Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-06-24
BETTER STOCK
FOR THE Farm
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN
WHICH COVERED A PART
or N. D. A SUCCESS.
Many LECTURES WERE GIVEN

Thousands Of People Saw Trail
and Were Much Interested
in the Work.
"More and better live stock" wa
the slogan of the North Dakota Live
Stock Demonstration Train. Corr
and alfalfa have obtained a place II
North Dakota farming; the keeping
up of the land requires these crops;
the next question is how to dispose
of. these crops to the best advantage
Live stock is the only answer that
has ben worked out for this question
In the state south and east, and 1t Is
the answer for North Dakota.
To Show Good Stock.
The live stock train was run with
the purpose of bringing good types OF
different kinds of stock, that those
who were interested might see them,
and learn what some Of the best live
stock men in the Northwest have to
say regarding these different classes
Of stock and the uses that can be
made of them on the farm. This
stock consisted of beef and dairy cat
tie, lard and bacon hogs. and sheep.
This live stock was made the basis
for all the talk that were given on
the train. tN+S aaih 3.%
Talked On Hogs.
: iE.aJ. ThOnpOn, animal %husbandman
Of the North Dakota Experiment
Station, in hi talk on hogs, used those
carried on the train to Illustrate the
types and the points that are essen.
tfai ii lard and bacon hogs. He said
that some kind of live stock was need.
edaon the farm, and that hogs were
the easiest to 60 into as they required
tfel least expense for securing stock
and fences, and gave the quickest re.
turns. @tt"as+t 4 q 'f.i
t Sheppard Talked Of Sheep.
Prof. !. H. Sheppard, agriculturist
ofpthe North Dakota Experiment Sta
ton, gave most of his talks on sheep,
and called attention to the fact that
they cat more kinds Of food than any
other stock. They will consume most
Of the weeds, and turn them into good
mutton and wool. They make good
use of screenings, and at the same
time kill the terminating power Of
the weed seeds. Sheep will make use
of a great many things that are 9th.
erwise wasted on the farm.
The Dairy inrustry.
John Christianson, farmer and dairy
man, of New Salem, North Dakota,
gave considerable attention to dairy.
ing, and emphasized the need of
knowing the production Of each COW.
He had the scales and milk sheet to
illustrate hoy they were doing this on
his home farm.
A. E. Nelson, county representative
Of Steele county. gave talks on dairy
ing, giving special attention to dairy
types and feeding.
Beef Production.
w. H. Peters, of the Manitoba AZ
ricultural College, was assigned beef
production. He claimed that this was
a kind Of stock that tit In especially
well with grain production.
Z. Van Els, who accompanied the
train the firt part Of the trip, gave
most of his discussions on Hog Chol-
era, its nature; and prevention. sta
Stock Classification. S
j. Choke, special live stock agant
Of the North Dakota Experiment Sta.
ton, gave talks on the different class,
es Of stock, but centered his discus.
si0ns on cooperation, and how 1t can
be used by farmers IN improving their
stock at the least cost. y
G. w. Randlett. Of the Experiment
Station, was IN charge 81 the train the
first part Of the trip. while " Il. Shep.
pard, agricultufistf Of the NORTH Da-
kota Experiment Station, took charge
Of it for the remainder of the time.
Debatin9lsTeam Along.
Ruel Viii and Walter Baumgartel.
the two students who made up the
debating team OF the North aDakota
Agricultural College, which defeated
the University of Southern California
In 2 DEBATE last winter, also assisted
on the train. saFs
Thlrtyseven Stops.
mirty-sevent stops were made, and
two hours was spent; at each stop. The
total attendance was 1890. n,The iii:
terest was very keen. At Lansford 1t
raiAed the whole time the train was
there, yet over three hundred farmers
andstheir wives stood in the cold rain
In order to listen to tie lectures, hid
to Zee the demonstrations on the
stock, and they would glAdly Nave
stayed longer. The morning stops,
began at eight o'clock, and yet there
WAN n~Sna1lv an aftondA moo ~ froxn