The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-18

and can produce the cheapest. so we
can afford to feed a little larger than
other places where the cost OF produc-
ton OF feed is much higher
But there is a question as to wheth-
or we do have to winter feed longer
than in some states south of us.
i believe that on the ordinary farm
In this valley live stock can be raised
and kept 10 an advantage. why on
the other side Of the river there were
thousands Of tons of hay that were not
harvested" He then showed the adj
vantage Of raising and keeping sheep
on the farm and said that hundreds OF
thousands Of bushels OF grain are vast
ed each year on tho ground and in the
straw and this might easily be fed to
the sheep. He showed that expert
ments proved that from 8 10 9 per
cent of the grain was not harvested.
He showed that millions of bushels of
grain were left on the ground, thrown
out OF the machines, and this could all
be utilized by keeping live stock.
Business Methods Necessary.
Il. do not mean that live stock on
the farm will take care Of themselves"
said he. There must be the man be-
hind the cattle. The farmer must be-
gin to realize the business methods
that are necessary. II we use science
right we can scarcely make failure.
Scientific farming is but knowledge
applied. You must make a business OF
your farming operations, must have a
knowledge of your soil, of the kind OF
cattle you will have on your farm. APP
ply that knowledge to your methods
and you are doing scientific farming.
when you place stock on your farm
you must have some idea as to what
you want to do with that stock, wheth-
or for the market or domestic use or
for dairy products; adapt your meth
DDS to your ideas and you will make
a success.
"The man who is the most progress
sive raises tine standard OF his stock
and becomes a breeder, and there is
no better place in the United States
for breeding the best Of stock than in
this northern latitude. The great
short horns come from Scotland, that
bleak and cold country, and these cat
tie have made their reputation where
ever they were shown, and the cat
tie raised in the cold countries bring
better prices than those raised In
warm countries.
mo. / hard wheat is considered the
best OF wheat and is considered more
valuable than that raised even 800 or
400 miles south of us. Nature pro-
vides this in wheat ust as it does for
the cattle. Food and climate condi-
tions will in a few years virtually
change the breed of cattle"
He gave many instances OF how this
change was produced from his obser-
vations at the state fair and other
places.
Eradication of tuberculosis.
The next speaker introduced by
President Worst was DIR. r.. ID. Harris
of the veterinary department of the
A. c., and his subject was state eradi-
cation of tuberculosis. He said in
part:
Tuberculosis affects more animals
than one would imagine. 1t is known
fact the disease is moro prevalent in
the older settled states or parts OF
the country than in the younger. The
percentage of infection is larger in the
greater herds than in the more iso-
lated cattle.
NOW nearly every STATE IN the union
is making efforts to stamp out bovine
tuberculosis and in New York the eff
forts and laws are most stringent, but
a fresh crop OF affected cattle is found
each year" DR.. Harris then read sta
tistics from the different states show
ing what was being done. He said that
the human race was cured of tubercu-
losis by the sunshine and pure air, but
this did not appear to do the cattle
much good.
Cattle barns are a source from
which the infection may come" said
he. TN the more settled sections the
percentage is low, but unless great care
Is taken the percentage will increase.
At one time, before we had such
stringent laws OF inspection, other
states shipped in their cattle without
regard to tuberculosis, but now the
percentage is growing less"
Much Of DIR. Harris address was Of
statistical nature and was of great
interest to the convention. This was
the last paper at the forenoon session.
This Afternoon's Session.
The operahouse was crowded to it's
capacity at the meeting this afternoon.