St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-22
The Farmer,s Interests.

While the farmers are dissatisfied with the re-
suits OF wheat raising this season, those who
have invested in STOCK are generally enthusiastic
over the outcome Captain Powell. OF the Hell
lendale stock farm on the Sheyenne, in the edge
OF Riehland county, four years ago commenced
TO test the question as to the adaptation Of this
section and climate TO stock He has now about
200 cattle, 100 hogs, having Just killed sixty and
several hundred sheep. He is just selling Of
some Of the fat stock and claims that the returns
are more satisfactory than wheat growing when
prices are good. The past six weeks he has been
experimenting with lot of steers, feeding them
q mixture OF equal quantities OF ground corn.
barley and wheat, about four quarts each, with
very little hay and few turnips. and the ANIMALS
gained 2S pounds each day. He says this is
much better than IS cents for wheat. He raises
his own corn. He also states that there is larger
and quicker profits in sheep, and SAYS there Is
no question about stock growing in this section.
The reduction in wheat acreage in north Da.
koia will be much less than sons have andei-
psted. The Park River Gazette in Walsh. one
OF the largest wheat counties, says the reduc
ton viii be mainly in the thiBly settled regions.
and that in it, sections there will be more wheat
sown than last year. This Is evidently the true
policy, as no other country can grow q better
quality or as eheapiy as north Dakota This
section should be the last to reduce.
The Bad Lands Cor Boy has this mention Of
the noted New York politician. now Dakota
rancher: Theodore Roosevelt, who is taking an
active interest in the coming cattle mems meet
ing, was in Medora Tuesday working mp interest
In that direction When be knows he is ricbr
Mr.. Roosevelt's New York record shows that be
Is urelsss worker.
At the farmers meeting at Valley City last
week F. II. Remington delivered the main ad-
dress, in which he stated that under the present
elevator system the farmers are being openly
robbed of at least ten cents bushel on every
bushel Of wheat they market, 10 say nothing OF
the unjust treatment they receive on grades and
docksge. There was no dissent from that view.
In regard to the grading of wheat At elevators.
OF which there is so much complaint. the North
wood Headlight says: Many blame the en-
ployes OF the company, but this is all wrong
they are servants and obey the dictates Of their
masters. same as hired men In other positions
The company Is solely TO blame and not the en-
ploye. Give the devil his due, but don't blame
the help. The war should be made upon head
quarters, and not upon anderliDgs.
In an argument against the repeal OF the ex-
emptiOn laws the alley City Democrat makes
this strong statement OF the condition Of the far
mers in that county, which probably is applicable
10 but few sections where there has been too
much eagerness 10 ret land, and effort made only
to secure the largest returns from q single crop:
First There are, We win say, twelve hundred
farmers in Barnes county. or these twelve hund-
red farmers, 1t is safe 20 assume that nine hund-
red are more or less in debt; six hundred Of these
are mortgzged TO an extent covering the amount
OF their Indebtedness; three hundred are in debt
beyond their means OF giving security, the re-
naming three hundred ont OF debt. II this
then be the status OF Barnes eounfy,it must also
represent the situation OF the people OF other
counties where like conditions existed as did
here. IL accounts for this alleged condition in
this way: Most OF the farmers who came here
three, four. aud Ave years ago were poor. their
means were not adequate TO carry them through
the nrst year, second, they got the big head and
the boom fever; every man aspired to be a
bonanza farmer and tried TO bite of more
than he could chew; . large percentage OF
these '.oonanza farmers" were young men who
had neither practical knowledge Of farming or
OF methods OF doing business third, merchants