The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-10-14
NOTESOF THE
FARM BUREAU
Dr. Worst Pays Tribute to Work Of
Body in Attempting to Better
Marketing Conditions
NEW SET OF OFFICERS CHOSEN

Marketing Conditions
NEW SET OF OFFICERS CHOSEN
Livestock Breeders to Hold Sale in
Oakes Again This Year
Those who failed to hear the speech
made by DR.. Worst on the second day
Of the fair missed treat. He COM
plimented the management on the gen.
eral excellence Of the fair and the ex-
hibitors on their fine products, men,
tioning in particular the exhibit Of
the woman's home department. DR..
Worst gathered number Of the best
samples from the fair exhibits to
show at the international stock ex-
hibition in Chicago the first week Of
December. This will be among other
exhibits assembled for Dickey coun-
ty booth.
He paid a glowing tribute to the
Farm bureau and extension depart
ment, complimenting them on the good
work they are now doing in the mar
keting Of farm products. The speak
er deplored the fact that congress is
composed Of so many attorneys and
80 few farmers, pointing out as one
Of his special grievances the fact that
out Of fifty-five hundred million dol
lars appropriated at the last session,
only about six million was set aside
for the carrying on Of agriculture,
appropriating less than one-fourth Of
one per cent for an industry that rep
.resents total valuation of 80 billion
dollars, which is entirely insufficient.
DIR. Worst is especially interested in
securing immigrants for the state Of
North Dakota, and seems to be meet
ing with considerable success along
this line. He said that to date 600
farmers have been brought here due
to the direct activities of the immigra-
tion department, and probably as
many more indirectly, through their
advertising.
The rust resistancy of the Durum
wheats for this. county ranks about as
follows: DIS is the most resistant.
This is red Durum and can be had
fronl a uumber Of gr}swers. in this
county. It is one of the wheats that
was originated by Prof. Bolley. This
year it sold about five cents below the
ordinary Durum.
The D1, or Monad, ranks second. At
the four experiment stations this
wheat was practically as resistant to
rust as the DIS. This generally grades
rs number one amber Durum. How
ever, it does not have quite as light a
color as the Kubanka Durum. This
wheat has yielded we'll in Stutsman
county, where it has been grown for
several years. One Of the farmers
Of this county who raised it says that
it was practically rust proof and yield
ed 26 bushels per acre, testing 60 lbs,
and grading as number one, amber
Durum. The county agent Of Stuts-
man county writes: "D1 yields equal
" as well as the Kubanka and as far
as we are able to find out is absolute
ly rust proof. We can get two car
loads from Stutsman county. Orders
for D1 or Monad wheat are coming in
fast. Already carload orders have
been received from Cooperstown, Fes-
sender, Melville, Darlington, Valley
City and Medina. Many growers have
sold all they could spare to neighbors
direct from the machine. One carload
went to South Dakota at $3.50 per
bushel. The average price has been
$500 per bushel with dockaRe out.
Some are selling for $3.50 cleaned
ready for seeding. We will be glad
to give any one desiring it a list of
the growers Of this wheat and assist
them in locating as much as they de-
sire. However, we have nothing to do
with the fixing Of the price,"
The Dickey county agent is going
to make trip to Stutsman county this
week and pick up number Of sam
pies Of this wheat. Any farmers who
desire to get some of it for seed should
make their wishes known at once.
The Kubanka wheat has done con-
siderably better than the common Du-
rum. While it has rusted slightly, it
has made good yield in each case
and the wheat has all tested go or bet
ter and graded number one amber.
The county agents Office is satisfied
that there is sufficient amount Of
Kubanka seed in the county SO that
all who are desirous Of obtaining a
Durum that is rust resistant may get
it. Some Of those who have seed Of
. this wheat for sale state that they are
willing to dispose Of it for 25c to SOC
per bushel above market price.
At the Farm bureau meeting last
Friday, the following members Of the
executive committee were chosen:
President, w, w. Danning, Oakes;
vice president, II. K. Haldeman, Glow
er; secretary-treasurer. D. r. Mueller,
Cakes; A. H. Koch, -Oakes; John Pei
Ter, Cakes; E. J. Hubbard, Ludden; N
j. Nelson, Oakes.
This is committee which directly
supervises the work Of agricultural
T. Az.