Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-31

'ASu WISH cdCA III giving laVOr
able publicity; business men, espe
cially bankers, gave aid and encoulr
agenlent by making loans at reduced
rates Of interest to purchase dairy
stock, and commercial clubs organic
ed and conducted community excur
sioEs of farmers to the dairy sections
Of older states.
TEACHERS, schools, colleges, chau,
tauquas, and men OF all classes and
occupations taught and talked of the
merit of stock and dairy production.
"A wave OF popularity has been
swelling rapidly since the unfavorable
crop conditions Of 1910 and 1911 and
without doubt found its highest poin,
during The past year. IVY
There will no doubt be a recedinl
enthusiasm on the part OF the general
public but there will remain great ed,
ucation and material advancement,
that will be Of lasting benefit to ali
II people. -.
8 Each unfavorable crop condition
extending over more than a one-seas.
on perioo, beginning with territorial
days, has been marked by distinct
wave OF similar nature but none, it is
safe to say, will show the substantial
and lasting nature which this one
will. The distinction between this
and former mes is that the former
material developments were largely
the erection Of creameries that re-
manned idle because of lack of suffi.
Gent rev material to enable the
plants to operate successfully. :
~ Great Activity. 1
This period was one OF COW pur.
chasing, erecting Of silos. and increase
OF tame pasture acreage; these are
factors of the dairy development that
are fundamental. Il .J,
Fortunately pasture and general
good conditions have been quite fav-
orable and prices for dairy products
have remained reasonably high.
( THE number of cows kept for milk.
ing purposes in 1912 was 181, 759. In
1918 It was 190,824, an increase of
9,065, and this in spite Of the decline
of the total number OF livestock,
which includes the milk cows Of 1856.
"The Live Stock Sanitary Board re-
ports having tested in to the state
during 1912, 1928 head; during 1918,
,975 head, and during 1914, 1874
head. This demonstrates that a rela-
lively large number of dairy stock has
been purchased and shipped into the
state and the above statement as a
whole clearly indicates that the ten
dency has been strongly in favor OF
more, and an effort to secure better
dairy stock. &524 49, ~.
"The increase of 1914 over 1912 was
Or a total of 210,306 cowssa at ap-
proximately the end Of the biennial
4. *, ". 10.
"One purchase is especially worthy
II mention, that Of James Cooper; OF
who imported and placed
on his farm near Courtenay, in May,
1913, 81 purebred Guernseys. They
are now in their third year and consti.
.ute the largest importation and larg-
herd Of purelbred Guernsey cattle
the state. !,
"'In February, 1914, "a %sGuertrs,ey
Breeders Association was organized
among the farmers Of Hinot and vicin
ity and promises to be influential in
keeping up interest and in, develop
ing the foundations herds Of this breed
of cattle with which they have made
so commendable a beginning. !,
"The North Dakota Holstein, Breed.
ing Circuit Association. Of, New. Salem
and vicinity, under the direction Of
Superintendent ~. ~ Downey, has
been doing excellent, work for four
and one-half years and the results
have been quite satisfactory. II.
Through the direct influence of W.
Lanxon, superintendent of the sub.
experimental station at Hettinger,
$1,000 was expended for dairy stock
for that station during 1918. A pure.
bred Guernsey sire and cows. were Sc
This markes a new era as it is the
first Of the sub.s1ations to demons.
trate, by having stock in any numbers,
that cattle should be and are, co-pro'
ducers with grain in profit earning in
farming"
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