The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-20


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of dairying. There is unlimited pas
turage of the very best during the pas
turing season, the whole year round in
the ranching country, and at least from
seven to eight months where the sea-
son is the shortest leaving the feeding
season but short in any case; and for
this an abundance Of the best hay can
be saved from the native prairie
grasses during the summer season,
rendering dairy cattle keep an mex
'pensive item at the most. Again there
are favorable dairying regulations of
which the people are justly proud. In
dividual butter and cheese making was
tested at an early day and resulted, as
it does everywhere, in but partial
success. The construction Of suitable
houses for the care of milk and prod
ucts, the cost of help and the lack Of
experience all stood in the way as
drawbacks. The attention Of the gov
eminent was called to the phenomenal
success Of the cooperative system in
Denmark and other European coun-
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ern provinces and at once experts were
placed at the disposal of the people
throughout the country. This led to
the establishment Of chain of cooper
alive creameries through the territories.
These institutions while subject to
the control of the patrons through
boards of directors are absolutely un-
der government management which in
sures perfect safety to all patrons. The
milk, or the cream separated at home
when so desired by separators, is taken
to the dairy station, there tested and
weighed as delivered and converted
into butter by the experts. Advances
are made from month to month which
are found to be very convenient by
settlers who commenced farming with
limited means and balances are
handed over when sales are effected at
the close of the season. This saves the
settlers all the expenses incident to
manufacturing at home and a great
deal of trouble in other respects.
: Educatio9al.
All religious denominations are on
equal footing in the great Canadian
West. There is the fullest freedom to
all denominations to build churches
and worship as they please. The
schools are national, non-sectarian and
free; that is, there is no tax for at
tendance, the government defraying q
large portion Of the cost. The balance
of the cost of education is met by a
tax of about So year on each quar-
ter section (160) acres. Schools under
highly certifcated teachers are in all
towns and villages and country dis
tricts where there are dozen or more
children to attend them. The growth
of the education system will give q
fair view of the growth of the coun-
try. In 1886 there were but rs schools
in the whole country, with govern
ment grant of $S,90S. In 1904 there
were 845 schools with grant of $273.-
600.
Opportunities Waiting.
The Canadian West is no longer in
its initial stage and the subject for
comment for the doubling Thomases
and I-told-you-sos. There is scarcely q
country Of Europe or a state of the
American union that has not its scores
of sons and daughters there enjoying
the prosperity begotten of energy and
enterprise and willing to bear testi-
mony to the many and varied advan-
tages they possess. There is not there
the same pleasures for the kid-gloved
farmer that he may find in older and
better settled countries, but there is the
climate and other conditions that
eventuate in robust manhood and
womanhood, the climate and soi' that
produce the best crops in the world;
the land to be had for nothing; rail-
ways pushing ahead to the remotest
corners Of the country as rapidly as
men and money can build Their and all
the other advantages of civilization ex-
banding as fast as age and opportuni-
ties will permit.