The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-25
farmers ENJOY
EVERY MINUTE Of
WISCONSIN TRIP
GOOD ACCOUNT OF THE EXCUR-
SION GIVEN FOR FIFTY WARD
COUNTY FARMERS BY THE
BANKERS.

BANKERS.
The following excellent account Of
the excursion rendered fifty Ward
county farmers by the bankers Of this
county is furnished by Attorney Carl
B. Davis, who was one of the party.
Most of the members of the party have
returned, a number remaining, how
ever, to buy sires and milch cows:
The Party:
E. G. Kivley, Minot; E. H. Palmer,
Williston, J. J. Brand, Logan; A. H.
Peterson, Minot, VIM. Ehr, Minot; l..
D. Cotton, Burlington; B. J. Anderson,
Minot; John J. Lee, Minot; A. J. An
derson, Minot; Oscar Herum, Carpio;
E. S. Person, Minot; A. C. Erb, Minot;
D. E. Benell, Minot; Theodore Elarth,
Sawyer; John Wynn, Minot; E. H.
Kendall, Norwich; Carl Feldner, DON
nybrook; E. E. Miller, Minot; o. O..
Norgard, Hartland; Herman schwede,
Hartland; M. A. Johnson, Hartland;
A. N. Johnson, Hartland; Ira Stod-
darl, Burlington; w. A. Pullen, Dom
nybrook; M. R. Porter, Minot; w. A.
Shafer, Minot; Carl Herzog, Minot;
w. A. Peck, Minot; c. B. Davis, Minot;
A. J. Brunner, Minot; Frank Ehr, Mi
not; Peter Ehr, Minot; Ole Oen, Mi
not; A. F. Thomas, Deering; H. Giesel-
man, Donnybrook; John Clark, Don
nybrook; K. N. Erickson, Donnybrook;
M. D. Graham, Burlington; Andrew
jacobson, Burlington; D. H. Frantz,
Minot; James Olson, Donnybrook;
Lewis Bintz, Donny ybrook; Peter Han
son, Carpio; T. Syverson, Carpio; c.
]. Devore, Donnybrook; N. Cassidy,
Donnybrook; J. A. Welch, Kenmare;
C. o. Bohn, Kenmare; A. Krantz, Ken
mare; F. Andrews, Kenmare; D. S.
Hollenga, Minot; Geo. S. Carpenter,
Williston; Lee Hoffman, Courtenay; T.
A. Hoverstad, Agr. Agt. 500 Line; Art
selberg, Tray. Pass. Agt. 500 Line.
The Tale of the Trip.
We left Minot Sunday night, arriv-
ing in st. Paul over an hour late, and,
in the opinion of many, too late to go
to the stock yards. Several members
of the party went out, however, and
went through the Swift packing estab-
lishment, and part of the stock yards.
Leaving St. Paul on the 500 line,
we arrived in Waukesha Tuesday
morning, where, after breakfast, we
were taken around the country in au-
tomobiles furnished by the Guernsey
Breeders Assn. of Waukesha county.
The first place visited was the Wau-
kesha stock farm, owned by Fox. Bros.
This consists Of two farms, side by
side, the stock being owned in COM
mon, part on one place and part on
the other. On the first farm they have
about IS head, mostly full blood regis
tered Guernseys, about 10 being
grades. The herd is headed by Strand
fords Glenwood of Pinehurst 3rd, who
has won frsts and seconds out of
IA times shown at the state fairs and
International Stock Show. His grand
dams had records of 762 lbs butter fat
and 735 pounds Of butter fat, and he
is considered in both show and service,
an excellent bull. This farm consists
Of about 300 acres, supporting $50 cat
tie, raising almost all their own feed,
and they have four silos Of about 140
tons capacity, on the two places. The
head Of the herd on the other place is
King Geldean, whose dam has a rec
ord Of 633 lbs. butter fat, and 1890
lbs. milk. On these farms the cattle
are not pastured, simply a run Of
about two acres on each farm for ex-
ercise. h
The next place was Maple Hill
Guernsey farm, owned by Fruit Bros.
They have been farming 17s acres, and
recently purchased 80 more. They
keep about 70 cattle, mostly registered
Guernseys. In this herd is Lillian Bis
hop, who made $40 lbs. butter fat as
q junior year old. The stock on this
place is given about a 20 acre run, and
the herd is headed by May King.
The next place was William Jones
farm, the prize farm Of the state Of
Wisconsin in the Hoard's Dairyman
contest, and consists Of 1853 acres Of
land, for which Mr.. Jones refused
5000 per acre year ago. The herd
is headed by the famous Lord Wau-
kesha, and consists Of about rs head.
Mr.. Jones allows his herd only two
acres for exercise. He has one IT.
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