The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-02-17
C0RNERLESS FENCE
ABSORbS BIG FARM
MANAGERS FARLEY
Chiefs Operating Big Tracts IN
Minnesota, Oakotas and
Canada Meet at Fargo

Fargo, N. D. Feb. l7.-R-Manag-
ers Of 2,500.O00 acres OF land in the
United States. Canada and South
America will be represented at the
annual winter meeting Of the North
west Farm Managers association
which will convene here February IL
for q three-day session.
A Canadian group will represent
the management Of 100000 acres In
the dominion and representatives are
expected from q large number Of
states, although most of the mem
bers r from the Dakotas and Min
nesota.
Explanation Of new methods Of do.
ing things IN the farm will take up
much Of the three-day session
Among things to be demonstrated are
q so-callcd "manless and wonianless
farm gate," q new latch for the old
time barbed-wire fence gate and how
to build fences so they will have
round corners. The idea Of the round
corners Is based on the contention
that corners are places where live
stock damage is most frequent and
where rubbish accumulates.
Women VIII Take Part
A large number Of women are ex-
pected to attend and a committee oil
women will have charge Of the menus
served to visitors at the local hotel
which will be their headquarters as
well a. the menu to be served at the
annual banquet. Wednesday night.
Members Of q local committee on
arrangements are w. p. Chestnut
Fred Henderson, II. F. Horner, Sam
Crabbe and J. H. shepperd. Mrs
Carrie Gowland will have charge OF
the women's committee.
Frank w. Reinoehl, Larimore, pres
ident Of the association, will open the
business session Tuesday, morning.
One Of the main problems for consid.
Grafton at the opening session will be
that Of dividing between tenant and
owner the cost Of combining grain
Walter Reed, Fargo, will lead the dis.
cu$sion.
A feature Of the noon lunch will be
songs by the farm managers choir
with II. L. Chaffee as leader and w
A. Cleveland as pianist. T. o. F
Herzer. Winnipeg. Man., will discus.
land classification at the lunch hour
Livestock Big Topic
At the afternoon session, +. Pau
Smith, Armenia, will discuss farm cost
accounting and william Guy, Armenia
will talk on various phases Of the
sheep industry. An effort will be
made to ascertain the correct num-
Der Of ewes for a ~half-section farm
Committees will be named at the
evening dinner. reports will be heard
and plans made for the 1880 summer
tour Of the organization.
G. r. Wright. Fergus Falls, MINI.
will lead a discussion on livestock
marketing and Roy johnson. Cassel-
ton, will talk on the best practices for
doing away with all summer fallow.
DR.. J. II. shepperd will report on the
International Livestock show and ex-
position at.
Ed Traynor, starkweather, will
have charge Of the contest to find the
best barbed-wi gate latch In the
afternoon. Other items to be con-
sidered are snow doors for hog houses,
ways Of readjusting high wire
fences. cornerless barnyards, handles
for cement hog.troughs and . sys-
tenn for bracing corners. Anyone
with new discoveries OF ways Of doing
things will be asked to give q demon
stration or tell about It. Colin Mopek,
jamestown. will discuss the last years
experience with combines.
Question Box On Program
Election Of officers Is planned for
Thursday morning and J. w. McNary,
Glendale, will discuss the manage
ment Of cattle and hogs. At lunch
con McNary will try to answer the
question Of when is q silo an asset
and when is 1t 4 liability.
a question box will be opened and
discussed at the afternoon session
and a group Of students at the state
Agricultural college who are ma
joring in farm business and market
ing, will conduct an information bu-
reau under the supervision OF Prof.
Benjamin v. McCaul. Included in
the group will be Clyde Banks. Mel
vim Altenburg, Fred Schroeder, Mon