The Dickinson press., 1909-08-28
RANCH AND FARM.

Steer. stun sold in So. 81. Paul the
past week at $40. cows at s.. TO-
Albert Left Of Reeder reports that oats
threshed there have given yield OF so
bushels per acre and barley IS bushels.
WI. Richards purchased. $50 head
Of cattle Of Phillips 2 KIND. The cattle
were shipped from Asdora Saturday.
P. H. Rumble has batsained for the
sale of 1000 ldty sheep RI. feeders to-
stubble land in the eastern part 81 tho
state. d
Watch the pasture and tie mix yield
closely. and II the cows Shiow d tend
ency to drop of In their milk. supple-s
ment their pasture ration with a little
green fodder.
The Billings Co. 1essld reports the
sale Of the T. F. Roberts stock and
brand to Smiley Cresswell last week.
We have been unable to verify this
report, locally.
Tim Cuskelly has two acres of peas
sown in June on sod that are yielding
big. Those who have visited the field
say that the crop is a. money-maker.
On Saturday fl. Singer Of Schwartz &
Singer. merchants in South Dickinson.
took three carloads of beet cattle to the
So. St. Paul market. The firm had taken
the cattle in trade from different farm
ers around. :
W. L. Richards train.5of. beef cattle
out of Medora last Saturday contained-17
CARS for Jim Harm, 5 for E. B.
Crawford and the balance his own.
The train which followed was made up
mostly of the Kofler Bros. and Geo.
Burgess cattle. ~ {
1t is estimated that Montana had
40, 600. 600 pounds Of wool this year,
which sold al an average Of zoe. bring
ing So. 600, 600; y This lie. the largest
clip in the history Of the state and is
probably a million pounds more than
the output of Wyoming
The secretary. Of agriculture has issued
an order effective Septembe, /. re-
leasing from quarantine on account of
scabies Or mango in. cattle that part of
North Dakota lying south, and west of
the Missouri river. The. balance Of the
state was released last fall. The alea
still under federal quarantine on account
of this disease comprises the northern
part Of Montana. the southern part of
Wyoming. the eastern portion of Colo
RADIO and New Mexico. the western part
of South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Ok
lahoma. the Panhandle f Texas and a.
small area in the extreme southern part
of Texas
While in So. St. Pail a short time
ago S. P. Gotta. the representative of
E-H-S Co. had a change to see the new
St. Paul Blidae g. Terh1inal Ry. serv-
ice. The new steel bridge saves a. dis
lance Of seven miles aid Mr.. Gotta says
that the work of getting into the yards
that. formerly required o, 4 hours, is
now accomplished in less ss than an hour:
Keep an eye on the trees you set out
this spring. The weather so far this
season has been exceptionally good
throughout the state fpr. the roofing and
rapid growth of young trees. If the soil
still is moist about: their roots mulch:
them heavily with manure, not putting
it too close to the stem. of the tree. If
the soil is drying. out. water it heavily
and then mulch. The young tree. must
form enough new material to grow it's
season crop of leaves It there is not
a strong root growth this. season the
tree will die next, and we say that ii
has winter-killed:. Stimulate, its growth
well into the fall of~,the year and it Is
reasonably certain to;,come through the
winter all risht-Asricultural College
short talk. assrs
State Seed Commissioner H. L. Bolley
of the North. Dakota Agricultural college.
is sending od,ut, q circular letter withs..a
view to aiding farmers and seedsmein
Of the state Ia, make as full use as:
possible Of The facilities that the new
seed labratory established at the Agri-
cultural college may offer. The circular
is self-explanatory sabut copies Of tie
seed law will be furnished free Of
charge to all persons interested and
who apply for same. The bulletin
containing the law is sent out only on
application.