The Dickinson press., 1911-08-12
RANCH AND FARM.

This week o. A. Brown sold a pure
bred yearling Holstein bull for 500 to
Kid Wicham of Washburn. The pur-
chaser was formerly engaged in railroad
ing at Dickinson and Mandan.
The wool market at Miles City was
topped last week for the first time
since the depression which began in
June. when the J. S. Howe clip of 1885,
600 pounds brought IS is cents.
The Bowman country had q good rain
July 80. which benefited late crops
and a Bowman paper says: ''many far
mers will be able to harvest a partial
crop where they expected nothing at all"
The t%hirty-one cars of beef cattle
loaded at Medora last Saturday. were
handled over the Northern Pacific divis-
ion between Dickinson and Mandan in
fine shape. the running time being 4
hours and IS minutes.
And now comes the announcement
that in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
there has been too much rain and grain
that six weeks ago babe fair to give
a record breaking yield; has rank straw
and shows little sign of ~ripening, and
the crop will not be above the average.
The receipts of grass fed cattle in
Chicago last week were i, 700 against
1, 500 the week before. Allenberg &
c.. report sales: Montana Cattle Co.,
IS steers, /, $50 lbs., at S.. IS; II steers,
1, 285 lbs., $5.4o; 8 steers, l, 22o lbs,
$500; Is cows. 945 lbs, at 81. IS IS
steers. $50 lbs, at So. IS.
The recent rains did great good in the
Bad Lands as we'll as in The farming
districts. The river was very low, and
the creeks and holes upon which stock
depends were dry. Stock had begun to
get more numerous neat permanent
water places. Feed, both cultivated and
wild, was greatly benefited.
Stock men are making pertinent in
quiries into the admission of horses
from South Dakota. There are reports
of several punches coming in on ac-
count OF the lack of feed there, but no
one has heard of any undergoing the
maline test prescribed by law for the
protection of the horses of this state.
E. E. Palmer brought in some fine
specimens of timothy and alfalfa from
his Crooked creek farm this week. Both
are in fine condition and show what can
be done with tame grass and feed in
this country even in unfavorable sea
sons. His alfalfa was seeded last year
and he will have a good crop of feed
for the winter months. Dunn County
News.
j. W. Stimson's crops have been
considered the best out north. The
Dunn County News says: ~. w. Slim.
son has finished his crop of oats and
wheat and his crop is almost up to the
average year. The straw is short but
the heads seem we'll filled with a fine
quality of grain. His large acreage of
flax looks fine and he expects a heavy
yield. MIR. Stimson is a firm believer
in good farming, and his fields this
year show that scientific methods are
profitable to a large extent"
The bulletins issued by the North Da.
kota Experiment Station give the results
of the investigations in crop production,
in live stock, in horticulture. in poultry,
in veterinary science, etc. These bull
etins are sent free. Those on the mail.
ing list get them as issued. Many have
moved way or changed their address.
This makes it necessary to revise thu
mailing list so as to find out who wan
the bulletins. A blank was inclosed il
the last bulletin sent out. Those VIII,
return this blank filled out will be pu
on the new mailing list. Any one no
already on the list and wishing to re
ceive the bulletins can be placed on the
list by sending in their name and ad
dress.
Speaking of the proposed forest re-
serve at Kildeer mountains and north
west. the Schafer Record says:
Should the reserve be created, it viii
provide range, at a small cost per head
for Mckenzie and Dunn county stool
for many years to come. It is under
stood that the department does not taxi
kindly to Mr.. Hanna's proposed plan fo1
the reason that the appropriation is in.
sufficient for providing a nursery ant
from the work of planting trees. Mr.
Hanna headed off this objection by &C
quainting the officials with the fact tina
. the lands for the proposed reserve: art
already heavily timbered, and that tn,
object in creating the reserve was 4
save it for future use. Besides savinI
the best of timber, the government viii.
receive a revenue for the sale of posts,