The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-01-07
Would You be al Veterinarian
Here Are Some Facts Concerning the Opportunities Of an
Up-todate Veterinarian That Should be Tempting
Short Course at Agricultural College

The committee sent by the Agricn.
raj College 10 investigate the dairy
equipment at the agricultural schools
in Minnesota, Wisconsin,, and Iowa
recently handed in it's report. The
rapid increase in the value of the
dairy industry in the three states
named is due in large measure to
the important part the state schools
have played in the training of men
qualified to get the most possible
out OF the industry. Wisconsin
alone. in 1906, produced 125,00O,00O
pounds of butter having value or
S35. 900 900. while it's cheese returns
for the same year added $17,0OO,000
to the account. The dairy products
Of the state exceed by $3,oo0,O0o the
total income ,,from wheat, oa!s,
barley. flax, and potatoes. The
creamery butter alone in the state
Of Iowa had last wear valuation
Of $2S, 400, 900 while that of the crops
above named totaled $55;000,0o0. In
1906 the North Dakota crop was
,-aluel ~. 581 ,OO0. 00o-a crop con-
listing largely OF wheat, flax, and
harlev, AN of which draw heavily on
the fertility of the soil The conf
,mittee. consisting OF H. r. Hart
man. Jas. B. Radford, and G. L..
Tibert say in their report, Climatic
conditions in Minnesota and North
Dakota are about the same the peo-
Die ara of the same stock. and we
can sea no reason why the dairy
cow should not become az great a
sc-rcn Of revanue to the farmers Of
North Dakota as to our sister state
across the Red. where the annual
output has increased from sG.OOO.-
o00.Oon in 1890 to $41,oo0.ooo at the
nresert time. and where Prof. Heck
er c. the Minnesota Agricultural
Cnlle"a managing the college herd.
rercrte that he has been able to Sc
cure~a return of 1924 for every
800 expended for fodder. While
we lead in the production of small
grains. every thinking man knows
that this condition cannot continue
indefinitely. Some other method Of
farming must be adopted. We be-
,lfeye what dairyino has dome for
me states visited, it can do for our
state, and we see a great additional
source Of revenue to the farmers
of our state in intelligent dairy
farming"
To lightly equip the farmers of
the state for the changing con-
ditions It is necessary that hundreds
OF young men t11ruout the state be
trained in the best methods Of com
merciai dairyng. This will call for
an adequate equipment. consisting
OF creamery, dairy horr and dairy
herd. together with the employment
OF professor of dsiry;ng. Both
long and short courses in this
subject will be offered and in the.
near future. The dairy depa rtment
to becorce one Of the
leading features of the Agricultural
College. ... IT,
Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
5s at the A. c.
= In response 70 a petition Of some
twenty students, now enrolled at the
college. the board of A~ustees at the
North Dakota Agriculture; College
durir th2:r meeting OF December
9th, established a fnll collegiate
course in veterinary medicine and
The action of the boarl was taken
a'+er careful consideration Of the
proposition, which was placed be-
fore them by the students. Upon
inquiry it was found that the stu
dent petitioners intend to enter the
veterinary profession and would be
compelled to seek the required in
struction in other states after the
completion of their preparatory
studies. 1t was further learned
that the college authorities had
during the past few years received
Z great many Inquiries after work
q veterinary medicine and that
even students who had come here
expo ting to find opportunities tor
thAt type of training had to be
turned away.
With q view OF learning some
thing Of the kind OF course planned
and the prospects Of Students gradu-
a4lne from such course, your cor