The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-08-05


Northern Produce Co., has compiled
the following figures which shows the
increase of the dairy business in this
section of the state.
The increase in the dairy industry
in North Dakota, particularly that IN
Ward county has reached 6 figure
which is beyond the grasp of those
who are not following this industry
closely.
The principal factor in the increase
If this industry has been developed
through educational lines. 1t has
been brought to the farmers atten-
ton, that we must rely upon diversi.
fled farming and not resort to the old
practice of trying to get mairten-
ance from the wheat crop. Also along
this line great stress has been brot
to bear upon the farmers to have them
introduce better dairy stock, and
through the testing associations and
keeping very close watch on the nerd
from time to time, they will be en-
abled to dispose of their cows which
are merely boarders and not have to
pay for the extra amount of feed
which they consume.
For the month of June, 1920, there
were $1,000 pounds of butterfa5 haul
ed the creameries operating in Minot.
This is not including butterfa5 used in
the process Of ice cream making or
through the milk agencies in the city,
as against this figure, there were H.
900 pounds hauled into Miroc to the
same creameries in 1916. Accord
ing to the above figures, the money
paid to Ward County farmers for
cream produced within Ward county,
would total to a sum approximately
$7O,OO0.OO. These figures 30 not in
clude the amount Of individual ship
ments made to creameries operating
outside of Ward county. The follow
ing is a table showing the increase
from 1916 to 1920 for the same month
in each year of butter manufactured
by one creamery in Minot:
1916 butter manufactured 6O,471 lbs.
1917 butter manufactured 1896 lbs.
1918 butter manufactured 79,036 lbs.
1919 butter manufactured 199, $3.50 lbs.
1920 butter manufactured 208,964 lbs.
showing an increase in 1920 over 1916
of 345 percent. Basing on the above
figures as here below given, is a table
showing the increase in prices OF but
terfat as well as pounds produced for
the corresponding month in each OF
the following years:
1916 60,471 lbs. at 291sc S 17,838OO
1917 1896 lbs. at 4Oc 29,138.00
1918 1916 lbs. at 431zc 34,3800O
1919 199,32O lbs. at SIC 1O3,651 90
1920 2O8,964 lbs. at sac 112,661.0
or an increase in dollars and cents as
paid back to the farmers for one
month of over six hundred percent.
Through the extended efforts of the
Pure Breeders Association, Ward
county has been placed in position
according to the state dairy records Of
1919 of fourth county in the state OF
North Dakota in the amount Of dollars
of dairy products produced. The fol-
lowing is list of the four highest
counties in the state showing the per-
cents gained in the year Of 1919 over
their production in 1918:
Production Increase
Morton County $1,4O6, ,721.O0 $40
Cass County 34,385.OO 1870
Stutsman Co. 1,112,869.O0 39%
Ward County 1,250,844.OO 141%
The state commission gives the
value of Dairy Products of the state
of North Dakota for 1920 as $31 $685.
715. With the rapid increase Of the
Dairy business, in order to obtain bet
ter results, better butter and better
returns, it will be necessary for the
dairy man, as we'll as the creamery
operators, to devote great deal of
time on the better improvements of
cream, as it is impossible to get a
high class butter out of poorly han
died cream, consequently, it will be
necessary that every producer be care
full and do what is in his power to
improve the grade Of his cream, so
that better grade of butter can be