The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-12
DAIRYMEN ARE GUESTS 4
s OF COMMERCIAL CLUB
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mounted TO 6SB cents per pound
and went to Mr.. Nangle. .saE.S 81 4.
81 Raymond Hannah then sang, ac-5
&companied by Miss Muriel McGhee,
and responded to a hearty encore.
| In a Judging contest of four cows
in the afternoon, Prof. A. j. Nc
CURE Of. the extension division OF
the University OF Minnesota, cattle.
expert, did the work. He spoke in
the evening and presented his rea-
sons in each case for making his de-
sision. H.. ~. H., =.
Farmers Team Wins. N
In the cow judging contest two
teams competed, one composed of
farmers and the other of butter
makers. The farmers team was COM
posed of i. Jensen, Clearbrook; Neis
Willet. Bemidji, and A. P. Bloom,
Wilton. E-ss@E .Ss.1@ii ~. @
The buttermakers' team was made
up of J: H. Cockeral, Gonvick; David
Berg, Fosston, and A. w. Peterson,
Bronson. >-.E .-. ~. z~' :
Mr.. Mcclure first went over the
cows and judged them on points.
Then, the teams followed. The Sc
lection by the farmers team won and
to them will be awarded a silver cup
bearing their names, which will be
placed in the Commercial club rooms
as trophy.
Mr.. Mcclure urged the owners Of
! cattle to obtain knowledge of cattle
and use judgment In, selection, citing
a story In illustration.
knowledge Needed Here.
The story was about a Swede who
had come to- America and started
farming. One day a COW owned by
him wandered onto a railroad track
and was killed by train. The claim
agent was soon on the spot and to
the Swede said In the course of con-
versatiori. Your cow had no bust
ness on%the track. OF course it got
killed. You should have kept your
cow where 1t belongs-in its pas
ture. It was trespassing on our
property. What would you consider
to be fair?"
The Swede cogitated a minute and
then replied in his native dialect:
I'm only poor farmer. Would it
be all right If / gave you two dol
lara?" -. $500. ~
Emphasizing proper knowledge.
One time when Mr.. Mcclure visit
ed an agricultural community he
was speaking to a farmer when the
individual blurted out: II know all
you've said. but /; don't practice what
you say" ,,y,r aat:ezo zaa cps pa
against" said Mr.. Mcclure. "s''He
lacked enthusiasm which is the big
gest factor to success"
Tells of Colonization.
Mr.. Clark of the Wisconsin Colon
ization company, operating in Sawyer
county, Wisconsin, also spoke and
told of the work and system of the
concern in helping settlers to acquire
land and homes, community land
clearing and the formation Of COM
munity activities to maintain the
morale OF the settlers
ga home Is the biggest thing we've
got" remarked Mr.. Clark. eve aim
to have good schools, church, s,
ereameries and community organiza-
lions. 1t is the women who cause
much Of the unrest on a lonely spot,
removed from what she had been
used to and the nearest neighbor
several miles away. She gets lone
some and fretful and the farmer be-
comes discouraged and failure is sure
to result. It Is a big problem"
Nels Wilt of FROM related per-
sonal experience of how he got a
start in breeding good cattle and the
success he had obtained, and said
that his neighbors were now taking
a deep ginterest7in raising only the
best they could secure and that he
aynected that yicinity would soon he
raising plenty of high class stock. -
cry inspector. spoke briefly.