Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-12-14
proved of much value to the en-.

quirers.
LEWIS POND ON sYocK-RA1s1NG.
Lewis Pond, of Churchs Ferry,
read the following paper on
stock raising: Cattle and hogs, as
we'll as other domestic animals
adapted for this climate, should be
found on every we'll apportioned
farm in North Dakota. Every
farmer should at least have six
teen head of cattle, and half as
many hogs to each quarter section
of land. The farmer should not
be satisfied with common scrub
stock. which, as a rule has a large
head, long horns, long legs. and q
big stomach. but not much choice
nor we'll placed meat on the body.
This class of cattle is of very little
value for any purpose. It will not
pay to raise scrub stock Of any
kind. Should the average farmer
who has little or no experience in
live stock raising go and invest his
money in pure bred, registered,
and, consequently, high-priced
animals, or should he take the
best females he could get and pur-
chase a pure-bred animal to grade
up his stock? Pure-bred register
ed stock of good quality is rather
expensive. In course Of time the
best is the cheapest. But this
class Of stock cost too much for
the inexperienced beginner. It
would be less expensive, andlikely
better, to get The best grade Of
females that could be had at a fair
price, and then get as good a sire
as can be found. AS to the breed
of stock, it will depend a great
deal on the location of the farm.
the local demand on the individual
likes or dislikes. The breed you
like best is the breed to get, Still,
for this part of the state, where
rotation Of crops and diversified
farming is most likely to bring the
best returns for the labor done or
the capital invested, a class Of
cattle should be selected that has
good size, milking, early maturing
and easy keeping qualities; The
COWS would then be all right for
butter and cheese making. The
surplus males would make steers
that would weigh twelve to four
teen hundred pounds at twenty
seven to thirty months of age,
with no other food than grass and
millet hay. It would not be ad-
visable to begin stock raising with
a large number of animals, but
rather have a few good ones, the
increase will be rapid enough for
the barn room. hay NOW and feed
bin. There are several things to
learn for tho stock raiser, good
cattle cannot be raised when given
no other feed than the strawstack
and the lee side of the barbwire
fence is a very poor shelter. In
matter Of feeding it should be
kept in mind, that as long as moth
ing is wasted the liberal feeder
who gives his stock varied and
we'll balanced ration is the one
who gets the most pleasure and
proftfrom his labor and invest
ment. A certain portion of d.
gestible food stuffs Of various
kinds is required to keep up the
animal heat and to replace the ever
wearing out or dying particles Of
the body, the animal heat and
waste must be supplied before
there will be any growth of flesh or
flow of milk for the farmers
benefit. A warm shelter and a
clean soft bed is appreciated by
any animal. It is essential to
successful stock raising that these
comforts are provided.
W.. w. BARRETT.
All subjects to be discussed at
this institute had reference to
diversified farming-the true sys-
tenn that should guide all intelli-
gent and practical farmers. I
would be glad, if circumstances
would permit, to show that the
Home Fish Culture system long
advocated by myself can be made
a desirable factor in diversified
farming. The idea is to dam up
the waters Of brooks or flowing
springs for the making Of fish
ponds or to construct earth-made
reservoirs to empound water raised
from water wells, by means Of
wind mills, or thus employ arte-
sian water, and in said fresh or
salty waters raise fish. Ny exper-
iments in the raising Of fish in
artesian water has been most sue
cessful. The very best and most
perfect success has attended the
raising Of fish in fresh waters held
in store by means Of dams and
earth constructed reservoirs-the