Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-08

There perhaps eve was a year
when for many farmers the livestock
they are keeping means SO much to
them. The short grain yields over
sized the necessity of playing safe
having more than one line Of farm
ing to depend upon. Livestock prices
have increased more than any other
farm product. The figures paid for
hogs and cattle during the past few
months have been the highest that
the world has ever seen, and there is
no immediate prospect OF any great
decline.
The question of feed o livestock
is very serious to some farmers, but
every effort should be made to find
means Of holding on to the stock. 1t
is noteworthy that every farm having
a good sized field of alfalfa, has some
good stacks of the best feed that
grows from the ground. Also, the
corn, where it was given proper at
tention, is making a lot Of feed.
There is no question this year as to
the advantages Of good farming. Land
that has been in corr and manured
shows the results. Fifty-fye acres OF
wheat on the 1. H. C. farm made 29
bushels per acre, and is free from
wild oats. This wheat will be cleaned
and held for seed. A rotation OF
crops-livestock and manure-wil1
make us a big profit on our farm this
year.
Livestock Increasing in the Northwest
1t is very gratifying to note tina,
the late census reports shows a very
marked increase in the number Of
livestock in the northwest. In facb, /,
believe North Dakota claimed the dis.
tinction of being the only state Whrc,
showed an increase in both dairy ant
beef cattle during the past year. There
has also been a very encouraging in,
crease in the number OF hogs ant
sheep which are being raised ant
sold, and in most cases such venture,
nave proven profitable to those en-
gaging in them.
There are in the northwest man.
farmers who came here because the,
thought 1t possible to farm proftabI,
without livestock, and in many case
left eastern states because they dill
not like livestock farming. Sucl
men have soon come to realize that /
fs as impossible to farm proftab1y ii
the northwest without livestock, as i
was in the eastern states. Thes
farmers are mor ready to make tn
inevitable change to diversified farm
ing including both livestock and graf
growing, and soon reap the results o
such a change.
Every Farm Should Have IdveStOcl
Those who have given this sub1ec
any careful consideration mus adml
that ooner or later every farm in TN
northwest must have some livestock
The kind of livestock will depen
largely on the taste and capability {
the farmer.
At the present time there lis appas
emily . sure and ready money /
the dairy business than any other lin
of livestock farming, and there al
farms In the vicinity OF Grand Fork
that are receiving more than 5000 %
month from q herd of cows whic
sIhave not been bred particularly &c
milk production. The fact that ne,
~fcreamerfes are starting up and dom
Immense business In an sections ind
..icates that advantage Is being take
of this line of farming.
In other sections, where there
Hand not suitable for farming be,
cattle are receiving more attenfio,
and even on many farms, portions a
being seeded down with a view 20 ia.
turing stock and raising feed for fhej
during the winter.
While the returns per acre fro,
Hand passrred JIG perhaps not 10 gre.
~ from grain growinGs the tact tn,