The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-01

1906, Hanley's Calendar, 174360. This
COW milked over 5000 pounds with
first calf.
Lady Grey Of Edgewood, 19s,s61.
Earl Stredwick, from Hecker, sent
six quarts of wild plums to the
Clinton Falls Nursery Co.. of Owa-
tonna, Mimi, recently, that company
intending to graft the seeds in order
to obtain a harder tree, capable of
producing finely favored fruit.
There are no plums anywhere that
have a better flavor than those grow
ing wild along the Mouse river. Wild
plums were very scarce this year,
six quarts being all that Mr..
Stredwick could find last year, there
were hundreds of bushels Of the
delicious fruit.
Rueben Stredwick sent in six ruta-
bagas that weighed more than ninety
pounds, and he says that these were
not the largest that he raised either.
ID. B. Welty and wife from Sawyer
attended the Festival. Mr.. Welty in
forms that he raised six acres of the
Northwestern Dent corn this year
that matured fully. He cut it, and
is feeding the corn to his hogs. Il
can Just stand and see them grow
Mr.. Welty explained. The corn will
average 35 bushels or more to the
acre.
The A. S. of E. held two interest
ing meetings at the opera house dur
ing the Festival, Monday afternoon
and Tuesday forenoon. Mr.. Hanley
of Chicago, a National organizer, ad-
dressed the farmers at these meet
ings, giving interesting speeches.
J. w. Howard, owner of the Got
tonwood Farm" eight miles east OF
Glenburn, brot down about as nice
lot of garden vegetables, grain. and
grasses, as we have ever seen, and
exhibited them at the Festival, Mr..
Howard exhibited in eleven distinct
contests. His Northwestern Dent
corn is deserving of special comment.
Mr.. Howard drilled in five or six
acres of this corn by hand, and every
stalk had from one to two fully de-
veloped, fine ears Of corn. The corn
yielded enormously. He also brot
in several stalks of dwarf rape, taller
than himself. This is an excellent
feed for cattle and other stock and
grows so rank that one can easily
grow from four to six tons to the
acre. Mr.. Howard's celery looks
particularly fine, the heads being very
large. II never yet exhibited onions
anywhere that l did not take the
prize" Mr.. Howard stated. He has
some fine specimens at the Festival
and says he could haul in several
wagon loads if necessary. Mr.. How
ard, supplies the citizens OF Glen
burn with garden truck and his
monthly income from this
source brings him each month
fifty dollars which helps out a
good deal. Il came here five years
ago with an appetite and $40 now
now have one OF the best farms IN
the country il do say it myself" !"
Mr. Howard explained. He farmed
tive quarters of land this year with.
ost hiring enc cents worth OF help.
A sample Of one year old alfalfa
was most interesting The sample
was from the second cutting this
year, and the root was nearly two
feet long. Mr.. Howard says that
alfalfa will do extra well here. He
also sbrot in some OF his clover from
the second cutting. Mr.. Howard
raises all kinds OF tame grasses, alf
alfa, clover, timothy, bronze grass
ETC. He has four acres Of alfalfa
And talk about your fruit. He
raised 100 quarts Of fine Strawberries
from q little patch 5oxeo feet, and
sold them in Glenbun. He alst
raises raspberries, gooseberries. etc
From forty acres Of macaroni wheat
he harvested. 1000 bushels. Mr
Howard has q beautifully kept lawn
and with his magnificent grove o.
cotton trees, his home does not have
the appearance Of a barren prai
/ rie home. Many people visit his
farm every year to see what he !:
doing in the way OF raising some
thing Of practically everything tha
will grow.
Miss Mary Glefn, the accomplished
daughter Of Jens Glein, prominent