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

While the farmers are dissatisfied with the re-
suits OF wheat raising TIL. season, those who
have invested In STOCK generally enthu sisstic
over the outcome. Captain Powell. Of the Hell
lendale stock farm on the Sheyenne, in the edge
OF Riehland county, four years ago commenced
70 test the question as to the adaptation OF this
section and climate 10 stock. He has now about
zoo cattle, lsO 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
mixture Of equal quantities OF ground corn,
barley and wheat. about four quarts each, with
very little hay and few t1rnips. and the ANIMALS
gained ? s 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, aud says there is
no question about stock growing In this section
The reduction in wheat acreage in north Da-
koia viii be much less than some have antici-
pated. The Park River Ga=sffs in Walsh. one
OF the largest wheat counties, says the reduc.
ton viii be mainly in the thinly settled regions
and that in IL. Fections there win be more wheat
sown than last year. This is evidently the true
policy, as no other country can grow a better
quality or as oheap!y as north Dakota This
section should be the last 20 reduce.
The Bad Lands Coz Boy has this mention OF
the noted New York politician. now q Dakota
rancher: Theodore Roosevelt, who is taxing an
active interest in the coming cattle mems meet
ing. was in Medora Tuesday working mp interest
in that direction. When be knows be is right
Mr. Rooseyelt's New York record shows that he
is a tireless worker.
AT the farmers meeting st 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 al least ten cents bushel on every
bushel Of wheat they market, 70 say nothing OF
the unjust treatment they receive on grades and
docksge. There vas no dissent from thai 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 10 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 1nderlings-
In an argument gainst the repeal Of the ex-
enption laws the Y alley City Democrat makes
this strong state ment of the condition OF the far
mers in that county,which probably is applicable
10 but few sections where there has been toe
mECQ cd-tllltcc " iau1r CAOlh ul11C Oily
10 secure the largest returns from a single crop:
First There are, we win say, twelve hundred
farmers in Barnes county. or these twelve hund
red farmers. IL is safe to assume that nine hund
red are more or less in debts six hundred Of these
are mortgaged 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 are out OF debt II this
then oe the status OF Barnes county, ii must also
represent the situation OF the people OF other
counties where like conditions existed as did
hero. Ii accounts for this alleged condition in
this way: Most OF the farmers who came here
three. four and i've years ago were poor, their
means were not adequate 10 carry them through
the first year; second. they got the big head and
the boom fever; every man sspired 10 be a
bonanza farmer and tried TO bite OF more
than be could chew; large percentage OF
these .bonanza farmers were young men who
had neither practical knowledge OF farming OF
Of methods OF doing business; third, merchants