The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-16
LEADING STOCKNAN
OF NORTH DAKOTA
J. p. POWER, OWNER or THE
FAMOUS HELENDALE STOCK
FARM TELLS HOW HE HAS WON
SUCCESS BY RAISING PURE
BRED STOCK IN TIL STATE.

J. B. Power, the leading stock breed
er of the state was in Fargo wednes-
day. IN company with his wife he
was en- route to Arkansas on their an
nual winter sojourn in the south.
For many years Mr.. Powers and his
Helendale farm near Power, N. D., has
been noted all over the country as
raising as good shorthorn cattle as can
be produced anywhere. At one time
Mr.. Power was president of the Agri-
cultural college and has at various
times held various offices OF TRUST in
North Dakota. Always he has been a
booster for North Dakota as a good
agricultural and stock producing state
"a fact which he has proved
still Raising Fine Cattle.
He is still In business at his Helen
dale farm, demonstrating in his own
steady, quiet way that North Dakota
is one Of the best states in the union
for live stock production as 1t Is in
wheat. Thirty years ago the Argus
published his first article on the subject
and the reasons there given for the
/ faith that was in him have proved to
be correct. Mr.. Power then bought the
first herd of pure sflorthorn cattle in
| North Dakota and has remained with
them. Many others followed but he is
the only man In the state that has con-
tinued steadily in the business of
breeding and raising them. 1t is evil
IDENTIFY healthy as well as a profitable
business as Mr.. Power is looking as
young, energetic and genial a man to-
| day as he was then.
Mr.. Power is Justly very proud Of his
Helendale farm and the results he has
obtained on it by a scientific and in
telligent method of farming and stock
raising. He has set an example to the
farmers Of the state, showing them
what can be done il the right applica-
ton is put to the work and a conscien-
tious study made OF 1t. In speaking Of
what has been accomplished on his
farm to representative OF The Forum,
Mr.. Power said:
Bred and Raised Prize Winners.
1.-THE Helendale herds of shorthorn
cattle is we'll known in the state and
have been steady prize winners for
years at the county and state fairs and
Of late years in the large fairs OF the
country. The agricultural college steer
Bob, a winner at the Chicago Interna-
rional show two years ago was bred
and raised at Helendale farm. Last
year / won the prize at the Northwest
ern Livestock association show at
South st. Paul with the best car load
Of spring Shropshire lambs. From the
car lot few were purchased by
rhe North Dakota agricultural college
and brought back to Fargo and this
year they were prize winners again at
the South ST. Paul show as the best
fat yearlings. Again this year I won
first prize with the best car load of
grain fed shorthorn steers and first
prize and championship for the best car
load OF two year old Shorthorn feeders
| at the South st. Paul show"
Persisted and Used Brains.
When asked how ne made such a
great success Of his Helendale farm,
Mr.. Powers said, The fact is / stuck
to the work persistently and steadily.
I used my brains with the work studied
1t and made combinations in the bust
ness, which with it's attendant success
proves conclusively that my claims for
North Dakota as a live stock producing
state are correct and it only remains
for the farmers of the state to follow
this example to make North Dakota
one Of the best known general all
around agricultural states in the
/ Union"