Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-01-06
AGRICULTURE
The Commissioners Report Given a
Comprehensive Review-Our
Resources.
Important and Interesting Statistics
IF Products and Industries
Timely Suggestions.
Prot. Babcock, of the State University,
Contributes a Valuable Paper
on Our Clays.
A Report Which Should Be Atten
lively Read by All Citizens
Of the State.
Synopsis of the Report.

The report of the commissioner of agri-
culture and labor, just issued, will repay
a careful perusal. The first few pages of
the report are taken up with a discussion
of the importance of the data and statistics
which this department is expected to
gather. 1t seems that even so new IA state as
North Dakota is regarded with interest by
writer's and officials in this line of work.
requests for information being received
from all over the world.
Commissioner Helgesen, in this intro
ductory discussion, urges the necessity OF
more efficient and better paid laborers in
this field, which he rightly considers as
vitally important to the welfare of the
state.
STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
The proceedings Of the meeting of this
body at Grand Forks, in June, 1891, were
published by the commissioner. OF the
5000 copies of the pamphlet, containing, as
it does, a mass of information from the
best authorities in the United States, some
1900 or 1900 are lett. the farmers and
dairymen of the state not appearing to ap.
preciate their value An offer to forward
a supply VI lllCLu ~ llC SCCASto Va AS
state farmers alliance, for distribution by
him, was wholly neglected.
GRAssHoPPERs IN 1891.
In June. 1891, information was received
of the outbreak of the locust.pest in Grand
Forks county, Walsh and other localities.
and immediate steps were taken to destroy
them. These efforts were successful and
none of the locusts have since appeared:
but the expenses for materials and ap-
planes, to the amount of $1,571.07, were
paid by Governor Burke, on his own re-
spOnsibility, there being no money in the
treasury applicable to such use.
D~EsT1TUT1oN.
During the winter of 1890 81, state aid
was rendered and supplies furnished in
the counties of Benson. Bottineau, Cava-
lier. Mcintosh and Pierce, to the amount
of $685.. 10, under the act of March 20,
1890. Under act of March s, 1891. supplies
were furnished to the needy in the coun-
ties Of Benson, BOttineau, Rolette and
TOwner, to the amount of Sl,610S4. A
disastrous prairie fire swept the southern
portion of EmmOns county in the fall Of
al, necesSitating the furnishing of sup
plies to some forty families in that county,
at a cost of S736.05. All the goods thus
furnished to the destitute were purchased
within the state, excepting a quantity of
meat, beans and tea, or which no quota
lions c0ul be obtained from home deal
ers.
WOOL MARKET.
Only n town in the state compiled
with the provisions of the law of 1890, in
relation to establishing wool markets.
The town of Edgeley complied with the
law, and G. H. Shields was appointed
manager of the wool market there. The
cost of advertising this market was Sl65. 03.
In his report to the commissioner, Sir.
Shields states that the wool ROVER of
that locality were we'll pleased with the ar
rangements and the prices obtained. A
change is recommended in the law, so that
not be liable for losses incurred without
their fault.
SIRE CERTIFICATES
During the period covered by the re.
port. the sum of SS72.7O was received for
certificates, which We're made and regis.
tered at a tota! cost of sol. 80.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
The commissioner states that the tables
IN this chapter are not SO valuable and &C.
curate as could be wished, owing to the
inaccuracy OF the returns made to him.
The figures for oats, barley. flax. rye. corn
and potatoes are the best that can be
made from the estimates received. but
may III some cases prove to be Still too
high.
Inc acreage. average yield and total
product of the state are given in the fol-
lowing table: