The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-01-18

nights figuring on how he was going to
get the money to pay for feed.
Now | lay awake nights wondering
how | am going to dispose of the feed.
The result is that / am enabled to double
the number of cows that | have on my
farm"
Following Mr.. Schilling, w. F. Stiles
OF Lake Mills, Wis, spoke on "The
Cow for the North Dakota Dairyman. .
Owing to the nearness of the noon hour
he spoke briefly, He emphasized what
had been said by the previous speakers
on the best COW for dairying purposes,
and impressed on the minds of his hear
ers that with the owner of the cows it
rested whether the animals gave good
milk and plenty of it or not.
Decide on certain breed of animals
and raise nothing but that kind" he
said. In the western part of the state !
would not advise anyone going into the
dairying business. Stock raising for
slaughtering purposes is the business of
that section" ',,.,....
= WEDNESDAY NOON.
s. J. S. Mcdonald, who was to have
spoken last night, but who was not able
to be present at that time, was called to
1.-THE stand after the noon intermission
today He spoke on the "Co-operation
In Marketing Farm Produce" He ad-
.vlscd the organization of cooperative
companies and also advised against ship
ping produce to the private concerns in
preference to the cooperative compan-
les. ..... =, 49, -. a...a- .....-
81 Secretary Kaufman announced the
result of the butter. contest and took
occasion to congratulate the farmers of
North Dakota and particularly the
farmers of Cass County on the excellent
showing made in the contest. He an
nounced that meeting of butter makers
would be held in the Commercial Club
rooms, commencing at 7: 80 tonight. The
following were the scores of the con-
test: -...s s...n,,. ,... ..>s. ...... ..
sF. E. Swanson, Kindred. ...... .o4K
r. F. Flint. New. Salem ....... .o3h
Peter Miller, Glendale ...........o3
Gust Johnson, Davenport ..... .o2H
Fred Krause. Blue Grass, .......oe
Mrs. C. Fl. Moen, Grand Forks. :. .o2
DAIRY. -. "
r S. Kraunzer, Havana + orr
N J.. Hanson, Rosebud -. ..... .ooI5
e w. Lorerlz, Hebron ........ 90
Victor Glautz, Lisbon 90
+ w. D.. Collyer. of Chicago acted as
judge of the contest.
I Mr.. Kaufman read paper written by
ID. M. Young of youngstown, on How
to Improve the Milk and Cream De-
livered to the Creamery" The subject
was htmorously dealt with and caused
much laughter. Cleanliness was held a
most important feature. He advised
against buying and feeding stock food,
The butterf1laking industry was compar-
ed TO the beet sugar manufacturing
business. 1t was noted that the sugar
manufacturer did not remain in his Of
fice and say that his b,1sines swas solely
to manufacture sugar but he went out
and advised the farmers as to the meth
DDS ofraisirg beets. Butter makers were
advised to similarly advise the farmers
concerning milk supplied. s q n 7. ]
E. III. Pierce. well known butter
maker, led the discussion of the paper,
He complained that farmers were not
inclined to adopt the advice of butter
makers. He thought that a state cream
Inspector might assist in solving the
problem. i.55 Il.
During the reading Of the paper BY
Peter Miller OF Ellendale OH "How TO
Improve the Quality of Hand Separator
Cream Butter, President Worst asked
the people in the rear of the hall to
keep quiet.
Put these newspaper solicitors out
side, s shouted someone. This was fol-
lowed by great applause.
H. p Nelson of Darlington discussed
the paper briefly.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
In the absence Of Z. 6. Schollander.
"A. *. Busch talked briefly on the 4 Sc
lection Of Seed Corn He impressed
on the farmer the need Of carefully
selecting seed. He recommended
orthWestern Dent, as the best for
this section of the country Minnesota
King, he believed was the second
best.
In. a few words, President Worst in
troduce T. +. Eastgate of Larimore,
who has made extensive experiments
in raising grasses.
Mr.. Eastgate said:
After an experience of twenty 1--we
years III North Dakota / am fully
satisfied that to make a permanent sue
cess it is absolutely necessary to have
more grass. II.
This last season i had very con-
vincing evidence Of the benefits of ro-
tation ofncrops:aI have small piece
of land tWenty-one acres that / have
seeded down with timothy every fourth
year since it WAS first broken twenty
three years ago. This year 1t was in
wheat and yielded twenty-six bushels
per acre. 81 sI
Right along side OF it where rota-l
ton has not been carried on SO long
the yield was thirteen bushels. do
not think the one lot is twice as fertile
as the other Bit about the first of
AUGUST there was dry spell that
held the crop hack for about three.
weeks But there was so mitch mere