The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-19
MANY LEARN OF
NORTH DAKOTA
State Exhibit Is Seen by a.,
600 Persons in Two States,
Deyine Ayers

visible evidence of what can be rails,
ed in North Dakota and received
accurate information on conditions in
this state during the 11-week tour
of the North Dakota exhibit man.
aged by the state immigration de-
partment, j. M. Devine, state immi-
grafton commissioner, said here to.
day.
The exhibit was shown at IL
counties in Minnesota and Iowa. 1t
was carried in a Chevrolet truck
and placed in boxes especially de-
signed to reduce the wear and tear
incident to travel. It was shown in
tent, 24x24. A large banner
24x24 was stretched across the front
which read in big letters, "Agricul-
tural and Industrial Exhibit from
North Dakota. Walk In"
This Years Production
The entire agricultural exhibit was
of this years production and showed
all grains, both in the straw and
seed. The straw grain included
wheat of several varieties, barley,
oats, rye, flax. Also all tame
grasses, inclusive of millet, alfalfa
and sweet clover. The exhibit of
small grain was placed in deep
aluminium dishes showing alfalfa,
sweet clover, millet, buckwheat,
beans and many others. The deep,
black soil Of the state, both surface
and sub-soil was shown in open
boxes. Hundreds of farmers would
stand about those boxes and run the
surface soil through their hands and
discuss it. The corn exhibit showed
four varieties Of Flint, a like number
of Dent and three varieties Of pop
corn. The fruit exhibit showing ap-
pies of three varieties, plums, crab
apples of two varieties, watermelons,
cantaloup and tomatoes. Eight glass
jars containing currants, goose
berries and chinese cherries covered
with pfeservative liquid.
The industrial exhibit was made
up Of coal, both slab and block;
briquettes, three grades Of state
penitentiary Irvine with samples of
raw material; face brick from
Hebron and Dickinson plants; scoria,
pottery, chinaware and blocks of
raw clay.
Many Vegetables Shown
The vegetable exhibit covered
three varieties of potatoes-Early
Ohios, Bliss Triumph, Irish Cobblers;
red and sugar beets, onions, turnips,
carrots, rutabagas, parsnips, cab
bages, summer and Hubbard squash,
and cucumbers. The vegetable and
fruit. exhibit like that of corn at
tracted special attention, because of
the large size, hardness and quality.
One of the pie pumpkins weighed 81
and the other n pounds. The Hub
bard squashes weighed % and 81
pounds. Two large frames filled
with pictures, 7x8, were hung in the
tent, one showing beauty spots and
the other farm scenes. There were
two canvas banners in the tent; one
giving facts regarding number OF
grade and consolidated schools, high
err institutions Of learning, per cent
of illiteracy> miles of good roads,
number of automobiles, banks, rural
delivery routes. railway lines and
mileage and other like information
The other banner gave agricultural
statistics emphasizing rapid growth
during the past ten years in corn
cows, hogs, poultry, sheep, alfalfa
sweet clover and honey production
One corner of the tent was given tt
honey. both in jars and in the cone
The corn on exhibit beginning a
Faribault August %, showed con.
clusively to the visiting farmers tina
our early maturing varieties were
from 10 days to two weeks earlie
than that of the corn in that section
This was equally true as to Iowa
This particular fact made this ex
hibit of special interest to all farm
visitors both in Minnesota and Iowa
since we were always in the BIZ
corn belt of those two states.
1t was both pleasing and highl,
satisfying fact that whatever Mime
sofa and Iowa produces in q larg
degree on their high-level price,
land was seen in the tent and mos
of it as of superior quality, espe
cially, grains, vegetables, honey, al
falfa and sweet clover,-all produce,
with the seasons rainfall, 1927, wit
out irrigation, incubation of sol
or . single ounce Of Commercial
fertilizer.
Visitors Mostly Farmers
G. those that visited the exhibi
fully IS per cent were farmers an,
their families, or $4,000. The larg
est number to visit the tent in an,
one day was 5000, at Manchester
Iowa. Three competent me-
specially selected and fitted to ex
plain the exhibit were on the jol
from a. m. until 10 p. M, and wer,
kept busy every hour. Many hun
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