Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-20

one half clover. Alsike clover and red
top we're recommended to be sown on
low poorly drained land as meadow.
On Friday Mr.. Haw occupied the
morning with discussion on the keep
ing of COWS in thls county and gave milk I
testing demonstration. Mr. Haw has done
considerable testing among the herds
during this past year and in numerous in I
stances Individual COWS were found who
we're not paying their board. The point
emphasized by this demonstration was :.
that IT did not pay for any farmer who
kept four or more cows to guess at what !
they we're doing for him. when testing
machine can be bought for five or ten
dollars, Is easily operated. and when one
can than reduce things TO business basis. |
The dairy business in this country has
many draw backs, but many farmers are
so situated that they might make it
very profitable enterprise. II is an enter
prise which does not work in we'll with
grain farming on large scale and for
that reason is not popular at present.
Silos were discussed briefly and some
emphasis placed on the point that peas
make profitable crop to be sown, both
for their hay, their grain, and because
they enrich the land. When sown for
hay one half bushel of oats should be
planted with them.
Mr.. Whites demonstrations on the
Judging of horses and hogs seemed to De
especially attractive to all because the
reasons we're so clearly given as to why
judges place considerable weight on
certain points which to most of US seem
unimportant. Mr. John Mahoney furnish
ed one of his pure breed Duroc Jersey
sows as material for the hog work and
Mr.. Stewart brought in horses from the
ub-station for the work on that class of
live stock.
The meeting on Friday night was we'll
attended and the program appeared to
be interesting to young people and old
alike. Prof. G. B. Waldron, of Fargo,
gave talk illustrated by stelioptican
views on trees and shubbery and how
they should be planted with view to-
ward having something permanent in
the line of shade and shelter. His startl-
ing statement regarding the fungus
disease which is working upon the box
elders in Langdon, and which bids fair
to wipe out the trees here. if strenuous
= p.seantative methods are not under
taken during this coming season, is
something which is not only news to
everybody, but Is fact worthy of the
prompt attention of our local authorities.
Mr.. Cooper spoke at length Friday
afternoon and evening and Saturday
morning. Friday afternoon his talk
developed into review Of the live stock
: situation in this country and why we
, may expect the present high prices on
; beef cattle to continue indefinitely. and
the reasons why from the stand point
of the Cavalier county farmer the raising
r of feeders would form very profitable
, and convenient form of live stock for us
5 to 20 into. He advocated the raising of
/, long yearlings and two year olds of good
l breeding to be feed principally on cheap
} roughage which we have in this country.
7 Considering the fact that there is a big
4 demand for that class of stuff at from
r S6.5Oto $500 per cwt. considering the fact
r that most of our farmers have poor
shelter for took, and know comparative
} Iy little about the fine points OF fattening
stock and that if they do they haven't
the cheap grain as rule for putting on
the finishing touches, he seemed to
think that this class OF stock which
could be carried in considerable num-
bers with small amount of labor. and
of buildings and feed mainly on coarse
, feed would be the most profitable class
of stock ior most of the farmers in this
county.
Friday evening his address was on
| the new farm management. Ihe wheat
, belt is rapidly passing into the north
west, Cl0 laQuS Oh Lu6 ldI "cSt. ouu Iue
} Argentine. We must therefor gradually
: adapt our system of farm management
to this new condition of affairs instead
of adhering to the system of manage.
, ment which was profitable on cheap, new
r lands when the world was looking to US
3 for considerable quantity of wheat. A
3 crop rotation, and putting more work on
r the land seems to be the start toward
5 this new management which we must
3 soon all adopt. A most interesting ses
sion was held Saturday morning when
the difficulties of getting into livestock
( were discussed from all sides, the financial
;. side seemed to be one of most vital i'm.
j, portance. Mr.. Cooper tried to N AXE
! clear the attitude taken by the bankers
toward loaning money for this purpose
: The result of the recent meeting in the
Twin Cities was discussed. Mr.. Cooper