The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-02-16
Farmers Institutes to
be Held in ". ". N. d.

Diversified farming Will be empha-
sized in series Of farmers institute
meetings in northwestern North Da
kota which were arranged for Mon
day at conference in Bismarck of
Gov R. A. Nestos, Joseph A. Kitchen,
commissioner of agriculture and labor,
r. G. Catron, Mr. Kitchens deputy
and James S. Milloy, secretary of the
Minot Association of Commerce. The
decision 10 furnish Institutes for some
five or six towns in each of the north
western counties is the result of eff
forts put forth by the Minot Associa
ton of Commerce and the recently or
ganized Northwest North Dakota Po
tato association. Mr.. Milloy went to
Bismarck Monday to place the matter
before state officials and Commission
cr Kitchen instructed Mr.. Catron, who
has charge Of the farmers Institutes,
to re-arrange the schedule of insti-
tutes. =.
Henry l.. Finke, who WAS elected
president of the potato association
formed in Minot recently, will head
the corps working in northwest North
Dakota. This institute corps will in
clude dairying specialist and wo-
man to speak on poultry and prob
lens confronting farmers wives. Mr..
Finke will devote his attention to po-
tatoes which will be featured in the
series of meetings in this section.
Business men of northwestern
North Dakota are to be congratulated
on the efforts they are putting forth
to create a more widespread interest
in diversified farming" Mr.. Kitchen
stated in Bismarck Monday, "and our
department is willing to help carry on
the good work by these farmers in
stitutes. Our speakers will cover
many subjects Of particular interest to
farmers and their wives and will well
come many questions. In view OF
the interest already taken in diversi-
fed farming in northwestern North
Dakota, our institutes in that section
should be real successes"
Mr.. Catron advised the Minot AS
sociation of Commerce today that ne
will have the new schedule OF meet
ings out before the end of the week
and will address letters to the busl-
ness men and farmers of each locality
urging united effort toward making
the Institutes worth while, Places
tentatively agreed upon by Mr.. Catron
and Mr.. Milloy for Institutes within
the next six weeks include Williston,
Ray, Tioga, Fortuna, Crosby, Noonan,
Columbus, Portal, Bowbells, Sher-
wood, Mohall, Lansford, Antler, West
hope, Bottineau, Willow City, Barton,
Rugby, Towner, Bantry, GRANVILLE,
Sell, Velva, Dogden, Plaza, Van Hook,
Raub, Stanley, Ryder, Kenmare, Car
pio and Minot. The complete list
will not be available for a few days.
"These Institutes are being conduct
ed by the department of agriculture
and labor and the expenses OF them
are paid by the state," statement
issued by the Minot Association Of
Commerce today reads, "but they can
not be success unless the business
men in the various towns write out
personal letters to their farmers and
urge them all to attend. The Asso-
citation will address letters to busl-
ness men as soon as the dates of the
institutes are made known and will
urge that they take it upon themselves
to get capacity crowds out for the
meetings. Mr.. Finke is picking his
assistants with care and farmers and
their wives may be assured that the
different phases of diversified farming
will be handled by experts"
The Association of Commerce,
which has charge of the secretarial
work of the Northwest North Dakota
Potato Association is urging county
directors to be present at the lnstl-
tutes and have local potato associa-
tions formed during the Institutes.