By the late 1890s, bonanza farming had stopped bringing good incomes to large landowners. Immigrants who arrived in northwestern Minnesota learned quickly that the Red River Valley soil was some of the richest in the state. An experiment station was started in 1895 that led to the founding of a boarding high school to train young people to work on farms as farmers and homemakers.
Attendees of the 1962 annual meeting perform a fashion show. Pictured are (from left to right): Gerhard Ross, unknown, Charlie Sylvester, Alton Arness (kneeling), Armin Ross, Allen Dragseth, Chet Morken, Marlin Knutson, Elmer Bredlie.