The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-18

professor OF DAIRY nuSDandry or the
South Dakota Agricultural college al
Bookings. who spoke on Dairying as
an Industry on Grain Farms.
In his address Professor Larsen
said in part:
1--WE cannot well dispense with the
raising Of wheat We need -four fol
bread, but we can supplement the
production Of bread with the produc-
| ton Of butter. North Dakota produced
in 1915, on an average. 1872 bushels OF
wheat per acre. the largest average
100000 bushels of wheat. This
would make about $4,000 900 one
pound loaves Of bread. If these loaves
Of bread were placed end to end, they
would reach around the earth about
four times. This is sufficient bread to
feed 33,440,000 people, or one-third of
the United States population, a whole
year. North Dakota, for some time to
come, could not produce enough butter
to spread all Of this bread, but North
Dakota ought to produce sufficient
butter to spread the bread consumed
within the state. Probably North Da-
kota consumes about 100000 one
pound loaves Of bread per year, and if
you people spread butter as do, that
many pounds of butter will be needed,
and surely should be produced within
LlC 0ICILCs Ills 10 11OL oOIl0 dL Zig
present time. According to the latest
report of the dairy commissioner, only
about 22,00O,000 pounds of wltter were
produced in 1915.
Should BE Winter Work.
'The state of North Dakota, accord
ing to the tenth census, has 1880
farms. I am satisfied in my own mind
that on an average each farm does two
mems work more in the summer than
during the winter. This means that an
army of over 100000 Of our more able
workers are turned from a field of pro-
duction to a field of non-production.
81 do not want to say that a grain
raising country is not prosperous, but
there have been seasons when a grain
farmer would have been mighty glad to
have had a herd of dairy cows to bring
him a hundred dollar cream check, or
more, every month.
THE man who diaries on a grain
farm does not contract debts at the
grocery and clothing stores. When he
goes to town, he brings a can of cream,
or some jars of butter. He is not pressed
for cash. He can stack his grain, or he
can store it in the elevator till the win
ter prices Of grain come. This year, he
would receive about $4,000 for each
thousand bushels of wheat. This is q
gain Of $S50.00 on each thousand BUSH
els.
How convenient and pleasant every
thing pertaining to dairy farming can
be made! Winter dairying is the thing
for this part Of the country. Our crop
growing season is short. During the
summer we have plenty to do in the
fields, but during the winter it 10 diff
ferent.
During the winter dairy products
are high. This winter this price has
been up to 43 cents per pound. Last
summer the price was only about 25
cents. Why not have the bulk of the
dairy products produced when the
price is highest? 49,. ...'.
LAS mentioned at the beginning, la
Dor is cheaper and better during the
winter. .--.- s....
"A COW freshening in the fall will
give 20% more milk than will the same
cow freshening in the spring.
"A calf dropped in the fall will do
we'll under winter conditions. When
spring comes he can be weaned and
turned to pasture with the rest Of the
young stock"
The Farm Loan Act.
The convention was filed with
farmers this afternoon, all Of them
being greaely interested in the after
noon program, especially the address
Of Hugh N. Allen of Aberdeen, S. D.,
Of the staff of The Dakota Farmer
who spoke on the Federal Farm Loan
Act.
Mr.. Allen said:
How few are the words with which
We may express qualification. How
empty and cold and formal phrases
introducing a subject usually sound,
Some way, however, l want to convey
to you distinctly that it really Is a
very great pleasure to me to have this
opportunity to talk to you about the
Federal Farm Loan Law.
II have been growing UP with this
law. Deeply interested in the general
subject of Rural Credits for some
years, have always given consider
able attention to systems in practical
operation in other countries and to the
hypothetical adaptation of their
principles to conditions existing in the
United States. In this connection
there necessarily came to my attention
great food Of schemes proposed by
dreamers, theorists and fanatics. Some
of the most complicated and intricate
propositions, and some OF the sheerest
nonsense and veriest 'piffle' have been
put forth under the guise Of plans for
financing the farmer.
1T was with great relief therefore
that / saw some form emerging from
ports, committee reports, newspaper
and magazine discussion, political
propaganda and personally conducted
pet propositions.
'Tt was not only great relief but
1t was also great pleasure to see this
law gradually taking on the present
practical form and offer its provisions
as foundation upon which, believe,
will ultimately be erected a solid and
enduring structure of agriculture
finance. For we must not neglect to
bear clearly in mind the fact that
this law does not purport to solve the
economic problems of the farmer, but
Is merely a cornerstone (if / may use
the flgure) upon which shall ultimate
~ rest a financial system covering all
phases of agricultural economic neces-
sity.
at is particularly gratifying that
this chance to talk upon my pet topic
gives me this audience, for 1t is in
tile great territory covered by the Tri-
State Grain e. Stock Growers asso-
citation that this law was most need
ed and here it will find its greatest
usefulness.
"The time, moreover, could not be
more opportune. Election is far enough
In the past so that partisan praise of
the act on the one hand and partisan
criticism on the other have passed
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