Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-17
Has Made Many Farmers
Of This Section Feel
Like Kings
Crops May Fail But the Cow
and the Creamery Sus-
tain the People

SSNANA
culture and it's kindred interests held
SO prominent a place as at the pres
emit. All that science can do is being
done to further it's advancement. The
most advanced thought and methods
prevail and the resultant product is
seen in every civilized country. It is
the art of ennobling and all should aid
In its progress, for by it's uplifting is
all mankind enriched and blessed.
Joseph E. Wing, leading contribut-
Or to the Breeders Gazette, ana who
recently returned from a European
trip, states that wherever the land is
the highest in value. there YOU find a
dairying country. He cites as an Illus
tration the islands of Alderney, Jersey
and Guernsey. But one ne.sls not 60
beyond the borders of his own land to
see that this is true 'Tis shown ey-
erywhere, All one needs to do to see
the proof of it is to visit some of the
neighboring states-Minnesota, Wis
consin, Iowa, South Dakota and others.
The prosperous condition of the farm
ers who carry on a dairy business is
proVerbial. There the cream check is
looked forward to at the end of each
month as regularly and with as much
confidence as the check of the public
school teacher, and where the well
patronized and well conducted cream
cry OBTAINS there the man several
miles out of town enjoys all the lux
uries Of his city neighbor. He, too.
can have his modern house, steam
heated, electric lighted and equipped
with telephone, ETC., and his automo-
bile and daily paper He easily be-
comes the most independent man on
the face OF the earth-a king in his
realm and monarch of all he sur
syeys." There is no other class of
men in the world that is SO rapidly
taking the lead in the struggle for
wealth, comfort and political prefer
ment and the day is not far distant
when the thoughtful. studiolls farm
er will not only hold his own in the
race but he will actually dominate
the trend OF action in the nation. But
to do this he must take his stand on
the cream can. It must become his
terra firma-the rock upon which his
feet must be firmly and unflinchingly
placed.
i Five years ago the cream can was
almost curiosity in Burleigh county
especially so in the eastern end, but
the farmer generally is a man alive ITO
his interests and it was not long fiji
the far-sighted ones began to see that
the day OF the rancher was about ov-
/. er. In casting about for monev-mak.
ing substitute, his eyes fell upon the
cream can and it was laid hold of and
that hold has never been loosened. in.
stead the grasp has frightened and to-
day every little station in the county
has its dozen or two of cream cans
daily sitting on the platform, and
could these cans talk, the tales they
would tell would be highly interest
ing. They would tell how under form
: er conditions, where the grain cror
was the main dependence of the fam
Lily, the table was scant, and oftentimes
hearts were heavy and homes cheer
less, the wife OF the pioneer was oblig
ed to remain indoors during the win
ter months for lack of proper cloth
ing If she ventured out, the husband
scantily dressed, was Obliged to wea
ther the storms though he lacked the
food that gives life and strength
Now, the cream can, God bless it
has revolutionized everything. ALI are
more comfortable in every way. The
contAented song and laughter in The
home and the CHEEKY whistle abou,
F, the farm betoken that there is some
thing doing But we are only in oul
infancy in the carrying on of the cream
industry. We must enlarge upon it Il
Z We wish to attain the greatest good
! Every farmer in the county must be
] come interested and have share ii
the business He must not neglec
his opportunity. The Gsrman-speak
ing population, particularly that nor
!. ton recently emigrated from the moth
er country, is carrying out the fde;
\ with splendid results to themseiye
}. and their communities Visit the sci
I tiers in the Genullin country and se
I for yourselves how prosperous is ey
L erything. Panic why they have no
Z heard Of it, or if they have they hav
q continued to draw their cream check
u as regularly as ever with perhaps
broader smile.
a To obtain the desired end. the co,
t must be kept, the herd enlarged an
$ more attention given to the breed t
d be handled with best results. And 4
better time or opportunity is offere