The Dickinson press., 1914-10-03
RANCH AND FARM

Roy Lillibridge had Fl head Of
13O3-lb. steers on the Chicago market
last week. that sold at $7.75. j. w.
Goodall sold a string Of II head of
1363-lb. steers at $7.85.
Crop reports received at the office
this week indicate that the yield of
grain, wheat especially, is turning
out smuch better than was expected.
John Gunwald, who lives IL miles
north of Taylor, received 80 bushels
to the acre. from. the seeding Of the
new Marquis variety of wheat. Vel
vet chaff en- his place went better
than % bushels OF n field. Hedge
son & Sons received 26 bushels on an
average on the fall and summerfal-
was disced in returned only IA bush
better than 20 bushels. r. F.
DICKENS went better than 20.-Tay-
lor Reporter.
A good many of those who had
cattle on the Chicago market last
week, were returning home Saturday
and Sunday, including W. L. Rich
ards, Robert Wilcox, c. S. Lee, Eslie
Henderson, B. F. Manning and Geo.
Burgess. T.. E. McGregor stopped
over a little while to see his boys in
school. Jim Fenton and Pete Peter
son were going to Grand Forks.
Jay Granteer was down from the
north and remained over to- get his
eyes treated. John Shaw purchased
a carload Of, stockers in South St.
Paul to take home. T. E. McGregor
sold a long string of cattle at $8.75.
Mike Cuskelly had II head of LAT
lb. steers that brought 1910. c. S.
Lee feels pleased with the sale Of 20
head at $104.50 each, and Richards &
Wilcox were we'll satisfied with the
sale Of 129 head at $685. per cwt.
Bill Connolly was another one who
reserved a high price-$9.25.
A Chicago commission firm says:
Our other sales included AZ head of
the Henderson steers averaging 1876
lbs, at $3.50; So Of H. c. Christen-
sens averaging 1853 lbs.,, at $50; So
of J. H. Shaw's, averaging 1875 lbs,
at $8.65, with one choice steer weigh
ing 1,73O lbs, at $3.50. For Richards
& Wilcox 120 head, averaging 1926
lbs, at $8.55; for G. S. Lee, 20, aver
aging 1910 lbs, at $685., and for T.
Christianson, 48, averaging 1888 lbs.
at $S.40, all Of which were' from
North Dakota. The Wallis Huide-
koper steers, IS head, averaging
1895 lbs, sold at $8.25. Our sales al
so included 81 head Of Jno. Leaky's
horned North Dakota steers, averag-
ing 1,4S1 lbs, at 1925, IA head of
the second cut, averaging 1888 lbs,
at $S.5O and 20 head Of the third cut,
averaging 1,437> lbs, at $50. We
also sold 81 head of horned spayed
heifers for $3.50, averaging 1,244 lbs.
Threshing was finished at the O.
A. Brown farm southeast of the city
this week. A total Of 6,400 bushels
was threshed this year. The wheat
gave a yield between 10 and 10
bushels to the acre. The oats went
40 bushels to the acre. A field of 60
acres, which Mr.. Brown thought an
other party would put into wheat for
him, was not touched, so he sowed it
to flax rather late. The ground was
not meant for flax and that together
with the early frost was the cause for
a very light yield. There was 242
bushels of fax. The corn raised this
year was exceptionally. good. From
40 acres he cut enough to fill both
| silos, while last year it took that
amount to fill one silo. Mr.. Brown
has so acres of corn left. Part OF
thislhe will husk, while the remainder
will be cut up and fed. The feed
from the corn will make about 81
or a tons to the acre.. In all Mr.
Brown farmed 400 acres this year.
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