The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25
M|NOT wins FIRST
PLACE IN STATE
DAIRY CONTEST
STATE DAIRY CONVENTION ONE
OF THE BEST MEETINGS IN
HISTORY OF ASSOCIATION -
SPEAKERS OF NATIONA RE-
PUTE-FINE STOCK EXHIBIT.


PUTE-FINE STOCK EXHIBIT.
The state Dairymen's convention
now in session in Minot is one of the
best this organization has ever held,
so the old members tell US. The ex-
hibit of blooded milch cows and sires
is exceedingly good, more than forty
head of stock representing Guernseys,
Holsteins, Ayrshires and Jerseys be-
ing represented. The program so far
has been exceedingly interesting and
many of our farmers are taking IN
the meeting and are on the job from
the opening hours until the close.
This organization represents the
best bet of North Dakota in bringing
it to a prosperous and contented agri-
cultural state. Like all good things,
we wish we could have this association
convene with us here at Minot every
year. There is no "hot air" about this
organization. It is doing it's great
work in quiet and careful way, but
lust the same it is doing it, and doing
it we'll.
The meeting is being held in the
Armory, the basement being used for
the stock exhibit. State Commission"
er Flint is presiding at the meetings
in the absence Of the president, Sam
uel Crabbe Of Fargo.
Commissioner Flint has done much
to aid in bringing this organization to
its high degree of helpful efficiency
and it requires no prophetic power to
realize that each year will see this as
sociation grow bigger and better.
The opening address given by j. M:
Devine bristled with telling facts and
interesting figures. We have space
for lust a few of the things said and
striking figures given. His first state
ment was that this was not "Mag-
ic City," but rather the result of any
thing and everything but that OF
magic" Minot is what it is because
of the optimism, courage, backbone
and everlasting working together OF
its citizens since the year 1900, up to
and inclusive of 1914. 1t is what it
is because it happened to have two
transcontinental lines and is located
in the richest and best tract Of prairie
upland in the northwest, viz, the
Mouse River Loop.
He stated North Dakota would new
er be great or reach it's greatest agrii-
cultural possibilities until the milch
COW was in evidence on every farm,
with the natural sequence of corn;
hogs, silos and silage. He showed
that in 1910 the state raised 5000, ,0O0
bushels of corn; in 1911, 100000
bushels; 1912, 100000 bushels;
1913, 12,OOO,OOO bushels, and in 1914,
1900 900. That when state can
raise 17,OOO,O0O bushels of good corn,
the question as to whether this is
corn state or not is settled forever.
That the hog production in North Da-
kota increased from 100000 hogs in
1910 to 100000 in 1914. That the corn
acreage in Ward county has increas.-
ed $50 per cent in two years, and
milch cows 300 per cent in four years.
+ Ward county had but five silos in 1912
and 72 in 1914. That there are 81
active farmers clubs in the county.
That during the month Of December,
1914. North Dakota shipped and sold
more hogs in the St. Paul stock yards
than all other states in the same time
combined, in the same place. That
during the same year North Dakota
sold in the same yards, $1O,OOO,OO0
worth of stock. Speaking more d.
rectly of local markets and particu-
larly Minot, he stated that the North,
ern Produce Co., in 1914 purchased
10000 gallons of cream. Their
cream, eggs and poultry purchases
exceeded $500, 900. He stated in his
concluding remarks that each acre OF
our land intelligently farmed will pro-
duce more dollars in wheat, oats, bar
ley, hax. and equally as goo. returns
in eggs, poultry, hogs, beef cattle,
cream and butter as the most costly
"out-of-reach" land in Illinois, Iowa
or Indiana. Do it on land that has
never received a drop Of water arti-
ficially or been renewed with single
ounce Of fertilizer. Farmers, how
ever, must not make the mistake as
some Of them have already done, and
which Mark Twain once said he made:
He bought hog for $500, fed it $500
worth Of corn and sold it for $11 LOO.
Mark said that he lost on the hog but
made money on the corn.
Elect Officers.
The following officers for the ensuing
year were elected: ..
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