The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-04

600 are burned. This 5,250,0O0 tons, at
ats loves fertility value of $3.50 per
ton is worth s13,125. 900.
This Is the actual fertility loss for
the wheat crop alone. II estimates
We're taken of the other crops wasted
as IS the wheat straw, the loss would
run up into figures that would be
astounding. But the $1s,O00,00O Is
large enough for present purposes. 1t
Is a per capita tax of $40 for each
man. woman and child in the state.
1t is enough to build $50 miles of in
dependent railroad. 1t would put our
country roads in fine shape for a
generation to come. 1t would enable
the farmer 70 educate his children.
and to provide for himself the best
of agricultural information. Invested
as permanent fund, it is sufficient
to maintain the agricultural education
of the state for many years co come
And the pity Of 1t is that the loss
Is so largely preventable. Much of 1t
Is for no better purpose than to get
rid Of work Of nature thar will not
pay in immediate returns Left over
from the all-wheat days is the idea
that the land does not need manure
so the land is robbed annually OF the
best Of its disable wealth The end
OF that thing is reduced yields and
lowered quality OF crop.
s1S,O00,00 It's big price to pay
for a smoke, and not even have a
headache to show for it,!
Creamery Shows Great Results.
A recent report of the Kenmare
Creamery association, a cooperative
enterprise, shows splendid results from
cooperation.
During the first year the creamery
has received $12,S21 for 46,s26 pounds
of butter, and out OF that amount paid
the farmers for cream the sum of
$10,025, and about $1,000 was spent in
the town of Kenmare for salaries and
merchandise
OF the butter made, about 1880
pounds was sold in Kenmare. the bal
ance going outside. Estimating the
privately made butter, Kenmare read
lily produces more than twice the local
demand.
This total estimate, made by The
Kenmare News figures about $50, 900
as the value of the butter sold i'm
Kenmare for the year, or enough to
buy every milk COW within a radius of
fifteen miles of Kenmare.
Those selling butter to private par
ties have averaged 26k cents per
pound, and the patrons of the creamery
about the same, with the added adj
vantage of not having to make the but
ter
AS to the price received, The News
thinks that the creamery has been the
direct cause of raising the price of
butter at least sc per pound, and that
had the entire cream output gone to
the creamery another cents could
have been saved on the cost of man
ufacture.
Altogether 1t is a showing of which
the creamery patrons of Kenmare may
feel proud, and promise Of what 9TH
err localities, having creameries oper-
ated on business lines, may reasonably
hope TO accomplish.
The Corn Show.
Second annual North Dakota corn
show, Fargo, N. Oak, Jan. 1921, 1910.
Do you believe North Dakota can
produce corn7
IL you DO, prove It. Prove II by
sending in an exhibit and by persuad-
ing others to do the same.
Have you considered what the corn
show means7
1t means prospective land buyers
convinced; It means livestock, dairy
ing, diversified farming; II means few
er weeds, more wheat, better roads,
better homes and more OF them, de-
veloped resources, more money; IL
means sale OF your seed corn at fancy
prices.
Boost for the corn showi Boost for
your own community and county. No
entry fee, Liberal premiums contrib
uted by the commercial club of Fargo
and progressive land dealers OF the
state,
BY all means send In an exhibit, All
corn remains the property of the ex-
hibitor, A large portion OF what re-
mains will be displayed at the fairs
next summer In the name of the grow. |
er,
Send for copy OF the premium list
and rules IL you do not already have
them.
Address all communications To @. w.
2andlett, Agricultural college.