The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-21
FARMERS PROBLEMS
UNDER DISCUSSION
AT ECONOMIC MEET
Rex Willard Makes Address at
First Meeting in Pal
ace Theatre
400 ATTENDING MEETINGS
Wheat Is so per Cent Of Crop
Of Morton County Farmers,
Expert Declares

Fully 400 men and women OF Nor
ton county gathered at the Palace
theatre today In business conference.
to discuss the best and most profit
able methods by which to make q sue
cess of their own business, namely
the business Of farming and farm
homemaking In Morton county.
They organized into committees to
talk about cash crops, about feed
crops, about farm management, about
home management, In fact about al
most every detail Of importance In
the operation of Morton county
farms. They adjourned from the
theatre into committees. called for
data on which to base discussion.
and proceeded In businesslike fash
ion to get at the heart Of their prob
lem and move forward to solution.
The occasion for this really re-
markable gathering was the call for
the first Of a series of county agri-
cultural economic conferences under
the auspices Of the North Dakota
Agricultural college. Although under
the auspices of the college, the meet
ing is no more than that. Once call
ed together, the meeting was auto
matte, proceeded under its own initia-
tive under its own officials. and dis
cussed each problem as It pleased.
See Formula for Profit
The only routine Of action laid
down for the meeting is that the COM
mittees meet this afternoon and to-
morrow morning and be ready BY
noon tomorrow to present their con-
clusions for adoption to the general
assembly tomorrow afternoon. when
the conclusions of all the commit
tees are reached, and are shaped into
q general program by adoption, rejec-
ton or amendment BY the general
meeting. It Is the belief Of the college
representatives present. that q work
able formula for profitable farming in
Morton county will be arrived at. In
these conclusions. covering almost
every detail of local farm practice.
any Morton county farmer, It Is be-
lieved. may find the answer to any
problem of method he may have. and
may read there the normal Morton
county basis for practical and sue
cessful operation on which he may
pattern his own farm conduct.
The 400 men and women present
represent every type Of farming In
the county from "all tractor" to AL
horse" from "all wheat" to 'all COW"
They represent more than that. They
are from homes where the art OF
modern farm management Is . ia
miliar matter. Not only problems Of
how many cows and when to SELL
viii be threshed out but also the mat
ter of nutrition in the home, the
operation Of the kitchen. the conduct
Of the family.
Many Women Present
Men predominate at the conference.
But there are many women. John
Dawson. farmer near Mandan and
general chairman Of the conference,
called the meeting to order shortly
after 10 q. M. He briefly outlined
the purpose Of the meeting. His re-
marks were supplemented by Rex
willard, economist of the college.
Then, organization by topics and
committees was proceeded to. At
noon the conference was ready for
work. Everyone Is interested. In
dications are that there will be many
. debate In committee rooms. The
organisation procedure this morning
showed plenty differences Of opinion.
.The national surplus Of agricul-
tural products constitutes the agrt-
cultural problem Of today" said Mr..
willard in his explanatory statement
at the beginning Of the conference.
Increased efficiency appears to be
the answer to the problem. The
methods by which the gain in ef-
ficiency can be obtained undoubtcd-
" will be the meat Of the discus
sions Of the conference.
wheat Is the major enterprise Of
Morton county. More than 50 per
cent OF the income Of its farms Is
from wheat.
World Situation Basic
Therefore, the world wheat situa-
tion ID Of basic interest. The world
production has increased steadily
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