The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1916-06-22
BIG BOOSTER TRIP
WAS WORTH WHILE
OVER FOUR HUNDRED PEOPLE
MADE THE TRIP
The City Fellow Has Nothing On His
Country Neighbor When 1t Comes
to Modern Conveniences

represented in the Farmers Booster
Excursion to Glendale on Tuesday.
One hundred three automobiles were
found to be in line rs they pulled into
Glendale, and it is estimated there
were four people to the load, making
. total Of over four hundred who
went on the excursion. The rain
which set in early in the forenoon
stopped some too who had planned
on making the trip.
The plan Of "seeing how the other
fellow does 1t" was worked up by
Agent Richards. The west end ex-
cursion was held last Friday and
made q very nice showing. Fifty
four automobiles passed in review Of
Sidewalk farmers" here. An account
Of this excursion, taken from the El-
lendale Leader, will be found In an
other column.
The first stop made on the way ont
was At the farms Of c. H. FROZEN AMI
H. N. B'azer in Clement. A 15-a1aiss
alfalfa field was inspected on the Flo.
jen farm and . 10-acre field on the
Blazer farm. These were both sowa
last year and are showing up fiuoi1.
The FROZEN sowing was put in unlne
direction Of the better farming sgeiE.
One half WAS sown with barley q .
nurse crop and the other half viii
out. That sown without the nurse
crop showed up superior to the othet.
The silo on the Blazer farm was sx-
amined and results explained. Nr.
Blaser puts down his ensilage With
water. using no salt whatever, and
has had very good results. Would not
know how to get along without Il IN
the winter.
The Kendall farm was the next
place visited. Here were shown q
bunch Of graded cattle that had u
their head . fine Hereford bull. Herl
was shown . good example Of wha,
can be done by grading up. T.,
The Beulah Stock Farm, owned by
c. B. Denison, southwest Of Guelph,
wss one Of the most interesting farm
homes visited on the trip. The farm
buildings are modern in every way
The fine roomy home is heated with
hot water and lighted with electric
ity. The barn is fitted with the Lou.
den system Of COW stanchions and also
has the Louden system Of ventilation
There is every convenience of the
modern city home. There are even
cement walks around the house and
leading to the barn rs we'll rs q well.
kept front lawn.
The old McGinnis farm, south Of
Silver Leaf, now owned by the Bald.
win Estate, also has 4 very fine Sc.
Of buildings.
Glendale received the Booster:
with open arms. They seemed glad
we "had came" and we had to watch
our ladies close, or they'd been hug.
ging them too. The Glendale band
was hired by Oakes for the occasion
and they rega!ed the crowd with mu.
sic during the stay. The Ellendale
fellows felt so good at our coming
that they licked Edgeley in a bal
game, 2 to I. There was other en-.
tertainment furnished for the visitors
but sorry we couldn't stay longer.
The return trip started at 2:3O ane
led to the Ferd. Higgs farm in Kent
Ferd. has put up 4 bloomin' big
house Of ten rooms, modern in ever,
way. The crowd sauntered into the
home and Mrs. Higgs piloted then
from cellar to garret. This is a build
ing that was put up two years agt
and cost about $4,000. The barn i:
also a very commodious one, ane
Ferd. took pleasure in showing som,
OF his Shorthorn cattle as we'll a:
the Percheron horses in which he i:
getting nice start. Agent Richard
gave a talk here on these breeds a:
individual animals were displayed.
The Baldwin Ranch, on which Mr.
Hoke is stationed, was the next Wis
tied. Here fine herd of Shorthorr
cattle were shown and the milkin,
strain of Shorthorns explained b,
Agent Richards. The finely appoint
ed barn with its equipped stanchion:
and carrying system were fully in
spected.
NJ F. Greeley, editor Of the Dakct:
Farmer, was with the crowd, and va
here introduced by Mr.. Richards Mr.
Greeley complimented the county o,
the splendid showing made in It
farm homes. "a home on land wa:
the best for him on earth" He tol,
his experience as a legislator i,
South Dakota when he was lombard
ed by the farmers years ago to hav,
laws made to prevent autos on tn.
country roads. Now every farmer 81
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