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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26
CAVALIER COUNTY,N.D.
IT'S RESOURCES AND ADVANTAGES.

There is probably not another coun-
ty in the state of which so much can
be said as Cavalier county, which COW
ers an area of 1910 square miles. 1t
is laid out on regular lines; has a pop
ulation of over $1,000, and its soil is
the most uniform of any county in the
state-alkali, sand and gravel being an
unknown quantity. 1t has an album
dance of wild hay OF the best quality,
nd its soil will grow any kind of tame
>, ass desired; it has an abundant sup
ply of the finest water, some of it as
soft as rain water.
1t has over $50 public schools,
including three high schools. and
no place in the Union affords bet
ter facilities for the education of the
young than Cavalier county; it has a
church of nearly every denomination;
it has a cement mine, which turns out
the finest grade of Portland cement,
and whose product is worth thousands
of dollars annually; it is having in
stalled a brick yard which in a few
months viii give us a fine building
brick at a nominal cost; it has coal de-
posits within its borders, according to
late discoveries made, which, when de-
Veloped. will give US an abundant sup
ply of fuel at very small cost; its live
stock industry is growing rapidly and
hundreds of carloads of cattle and
hogs are shipped out every year, while
only a few years ago not single head
was exported.
It's soil is nicely adapted to the grow
Aw.ra II
ly potatoes. whose size and flavor can't
be beaten anywhere in the world. It's
market facilities are the best on ac-
count Of its direct railway connections
with Duluth and the Twin Cities,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26

vile. Be it said to the credit Of the
county that 1T has not 81 of bonded in
debtednesS, and has spent $15O,00O for
iron bridges throughout the county.
throughout the county the improve
ments compare most favorably with
those in Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois and
Indiana, and it's general appearance
indicates thrift and enterprise
Doubtless because of it's elevation,
level surface and good drainage, to-
gether with the ample supply of good
waters. Trail county is very heaIthful.
The population of Trail county. ac-
cording to the census of 1901, three
years ago. was I3,107. During the
year 1903 the number Of males living
on farms was 1850, females /, 0OO less,
while the births during the fiscal year
were lis, and deaths for the same
period were a.
The countys financial condition is
unexcelled, as the following statement
will show:
Statement of Indebtedness
County warrants outstanding and
uncdlied Tor .-................. $l42. 81
Statement of Assets
Uncollected taxes .............. $3S, 434 %
Cash on hand belonging to
county observation-disclosures. 36,714. OIL
Jail and other fixtures . Il, 900 90
Court house grounds and fix
Poor farm. machinery and
stock .................... 5000 90
Total assets .............. $105, 648. "a
The assessed valuation and taxes
levied for the year of 1903 were as fol-
lows:
Valuation, real and personal. sc, 001. 062 90
Taxes Levied
For state purposes ...x.. 1906 II
For school purposes .......... 9,157. %
For county purposes .......... 41,281 OF
For township purposes ..... 1913. 80
For city purposes ............ 24,930.94
There are four national banks and
six state banks in the county, rep
resenting capital stock investment OF
S2S2,000, on which the undivided profit
and surplus is $131 ,219.21, and the de-
posits on Jan. 1, 1904. with these in
stitutions aggregated S1,645, 666.08. All
thing considered, Trail county is in
excellent condition and ranks among
the foremost counties in the country.
There is no great demand for money
on farm lands, though some loans could
be placed to advantage at from Z to q
per cent.
Trail county is about thirty miles
square and nearly as level as barn
floor. Aside from the streams here
tofore mentioned there is scarcely an
obstruction from one end to the other.
The soil is from two to three feet deep.
resting on blue clay. 1t is largely an
aIluvial deposit mixed with vegetable
mold, the bottom of an inland sea filed
with the drift, wash and accumula-
ton of ages.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26

tiers. 1t is today a region Of small
but very productive farms.
The crops of the county, as in all
the sections of the Red river valley,
are diversed.
Wheat has been the most success
full crop, and there are many farms
that have been more than paid for by
the first crop, and have since that
time paid for themselves over and over
again. Settled in 1870, the county's
population ten years later was 4,126.
In 1890, 1927, and now exceeds Is, 000.
The first wheat was sown in 1872, and
in 1880 the product amounted to more
than 334,S09. The appended table,
showing the acreage for 1908, will give
an idea as to the increase in this
branch of farming.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-26

The total acreage in farms is 408, 271,
showing an unusual percentage of the
country 80 per cent under cultivation.
The total acreage Of Trail county is
546,417, subdivided into 1900 farms.
There are 25 congressional townships
in the county, % school districts, in
corporated cities and Incorporated
towns.
In connection with the statistics as
to crops, etc, it is we'll to state that
there has never been a failure in the
crops. No doubt this is due in a de-
gree to the fact that the farmers are
disposed TO diversity their crops Gar
den products and small fruits are sue
cessfully grown. : There are over 1900
bearing fruit trees in Trail. Stock
raising is also successfully carried on,
though not in an excessively marked
degree. Trail county is remarkable
for its fine draft horses. The live
stock statistics for 1903 show 1852
horses. 5,217 cows, 1888 cattle, $3.50
hogs, 2,152 sheep, $50 mules and 20
stations.
The county schools rank with the
best in the state. The buildings have
a seating capacity of about 1000, and
the value of the buildings will exceed
$4,000. The public school building
at HiIlsboro is one of the finest in the
state, having cost $25, 600. The main
tenance of the school consumes over
$50, ZOO annually. One Of the state
normal schools and several parochial
schools have been established at May
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-06
Glazed Butter In Germany.

German papers state that it has long
been known in Germany that butter
can be glazed by the use Of sugar-that
Is, 1t can be coated with a glass-like
sugar covering. This method, the pa
pers state, seems to become of some
importance, as 1t recently has been
used on a large scale in England for
butter sold in forms. The Druggists
Journal calls attention to the useful
ness of this innovation and says that
butter so treated keeps fresh for a on
ger time than If not treated. 1t is first
carefully kneaded and washed, then
put into forms weighing one pound
each and placed In a cool room. The
glazing Is done by painting the surface
With q hot sugar solution. The brush
used should be very soft. and the paint
Ing should be done quickly. The sugar
solution melts the surface of the but
ter, and the sugar and melted butter
form a sort Of varnish which protects
The butter against deterioration from
outside influences.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-06

Out Of thirty-four varieties of COW
peas planted in a Kansas field trial
the New Era gave the largest yield
Of grain-11.07 bushels per acre.
Numerous tests of bronze grass have
been made In Nebraska, and 1t Ia
thought to be better adapted to the
prevailing conditions than any other
OF the cultivated forage grasses except
meadow fescue and orchard grass.
Large quantities of nitrate of soda
applied to wheat In the fall are q
waste, as most Of 1t will leach out Of
the soil and be lost. Most of 1t should
be applied In the spring as a top dress.
ing.
The kherson. q Russian variety OF
oats. Il said to be well suited to d
trail and western Nebraska on account
Of its habits Of growth.
An exhibit win be made at 81. Louis
this fall Of the different market
grades Of cattle. The animals have
been selected in Chicago By Professor
r. w. Mumford-
From Brtts. Mont. y reported an
unprecedented demand for wool, either
~ q On the shssp's backs.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-06
WAKING CLEAN MILK.
Dairy Cows should Be Frequently
Tested For Tuberculosis.

Dairy Cows SHOULD BE Frequently
Tested For Tuberculosis.
Milk nay be unclean from either in
ternal or external causes, because the
COW Is diseased or because the sur
roundings and the methods are un-
cleanly, says Country Life In America.
Healthy cows are the first considera-
ton. The pure milk dalryman does not
purchase an animal until it has been
examined by a veterinary, who gives q
certificate that 1t is free from tuber
culosis and other serious disorders.
Once each month all animals are in
spected and perhaps tested and every
suspicious cow at once removed from
the milking herd. This kind of super
vision Is extended even to the men
who are employed on the place. A
tuberculosis person is not allowed on
the premises. At regular intervals a
physician examines the homes and
families of the workmen to guard
against the Introduction into the milk
OF typhoid. scarlet fever and other in
fectious diseases. How many epidem-
les of typhoid fever are traceable to
cases of the disease in the family or on
the premises Of the mllkman?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-06
Feedtng Cow. on pn.ture.

While the pasture is young and plen-
tiful as in the fore part If the season
1t is hardly profitable to feed grain I'M
der ordinary conditions. says l.. w.
Lightly in National Stcckman. Just as
Don however, as the grass gets hard
and ripe or IL o so plentiful 1t pays
well to feed grain. and ~cottonseed meal
Ia the ideal feed with scant pasture.
II, however. we make a fine butter for
a special market tits advisable to con.
tinue feeding cottonseed meal at all
times to cows giving a fair flow OF
milk.
From two to four pounds of cotton
seed meal daily for cows on pasture,
though during the flush of pasture this
may not cause the cows to give more
milk-hardly will-but will make a de-
cidedly better butter; then when the
pasture gets low the cottonseed meal
will keep up the quantity and quality.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-06

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing are orr storage rates for the
ensuing year: For receiving, insuring,
handling, storing and delivering, first
Is days 2 cents per bushel; storage after
first Is DAYS : cent per bushel for each
IS days or part thereof for the first
three months; after the first three
months J cent per bushel for each 30
days or part thereof. All grain is
insured by us for benefit of owner. If
grain is bought by us we agree TO pay
the card price III day of surrender Of
ticket, without charge for the first ff-
teen days, but we reserve the right 70
deliver the grain subject to the o Ii
ditions above named. Patrons are
requested not TO accept other than the
regular printed form of tickets for
grain delivered. Other tickets will not
be honored by US and u agents have
no authority to issue any other form of
ticket.
Dated at Webster, South Dakota,
September, % 1904.
Miller Elevator Company,
w. r. Bates, agent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-06

The fact that the churning Is some
times helped by drawing off part of the
cream seems to indicate that the churn
Is too full for quick churning. says
Hoard's Dairyman. Do not I'LL the
churn so full or turn 80 rapidly that the
cream canno be properly agitated. Rap
i'd turning of the churn keeps the cream
close to the sides Of the churn by the
centrifugal force, and there is very lit
tie motion in consequence. Another
cause OF your trouble may be improper
ripening of the cream If 1t is not
thick. granular and of a clean, Soul
taste and smell 1t is not properly rip
ened, and such cream will not churn
properly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-06
CRIMSON CLOVER.
A Useful Special Purpose Crop That
May he Sown In summer.
BY JAMES wTTHYCoMBE. oregon Ex-
perfmru nj Station.

BY JAMES WITHTCOMBE, oregon Ex-
pertinent Station.
Crimson clover is an annual grown
usually for two special purposes. either
as a winter cover crop or for soiling.
The plant possesses considerable eco
nomic value as a forage crop for dairy
men. and when its habits of growth
are better understood it will be more
highly esteemed as an early soiling
crop.
Crimson clover will flourish ON a va
riety of soils, but seems % prefer n
sandy loan. 1t is a vigorous Ir3wer
and owing TO its strong root & cop
ment is capable of securing nourish-
ment from soils which viii scarcely
support red clover.
The principal cause of failure with
this crop is perhaps late seeding in the
fall. The seed should be sown in Au-
gust, if practicable. on land that has
been cultivated during the summer \
very good plan is TO SOW on corn land
Immediately before the last cultivation.
which, OF course, should not be too
deep. In some agricultural sections it
Is sown on grain stubble after a thor
ough disking. but this method is rarely
successful without timely fall rains
When sown on ground that has pro
duced a cultivated crop there is usually
sufficient moisture to terminate the
seed promptly. This gives the plant an
opportunity to attain a considerable
growth before winter. The success of
the crop depends largely upon proper
development of the plants in the fall.
Fifteen to twenty pounds of seed should
be sown to the acre.
When crimson clover is sown early
it is usually ready to cut for soiling at
this station from the 1st 70 the 10th of
May. 1t not only furnishes an early
supply of green feed. but is also exceed
ingly palatable. The plant, under ia
vorable conditions, stools freely. and
the stems. while large, are rot woody.
Stock will consume every vestige of the
plant with relish.
Crimson clover is rich in protein;
hence is valuable for draft horses as
WCii as IOI udIy sLOth. IL 10 DCtltI
fed green tnan in the form Of hay, al
though II makes good hay when cut at
the proper stage OF development. For
the purpose of hay 1t should be cut
just as soon as Ii Is in full bloom.
If cutting Is deferred later the hay
becomes dangerous, owing to the hard
ness Of the hairs upon the seed hull.
Animals fed on overripe hay made
from this clover have been troubled
with hair balls in the digestive
track, sometimes producing death.
In addition to it's value for soiling
it also makes good ensilage. For this
purpose it should be put into the silo
when in full bloom.
While crimson clover makes a phe-
nomenal growth at times, it is a little
unreliable. In the spring of 1902 the
clover at this station yielded 1857
tons of green forage per acre, while
In 1903 it only yielded 6.67 tons. This
variation, however, was almost who'll
~ due TO the difference In the time of
termination Of the seed. In the fla
of 1901 the seed terminated about the
first Of September, while In 1902 it
did not terminate before about the
first Of November.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-06
The BRACES IN POSITION.

be driven in tight. These posts should
be seven inches square, or eight to nine
inches in diameter if round.
The horizontal brace should be placed
n foot below the top of the post for
a four foot fence and fifteen inches be-
low for a five foot fence. | have used
this kind of bracing for u ifty-eight
inch twenty-three strand woven wire
fence. top strand No. 8 and bottom No.
0 wire. intermediate No. IL and each
strand drawn very tight.
have never had occasion to do any
anchoring OF posts and have had no
trouble with wires getting slack. These
posts should be tamped from the bot
tom to the top Of the ground, so the
ground will be as tight as before It was
moved.-Cor. Orange Judd Farmer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-06

A Minnesota correspondent of Rural
New Yorker recommends the following
method or treating a self sucking COW:
Tie a rope around her body just be-
hind her forelegs and another just be-
fore her udder, tying both medium
tight. Now put on a halter, tie a rope
inside ring and run 70 first rope around
body and tie. run the rope to second
rope around body and tie. run rope
around behind her and fasten same as
on other side. The side ropes can be
adjusted with slack enough from front
circling so that the COW can fight files
q move her head back just far
enough to miss reaching teats.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-06
Thursday, October 8, 1904.
Notice of Application for Probate of
Will.

Notice of Application for Probate OF
Will.
(sept Z4w)
state of south Dakota, ~
County of Day So
In CountN court.
Notice of time appointed for proving
will, etc.
In the matter of the estate of jacob
Wickre, deceased.
The State of South Dakota sends greet
i9g To Katrina Mickre, III, q. Wickre, John
Nickre. lnga N. Larson, Ellen L. Olson
Eliza J Ottum, Carl Dyvig, Jacob Dyvig
and Lena DvVig Meyer, heirs next OF kin
Of Jacob Wickre, deceased.
Pursuant to an order of said court, made
nu the 18th day of September y. ID. 1901
notice IL hereby given, that Saturday,
the 18TH day of October a. ID. 1904. at II
o'clock n. nj, of said day, at tine court room
af aid court. at Webster in the County OF
Day have been appointed az the time
place for proving the Will Of h said
Jacob Wickre deceased, and for hearing
fhe application of Katrina Wickre for the
ISSUANCE 10 her of letters testauientary
when aud where any person interested
may appear and contest the same.
Witness the Hon. John III. Lund, Judge
of said court, this 2ist day of
September, a. ID. 1904, at his
Office in the City of Webster,
County of Day, State of South
Dakota.
tSeaD
John III. Lund,
Judge of the County Court.
Albert Smith,
Clerk.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-06

Experiments conducted at the Storrs
agricultural experiment station for tho
purpose OF finding out the cost Of rails.
Ing calves up to the age Of six months
show the following results, says Hol.
stein riesian Register: Two Iots ~
calves we're experimental upon. The
first were fed new mix for four w,,eks
then skim milk was substituted for q
With the SECOND lot this change was
made when the calves were less than
two weeks Old Rowen hay. Or hav
cut for the second time In the asme
season, was kept before them constant
y. The arst lot was NOT given any
e1nin. out The others had grain Owen
them for The last two months.
The nrst ut gained one and ons-fcurth
pounds par day PER calf. the secon6
2 and one-third pounds, bokh 81
winch gins ware couridored e sa1in-
factory. - theee calves VEN destined
,fos = dsirx hsFd IA n W tbers{prs
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-06
FEEDING FOR MILK

Well cured alfalfa hay cut at the
right moment contains nearly IL per
cent Of digestible protein, about the
same as wheat bran. said III. A. Bere-
man before the Kansas board Of agri-
culture. Alfalfa hay Is nearly q bal
anced ration In itself. and there Is no
apparent reason why 1t should not sup
plant all other dairy feeds IL compares
tive prices warrant II. 1t furnishes In
q substance the necessary roughage
with the requisite proportions OF digest
tble nutrients.
FeeaAne Tsr Prsnt-
The COW u naturally q forage eating
animal. Her internal economy II adapt
- for converting bulky food into milk.
Her stomach works while she sleeps,
end u economical and intelligent feed
~ mean giving Z COW all the high
gpads protein roughaes abe win assim-
late Il looks too easy to b. true. / ~
tlove Il = worthy ~ I trial ana U you
1HfnAorS of Kansas who have wen -
klfnhod 1elds * alfalfa viii experi.
n this respect win 0rpt elass
lkImalA hE!nx
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-06

Whereas default has been made in the
payment of the principal aud interest on
me debt secured by mortgage, dated the
san day of June, a. ID. 1901, between kon-
sad Ropicki and Victoria Kopicki, his wife
rE the County of Day, State of South
Dakota, mortgagors and j. lease Thresh-
ing Machine company, of Racine, i'm the
state of Wisconsin,. mortgages; which
raid mortgage was duly recorded in the
Office OF the register of deeds inand for the
Gaunty of Day, State of Dakota, in Book
of mortgages ON page 80, or the 18th
Gay OF June. a, ID. isi, at three o'clock
pm.
Aud whereas aid mortgage was on the
9TH day Of August, 1904, duly assigned by
an instrument in writing to Gilbert ID.
Peterson of Webster, South Dakota, and
which assignment was ON the 18th day of
September, "A. ID. 1904. duly recorded in
she office of the register of deeds, in and
Ser Day county, South Dakota, i'm book
~ of mortgages on page t52.
And, Whereas, there is claimed to be
gAie at the date of this notice the sum of
fSelve hundre ninety-seven dollars
fsl2e5l besides the further sum of ten dol
lars $50 attorneys fees
Now, Therefore, notice is hereby given
raaat by virtue of the power of sale in
said mortgage contained, and the statute
N such case made and provided. said
rzortgage will be foreciosed and the pre-
nrfses herein described, sold at public
zpction. by the sheriff of Day county.
south Dakota, at the trout door of the
rsnIt house, in the City of Webster. I'm
aid county and state, on the 18th day of
November, A. ID. 1901. at the hour of one
Sciock in the afternoon of aid day, to pay
said mortgage debt. interest, and attor-
Exy's fees, aud other costs, allowed by
NV.
h u~iortgaged premises are situated in
the COUNTY OF Day, State of South
naketa, and are described as follows,
fswit.
The east "a of the u and the
thw u of the southeast a of section
= and lot 3 Of section II, in township l22
81 range ~.
Dated this 18th day of September, A. ID.
n84-
Gilbert ID. Peterson,
Assignee of Moftgagee.
Frank Sears.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-06

use three posts set eight feet apart.
not less than four feet In the ground;
two braces made of 4 by 8 oak, n
eight feet and one nine feet long, n
placed horizontally between the first
and second posts. the other on an angle
between the second and third posts, as
shown in the accompanying illustra-
ton. A notch must be put in each post
for the braces to fit into, and they nus
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-06

not desirable that they should lay &,
fat. The cost of the tirst set averag'
47.3 cents per week and that OF the sec.
ond 44.6 cents.
Similar experiments TO show the cost
of raising calves 10 a greater age were
also made, the period of testing being
two years and eighteen days. When
fed 1S5 days as above, 1SS days az
pasture, with one pound of grain per
day; 1S1 days in the stable at 90 cents
per week, and 1914 days at pasture,
with 120 pounds of grain, the average
cost per animal was estimated at
1920.
Convenient Cow stall.
The illustration of the so called mod
ell stall, which is taken from Hoard's
Dairyman, shows n single stall with
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-06
Sale of Indian Lands.
(aup t-noy 81

IauH EUON y
Sealed bids for the following described
tracts of inherited Indian lands will be
received by the United States Indian
agent at Si@seton agency South Dakota,
up 20 II o'clock Don of November 3, 1904
Sw a sw a section y and " = nv "a and
nwA =wA section n, township l23, range S5
" = ne = and ne 4 NV a section 30 and
sw a sc a section %, township lZ3, range
50.
Lots 2 aud I section -, township 10,
range 80.
Very respectfully,
G., IL. Jackson,
u, :. udian Agent.