592 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



a paper on " Agriculture as a civilizer among the American 

 Indians." 



Mrs. Ada M. Ewing of Iowa read a thoughtful paper on 

 " Industrial activities." 



A stir was made in the Congress by the introduction of 

 populistic resolutions by a member of the committee on reso- 

 lutions, which had been rejected by that committee, and 

 filibustering was resorted to ; but by prompt action the 

 Congress put down the attempt, and gave notice that "old 

 political straw could not be rethreshed at its sessions." 



A resolution was passed ' ' commending the Secretary of 

 Agriculture in protecting the dairy interests of the country," 

 ' ' for the appointment of a committee to draught a plan for 

 the prevention of the spread of contagious diseases among 

 domestic animals." 



At the evening session Mark H. Coad of Fremont, Neb., 

 read an interesting paper on " Horse breeding for profit." 



A Mr. Doran, representing the L. A. W., made a strong 

 plea for State aid in constructing wagon roads, by which 

 means farmers would be relieved of the sole responsibility 

 for good roads in the country. 



Prof. H. W. Campbell of Sioux City, by the assistance of 

 charts, exemplified the Campbell system of soil culture, ap- 

 plied to raising corn, potatoes and other crops in his State. 



The Congress adjourned until Monday, at 9 o'clock a.m., 

 in order that the delegates might accept the complimentary 

 trip to the wheat fields of the Red River valley, North 

 Dakota, tendered by the Great Northern Railway Company. 



Trip to the Red River Valley, North Dakota. 



Friday, Sept. 3, 1897, the special Great Northern train, 

 consisting of thirteen passenger cars, laden with over five 

 hundred delegates and friends, pulled out of the St. Paul 

 station at 7 o'clock a.m., and started for the Red River 

 valley. The road management had attended to the comfort 

 of its passengers en route by providing for them a substantial 

 lunch, to be eaten on the train. 



The train passed through agricultural portions of Min- 

 nesota to the towns of St. Cloud, Alexandria, Moorhead 



