The Dickinson press., 1914-02-28
RANCH AND FARM

A3-year old balck stallion for sale.
MAIDS Jesperson. Taylor. NE. -adv. 2-21-tf
w. S. Parkin OF Mandan has con-
tracted for s. 100 Of Texas cattle Tor de-
livery next summer. These cattle will
be used mostly in filling his contract
with the government for supplying the
Crow Indian agency in Montana.
The Brown Dairy commenced feeding
silage on November 10th. to "a cows
and at once the flow of milk was in
creased 10 gallons or 10 the ..ssvalue Of
about 81 per day. This increase in
milk production has kept up all winter
and Mr.. Brown is highly pleased with
his investment in two 120-ton silUs
which were constructed late last eason
The farm has enough silage feed to last
until mex fall.
Geo. Moffet and his son, Archie.
were in Dickinson the past week and
purchased ii head of Eolstein cattle of
The Brown Dairy for a consideration of
ST. $50. The o ----includes 10 cows and
one pure bred >yearling heifer. to be de-
livered May list. Messrs. Moffet are
prosperous farmers in the vicinity Of
Melby, cultivatine about about 400
acres last year. They want to do more
in the dairy line. and certainly made
no mistake in coming to the Dickinson
breeder of Holsteins. .s- .
The leases for arazing privileges on
the Berthold reservation for the year
have been coming to individuals of
this locality the past few days. Leases
are sent out from the Office Of Indian
Affairs at Washington in accordance
with the recommendations of the reser-
walton agent at Elbowoods. Bids were
received January 5th, but nothing def
mite was know as to the result, other
than that the agent was satisfied, IN
til the leases came back from Washing
ton. AS stated in this paper on Janu-
airy 3rd. the. pasture is known as dis
trict No. /. 1t is capable of stocking
1000 cattle and 2. 600 horses, The leas-
ing price per head is a little higher
this year than last year.. Among those
who have received leases from Com
missioner Cato Sells are the following:
Robert Wilcox, Ed. r. Partridge. W. L.
Richards, VIM. Connolly, c., S. Lee,
H. C. Christensen, T. E. McGregor.
Bros. and Keogh Bros. B.
Manning and John Shaw. who were
in on the leasing last year., are now
ranching in Montana and therefore did
not renew.
The new parcels post law offers a fine
opportunity for marketing many farm
products and advertising will bring the
request right to the farm. All the
farmer needs to do is to pack the pro-
ducts and place them at the mail box.
Fifty pounds can now be sent in the
first and second zones and 20 pounds to
all parts of the United States. Eggs.
butter. poultry, fruit and vegetables
can often be marketed through the par
GELS post or sent to neiehbor. Like
wise articles from town can beesent to
the farms. The cost per pound in what
is called ''local territory" is but S
cents for the first pound and u cent for
each additional pound. The ''local
territory includes the region served by
either rural or city carries. This means
that a package Of so pounds a be
sent within this territory, for, 80 cents ;
a package of Is pounds for II cents.
This makes a cheap and efficient method
for handling many products from the
farm to the town or vica versa. In the
and second zones which v a
distance up to about 100 miles, the
are S cents for the the first
pound and / cent for each additional
pound.
C+o,lroc that are unsy1rnaSSahle at the