The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-12-29
-.LoN0 TERAar FAsa6ERsis sEsT.
Tive Stock and Crop Rotation viii
Make Dakota Prosperous. s


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Bismarck. The man who pays for
his land out Of one crop is. not looked
upon With favor BY Dairy Commission
ser r. r. Flint, who contends that the
farmer who cages his success by the
long term plan 10 the one who will be
most prosperous. Mr.. Flint places
great emphasis on. live stock a. the
factor that assists the so-called long
term" farmer in bringing about his
final success, as against the successes
which may be attained by the farmer
who follows some other methods.
The commissioner points to the fact,
that In, the last fiscal year products Of.
creameries In the Missouri slope dis;
trict alone have netted the farmers
$242,776. The amount of butter manu@
featured during the year was S67, 058.
pounds. Two years ago the slope cream,
cries manufactured 767.59S pounds Of;
butter. and paid patrons $263,59S In.
1910 both records were beaten. the:
total number of pounds of butter manu-;
featured being 865, 023, with gross in
come for the farmers Of $277, 1927. !:
The commissioner also points to the;
fact that a creamery organized ati
Dickinson three years ago has paid it's.
patrons $36,546, while at Richardtonj
creamery that has operated only one
year paid its patrons $4,000.
i am thoroughly convinced" says
Commissioners Flint. that when it..
comes tn a condition ~ 81 f~o.t -. :.
famine or supplying our daily wants,
we cannot put too much emphasis on
live stock as productive factor and.
especially on the dairy COW, and swine.
1t is better to encourage conserva-!!
tive citizen than a gambler. 1t is un-.
fortunate that practically every influ-'
ence has been favorable to grain rails:
ing almost to the exclusion of the de-,
STABILITY of raising live stock.
The statement SO often made, and:
frequently verified, that one crop pays
for the land has led many to make
impractical investments and to follow,
risky methods. The policy was wrong.
While few may have profited through
the plan, the accounts must be settled
and many must lose. and the financial;
loss will not be the only one. Before:
we can have reliable agricultural
state we must have more live stock. :
"The effect of the difference between!
continuous one-crop system and one
of diversified farming could be sum-
med up on long range comparison as
the difference between an agricultural
gypsy and an established resident. It
is one of the advantages of the west
ern part of the state that the realiza-
ton has come to the people that they:
must diversity before they have be-
come too fixed in their habits. and in,
their environment, to make change.
Dairying has taken strong hold on
our people and bids fair to increase
rapidly. Over so per cent of the oper-,
ating creameries Of the state. are on.
the slope.
According to reports returned by
the assessors. the average farm west.
of the Missouri river has 900 per cent
more cattle than has the average farm
Of the whole state. From the same.
source find that the average farm Of
the same section has 800 per cent
more mich COWS than has the average
farm of the state. The live stock in
terests of the slope sound large when
stated that way. but when put another
way the situation losses some of it's
forces. for the average farm Of the
slope has but seven head of cattle and,
two OF them are mich cows"