Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-28
Farmer Field.

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BILE to turn aside from the road and
investigate the byways and out of the
way spots, it is a surprise to discover
the variety and beauty of places so
near and yet invisible unless sought.
II was the writer's good fortune to be
shown over the ranch of J. A. Field
situated on the Apple Creek road not
far east of Bismarck Having been
settled upon away back in the '7O's,
each year witnessing improvements
more or less extensive it today pres !
ents model appearance. comparing
very favoraby with any to be found
among well kept up eastern states.
The creek winds in and out through
nearly every quarter which goes to
make up this ranch Mr. Field person
ally conducted horseback excursion
to the beauty spots of the place. at
the same time inviting an inspection
of his herd of $50 thoroughbred black
Welch cattle The autumn frosts had
tinted the leaves of the thick natural
growth of elm. ash and box elders Dor
dering the stream until they stood
out in pleasing contrast with the green
meadows, making a landscape unex
celled.
Mr.. Fields herd is well worth men
tioning. He has about twenty full
blooded Jersey milch cows, besides
his herd of black Welches The Welch
is an animal of rather unusual size.
showing in every curve and line the
quality of breed they represent. This
is a dairy farm" explained Mr.. Field
1T Is my object to raise a breed of
| cows that will produce the most and
richest milk possible, and so long as
! | am able to run the place shall
continue to better my herd" Returning
. to the house, tour of the sheds. pens.
, etc. was made. The COW barn is
0 model of sanitary cleanliness. the floor
q being so arranged as to be thoroughly
flushed and washed with little labor.
The foundation of what is to be ID
:, large new barn is already laid and is
Il to be completed next season. "The
r. crop results make little difference to
Z me- said MIR. Field "and it is my
81 theory that an occasional failure is d
~ good thing for the average North Da
- =. kota farmer, for without one now ant
"a then, they would become so fat ant
s lazy as to be worthless. 1t sort O
ts stimulates them. you see, and that il
as what they need
>. }. S. Peterson.
Going south from Fields | made
Se short call on J. S. Peterson, whom
eT found slightly under the weather bu
$ decidedly still in the ring"
j. "The storm did it, guess" said Pet
,s erson, You see the boys and | hat
,s to go out in the rain to care for tn.
:. cattle, which was a good deal of al
g exposure for an old fellow like myself
- We didn't loose anything from the
;, storm. because we got out in it and
n took care Of things. Never saw such
Is a spell of weather at this season in all
= my twenty one years in North Dakota
:" and hope may never see another
/, We own the original homestead
:, quarter simply, and rent considerable
G hay land and grazing space That is
q NO nhioof n nhnnt the
r country's setting up so fast. The new
- comers take up our grazing land. But
:. we aren't kickers. When the time
Il comes that all the range is gone here
4. abouts, we farmers will adopt some
t. other means of making livlihood. just
C. as good as the present one.
:. MarceIlus' Bad Luck.
a. L. Marcellus has had a run of hard
,r luck this summer and fall, and says
re if it keeps up he will be compelled to
"a retire from active life, settle down and
Is take things easy for the rest Of his
, days. First horse kicked Mr. NJ, cut
:, ting his hand badly This accident lai(
y. him up for several weeks when hi
" most wished to be about, but no soone
had he recovered from his experience
with the horse when he fell from
hay loft to the hard floor below, injur
ing his spinal column. Treatment 70
IN his injury although slow, resulted i
almost complete recovery.
n. THE storm fixed two of my bes
IN horses in good shape. One ran into
!! barbed wire fence and had its thros
cut and another one cut its foot, caugl
~ cold and dier. But aside from the
! few things, might say am all rigi