The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-15
PLAN BIG DAIRY
INDUSTRY HERE
PROJECT TO ESTABLISH Al GIeAN-
TIC DAIRY FARM NEAR ARGUS
VILE HAS BEEN STARTED BY
FARMERS WHO WILL HAVE 300
FINE Mich cows.

The foundation for an extensive
dairy industry is soon to be laid in
the Red River valley, and If the plans
of the promoters are carried out the
movement will lead to diversified farm
ing ON large scale and bring relief
and prosperity to the farmers who have
been suffering from series of wet
years, and short crops The nucleus
will be large creamery which is to
be established on an extensive scale at
Argusville.
Several prominent farmers of Ar
gusville, including W. H. Herman,
Mark Paine and James Trusten, are
interested in the project which is be-
ing backed by r. j. Weisep and Fred
A. Irish Of this city. 1t is proposed to
organize a stock company, erect a
creamery at Argusville and secure
about 500 of the very best dairy cows
for distribution among the farmers of
the vicinity. With this accomplished
and the farmers of the vicinity once
interested in dairying, the industry
would be sure to prosper as IL has
done wherever 1t has been started un-
der conditions which were at all fav-
orabie
A meeting Is to be held Saturday at
Argusville for the purpose of organic
ing the company. About $4,000 has
been advanced enough to make it GER
tain that the creamery will be started,
but it is desired to give the farmers
about Argusville an opportunity to be-
come connected with the enterprise in
which they are chiefly concerned
The land about Argusville is natur-
ally very rich and productive, and dur
ing dry years is the garden spot of
North Dakota, thirty bushels of wheat
to the acre having frequently been
raised on 1t, but during the past few
years the farmers have suffered great
ly from too much water. Last year and
the year before their crops were prac-
tically total failure and for several
years previous farmers had poor crops
clarifying seems to furnish the best
prospect for the relief of the present
farming conditions in the valley" said
E. j. Weiser Not many years ago
the farmers of southern Minnesota and
northern Iowa were in the same pre-
dicament as many of the farmers here
in the valley now find themselves
Creameries We're established, the dairy
industry was developed and now they
are wealthy. The same thing will hap
pen here. ~
Drains are soon to be constructed
in this county and that will help the
farmers, but dairying will be of still
greater benefits You can't very we'll
drown. out COW as you can wheat.
and good grass will grow even on wet
land. In addition to the amount which
the farmers will derive from the sale
of cream and butter they win have
many calves to dispose of and their
skinned milk can be used for feeding
sheep and pigs so that they can go
into livestock raising extensively.
"The same land which they plant 20
fodder corn one year can be used Ito
good advantage for wheat the next
year"
1t is pointed out that the success of
this first dairy would lead to the es-
Establishment of many bther dairies
throughout the state. This would re-
suit in much needed diversificatiol of
farming in the valley, would make the
farmers prosperous and their prosper
| ity would in turn react upon Fargo so
| that the bankers and business men
would profit by 1t. 1t Is the intention
to dispose Of some of the stock of the
| new creamery company in this city
and it is believed that considerable
support can be secured from local bus-
mess men.
| Mr.. Weiser has had much experience
in the dairy business and in the establ
lishment of creaneries and he will Ga
to southern Minnesota to purchase
some fine dairy stock which is TO be
placed on various farms near Arguss
| vile.