The Dickinson press., 1911-03-25

MARCH IS, 1911.
from the best lows and above all things
take good care'of the dairy herd and the
profits will be great.
JOHN CHRlSTIANSEN
John Christensen, a thrifty farmer of
New Salem, spoke on the Development
of Farming in Western North Dakota. y
He related how he came to Morton county
70 years ago the first of April. There
was a little nov still on the ground
and Dickinson was about the end of the
N. P. line west. He had just come over
from Germany and he found il pretty
! hard making a living. Some farmers
! hal no teams and many left the country
in disgust. There was no sale for land or
anything else. He went east and worked
for a while but returned and took hold
again. People picked buffalo bones on
the prairie and earned a little money.
Later he started raising a herd of cows
and improved his methods Of farming,
and right away the wheels commenced
to roll easier: Mr.. ChristianseR has so
head of cattle. good horses. fine farm
buildings, and raises good crops. even
in a dry season like 1910. He uses the
manure on the farm, raises lots Of corn
and keeps pigs, Mr.. Christensen has
studied crop rotation, and does not see
why many farmers are SO careless about
Sc. important a matter. At Richardton
the speaker gave his interesting address
in both English and German.
/. SECRETARY F. MAsER
The interest that farmers were taking
in Dry Farming meetings, said Secretary
Fred Maser. since the Dickinson meeting
about two months ago, was very notice.
able and gratifying By following
instructions given at these various meet
ings. he thought the tillers of the soil
would get great benefits. He called at
teMion to the prizes which the Dickin-
son Commercial Club was Offering for
the bes, grains and vegetables, amount
ing in all to ST. 900 to ST. 500. Reference
was also made of the corn prize of $3.50
offered by the First National bank of
Fargo for the best samples in Western
North Dakota. At Richardton Mr.. Maser
spoke in German and it was easy to see
that his hearers were deeply interested.
HENRY KLEIN
Ladies and Gentlemen: 1t is only a
few years since a general movement
was set afoot for the promotion of
Better Farming Methods and various
associations have been formed for the
furtherance of this question which is
of vital interest to us all.
The organization brought into life
for Stark county has been called DRY
Farming Congress, which really means
better ways and methods for the cult
walton of the soil, selection and treat
ing of the seed. the seeding of the crops
and the improvement of agricultural
conditions in general.
Teachers and professors from the
Agricultural college and the different
experimental stations throughout the
state are taking a very active interest
in this work and in their lectures and
and discussions along this line at the
meetings held in every town in this
county are showing. explaining and con-
vincine the farmers that they must
change the way of farming and adopt
modern and improved and scientific
methods in the future.
The large number of farmers and
business men present at this meeting
shows that everybody is really interested
in this question and willing to learn.
These gentlemen who are going to
speak on this subject do not entertain
the idea that the farmers do not know
how to farm, but they are glad to give
information and make suggestions
which will help 10 raise more and better
crops under the same climatic condi-
tiOns,. with the ame amount of
labor and expense. The knowledge
which they have gained has been in the
agricultural schools maintained by the
state for this purpose and is not a theo-
%retical.. but a practical knowledge.
Experience and observation are the
most thorough and apt teachers.
1t might be of interest to you GENTLE
men to know the amount of bushels Of
grain marketed in this place in the past
year.
With the adverse and unfavorable
climatic conditions in 1910, from
the report obtained from the elevators
and -four mill at Richardton. they have
marketed 2O2, 900 bushels of wheat and
about 80, 600 bushels of flax.
Not only teachers and, professors from
the agricultural schools and business
men, but the railroads throughout the
whole country are much interested in