The Dickinson press., 1911-03-04
RANCH AND FARM.

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Manning PEG e are talking up /.
creamery company.
The News thinks that 80 new breaking
outfits will be purchased by Dunn county
farmers this year. A large acreage of
flax will be seeded.
1t will be a good thing for people in
this part of the state to attend the Dry
Farming Congress at Mandan on March
8 aud 9. a great many good speakers
are invited for the occasion.
The Bee at Belle Fourche. S. D., con-
tinues to publish the brand notice of W.
A. Starke. a former Bowman and Bill
ines county stockerower, just as though
he had not been out Of business for three
or four years. He has been q resident
of Great Falls Mont. for more than a
year.
W. N. johnson who lives out a few
miles from Bel6eld, commenced feeding
hay the 10th of January and is using
about a ton per day for his stock. He
could feed through March if need be but
it is not likely that stock will be kept
up a great while now. Mr.. johnson has
lost some .yearlings and 2-year old
heifers from blacklee and just before
coming to Dickinson had, vaccinated his
herd. 1t is about two years since he
had any stock losses from this disease
and in his. ten years of cattle business
this is the first time that he had vacci-
mated. Mr.. Johnson has good water and
feed at his ranch and is at a loss to
know the cause for blackleg in his herd.
Probably the cattle had not been getting
as much exercise as in former years and
possibly this had something to do with
it.
L. ]. Stoxen and son Christ were up
from Taylor on Tuesday to get some j.
l. Case extras al the company s machine
house in this city. They purchased ex-
tension wheels and a water tank which
will fit their engine out in good shape
for blowing which will likely commence
in about a month. MIR. Stoxen stated
that IS years ago he sowed three acres of
land on the 2Sth of February, but the
ground froze up the following day and
three was a fall of snow. 1t was a good
crop season that year, and he looks for
a good crop this year. The indications
are that the spring will be a little late.
G. E. Miller, of the Agricultural
college was in Dickinson last Saturday
getting samples of seeds from dealers
and any who desired to have the germi-
mating power of their seeds tested. In
this connection the PRESS wishes to
repeat what it has already said, namely:
Any person can get seeds tested free by
sending the same to the Seed Depart
ment of the Agricultural College. The
department will also tell you about the
weed seeds found in the sample. A half
pound package is about the proper
amount of any sample of fax, wheat,
corn or other grains to be sent. Put it
in a little sack and send it by mail.
advising the Seed Department al the
same time of where and by whom the
grain was grown. This is all the ex-
pense the party sending the sample will
be put to-. The department will do the
rest and the answer will come as quickly
as possible. Address your seed sample
like this: seed Department, Aeri-
cultural College. N. D." No other
address is needed Agricultural College
is a postofice just AS much as Chicago.
Congressman Hanna introduced the
following bill: Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in
Congress assembled. That there shall
be established upon section 1873, in
township 1873, range SO west Of the 5th
principal meridian, or any section
available within a radius of ten miles
of Glen Ullin. North Dakota, a dairy ex-
perimental station, for the purpose of
ascertaining and demonstrating to what
extent intensive agriculture may he
practicable on lands by custom desig-
mated as bad lands."
Sec. 2. That all or such portion of
section Is. in township 1873, range SO
west of the 5th principal meridian, or
any section available within a radius of
ten miles of Glen Ullin, North Dakota.
as may still be open or homestead entry
is hereby withdrawn and placed under
the charge of the Dairy Division of the
Bureau Of Animal Industry, Department
of Agriculture. for the purpose of carry
ing on such experiments.