The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1913-04-19
Sl2O FOR TREE PRIZES
AFARMER Can GET $50
Dickinson Banks and Merchants Increase Fund for Prizes 400 Per Cent
Five Premiums $780, SIS, s2o SIS and s1e cowLschroeder
Co. Gives 1000 Trees for Rural Schools lessen will Plant
5000 Ash and Populars. BeIfed Merchant Gives Trees

Since the last issue of this paper the
premiums for the best acre of trees
grown in 1913 in the vicinity of Dick
inson have been increased nearly 400
per cent. Ormanzo Brown took his Pc
tition to the local merchants and found
that they, as well as the banks. were
willing to contribute to the good cause,
and already the tree fund has. been
raised to Sis.
The cash premiums to be given in the
fall are as follows: For the best acre
Of trees planted this year. first prize
$50; second prize. SIS; third prize,
$40; fourth prize, SIS; fifth prize, $40.
The requirements are the same as given
in this paper last week, namely: The
trees must be planted this year and not
less than 1000 to the acre. in rows
10 to-16 feet apart. The premiums will
be awarded in the fall by Supt. L. R.
Waldron and other competent judges.
Seedlings can be procured at small
expense per I, 600, probably So to s..
The rules will be issued the coming
week by Supt. L. r. Waldron. In the
meantime the farmers should be MAX
ing a selection of at least an acre of
old land. Two or three acres would be
better. Plow the land to good depth
and get ready to enter the tree contest.
Order the trees of NEARBY nursery.
Oscar Will & Co. of Bismarck are the
nearest and is as good as the best. 1t
will be the best Improvement ever
made on the--farm. and the additional
inducement Of a liberal cash prize
should make it very attractive to
large number of people. 1t was stated
last week that the prizes would be
available to all farmers within six
miles of Dickinson but the committee
Inns deciaed To- extend the bounds and
include a little more territory. This
will be definitely announced another
week.
The best time to plant trees will be-
the coming two weeks and large num-
Der of farmers should be after these
cash premiums. They win anyway, as
no farmer can afford to be without a
grove of few acres. A good way is to
plant q wind break on two or three
sides Of the buildings, or perhaps bet
ter still, on all sides.
The firm Of Crowl-Scnroeder Co. an
nounce that they will make an absolute
gift to the rural schools of Stark
county of 1000 trees from the North
west Nursery Co. of Valley City. This
is q most commendable act ON the part
of Dickinson's pioneer department store
and will result in beautifying the var
ious school yards of the county. The
trees are to be distributed and ready for
setting on Arbor day, May 2. More
particulars of this generous school gift
will be made next week.
j. v. lessen, Dickinson clothier
and owner of the r. A. Brown farm
just west of the city limits, has pur-
chased 3. 600 Green ash and Norway pop
lar trees of Oscar Will & Co. of Bis
marck which will be set the last of the
coming week or early the following
week. The trees are years old and
the plan is to set them on the west,
north and south sides of the buildings,
leaving the east (facing the hiehway)
open. Mr.. Jessen has old land which
is being plowed to good depth.
Eventually be expects to cut out the
poplars and leave only the ash.
Mr.. Jessen will not compete for the
cash prizes which the banks and mer-
chants Of Dickinson are offering. He
expects to grow several acres Of trees
as successfully as any farmer in the
county. or any where in the state for
that matter, but he does not want to
compete for the prizes being offered by
the Dickinson merchants as he thinks
these prizes should 60 to the owners of
farms who actually reside on the land
and make farming profession. Mr.
JesSen will grow the trees because he
wants to improve his farm and he be-
lieves good grove will enhance the
value of his place fully $500. The
grove will beautify the premises, give
protection against winds and eventually
supply the farm with fire wood. etc.
AT BelfieId it is noted that Max
Schwartz. proprietor Of the South Side
Cash store Of the village, is giving
Valley City nursery trees as premiums
to his cash customers.
It would be good thing if every
place in the county would start a move
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