The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-12-12

The members of the Club entered
generally into the discussion, and
many compliments were heard on the
able addresses given by the men or
the program.
At this time it would seem right
that the address of Mr.. j.. w. Nor
rell on Farm Produce be published
and we therefore take great pleasure
in publishing this address as follows
The reconstruction period which We
are now entering into is far larg-
er subject and work than most of US
have any idea of.
We do not mean only to bring
things back to pre-war times, but
must keep right on going as there is
an abundance of opportunity to i'm
prove conditions which were existing
prior to the past worlds conflict.
wish to state that a reconstruc-
ton process has been working in the
territory tributary to Minot for the
past four years at rate that is sur
prising and to show you that the farm
ers are changing their old system of
scattering the seed on the ground and
trusting to providence to bring them
a crop. Records show that these
same farmers have recognized the fact
that they must try diversified or mix
ed farming methods and have increas-
ed their herds of dairy cows, are rails
ing more poultry, consequently are
producing at least fifty percent more
eggs than in previous years.
In radius of one hundred miles
% ~ n1>vls, ,orr
the territory south of the Great
Northern main line we have distri-
buted back to the farmers for pro-
udce consisting of butter, cream, eggs
and poultry to the amount of $557 900
in the past nine months.
An increase over the same period of
1917 Of $31O,OOO.OO and an increase in
volume Of 200Go, showing an increase
in this industry.
AS comparison in the past three
seasons of eggs for April, May and
June:
100000 cases lowest price quot
ed, $4.75.
l917-12,o0O cases lowest price
quoted, $3.50.
1e1s-2s, 900 cases lowest price
quote, $8.40. 5y Sr nj,
Butter manufactured inigMinot in
the month Of November for the past
four years increase as follows:
1915-11 900 lbs. Mfg. each pound
costing 1860 for B. F: in butter.
1916-17,00O lbs, Mfg. each pound
costing $3.50, for B. F.. in butter.
1917-32,OOO lbs. Mfg. each pounc
boosting 39.7c for B. F. in butter.
1916-85,OOO lbs. Mfg. each pound
costing sac for B. F. in butter.
Present cost for each pound manu-.
factured 60c for B. F.. in Butter. ag9
Increase in cost of butter manufact.
ured over 1915 is 1Ac per pound tax.
en- up in supplies and labor. a
We find that our overhead expense
has increased 1O5H in the past three
years and salaries show an increase
of 47G, for the same position in 1915
1t is my opinion from close study
of conditions that we may expect tc
see higher prices charged for dairy
products for the next six months than
we have had during the past year.
There has been report circulated
that the Government is not going I'd
use the 60N of all grades of butter
in storage in the United States COM
wandered on August goth, 1918, but
this has been contradicted by the
Food Administrat ion Dec. 9Th, on the
grounds that they need all Of this
supply for the Army and Navy.
November first reports from four
hundred cold storages show short
age of 100000 cases of eggs as COM
pared to November of 1917, or de-
crease of 35%G.
The Creamery Butter of Novem-
ber 1st, 1917, in the same warehouses
was 96,00O,0O0 pounds as against 49,
100000 for the same month of 1918,
of this amount sixty percent has been
commandered by the government,
leaving a shortage for private con-
sumption of 64,OOO,0OO pounds.
The report on cheese. for the same
warehouses show shortage of 49,
100000 pounds as compared with No
vember 1st, 1917, or a shortage of
63%s. The City Of Chicago is threat
ened with an egg famine, as their
daily consumption is $4,000 cases and
at this rate the supply on hand De-
cember LIST will not last longer than
December 14th.
Gentlemen: These records 60 to
show developments which have come
about during war periods and if such
can be accomplished in war times, it
seems to me that there is no limit
to the changes that can be affected
by continued drive in the agricul-
ture resources tributary to Minot and
l will go further to say that Minot
at present is not obtaining 500 Of
the products tributary to US, owing
to defects in freight and express rates,
which we hope to have adjusted in
the near future.
1t is expected that these dinners
will be held once month during the
winter months, and they are sure to be1
worthy of the attendance of every
member Of the Club. There are many
live subjects for discussion at this
time, matters that. will have an i'm
portant bearing upon the future of
Minot as a business city, and all mem
bers should put their shoulders to the
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