The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-24
! N. D, FARMERS
WEEK PROGRAM
Is ARRANGED.
Duncan Marshall, Commission
er Of Agriculture for Can
ada, One of Speakers

Duncan Marshall, commissioner OF
agriculture for Canada, will address
the North Dakota Farmers Week,
Thursday, Jan. 10, at the North Da.
kota agricultural college. Many
other talks by experts in the field
of agriculture on live farm questions
and special short courses are SEIZED.
uled for a profitable Farmers Week
during the week of Jan. 1921, &C.
cording to w. c. Palmer, secretary
of the North Dakota Farmers Week.
Realizing the vast importance and
value of the practical farm informa-
ton to be received by North Dakota
farmers at the North Dakota Farm.
ers' Week, the railroads have grant
ed an open rate of fare and half
for the round trip to Fargo from
all points in thu state. Dates Of
the sale Of tickets are Jan. Is to 20
inclusive, and the return limit has
been set for Jan. "a.
Short courses in crops, livestock,
dairying, farm economics, poultry,
and horticulture are arranged for
Jan. II to 20. The beekeepers short
course is scheduled for Jan. 1918.
The school Of home economics is ar
ranging program for the women on
Wednesday afternoon in Ceres hall.
Livestock Breeders To Meet
On Jan. 10 the North Dakota Live
stock Breeders association will hold
their annual meeting and elect Of
ficers and tend to all important ques-
tions that will come up. The North
Dakota Beekeepers association meets
on Jan. 1920.
A general session for all those who
are in attendance at the North Da-
kota Farmers Week is arranged for
Jan. 10. At that time varied pro-
gram will be put on. Power on the
Farm will be discussed by Wayne
Dinsmore- Of the American Horse
Breeders association, and by q rep
resentativc of the American Agri.
cultural Engineers society. The COM
bine thresher will be the other farm
engineering subject Of the day. PROT.
r. C.. Miller, head Of the depart
ment of agricultural engineering at
the college, will talk on the comnine
in North Dakota. DR.. A. H. Ben
ton, specialist in marketing and rural
organization at the college, will tell
about marketing combined grain,
while C. E. Mang-els, cereal chem
list, will talk on quality Of combine
grain.
Neighorbood Day
On Tuesday, Jan. II, q neighbor-
hood day will be put on by Prof.
A. G. Arvold, head of the public dis
cussion department at the college,
and nationally known for the Little
Country Theatre movement.
The Little international, copy of
the famous international Livestock
show in the miniature, will be staged
by the college Saddle and Sirloin
club Wednesday evening. On the fol-
lowing evening the Saddle and Sir
loin banquet will be put on for all
who are interested in agriculture.
At that event the travelling of a
portrait .of, the most outstanding
North Dakota farmer, not SO fecog-
nized to date, will take place. The
beekeepers will also have their BAN
quet this same evening. After the
two banquets, Thursday, Jan. ~, the
Little Country Theatre players will
present David Harum.
On Friday evening there will be a
basketball game at the college arm
ory between the Bison and South
Dakota State basketeers. This is to
be followed by the presidents an
ual address by DR.. John Lee Coulter.