Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-03
Resolution Calling For Such
Society Passed AT Closing
Session OF Corn And Po-
tato Show; Much Good
Accomplished By EXPOSE
ton; Fine Addresses
Given Yesterday.

industry in the REQ river Valley only
as fast as warehousing and selling
facilities can adequatelv are for the
products. and for the calling of all
farmers cooperative warehousing
and marketing associations together
for the purpose Of considering the
formation of a North Dakota potato
growers marketing association,
marked the closing feature of the
Red River Valley corn and potato
show. held in the Grand Forks city
auditorium on Wednesday and Thurs
day.
The show. the first OF its kind to be
held here. was Il pronounced success
in every way. ana it was the consea-
sus of opinion at asst nights meeting
that the show should be made an an
nual event to be continued under the
joint of the farmers, bankers,
and other business men of the Red
River Valley.
During the show it was shown con
clusively what can be accomplish
successfully in the Red River Vale.
by s. lowing ana explaining what al.
ready has been done i'll the grow s
Of better crops. the better preparation
OF crops for the discriminating mar
kets through standardization, sorting.
grading and selection. and through
the eradication and control of dis
eases n insect pests.
Potato Strains .
1t was further brought out that
farms and communities can best be
improved through subst tuting for
'all-grain farming the mere profit
able Type known as diversified farm
ins which includes the growing Of
corn, potatoes and lesunles, and the
eeping OF livestoc:> and poultry.
The main speaker OF last nights
,ato expert in charge OF the govern
rnent potato station at Greedy. Colo.
Mr.. Ednunason quoted figures TO
show that in selecting potato seed it
is necessary to consider not only the
best var.et.' but also the best strain
within the variety. He pointed out
that much can be done in improving
tecd by selecting tubers from the best
fields.
Perhaps the most appreciated i'd
dress of the days program was that
given by A. ID. Wilson, formerly di-
rector of extension for the Agricul-
tural College of the University of
Minnesota. Mr.. Wilson, after a num-
Der Of years Is a successful leader in
agricultural teaching is now located
on a farm Of his own at Bemidji,
n4..n, Mnare he is putt ng into opera
ticn the ideas and experiences OBJ
tanned in his college work.
"Help to Live"
The speaker made a strong plea for
cooperation. saying that it is not
enough to "Gve and let live. one
must now live and help to live" not
merely for the sake of being good, but
as Il matter OF rood business. Work
to get the things hat really satisfy.
the speaker saiH, can not be done
aiCne. "lhe \aiue OF the property
you possess depends upon the people
in your community Mr.. Wilson said.
He did not advocate cooperation AS
something to be done simply for the
doing, but as a machine with which
to meet specific needs.
In the matter Of potato sales, Mr..
Wilson said during the afternoon.
that it would not be difficult to bring
about over production. He advocated
the increasing Of demand by making
potatoes more attractive to the house
wife. saying that alter all, she is the
best judge of this product. Potato
growers he sad, must take a lesson
from growers of other products, sug-
;tcst to The housewife how she may
prepare potatoes in new ana attrac-
tlsc WAYS %aI consider her welfare
bv furnishing her with ;~otatnes lt'et
are attractive and easy to peel. The
speaker ..uin ed cut that it takes con-
siderable more time to pee! potatoes
tina it da,s "a RAISE them. wh.ch lat
ter work %n7ount to about half al
hour per bushel.
~ Natures Hay.
Diversifcaticn was given a boost
by Jake Eastgatc OF ILar.more. who
told of thu success he has enjoyed by
following this method. one, which hn
said, is natures method, pointing out
that on the unbroken prairles one
Il finds many varieties of grasses,
legumes and other vegetation. He
went further to show that nature in
her own way provided a system of
rotation. ~subsoiling and fertile ng
TO success. he said, it is necessary to
supply these three needs
1t was Mr. Eastgate's opinion that
cne-twelfth Of a Red River valley
farm should be evoted to a cultivated
crop. a large part of it to grass. n
The remainder OF it to small grains.
! He advocated live stock al the rate
nf one read Of cattle and one head OF
sheep for every ten acres i'll the farm
and one head of horses. including
colts. to every twenty acres T
May Enter Dairying
Any one interested in .dairying can
enter this business without a very
great ash outlay. according to Frank
lin Page. of Hamilton, n. D., a success
full Jersey cattle breeder. Mr. Page
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