Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-08
NORTHWESTERM NEWS

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vious znid-winter Ahow; programs, viii,
be featured when the entire program
will be devoted to the Red River VAL
ley SONG, Festival. A grand chorus Of
close to- ESQ voices will be directed
by DR.. L. F. V~istaunet OF Thief River
Fails while special group choruses
will sing natfo1Salb songs representing
selections IN, Sccotth. Latin. German,
English. Bohemian and negro dialect.
In addition solos will be given by
singers from Ada. Mcintosh, TEldred;
Erskine. ,Winger. .Foss and the North
west School Of Agriculture. Crookston
and the Crookston high school.
Nolan Spoke Tuesday Night.
Visitors to the shows last night
were entertained at the armory. A.
D. Stephens. former state senator,
presided at last nights meeting.
The main address of the evening
was by W. I. Nolan, speaker Of the
Minnesota house of representatives on
THE Minnesota Idea"
G. l. Spaulding won the silver cup
for the best dairy herd at the live
stock show being held here in con-
nection with this Red River Valley
Mid-Wintert shows.
Other silver trophies werc by
the following:
:. E. D. Grant. Fargo. for the best
beef herd; Northwest School of Agri-
sheep: Elvin Hanish. Stephen, baby
beef: A. Marsden. Hendrum. cham
piOn ram: Northwest School of Agri-
culture. champion ewe:, Monica ,Zurn,
for best dairy calf in the junior live
stock show.
Corn sweepstakes III the farm, crop
show were won by c. c.. Williams,
Detroit. while the potato sweepstakes
were awarded to o. J. Brustad OF
Fosston.
The shows started hitting It's stride
Tuesday. when farmers short in
struction courses were held at the
armory and pavilion and the women's
meetings started in the Presbyterian
CHURCH. Judges of the various exhib-
its were rapidly cleaning up their
work. The live stock judging was
being continued in the pavilion this
forenoon. Stock fAnciers were pres
n to hear the judges give their rea-
sons for placing the animals in the
agriculture, University OF Minnesota,
discussed the sheep class: W. j. Car
michael secretary of the National
Swine show of Chicago, explained the
swine classes; w. HI. Peters, st. Paul,
the beef cattle; L. v. Wilson, St. Paul
he dairy cattle. Exhibits in the Sec
ond junior livestock show were also
judged Tuesday morning. where it
was. annoa nced Monica 1urn, OF Gallo
way. Becker county, won the sweep
stakes on her dairy calf. 80.
Potato school Held
While the livestock judging school
was in progress. farmers interested
in certified seed potatoes were attend
ing the potato school at the Armory,
which was opened by T. NJ Mccall,
of the Northwest School of Agricul-
ture. d. Mr. Mccall spoke on High
Pressure Spraying for Potatoes He
was followed by A. G. Tolaas, connect
ed with the state department Of agr1-
culture, who outlined the e certif-
cation work In Minnesota. The COM
mercial production of certified seeds
was the topic OF w. ). Koppen's lee
ture. At one o'clock today a business
meeting of the Red River Valley Ger.
The various agricultural lectures
are a daily feature Of the morning
J program Of the .Mid-winter shows
| Similar schools are. held on farm
crops and farm engineering.
livestock Men Meet
Livestock MEN ware present . q,
Crookston association, at which time
a. number Of short addresses were
given. The livestock part Of the pro.
gram was the, main attraction this az
ternoon, and was opened by a poultry
demonstration by the Crookston poul.
try team state champions at the Min.
nesota fair last year. I. 49,. :.
!, At 3 o'clock in the Afternoon the
kings. and queens OF the Red River
Valley livestock passed in. review al
the stock pavilion. where the presen:
tation Of silver trophies to, the exhibi-
tors OF the best dairy herd, the best
beef herd the best flock Of sheep and
the best herd exhibit OF swine at the
livestock show. and the best baby beet
calf and best dairy calf IN the Junior
show was made. Late In the afternoon
l w. j.. Carmichael. Dean w. e. Cofres
and }. 8. Montgomery closed the pro-
gram with agricultural addresses.
Poultry Show Big Success.
The poultry show is expected ia
prove one of the big attractions at the
show. The number of exhibits how
ever. has exceeded all expectations
and already 700 birds have been en-.
| tered, and more are expected. Judg.
ing of the birds was started today.
Many organization meetings are be.
ing of the birds was started Tuesday.
The first annual meeting was held
Monday evening. when the Red River
Valley Guernsey association met in an
nual session. and following the cleo
ton Of new. directors. Stewart McCloud
of Goodridge. was named president OF
the association. The new directors
elected were F.. A. Uggen, Mcintosh
A.. M. Landry, Warroad. and Nels
Palm, Alvarado. Other officers elect
ed were l.. Jensen, Clearbrook, vice.
j president; Leonard H0uske, Halstad
secretary; F. B.. Conklin, Thief River
Falls, treasurer.
War Declared ON Scrubs Z
The Guernsey breeders endorsed
the plan of starting a real campaign
to eliminate the scrub bull in the Red
River Valley, and voted II hold a
consignment sale here next June. They
also announced they would send a
show herd out onto the fair circuits
this summer. Facts were given to the
breeders present at the meeting to
show a big demand for the Guernsey
breed of livestock.
Damascus, Benares, and CONSTANT
nople are among the oldest cities in
the world.
The Pope's daily average of letters
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