The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-02-01

The idea was not to discontinue
the raising of grain but to treat
it rather as a conjInctive 10 the
general scheme than rs the nlain
consideration, paying more 't'r,
tention to the raising 81 grasses
and fodder to feed to live stock,
using the manure tOfertilizp and
enrich the soil. As to what kind
OF live stock To keep, tile speaker
favored tile dairy COW. sheep and
hog, rather advising the dual
purpose COW, for this country liz.
cause she can stand the rigorous
climate better than the thinned
and more nervously tempered
Jersey or kindred breeds ri tile
more exclusive dairy variety,
aside of the greater value for it's
beef Qualities.
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures
to the audience Mr.. E. s. De
l.ancey Of Valley City, who is ex-
pert breeder III ncvdrHft horses
and importer Of full }bloodnl
Percheron and Belgian stations.
Nh. sDeI4ancey addressed tire a,t-
lience. upon the sthject of farm
h,rses. His talk whseyprs,ctical
and to the point. ..Hesealledi*ht-:
tention to the fact that this
country is not by far raising the
horses that it,needs and he said
that while Ills co-workers in the
institute were talking corn and
alfalfa and other possibilities. he
was sure that We, could.
raise oats and barley and this
taken with climatic. and soil con
ditions existing in this part OF
the country makes this section
an ideal one for the raising Of
horses. A short synopsis Of wI,;,l.
Mr.. Delaney gave as u descrip-
ton ei !. good draft horse may
I've summed up as follows: They
should be large and expressive
and the distance from tito tile
ear great. indicating. brain ca
pacity and intelhgence,fa face from
eyes down bony and prominent,
nostrills large, jaws moderate,
neck long, shoulders not near as
perpendicular as some would adj
wise but more sloping, wide chest,
forearm long, muscular and
strong, knee Joint broad, leg
short ii ON knee down. heel and
frog large. hook joints large and
bones prominent and we'll defined,
loins wide, sloping hips no detri-
ment except to appearance,
broad in body and we'll devel-
oped Indicating good digestive
power. LII all there were three
main points to be considered,
! intelligence, constitution anu
running gear. He incidentally
warned the audience to look out
for the horses with the small
piggish eye, not, however, SO
much on account OF the head end
as OF the other, pointing to the
hind feet OF the horse whose pic
ture hung in front OF him Iii
speaking about the horses foot
he said that this country pos
sessel most ideal soil conditions
for the production OF the perfect
article in the way of horse feet
and that he Thought a good deal
OF the shoeing done could be dis
pensed with, nature not intend
ing shoes for the horse anyway
and that it shUultlOIliy he! done
t. the extent Of preventing sore.
ness in the suln,lterS,rslippibg.,il
1icy roads in the:Wilitsr tegstyv
it as his opinilSU tllntsalAxi, ~v,.,
plus Of this class fIkoi'seY a*db.:
! left after the home n1,lrkpt III,
!; supplied couldbe, dispp sed qf'Eq
good advantage on the saAteII1
market. ChicBgOs prices at pres:
ent being about is Ot1,if: slllors
for ~ horse weighing 4, lQD lbs,
\ aud told OF two teams that he
4 knew OF which had bAsl. suld from
| North Dakot;l. to Michigan sAt
5000 per team. \. Y g
Beng asked by a gentleman in
the audience what4,feedlhe wt,,slti
recommend. Mr.. PeLanre,y AN.
swered that it was im,nateri:sl
what the breed was as long us he
WAS Il good horse.
Mr. K. +. Flint Of Bismarck,
lAssistant Dairy Commissioners Of
1.-THE state, was then introduced
land, gave Il good wholesome talk
|upon the creamery question. MIR.
Flint was for five Years ilIrh;.r@e
OF IL large creamery ar New
Salem, Mimi, and no one could