Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-02-26
A. C. STUDENTS
VISIT FARM

Especial correspondence toInter- Ocean
The Inter Ocean has been favored
with a communication from one of
the students of the Agricultural Col
lege at Fargo, who tn the number of
eighty had just returned from an ex-
detrimental trip to one of Clay coun-
tvs large and we'll equipped farms.
The correspondent says:
We left the N. P. at about $3.50.
there being four dray loads of us, or
about 80 boys. They claimed it was
three miles out to Mr.. Huntoon's, the
place we were bound for, but it was
the longest three miles ever rode.
After reaching there we were shown
about the farm, first through the new
hog house, which was about 70xSQ
feet and divided into sixteen pens
each pen suppose to entertain ABOUT
or 8 hogs, while fattening or one
brood SOW and young in the spring
The hug house mas cement floor and
MI. .Huntoon claims it is as cheap to
make as a plank floor. The hog house
is empty as it is not quite finished.
We were tnen shown the feed lot in
which there are about 80 head of
cattle, 40 head Of horses and 10 head
of hogs. The hogs have been in the
feed lot all winter, wihou, shelter
except that obtained from a straw
stack. The cattle and horses are
turned into the basement of the barn
every night. He was feeding corn
stalks exclusively in the feed lot and
the animals were in fair shape and
thrifty. 4sS
The chicken coop was next visited.
1t consists of four pens, one pen of
white Wyandottes, one of silver laced
Wyndottes and two Of. B. P. Rocks.
The floor is made of cement and the
walls are plastered. The cockerels of
the different breeds We're kept in
seperate compartments, the compart-
ments being located above the roosts
The nests were below the roosts and
the house so arranged that the feed
ing, cleaning and egg gathering all
takes place from The main alley.
Feed aud straw were stored in the
loft and the different feed bins had
chutes which led to the feeding alley.
In the different pens he had some
fine representatives of the different
breeds.
The elevator, to which we were
next shown, was a substantial build
ing about IS or 40 feet high. The
grain was elevated by means of an
engine aud grain was also grou nd
in the same building. Mr.. Huntoon
was evidently saving the best for the
last as we were then shown through
the barn. The barn is an immense
structure of the hip-roof design, be-
ing 17OxTO feet in dimensions and go
feer from basement to peak, the cost
of this building is said to be 50, 900.
In the basement the cattle are kept
and the gates and doors are so ar
ranged that the space used as ir We
way in Tie day time, while cleaning
and hauling in straw, are made into
pens in the evening, thereby utiliz-
ing all the floor space. Two root
cellars were connected with the hase-
ment and as we we're coming out Of
one a question was asked: "Mr.
Huntoon, do you pulp the roots before
feedingY'' Mr.. q. answered: "Pll
show you how we do it, and when
handed two large mangel-wurzels he
tossed one of them to an animal neal
by. The animal Immediately "cor
nered' the tempting morsel and de-
voured it by continually turning the
wurzel around and slicing pieces off.
Mr.. Huntoon feeds great many roots
every winter and says he was never
bothered by animals choking wher
fed wurzels, but when feeding small
er roots, such as potatoes and carrots
that to be on the safe side they should
be sliced. His cattle showed the fine
effect characteristic to this kind Of
feed. Shorthorn Cattle of the finest
kind are found in this part Of the
barn.
We were then taken to the first
floor proper, where the horses arc
kept This division is also arranged
so as to take advantage Of all floor