Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-22
LIVESTOCK AND CROP ROTATION
WILL MAKE DAKOTA PROS
Porous, SAYS FLINT.
NEED MORE DAIRY COWS
COMMISSIONER CALLS ATTEN-
TON TO EXCELLENT PROG
REsS BEING MADE By
i CREAMERiES.

Bismarck, N. D., Dec 22.-The man
! who pays for his land out of one crop
: is not looked upon with favor by Dairy
Com. R. f. Flint, who contends that
the farmer who cages his success by
the long term plan is the one who will
he most prosperous. Mr.. Flint places
great emphasis on livestock as 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 Melted the farmers
$242,776. The amount of butter manu-
! featured during the year was S67,O5S
pounds. Two years ago the slope
creameries manufactured 767 ,598
pounds of butter, and paid patrons
$263,59S. In 1910 botn records were
beaten, the total number of pounds Of
butter manufactured being 865,023,
with a gross income for the farmers of
s277,927.
? The commissioner also points to the
fact that a creamery organized at
Dickinson three years ago has paid it's
patrons $36,546, while at Richardton a
creamery that has operated only one
year paid it's patrons $4,000.
: Il am thoroughly convinced says
Com. Flint, that when it comes
to a condition of feast or a
famine or supplying our daily wants,
we cannot put too much emphasis on
livestock productive factor and espe-
cially on the dairy COW and swine.
1t is better to encourage conserva-
tive citizen than 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 livestock.
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
:isky methods. The policy was wrong
While few may have profited thru
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 a reliable agricultural
state we must have more livestock
THE effect of the difference be-
tween continuous one crop system
and one of diversified farming could
be summed up on long range com
parison as the difference between an
agricultural gypsy and an established
resident It is one of the advantages
the realization has come to the people
that they must diversity before they
have become too fixed in their habits
and in their environment to make a
j change. Dailying has taken a strong
hold on our people and bids fair to in
crease rapidly. Over so percent OF
the operating ,creameries Of the state
are on the slope.
."According to REPORTS returned by
the assessors, the average farm ives,
OF the Missouri river has 900 percent
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 percent more
mich COWS than has the average farm
of the state. The livestock interests
OF. the> slope, sound large when stated
that way, but when put another way
the situation losses some of its force
for the average farm o. the. slope has
but seven head Of cattle and two OF
them are mich cows"
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