The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-12-09
Stock Raising
And a D airy.ing .
Great Industries n,

llueu 10 ne the greatest industries
of Beltrami county because of the
bountiful supply OF good clear water
and the profuse growth of both tame
and wild grasses and all kinds Of
tame clover. Prof. W.. M. Hayes, as
sistant secretary of agriculture at
Washington, after examining this
country, in Speaking of it said: ut
IS destined to be the greatest dairy
ing country of the world"
G. P. Bull, professor of Agronomy,
University of Minnesota, speaking Of
this section said: t.There is no better
section of the state or country that
is better suited for dairying and the
raising of diversified crops than this
part of Minnesota :.-.s.<
+ The late George Welsh, former
Commissioner of immigration, said:
''In no other portion Of the United
States can dairying be so profltably
carried on ~, =.
Sheep. ..s=.
Next to the dairy cow. sheep are
probably the most popular animals in
Beltrami County. The farmer in this
section estimates that flock Of rs
sheep is equivalent to one hired man.
The sheep not OILY clear the land If
underbrush but they keep down all
noxious weeds, and turn unmarked
able hay and stump pasturage, into
fancy wool and choice lamb chops.
This animal is probably the easiest
kept and least expensive of all farm
animals, while in proportion to the
Investment he represents he produces
a larger income. Ell. s..Es S 80 *g,.SS1 ii
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Corn, is fast becoming one of the
staple products of this country, the
soil of this locality is we'll adapted
to its>growth, while the climate and
atmospheric conditions insure fully
matured crop every season.. The
average yields are from 40 to so
bushels per acre, while larger yields
are frequently reported
Glover.
Glover is one of the most success
full crops of Beltrami County. Farm
,ers frequently receive as much as
500 per acre for their clover seed
alone, not to mention the hay cut
from the same land during the same
season. In addition to this is the
well known fact that clover is one
Of the very best of fertilizers, always
returning to the soil more than it
takes from it.
Timothy, red top, blue grass and in
fact all of the tame grasses, and all
kinds of clover as we'll, grow as pro-
fusely in this county as in any 9TH
er part of the state, and it is this fact
which insures to the man of moderate
sheep and a few hogs, a good COM
Portable living and means of laying
a foundation for home, and for the
more ambitious, fortune, without
the usual attendant hardships in
new country Alfalfa is also taking
up it's share as a crop-many acres
being seeded this year.
Wheat. - .~..r.
Wheat can be grown successfully
in. this locality and wheat in this
section will rank in quality with any
grown in the southern part Of the
state. The climate and soil are
adapted to both the spring and win
ter varities Of this cereal. The yields
of spring wheat will ordinarily run
from Is to 80 bushels per acre, while
it is not unusual for the winter vari-
ties to yield As bushels per acre.:
Winter wheat succeeds usually be-
cause there is an even snow fall which
stays on until the danger Of spring.
freezing is past. -
Potatoes.
The reports of farmers living in
Beltrami county on their potato pro-
auctions read almost like fairy tales,
yet these men, many of them of un-
EF5a u ) ~
Improbable integrity, have cworn to
production of potatoes ranging up as
high as 624 bushels per acre. 800.
bushels per acre would at least be a
reasonable average production.
Oats.
One OF the best small grain crops
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