The Dickinson press., 1913-01-11
RANCH AND FARM.

NANVO Anu GABNN1s
A. Hovland of Daelum threshed 3, 400
bushels of wheat, $40 bushels Of oats
and 4s2..bushels Of fax. His wheat aver
AGED 81, oats IS and fax IS bushels to
the acer.
Robert Holm. who lives in the Dag
lum country, had one of the best crop
yields reported this year. He got 2, 1000
bushels of wheat off from IS acres. an
average of better than 80 bushels to
the acre. From 10 acres of flax he
threshed 235 bushels or an average OF
23K bushels to the acre, and from 10
acres of oats he threshed /, 100 bushels.
or an average of 1O1 bushels to the
acre.
Abe Murry, a big and we'll known
rancher up in the Mikkelson country.
was in the city yesterday after sup
plies. Talking to the Times man. Mr..
Murry said as far as he could learn con-
siderable young stock, such as suckers
and y~earlines, are dying for want of
water. With the treams frozen over
and almost an entire absence of snow,
the water supply on the range is getting
to be a serious proposition, indeed
| Belheld Times.
Chas. Adams was in Saturday from
| his ranch IS miles north of Fayette at
tending to business matters in the city.
Mr.. Adams has about so head OF pure
bred Hereford cattle at his place and
takes great pride in his herd. He ex-
poets to have several Hereford calves
for sale in the spring. These calves
were sired by Repeater Fourth, who is a
son of the animal that won the national
championship in 1910. Mr.. Adams pur-
chased the animal in Harris. Mo-.
about two years ago.
Glen Casady who has a fine farm one
miles south of the city limits on the
New England road, has a good crop
record for the past season notwithstand-
ing having been hailed out in July.
Ninety acres of spring wheat yielded "a
bushels to the acre. and fax 10 bushels
to the acre, oats went 38 bushels max.
ing in all 4, 234 bushels of grain har-
vested and already marketed by Mr..
Casady. He also had 80 bushels of po-
tatoes from one acre and from 6 acres
of millet cut IS loads of fodder.
Reporter: j. H. johnson. the North
ern Pacific trainmaster. with headquar.
tiers at Dickinson, was here Friday look
ing after some matters at the local sta
ton. The Reporter acknowledged {
pleasant call from the gentleman, VIII
seemed 10 be of the opinion that Taylo
is as good a town as there is in thi'
territory. He stated that freight ship
!. ments in and out of Taylor exceeded
those OF most of the towns on this di
vision. He further stated that accord
ing to estimates made by railroad
officials. who are acquainted with con
ditions along the line. Taylor elevator
would handle a million and a hal
bushels of grain, which will far outstri
any town between Mandan and Glen
dive with the possible exceptions OF
Dickinson and Beach. These estimate
are based upon the amounts alread'
marketed. territory and conditions
taken into consideration.
Dunn County News: On complaint o
Tom Christensen and Robert Monroe
prominent stockmen of the Little Mis-
souri, river country, a warrant of ares
. was issued in Justice Morton's cour
!; last Saturday for Eddie Cuskelly. 'als'
a stockman from the same locality, o.
a charge of killing range stock. Gus
kelly came to town and gave himself. VI
: to the authorities Sunday morning, o
, as soon as he learned that trouble woul'
result from his action. The complain
ing witnesses alleee that Cuskelly killel
a beef belonging to Elfstrom & George
and brought down a hide bearing tn
"sheep shear" brand which they found
at Cuskelly's place. The defendant ha'
charge of a portion of the Elfstrom &
George herd and claims to have shoI
the beef by mistake, thinking it one o
his own, as he had coralled a bunch
and made preparations to butcher. HI
says that some of his cattle were in TIL.
bunch and in picking one out for beef
he made the mistake and expected t,
settle with the owners. This statemen
the defendant claims will be substanti
ated by his hired man. CuskelIy fur
nished bonds to the amount of ST., Sol
district court.