The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-10-07

The first Ward County Fair is generally
conceded to have been more Of a success
than nearly everyone expected it would be,
and it has been demonstrated beyond a
shadow of doubt, that it will be perman-
ent thing Of course, the fair will be hun
dred per cent better next year. The man
agement has learned few things about
conducting a pumpkin show. For one
thing, it is more than probable that the fair
will be held on an earlier date next year,
perhaps during the latter part OF July, when
will be just as good. Willie there is not
likely to be much threshed gra ION dspay,
the grain can be exhibited III straw The
garden vegetables will ,T fired by
that time, and this !. ~ make 1Be8ffftely no
difference IN the stock exhi bit The Board
is to hold the first annual nieeting in Janu-
ary to make arrangements for neM years
attraction, and will thresh out all of these
matters at that time, and no doubt will
make arrangements for having the prem
mum lists gotten out. Particular attention
should be paid to school exhibits, and no
doubt will be. Starting early, the associa-
ton will be able to get some first class at
fractions. The farmers should begin boost
ing for the Ward County Fair by becoming
members of the association. This is not a
Mlnot organization Minot is the best place
to hold such a fair, and while the business
men have come thru with large donations,
they Will be only too glad to see the farm
ers take hold of the proposition exclusively,
and make this their organization Quite
neat little sum was made this season, and
tins Will be kept intact to be used exclusive
~ IN the interest of the organization We
hope to publish at an early date the fnan-
clal standino of the association, together
with such other information as the farmers
would be interested in knowing
Farmers view the diversified farming
question in several different ways. One
farmer with whom we were talking recent
ly said: 1.-The Agricultural College advises
us to diversity, to raise cows, hogs and
other stock have tried raising cattle, on
my homestead, which resulted in failure. |
tried raising Kegs, but when [ figured the
value of the feed gave them, was losing
money: Now, | am sticking almost ex-
clusivey to raising grain, and am making
money. | know that am not doing the
proper thing for my posterity, but | am not
financially able to do any other way. In
time, | hope to work into raising a few
COWS, growing hogs etc. but can't do this
now
lh1s farmer was perfectly honest. He's
making money from his grain, and will
probably continue to do so for time we
hope. He's right too, to certain extent
from his view point and we are glad that
he's going to try to work into better meth
dds later But he should not wait too long
Jim Hill said that the value of the manure
from COW in the year was $23 if applied
to the soil and that Of a horse, two or three
dollars more. This farmer perhaps will
come out all right if the Lord is on his side
and continues to give him good crops, year
after year, but surprising the ''oh' year
comes, which is likely to put in its appear
ance at any time Then the farmer who
has his cream and butter to sell, who can
sell two or three fine colts yearly who can
market few dozen eggs a week, or dispose
of a few dozen Chickens will weather the
storm and come out with colors flying
1t Goes the Independent no small amount
of good to hear expressions of satisfaction
from our advertisers. J. C. Snallwood,
whose grocery business this fall, has beaten
all records, says of the Independents value
as an advertising medium: 81 can always
expect big, things from an advertisement in
the Independent, and that is WHY / adver-
tlse the year around. Your readers have
learned to expect something of interest to
them in my space, and / take the trouble to
change my advertisement every two weeks
Or Oftener. as the case should demand
When run a special sale can always look
for big increase in business The readers
cut the adv out of the paper and bring it
in to see that they are getting just what
was advertised. and of course, they always
do. You must have great circulation
We were talking with farmer friend
the other day concerning the bankruptcy
law, and he seemed to have the Wong inn
preston as to the power of this law He
had heard that after a man had taken the
bankruptcy method of liqudating his
debts, should the time ever come, when