The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02

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We trust that farmers will read Campbells
message carefully, and better, we'd like to have
every farmer try out small piece Of land at leasl
according TO Campbslls methods. Il certainly
won't do your land any harm. and from tn results
obtained, you could be IN position to dscads fer
yourself whether not It would be advisable 70
to follow out his system szclusivsay not. Doa't
be afraid to try an experiment that has meant 20
much for other farmers. Be progressive. Con.
slider that yours is business OF great importance.
not only to youself but to Others. Try to realise
that no business requires more fore thought
study scientific research and good sense than yours
II you have been believer in the theory that farm
ing is just a gamble, dependent entire upon the
most favorable seasons, forget it. Make the best
of your opportunity. The All Wise Ruler gives you
the moisture necessary to plant life, but He expects
you to use your faculties in conserving it. Read in
another column just how Campbell would have you =
store up that moisture. y
The price of butter recently took drop, the
greatest in years, all account of some big pack
ing concern in Chicago going into bankruptcy. A
great quantity Of packed butter was thrown onto
the market low - u cents pound. and this
naturally caused reduction In the price OF butter
In Ill parts Of the country. Dairy and creamery
butter likewise took drop The prices VIII a.
vance again soon, in fact they are looking oestsr
even now, tho it will be some time before they VIII
be normal. Dairy butter has been selling in nlnot
at from 30 to Is cents pound, and creamery butter
has been advertised - low Is Is cents. Ono tar
mer complains because he has been offered but
Is cents for his butter. We don't know Of any
store offering low price, but it may be the case.
We interviewed one Of our most prominent grocers
and he informed us that he had not paid less than
20 cents pound for dairy butter, since the drop.
and as high % cents All winter until this drop,
he has been paying from 80 to IS cents pound.
Congressman Hanna is a strong advocate Of in
creased pay for rural mail carriers. On January
"A he made q speech in the house Of representa-
tives in which he said
In the state in which live, North Dakota, We
have several hundred routes in operation. oar
winters are long and cold; the carriers must be
dessed warmly, and it costs them large amount Of
money to prepare and provide themselves In an ade
quate manner to Withstand the cold and to kssp
their horses in proper condition. have sometimes
wondered that the men have the courage to 80 out
with the mail In the cold, rough, stormy weather
which the Northwestern states subject to at any
time during the winter. yet they do it dsy in and
day out, and to the farmer living upon tbs prairie
many OF them long distances from town. the ~
ting Of their daily papsss AMI letters are blessing
to them, and brines them closer In contact NJ
the great wora Il which tAsy ars very essential
part, and makes life upon the farm just much
better and tends to help and keep ~ farmer upon
his farm.
9Gr. Hanna rightly believes nat the carr,ere who
have dairy routes should rsoeys u 200 per annum.
The Independent this week publishes number
Of communications from our farmer readers. Some
Of them are complimentary to Minot and one is not
This comes from the various ways of viewing things
Perhaps the farmer has at some time or another
not been treated right while in the city thereby
becoming out of patience with the whole city. Its
q shame that our entire city should be made to
suffer because of the injustice Of one or two mer-
chants We publish these communications hoping
show the business Just what the farmers think
of Minot. If there any wrongs that can be
rghted it is up to our city to correct the evil. II
the farmer is looking thru smoked glasses, then 1t
is our duty as citizens to correct his vision. The
Independent doesn't believe that the farmers have
any malicious intent at all in writing these commun
cations, but hope that matters may be adjusted.
farmer living not far from Minot desired to -
cure man and his wife to take charge OF his farm,
and small local advertisement was inserted In
the Independent, all communications concerning
same to be received at this once. We have receiv
ed no less than thirty replies, good many replies
coming from Indiana and other eastern states. It