The Dickinson press., 1913-03-01
RANCH AND FARM.

WANVO Anu tAUNWUs
Last week Fred White sold to the
New England Provision Co., a steer
two years and nine months old, that
weighed 1.665 pounds. The animal
dressed 935 and brought the owner $685.
20. The steer was a nice gentle animal.
halter broken. and was led right up to
the chopping block instead Of being
chased over seven townships while be-
ing taken to market. Everybody Is or
dering sirloins and tenderloins at the
market now. If every farmer had a
steer like this one New England would
soon become one great meat MARKET
Herald.
Speaking of the Farmers Institute at
Beach last week, the Advance said
''Supt. l.. r. Waldron of Dickinson
gave his experience with innumerable
tests conducted at the Dickinson station.
Supt. WaldrOn was OF. the opinion we
should not attempt to grow the clOvers
and timothy. but to place reliance on
hardy alfalfa. particularly the Grimms.
and, for a perennial hay meadow. to
plant the Bronze grass and Western Rye
grass. A slight admixture Of Grimm
alfalfa seed in either the Bronze grass
or Rye grass would add to the palata-
bility of the cured hay. For an annual
pasture for cattle and horses. or hogs,
the Winter Rye to be planted very
early in the spring was recommended.
In seeding a pasture mixture or alfalfa.
summer titled ground or corn or potato
ground should be used. II was better
to use no nurse crop with alfalfa OF
grasses. To insure ample feed for
stock, pending the green forage of
spring. a silo was deemed indispensi-
bic.
One of the most profitable herds Of
cows in the state considering their
number, is undoubtedly that of E. j.
Stone, a farmer Irving near Fessenden
According to reports received Mr..
Stones from eve cows has
averaged $18 a week all winter. This
profit comes from selling cream at 30
cents a quart. Owing to the fact that
the cows are fed only on home grown
feeds. it is difficult to estimate the cost
of feeding. They are fed 40 pounds of
silage a day. ten pounds of ground oats
and barley. and IL or IS pounds of mil
let hay. In addition to the sale of
cream, 30 pigs were raised on SKINNED
milk and pasture, and are now being
fattened on ground feed. This is only
one instance where a few cows and pigs
have paid a larger return on the invest
ment of time and money than did the
biz crops of the farm.
Down around New England they are
having an auction sale about every day
in the week which has called forth the
following from the Herald: THE sea-
son for auction sales in now on in full
force and it seem strange why so many
farmers are selling out. 1t is not be-
cause farming does not pay. Because
some of the very best farmers are hav-
ing sales. Some have made good money
tilling the soil and are anxious to try
some other kind of work. They now
have capital to invest and it may be
that they can make il earn more than
the same amount invested in North Da-
kota farms and farm machinery. To
IN outsider seeing so many sale adver-
tisements it might look as though there
was something wrong with the country.
but if they were to attend these sales
and see the high prices paid for horses,
cattle and machinery, they would soon
be convinced that the country is filled
with live, hustling farmers who are
anxious to take advantage of the
sales to buy machinery and horses to
add to their farm equipment. When
dairy COWS sell readily at from $50 to
SIS a head it ought moi be very dis.
couraging to the man on the farm