Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-02-08
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BIG INSTITUTE.
Two e.g.' Meeting d farm,
eli sls Very Successful
Though Weather Blt

Though Weather B,t
A two daysssAfarrmlers' institute was
held at Flasher.NaSsThe cold and stormy.
weather cut down the attendance some,
still it was very good. The interest was
very keen, every talspevoked q lot of
liscussion; at some Of the. sessions it
was nearly all discussion. The farmers
have been trying q great many things
and have so lived many Of their prob.
lens, The institute was a sort Of clear
ance house for IDEAS worked out by the
farmers and brought by the institute
speakers. This very clearly brought out
the need Of the farmers club or grange
where the farmers can get together and
talk over the results Of their work and
also to plan their work. The farmers
need to plan their work together and
to work. together as was brought out
in many Of the talks. The foundation
of the success Of the New Salem farm.
ers has been the cooperative, creamery,
It made possible the progress that these
farmers have made.
Farmers Institste meetings fave been
held at Elgin and Carson this week. The
following institutes will be held in Nor
ton county next-week: Fort Rice Nor.
day and Tuesday; Glen Ullin Wednes.
day and Thursday and Mandan Friday
and Saturday. This makes two weeks of
work in Norton county.
One of the most interesting talks was
the one given by John Christianson Of
New Salem. The conductor in introduce
ing him stated that he has a fine farm
now That he had a house with all the
omdern co%nveniences. a good barn. a hns
herd Of cattle, most Of them purebred
Holstein. This he has all made from the
farm. Mr.. Christianson related some OF
the incidents in his thirty years resi-.
dence at New Salem. He homesteaded
In 1883. For eight years.h tried to grow
grain but no crop was the result. He
then turned to the dairy COW. The first
purchase was one COW and the money
had to be borrowed to set this one.
Another cow was soon bought and the
Increase from these soon grew into a
herd. The next problem was what to do
with the butter. The solution to this
problem was the cooperative creamery
which the farmers established. This has
now been running for twenty years and
has never missed a pay day. The income
from the cows made it possible to pay
of the mortgage that grain growing had
put on the farm. A little start was then
made In purebred Holsteins. The cows
have made the money that has made
possible the improvements that are now
on the farms. Not only did the COWS
bring in the money but the anu that
they made has SO enriched the LAM that
much better crops of grain are now
grown that was possible before. The
farm that refused to give a living
through grain growing has yielded q fine
living and the comforts and Injuries Of
life when the dairy COW was introduced.
Mr.. Christianson laid a good deal Of
stress on corn. It has been the crop that
has been the most sure. 1t has furnished
feed for his cows every year without
fail. And the crop Of grain that follows
the corn is also practically assured.
Tree growing was the subject Of a
talk BY Max Pfaender of the Mandan
VAPNI tAAASA4S L OAt l6Cu Oldll AI6
with the trees that are native here along
the water courses. The seeds Of such
trees as the boxelder, ash, and elm can
be gathered from the trees and planted
in the garden. In a year. or two the seed
lings will be large enough to set out in
their %pernlenent places. The best and
cheapest way to start with willows is to
get cuttings. These can be set in their
permenent places. The best willows are
the common gray and the golden. The
trees should be set in. rows eight feet
apart and we'll cultivated. The Keeping
grass and wees from growing above the
tree roots. is the secret of tree growing
where the rainfall is a little light. The
willows make the best windbreak. The
windbreak should be planted on the
north, west and south sides of the build
ings. Many trees besides those mention
ed can be grown with success. but these
others will have to be secured from the
SO will cost more. Many shrubs
as the ~carragana,% bush honey suckle,
lilac, SNOWFALL. dogwood, etc. will do well.
In transplanting a tree Mr.. Pfaender
emphasized the need IL cutting back
IuS toy ~ COIIcSpOuu WAlu liz AOolS
that are cut off in digging up the tree.
If the whole top is left on too many
leaves wilr be developed and the stub
roots will not be able to supply enough
moisture, and the tree dies.
Milk testing was taken up by Mr.. Z.
A. Greenwood, assistant dairy commits
sioner. He made a demonstration Of how
milk is tested and called attention to-
the different steps and how to do each
the easiest. He stated that the apparai
tus such as he was using, a four bottle
tester and the glass ware could be
bought for some five dollars.
:. Corn growing and hogs was the sub.
ject Of a. talk by r.: \: Wilson, who has
charge of the demonstration farms for
the n. P. r. r. He cited the fact that
they had grown corn every year and
had in every case secured good yields
of fodder and in nearly every case ma
turc corn. He emphasized the need of
using avcclimated, seeed. Seed corn grawn
farther south could not be expected to
ripen here. It is important to pillow the
land deeply ana to give the corn good
cultivation so as to save moisture and
to kill weeds. This not only makes a
better corn crop but has a good dear to
do with the next crop Of grain. Mr.. Will
son advised growing some of the early
dents corns as the ~rustlers white dent
or n. W. dent where 1t is desired to