The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-30
MINNESOTA BUYING
Pure BRED CATTLE
MckERROW SELECTS STOCK FOR
GOPHER STATE FARMERS ,
AT BIG DAIRY SHOW.

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Kerrow, a representative Of the Min
nesota College of Agriculture, dropped
in at the National Dairy show at Chi
cage yesterday to take a look at the
exhibit and to get a line on herds
from which to pick animals for Min
nesota man. The fact is, he is out on
a. buying expedition for Minnesota
people. This means that Minnesota
farmers are building UP the quality Of
their herds for a greater milk produc-
ton.
A great chart hangs in a conspicu-
Gus place in the amphitheater, where
the judging of the National Dairy
show is done. At one end is shown
the yield IF the ."boarder" COW, the
COW that does not pay for her keep,
yielding only ninety pounds Of but
ter for and actually costing her owner
$22 a year.. Next to this is the record
Of the average cow, which gives ITS
pounds and brings her owner 81 as a
profit. Then ZONES the "bred-for-
production cow, with a yield of $50
pounds and a profit Of $S4.
Want the Best.
This kind Of thing has taken hold
Of Minnesota farmers, and they are
after the neutrality-suspicious." COW.
This is why Mr.. McKerrow is after
pure-bred stock for Minnesota. AL
ready he has purchased two carloads
Of Holsteins for Otter Tail county
farmers. He also wants a carload of
G]uernseys and forty more head Of
Holsteins for Detroit, Mimi, bankers
for distribution among the farmers Of
their territory.
Superintendent Selvig of the school
of agriculture at Crookston is also
calling for Holsteins and ~Shorthorns
by the carload for the farmers Of his
vicinity.
More Butter on the Bread.
Minnesota is the bread and butter
stronger on the butter. The layer Of
butter on the bread is going to be
thicker, if not richer, besides it is
predicted here that Minnesota is go
ing to become a great breeding state
for dairy cattle. supplying outside
markets. AS yet the state takes all
of it's own surplus pure-breds.
Iowa is also placing greater stress
than ever on dairying. A representa-
tive Of the state college at the nation
al show acre reports that the State
Dairy association of Iowa haS been
CARRYING on a special campaign or
ganizing dairy associations, conducting
short courses of from W. to six
days in dairying, with some added
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laterals Of dairy farming.
An interesting development at Fond
du Lac, Wis, is the specializing Of F.
H. Scribner in the American type Of
Jersey. This animal, Mr.. Scribner
Is harder. than the Island Jer-
sey, and for the northern climate
yields better results. Minnesota Jer-
sey breeders have generally chung to
the island animal, but the Wisconsin
experiments will be watched with in
terest.
s~chroeder's Herd an Example.
The Holstein herd Of E. C. Schroed-
er of Moorhead, Mimi, on exhibition
at the national show, is a fine example
Of what can be lone in a short time in
Minnesota. Mr.. Schroeder
has twenty-one animals here out of a
herd of se~venty-five thoroughbreds,
vet it is only four years since he began
to build up his herd from small be-
This is the first year ,he
has been on the road exhibiting, but
he. has taken attractive prizes at Wat
la. He won the silver cup for
the best calves-a bull n w hei-
fers-also the dairy herd cup, and
these are only a few of the prizes
won by his animals.
But If the national show is a crt-
terion, the same kind Of growing
interest that one find In Minnesota is
found all over the country. Men who
attended the show here from
e to year say that the entries are
three times as numerous as a year
ago. From the programme Of the show
one finds that there are more than 500
animals in the great barns adjoining
the am~phttheatre, and throngs of
interested visitors pass through the
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dairy utensils and machinery are also
by the crowds. Visitors are
from coast to coast. Large
numbers Of Canadians are here too,
and they held a Canadian luncheon
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Minnesota Stock Scores.
Minnesota scored again in the judg-
ing yesterday afternoon. Henry Web
ster & Sons with Confess took. sixth
place in the class for cows 5 years old
and over. This vas in a very large |
class, too. Merry-lad Lulu received
fifth place in the large class of cows
years old and under 4. Ibsens Glory
Conlesse got fourth place in the large
lass of heifers 2 years old and under
3, and Golden Rockette went second
among many heifers, not in milk, over
Is months and under 2 years. Most
Of the other prizes in these classes
went to Illinois, Indiana. Wisconsin
and Texas. 49, f
The Holstein awards which come
today will be- watched with inter
est because Of Mr.. Sc~hroeder's herd as
the representative of the state.
The American Jersey cattle club
held its session Tuesday. Yesterday
was the Guernsey cattle club day, and
today the Holstein breeders will
nave a special session. |