Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-14
ANNUAL q
STOCK R|EP|OR ! !: J ! /
ISSUED TODAY
Number of Mich Cows and
Sheep Increased; !; Other
Stock Decreased

- aH<ran 30 - ststs
iutDel y yl'Ll Hlicn cows ana snesp ~
North Dakota over q year ago, while +
horses and cattle aside fron; - ilc,, 4
cows have decrA. .ad} q, ,,.,,.i ~
as-,:. x - n01nossI. ltl1l e. 80 l';-
So1uius lu 70 tne annual livestock re- 4
port issued today BY. a. y. surran 81 /
Grand Forks. state field agent Tor
the United States department OF saSri-
culture. z 3.ss rs nv
According to the report the ysluo
per head on January /, 1919; for
!nnch cows, other cattle, sheep and
hogs We're the high records ii the
livestock industry OF this state. Horse
1913 and have shown downvnra
tendency since that time. \ -
Mich cows, according to the re-
January l, this year, compared 10 4
sso sso year year ago. and $3.50 ten years
So, sneeP are declared worth an
asesage OF VI. compared with $3.50
a.. 50, % S"ane are worm an aver
ase OF %zi;0o compared with $24.7o
last year. Horses are valued at $s1
,rs, meaa, compared with $S3 last year.
Ine total Salue on January !, 1890,
- 81 .alm animals II: this state was
onn - le'vvV compared TO $l5S,0e6.-
ooo ooo iast year, = decrease OF $is.963.-s
WV OF W. per cent. Cattle ship
showed slirns nds dscreas sas oIrns ,'a .hsis bsi
ana hog shipments were somewhat
more more tnan IN 1918: The value OF
stoGk snlpped out OF North Dakota in !:
iyls was $2S.OO0,000 or 100000
less sS,. lnan IN 1918. 5
me report discloses that there are
5000 mules; 464,Ooo milch cows:
eIl'ooo other cattle; 28s,000 sheep
anW 1So,vVo swine.
A eolal Nalue on January l, 1920.
y. os en.nals IN the Un1ted St0&e4
so ~as 90. = el,aas'ooV as Compared With
80 .,ssf,voV on January l, 1915. 81
t ueSI case oA $1oe'4SI,0Oe, or 80 per
&c.,. s2sl I. d. &
OF Mr. % s,,rrat3 .r1m to1Ine nne annual report
At' s'offa'I 1olloW' t5fser 3 ~
s.,t. S...- =. -. - s rs S..
0'u>1A 1r'ss1e
Inc majority OF fAFmceR 4 in
North Dakota are anxioas to
MAINTAIN or Increase tho numbR
OF FOOD animals on farms bit the
unfayOrabae feed situation ii
state IN 1919 has been rather dis.
coofa&mg to their plan. The
0u0Ook As that the increased
l. lNestock pfOduct4@ Will rapidly sS9
1ollow the advent Of nose IA
vHnse leod ycaEs. A hencffciai
IeN ~ q tne gaoae Arkotng ~
the paG three seseans hng l(ei..ja b 5s
sufy'yai of ti,e e. -
kezss1 s1As - 9A,iAgfaUI u MsAnAae43aas etqfes es-sss
~ ~ ~ sn0W gfeafeF lInpfUveln11lessssS
~ - t1e &11oe s06 tt1 nveg6Bck ~
| tnat ~ od Noffh Dakota for the pat IS
i've years. q %s,'sss
| E,s,a e.,,... 80, 4. Il,
S,..u1 u = t'l'
! review OF the live stock situation
| D frHRA ANpaa
Ieed was distressingly short west OF
the Missouri river, and particularly
III lne extreme southwestern group Of
counties which resulted in the heavi-
est Shipment IN Years out of this sec
tlon. Inc number Of cattle other than
milch cows, shipped out Of this dts-
.rlct represents not only the equiv
lent OF the natural increase in 1913
put in addition a heavy reduction
from the number year ago. County
| reductions mostly range from Is to
5o per cent from the 1913. number de-
pending upon the acuteneaD OF the
teed shortage.
An unusual effort was made TO re-
tain dairy stock and the number OF
mich cows shows moderate reduc-
tion IN the southern part and practfc-
ally no change IN the more northern
, counties OF this district. Sheep num-
Ders which are comparatively light in
| TINS area remain practically the same
as last year. s
In the remainder, OF the state the
forage feed situation was with few
exceptions the best since 1915 and
ranges from nearly an ample supply
; IN most Of the other western counties
to a surplus in the east half Of the
state. This condition is directly re-
nected in the changes in cattle ana
sheep numbers in these counties
The decrease in cattle numbers
west OF the Missouri river was to
quite an extent offset by the increased
, number in the eastern half OF the
state. The unusually high price OF
dairy products coupled with the un-@
(, profitable grain yields this season has
I greatly stimulated interest in dafryinc