Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-06-16
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FARlhIF' TRAIN I'm
THE LIVELY INTEREST EXCITED
BY THE BETTER FARMING
SPECIAL NOW VISIT.
ING N. r. POINTS

which spent the afternoon here We'd
nesday, June 8, and of which a de-
scription was published in the Alert
on that day, is being received with
enthusiasm at all the stations where
the train stops. Farmers and their
families find the time all too short,
in which to inspect the exhibits of
the train and listen to the interest
ing explanations and instructions Civ
en- by the professors on board. There
were several other features of the
trains visit here which are well
worth noting.
In the animal husbandry car were
seen two fine specimens of cattle, a
dairy COW, Jersey breed, and beef
steer Of the grade Shorthorn stock.
In speaking of the proper rations for
fattening cattle in North Dakota the
attendant in charge gave the follow
ing rations: barley, corn or speltz,
so parts; bran 20 parts, corn fod-
der one feed per day, clover hay
one feed per day. The amount of
feed per head per day will depend
upon the size of the cattle. When
beginning to fatten the stock start
with small ration, gradually in
creasing until the full feed is reach
ed.
Two types of hogs were also ex-
hibited, the bacon, a fine Yorkshire
boar, and the lard, Chester White
SOW. The proper rations for grow
ing pigs were stated as, parts per
hundred: ground barley, 80; oats.
80; shorts 80; oil meal 8; salt Q.
Pasture on green peas or rape, etc.
For fattening hogs barley or corn
80 parts; shorts 20 and in addition
turn into a field of peas. For brood
sows, whole barley 80 parts; whole
oats 20; bran 2; feed dry on ground;
shorts Is: Oil meal s; salt s; feed as
slops. The two exhibits were fat
Barrow bred Chester White aged
13 months, weight $40 pounds and
q Yorkshire sow aged Is months.
The best breeds for North Dakota
are: Lard type, Holland China, Du-
roc Jersey, Berkshire and Chester
White, Bacon type, Yorkshire.
The sheep exhibit included two
sheep and two lambs, in model pen.
The sheep were of the Shropshire
breed, the ram being imported from
England. The two lambs, but two
and a half months old, weigh 6S
pounds each. The sheep best adapt
ed for North Dakota for grading up
are Shropshire, Hamshire and Ok
ford.
In the dairying car several charts
we're hung showing good and poor
rations that should be fed to dairy
cows and the results obtained in
milk, cream and butter fat. A good
average ration was given as follows:
80 pounds silage, pounds timothy
hay, pounds bran, 4 pounds oat-
meal and pounds 1axseed.
In one car was sample library
sent out by the state library COM
mission at Bismarck, DR.. Bait of the
Agricultural College being in charge.
1T is full travelling library, with
books of various kinds, especially up
on agricultural topics. w. c. Pal
mer. agricultural editor of the coll
lege, is making the trip and supply
ing much literature regarding the
train and its contents. IS Il.
The better farming special train"
left Fargo Monday and has stopped at
Davenport, Lisbon, Oakes, Streeter,
8Edgeley, LaMoure, Adrian and
Jamestown, at all Of which towns
well attended meetings have been
held.
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS, FAVOR
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