The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
SPLENDID SUCCESS
WITH FINE STOCK
PROF. w. .. RICHARDS RETURNS
FROM INSPECTION or NORTH
DAKOTA HoLsTEIN BREEDING
CIRCUIT AND is DELIGHTED
WITH RESULTS OBTAINED.

The work Of the North Dakota Hol-
stein Breeding circuit is progressing
nicely. 1 found on tour Of inspection
Of the herds in the circuit" said Prof
| w. b. Richards OF the A. G. today.
| This is especially true considering the
scarcity Of feed due to the drought
OF last season. These farmers. by
means OF their COWS, I find paid their
| bills last year and many OF them
added to their bank accounts or put
some money into improvements on
their farms.
All the members " the circuit APP
preciate the superiority OF the pure
bred Holsteins and the graded Hol-
stems over the common cows they
formerly had as profit producers. In
some Of the herds the common cows
have all been replaced by either pure
breds or by half or three quarter blood
Holsteins, but shortly all the herds will
contain nothing but pure bred HoI-
stems. When we have reached this
time and it will be soon, there will
be fifteen herds Of pure bred Holsteins
within radius of eight miles in the
vicinity of New Salem. These fifteen
herds will include at least 500 pure
bred Holsteins. This will then be one
of the best examples of community
breeding to be found in the United
States. Any one in this state that
wants pure bred Holsteins in years to
come should be able to get something
to suit him without a great deal of
travelling expenses.
Seven members Of the circuit were
induced this year to erect silos and
they have just completed the erection
Of them. They were all purchased to-
gether and the farmers co-operated In
erecting them, which reduced the cost
Of the silos considerably. They also
expect to buy the filing machinery to-
gether and help each other fill the
silos.
The grain crop this year in that
section Of the state is going to be
rather light but these dairymen do not
care particularly because they expect
to have plenty of feed for their dairy
cattle for the corn and millet looks
very promising. The hay crop is also
quite good.
"A record of the production OF each
cow owned by the members of the
circuit has been secured by means Of
Field superintendent Downey. These
records contain some very interesting
things, They show a marked contrast
in the profit obtained with the Hol-
stems compared with the native cows.
"All the pure bred heifers are being
retained by the members Of the cir
cult to build up their herds and for
that reason there are none for sale,
but there are a few half blood and
three kuarter blood heifers for sale in
the circuit. There arefalso four or five
pure bred Holstein bull calves for sale,
at present. Any one who desires to
buy Holstein bull calf or any Of the
grade heifers, should write to u. ].
Downey, Field Superintendent, Hol-
stein Breeding Circuit, New Salem, N
D., and he will furnish definite infor-
nation regarding the animals for sale.
Il spent portion OF last week in
speeding each of the herds of the cir
cult. We also held a meeting of the |
members of the circuit at the grove |
On the farm Of John Christianson. The |
wives OF the members were also at |
the meeting and they arranged for a |
picnic dinner. The meeting was held |
On Saturday, July /. After the pro- |
gramme had been dispensed with, a |
social time was enjoyed for the bal
ance Of the day."