Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-06
WINTER TER SHOWS
BEGIN il TODAY
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People From All Parts. Of.
/ Northwestern Minnesota
! Are Gathering.

Crookston. MINI. Feb. 6,-Farm
n town fo k.rof practically every
section OF northwestern Minnesota
began gathering here today for the
opening 'ofsthe Red River Valley
come to a close Friday evening with
an address BY L. D.. Conman;S presi-
dent of the :!University of Minnesota.
The winter. shows will include
armetsjsand women's meetings and
poultry grain, live stock and indus
trial shows. Today's meetings were
omcially opened with the Farmers
! stock Judging contest. high school
corn and potato judging contests.
udging OF entries in the farm crops
show under the auspices. Of the Min
nesota Red River Valley Develop
ment association, and the classes in
the poultry show being given ny the.
Minnesota Poultry association, was
also started late this afternoon and
was to be continued this afternoon.
Live stock judging in the stock show
was also to start this afternoon. Early
this evening the Red River. Valley
Guernsey Breeders will hold their an
nual meeting. aH
Dcclamatory Contest Tonight.
Tonight's program will be Of enter
tainment only and will be featured by
the Red River valley high school de-
clamatory contest with G. H. SanberE,
superintendent of Crookston's public
schools presiding. A silver trophy
will be awarded the winner of the de-
clamatory contest while announce
ment will also be made of. the winners
in the school essay contest on THE
Future Of the Red River Valley"
Tho Mid-winter shows r h an
nual farm classic of the Red River
Valley and held under the joint aus
pices of the following. organizations:
Minnesota Red River Valley Develop
ment association; Red River Valley
Livestock association; Northern Min
neotat Poultry association Northwest
School Of Agriculture; Northern Min
nesota Educational association; Red
River Valley Dairymen's association;
II Northwestern Minnesota county
farm bureaus. Included in the farm
ers' meetings will be schools on live
stock, potatoes. farm crops, farm
engineering. poultry and dairying.
Women's meeting dealing with home
management, planning meals, design
ing gowns, home care of sick and the
welfare Of children, and the like. In
cluded in the winter show meetings
will be a marketing program, q farm
bureau program and a conference on
markets, credits and farm needs. An7
nua meetings and .banQuets Of agriy
cultural. associations will also be held
during the week. Among these meet
ings %willcbe those Of the Red River
Valley Guernsey Breeders association;
Red River Valley Livestock associa-
ton; Red River Valley Seed Growers
association; Red River Valley .Certi-
fed Seed association: Northern Min
nesota Poultry association; Minnesota
Red River Valley Development assoc
citation; Polk county farm bureau;
weed inspectors conference and the
Northwest School Alumni, association.
The main event Monday evening will
''e' the district high school declama-
toy contest. Judging is expected to be
.arried over'from Monday to Tuesday
tuesday, evening will be devNed
,ainly to addresses bv w. c. Coffey,
! lean of agriculture of the University
IT Minnesota and w. /. Nolan, speak
:-r'fn the Minnesota house of repre-
sentatives. 50 livestock sales will be
started Wednesday afternoon. We'd
nesday evening t~he'feature will b. the
Red RiverSValley song festival particf-
mated, in by $50 voices. The speakers
Thursday. evening will be Lotus d.
.Cofman;; president Of the state uni
versity. 1
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