Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-19
Farmers should
Stack GRAIN
Is theAdviceS Cooper
Gives While IN Capital
City

ITO my mind the farmers of North
Dakota in the future will do we'll il
they stack their wheat, rather than
leave it in the shock prior to thresh'
ing and then they will not be so de-
pendent on the weather as they have
been the past season, said Thomas
Cooper. secretary of the North Dakota
State Better Farming association
while in Bismarck last evening en-.
route to Mott where he will speak at
the Hettinger county fair.
From the reports that We have re.
ceived from some of u men," said
Mr.. Cooper, there has been a great
deal OF damage done to the wheat in
the shock, which has not only bleach.
ed to a considerable extent. by some
OF it has sprouted. This, however,
only applies to the northern and west
ern part Of the state and not to any
great amount.
Some Killing Frost.
Reports that we have received
principally from the northern and
northwestern part # the state is to
the effect that there has been some
killing frost, which did damage to the
ate fax and the corn. However, this
was not very great, and there is one
thing that is very satisfactory to be
able to stated great deal of seed co"
Of a high quality has been saved and
this will help to a great extent next
year. A great deal of the corn has
already been cut and has gone into
the silOs, so that the loss in feeding
will not be very much.
Warm Dry Weather.
What we want now, NOR than any
other one thing is good warm dry
weather, so that the threshing a go
ahead. If this weather is furnished us,
I don't think any section Of the state
will suffer much from the loss of
crops this season. The people in the
%lorthern part have been greatly hand.
capped by the wet weather, and l
might say that the whole state has
)een more or less affected in the same
way. This should teach the farmer
hat it is much better to stack the
wheat rather than depend entirely on
..e weather as now. Up in the north
IN and western part unless the warm
Try weather comes at once there will
')e considerable loss owing to the fact
hat the crops will be very expensive
o handle and the profit to the farmer
will be. comparatively small. How.
ver," and Mr.. Cooper looked at the
ky, which was clear and bright, II
I'M of the opinion that the weather is
low settled and we will get what we
lesire." :
Secretary Cooper will attend the
Iettinger county fair which will be
acid at the town of Mott, Sept. 10 and
70, and on the last day of the exhibi.
ion he will deliver an address to the
,ficials Of the society Of equity as
veil as to the presidents of the local
better farming associations of Het-
niger. and he will talk on what it is
expected to be done in Hettinger %
" by the better farming associations
Of the state. Mr.. Cooper says that
he association Is Just taking up the
work in Hetinger and the people there
appear to be very much %intereted in
Ill that pertains to the work.
Should I'VE Cattle.
In speaking OF the great needs of
he state Mr.. Cooper said that with,
he cheap feed In corn, oats, etc, it
would seem to him that one Of the
great needs of North Dakota, was cat
tie, and he staets that the farmers
who buy god cattle for feeding pur.
poses will be sure to reap a great re.
ward. The feed is here, can be fur.
}nished at. a comparatively very low
price and he hoped to see the time
when every farmer In the state would
consider. ,catt!a raising to be among
the most profitable OF his farm pro.
"Thefe are many farmers who
are doing this" said he, "and I expect
to zee more of them getting into the
business for there is no question as
to its paving, Is we'll as being a good
thing for the land."