Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-07-01
Farmers Thoroughly Pleased
With This Travelling
Institute
Crops All Over the State
We're Found 10 Be II
Good Condition

FARGO, N. OAK, July 1.-Saturday
the Farmers Institute train returned
to this station after q tour Of eighteen
days, Sundays included, having travel.
ed Just about 5000 miles and having
been visited by careful estimates, al.
most actual count, by ove $4,000 peO-
pie. There was not an accident Of
any kind on this entire Journey and
not a delay OF any kind except three
times. One time from trouble with
the wires, delaying orders a short
time, one time from the need OF using
the Great Northern wye at Casselton
and two fast trains expected immed-
lately, and the third and only delay
caused by the train itself, vas q short
delay next to the last day Of an hour
or two caused by a hot box.
On the casselton-M arion Branch.
The last run on a side line was the
run from .Casselton to Marion and
return. There were two stops made.
One at Nome, the other at Marion.
This line is not known and appreciat-
ed by the people of the state as 1t
should be. The soil along this line IS
the very best, some Of the most beau.
tiful scenery in the state is g g from
the train along the Sheyenne river,
from this line.
The crops along the line was a sur.
prise to all as they appeared SO far
advanced. But this is partly due from
the fact that the weather had turned
30 warm and vegetation had made
such wonderful growth. When the
train started out the crops lei from
ten days to two weeks late. But on
this line they we're as we'll advanced
as they should be the last Of June
Barley was heading out, winter rye
had shed it's bloom and was forming
the grain, and other crops equally vel
advanced. One farmer said that bar
ley had grown eight inches In two
| days, and every one said that the
change was marvellous. There is ar
abundance Of moisture in the sub.soi
but the surface is beginning to dry
out. II there is not excessive heal
nor hot winds there will be no trou
BILE for lack Of moisture for some
tine yet in that part Of the state.
The attendance at Nome was good
but as the train was late the work
was somewhat hurried. But the PEG
pie we're greatly interested and pre-
dict a large future attendance SHOULD
there be another train of this kind
over the line.
A Great Department Farm.
When the train arrived at Marion
it was late in the %evenin, about {
o'clock, yet the band was at the de
pot, together with hundreds Of people
There has not been a more sincere
hearty welcome given anywhere thar
at Marion. The leading citizens pro
posed an auto ride to the johnson
stock farms, and other places Of inter
est around the town. So early mex
morning about a dozen cars were
placed at the service of the people or
the train and one Of the most delight
full excursions imaginable was had.
The principal place Of interest was
to stock farm No. 1 Of the Johnson
Stock & Farm co. This company has
In this community 10000 acres of land
divided up into about eighteen farms
The object is to run a farming bust
nesr as a commercial enterprise and
to sell land in small tracts to actual
farmers that want to farm on scien.
tific principles.
Farm Nc. l is conducted on the plan
of a department store and is known
az a department farm" In addition
to the growing Of grain there is a live
stock business carried on on a very
large scale. The poultry farm is the
largest in the United States with one
exception, and the dairy business is
almost equally extensive.
There Is a specially made Of fine
breeding stock. The breeds are Hol-
stein cattle, percheron horses, Shrop.
shire sheep and Berkshire hogs.
But the thing that strikes the visi.
tor most strongly Is the poultry farm.
Nothing like 1t has ever been seen in
the west, and 1t Is well worth while
to visit this farm.
In describing this poultry farm you
s the terms thousands Of acres Of
chickens and thousands Of dozens of
eggs instead Of the ordinary descrip-
tive terms or words. There are about
5000 hens on the farm and last year
there we're raised over 25,000 chickens
for the market, besides thousands Of
dozens of eggs. This department is
under the management Of Gustav Wal.
ters. who is said to be one OF the best
chicken experts in the United States.
The People Greatly interested.
The people Of Marion showed in
tense interest In the exhibits on the
train and every cal was jammed from
start to finish. The business men Of