The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-21
ELEVATOR MEN TO
FOSTER DA|RY|NG
Grain Buyers of North Dako-
ia Counsel Farmers to
Abandon one-c Crop Idea

Ave DsV &NSNs SA@SO1tkuAl
sioncr Of Agriculture ". c. Gilbreath
In an interview, said::~
Nothing would appear at frs
thought to be more easonable than t,
suppose that If n class of peopl,
more than another would be financial
ly interested in maintaining the one
crop idea Of wheat raising in Nortl
Dakota, that has obtained for thes,
many years. it would be the grea
wheat-buyinG companies represented
! throughout the state by the lonl
different railway lines. with headquar'
tere. either. at tho head of the lake,
or in the twin cities.
Yet. as a matter Of truth. nothing
is further from the fact. as will be
readily appreciated" said tho COM
missioner, from a perusal OF the fol-
lowing circular letter. which I have re.
received from l. Howe, president OF
one Of these great elevator companies
and which has been sent out to his
agents in this state. This letter ex-
plains ITSELF"
The letter from Mr.. Howe reads az
follows:
"Wc note here at the general Office
with a great deal Of satisfaction copy
of your letter of the 7th. addressed to
r. F. Flint. dairy commissioner at Bis
marck. II your farmers there are
thoroughly in earnest In the matter
of a creamery and are willing to de.
vote enough time and work in the care
Of their dairy cows. prepare satisfac-
tortly fot their care during the sum-
mer and especially during the winter
and realize fully what it means to turn
over from the embarrassing PROPOSE
ton to the dairying. proposition. you
will have. occonopl}aho6 0nr ~ tho
greatest things eve done for the com.
munity in the vicinity of Eckman. n.
d.. +.
This. in connection with the sam
pies of alfalfa that you sent to this
Office last year, makes me think that
dairying is particularly adapted to that
vicinity. because II you can raise alfal-
ia such: as that sample, dairying will
make the vicinity of Eckman rich, but
1t does. mean: hard. continuous work.
AS I understand it. however. that is
what we are here for. and I think Il
there is anything that the North Da-
kota farmer at this time has to ex-
change for the real coin Of the realm.
1t is plenty Of hard days work.
There is being subscribed, to now
in North Dakota and the twin cities.
kota proposition handled by North Da-
kota people, a fund which IL to be
devoted to the betterment Of farm
ing, datrying, poultry-raising, ETC., by
the farmers OF North Dakota. This
does not mean that there 2 q lot OF
men VIII never farmed are going out
to show the farmers how to do It, 1t
means that successful men in the
farming line will. be procured and
relating to the farmers Of North Da.
kota their experience and going into
the fields and barns. ETC.. and explain.
ing how the thing can be better done.
Il believe that the. farmers Of North
Dakota are ready for just such q con.
sultation and great good can come out
Of the discussion Of this great prob
lem now confronting; the farmer Of
North Dakota. 1t is something that
nf5ed and treated with scientifically,
and the farmer must realize that 1t ~
now up to him'-that the one crop
fdea( wheat) no longer is safe in
North Dakota. He must have other
things to supplement this crop, some
thing that will give him income, eve
II the wheat crop Is a failure or a par
tial failure.
"Dairying is one Of the best things
there is II the proper preparation Is
made beforehand so that he can take
care OF his cows when he gets them.
This gives him cash at the first of
every month the year round. I think
most OF the farmers in North Dakota
appreciate now what that means.
Suppose you had a farmer within
three OF. four Of i've miles of Eckman
who was today getting a cream check
amounting to 500 per month every
month. in the year. Don't you suppose
that that man would be on "easy
street,. Well, that's nothing uncom-
mon at all In northern Iowa. where
the writer grew up on a farm, and I
know whereof I speak.
Put these things up to the farm
ers-make them realize what it means
to them and their families and their
future success generally. Make the
merchants and bankers realize what It
means to them and ] think you will
find that dairying will take root and
flourish right at the station of Eek
man and It. will give you a splendid
name II Eckman can be the first In
that section Of the state to successfully
carry on dairyfng."