The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-11
HAY STUMPAC
ON RED LAKE
RIVER SECURED
FOR Sr0CKMAN
Western Sheep and Cattle To
Be fed on Chippewa In =,
dian Reservation, 80,
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80, 600 FOREST RESERVE
.< ACRES WILL BE USED
J. J. Opsahl Appointed by Be-
midi, Makes Interesting
Report.
By ]. ]. Opsahl.

By J. J. Opsah1.
(Field agent of B. C. & c. A. Agri-
cultural committee.)
j.. Opsahl, field agent of the Be-
midi Civic and Commercial associa-
tion's agricultural committee, writes
The Pioneer telling of the situation
as regards hay cutting and grazing
on the Red Lake reservation, and
future development, which is an in
teresting communication, as follows:
1.-THE Bemidji Commercial club,
through it's agricultural committee,
has secured hay stumpage permits
along the Red Lake river between
the outlet and Neptune for "R.
Richey and Lahr, western sheep and
cattle grazers and feeders" to cut
5000 tons or more OF hay that will
all be fed on the reservation to west
ern sheep and cattle, which will
most likely all be grazed next sum-
mer on the 10000 acre forest re-
serve range adjoining the meadows
to the south, running along the south
border of the reservation in town.
ship $50, north, ranges 33-34-35-36,
with the Red Lake and Sandy river
m6duOWS, lOCdLcu III IOW AOA
152, ranges 36-37-3S.
Stock Grazing Activities.
"R. Richey is grazing at present
$1,000 sheep in the Bagley district,
and states that the number of cattle
md sheep that will be brought east
for. winter feeding on. the reserva-
tion depends ON the number of men
and mowers that can be mobilized
and put to work in the hay fields.
Live stock can in that way convert
the Red Lake River valley hay into
human food, leather for shoes and
wool for clothing.
where heretofore this vast acre
,ge of hay has gone to waste every
year, on account of being from 25
to 40 miles from railroad, and in
this food conservation cause to aid
in making practical war on the high
cost of living, the agricultural COM
'nittee of the Bemidji association
asks for the best efforts Of commit
tees where hay tools, men and teams
may he available for Red Lake hay
work, by the ton, acre or day.
Have Big Contracts.
u. B. iMacqueen has taken 500
ION contract and establishing his
camp in section 80, township 152,
range 80, two miles south of Nep
tune postoffice.
"Art Irons of Montana has 500
ION contract and will be located in
sections and 6, township 15l,
range 38 Both connecting with
graded roads north from Trail, Gully
or Gonvick, on 500 railway IA to 1S
miles away.
Solomon Disrajel of Red Lake has
he contract at the outlet on Red
Lake in township 152, range So, rs
niles west of Redby.
"These three outfits will have room
or teams, mowers and rakes
1t ruling harvest wages or seven
more additional jobbers wanted to
7ut up 500 tons or more each.
Camp supplies can be hauled by
boats along the Red Lake river.
Information Source.
"Information as to work or hay
contracts can be had through J.
Smith, in charge of the west end
farm Station, section II, township
151, range 81; r. Richey, Bagley
Mimi, or J. j. Opsahl, Bemidji
Minn., member of the agricultural
committee which will have full
charge of letting contracts and pay
'nents for work.
May Ask Congress.
"A plan was discussed to ask con-
;ress to arrange to give Supt. George
w. Cross of Red Lake authority to
use part of the funds received from
grazing and hay permits for tame
| grass seed to be sowed each spring
| in the burnt slashings as the timber
is being cut on the 10000 acre for
est reserve along south side by John
Moberg, and then three to five gear
plow convert the openings in the for
est reserve into blue grass and clov-
er pastures, eliminating fire danger
and increasing grazing ability at
least three fold per acre over wild
brush pastures. e~.:-- 49,.
Richey Sees Future:
Mr. -Richey after carefully exam
ination of the last two years logging
north of Nebish, this week stated
that the only practical way to in
duce western ranchers to move to
! Minnesota cutover pastures was to
follow the logger with fire-burning
the slashings. .ahen seed tame grass
and follow with sheep to tramp in
the seed and keep the brush down:
But be sure to move the sheep off
1.-THE seeded plots during the last Of