The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-01-20

must be made by the man who would
keep sheep.
The winter quarters must be dry and
cool, that is, well aired, but almost any
place having those conditions will an
swer. have known a small flock to
have excellent accommodations In a
shed mostly filled with machinery.
I used various old buildings at the
start; several years ago we built a
great straw shed, but it could not be
kept entirely dry. So two years ago
built a sheep barn at a cost OF $4,000
and have devoted the straw shed to
other purposes
Access to clean water the sheep must
have once a day. On dry pasturage
they will drink much, while on rich
clover pasturage they win drink but
very little.
Begin Small.
advise every man to begin with but
small flock. sheep win run safely
in the same pasture with cattle, and
believe with horses as well, IL not
crowded. Sheep will Craze in any kind
OF pasture; in weedy piece of land
saved out for summer fallow; they do
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will roam the stubbles until well into
December, that is till the snow is too
deep, and they will thrive at It, But
remember this: A healthy sheep has
a very healthy appetite, especially
manifest when our pasture is short.
Look Ahead For Pasturass.
Bear this too in mind: 1t will not
pay to keep land in pasture for sheep
when that land is renewed and ready
to be restroed to wheat raising. Look
ahead as to pasturage. had once to
materially reduce our flock because /
had not looked ahead far enough In
the respect just mentioned.
There are many things would say,
more In detail, If there were time but
win close with this: II you are not al
ready doing SO. SOW some clover early
next spring and SOW some every year;
unless you dislike sheep, start with
them as soon as ou can provide pas
turage start in a small way for you
can learn good deal from few sheep,
but don't forget to start
Perhaps 1 should add that In my
Judgment based on experience herding
sheep, save under very exceptional cir
cumstances, 1t is improbable on any
wheat farm In North Dakota. You
must have mostly enclosed pasturage.
Very respectfully, Datus G. Smith.
Professor Arvotd's Address.
Late yesterday afternoon Prof. AL
fred 6. Arvold, instructor Of English
and oratory Of the agricultural coll
lege, delivered one of the best adj
dresses which the Grain Growers
convention has listened to for many
years. The title Of this talk was The
Land Where the Farmer Is King, and
is in full as Follows:
"Over S7,000,000 woke up this very
morning with an enormous appetite.
This appetite comprises forty seven
states--all members of one great
family-directed and guided by a dig
nitary Of the commonwealth-the
president of the United States-of
these people who were hungry. They
needed bread-bread made from pure
-four by the soft white hand of wom-
an--hour milled from wheat-wheat
grown in natures soil, nursed,
caressed and cared for by the brain
plus the Drawn of man. These people
wanted butter to spread on their
bread--goed potatoes and wholesome
meat to go with both. If by any
means these supplies were cut off,
these people would starve and life
would become extinct. Tongues more
eloquent than mine have told you the
nina who satisfies this enormous APP
petite and feeds the hungry is none
other than the farmer-the king-the
leader-the ruler among men.
Science has done a wonderful work
for agriculture. The 1000 trained
men employed by the nation have
wrestled with important and weighty
problems affecting the soil and
through hard md noble efforts have
achieved results computed to be worth
millions of dollars to the American
farmers These scientists have taken
the grain of soil from the earth
placed IL under the nic-oscope AMI
with a careful and conscientious eye
have determined the productivity Of
it-whether 1t will grow wheat better
than oats, oats better than barley or
barley better than corn. Prophetic
minds have unfolded the thought
that some day that grain Of soil will
be the equal in value of the grain
OF gold washed from the stream or
dug out OF the earth. Besides the
unfolding of these great truths and
the practical methods they have sug-
gested to increase and remedy pro-
duction-these men have examined
the foods you eat and the drugs you
use. They have, through the press.
the government and the spoken word
informed you whether the food you
raise to your mouth is pure or adul-
terated-the drug you use contains
poisonous or harmful ingredients.
Their task has been difffcult-their
mission manifold. The great work
the scientist has done in the devel-
opment OF the soils resources cannot
be too highly praised or appreciated.
His efforts cannot be crowned with
too much success. He needs every
encouragement from citizen, state and
nation When any man sacrifices his
life upon the altar of humanity, he
cannot be too richly compensated. He
is deserving Of every support.
"Gentlemen, you have assembled
here this week to learn and to dis
cuss problems relative TO the growing
OF grain, the raising OF cattle and the
improving Of farm conditions.
Through the bulletins, the Institutes
and the agricultural colleges you nave
sufficiently acquainted yourselves
with waht is best for the soil in the
particular locality you live in. But,
however skilled you may have become
In the methods Of production. you
still have economic, political and so-
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