl,
has been the Increased interest takef
in live stock development which IL th&
valleys greatest need at the presen'
4 time