The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-06-03

Which becomes effective July 1st, 1920
and which will prove a great boon to
the dairy industry. This bill provides
| 1or the formation of groups of farm
ers, not less than ten in number, each
responsible for his own liabilities and
ten pei. cent in addition to the club.
On petition the county commissioners
are authorized to issue bonds for sur
flclent money to purchase dairy cattle
Tor each applicant up to a value of
$1,000 which sum includes the pro
rata share of the price of the sire or
slres needed for the group. Indebted
ness incurred becomes due in not less
than five years nor more than ten
years with interest at six per cent per
annum, with further provision that
payments in liquidation of the indebt-
edness may be made at any interest
paying date after the expiration of
three years. A further obligation is
the cultivation of five acres of corn
for each animal furnished in brief
the plan offers the county's credit
and assistance in securing a good start
in the dairy business with liberal
terms for repayment of indebtedness
incurred. Commissioner Osterhous has
made preparations to put into effect
the provisions of the bill the day it be-
comes law.
Grain Grades Protected
Commissioner John N. Hagen has
been untiring in his efforts to secure
for the farmer an equitable system of
grain grading by buyers of the states
grain products. Moisture content,
dockage and minimum weights per
bushel of the different grades of
wheat and rye have always been the
storm centers of discussion between
producers and buyers, farmers feel
ing themselves unjustly Disseminated
against in favor of the mill and ele-
vator interests. Whenever opportunity
has offered itself Mr.. Hagan and Pres
ident Ladd have called the attention
of the authorities to the unfairness of
the present rules. Only a few weeks
ago Mr.. Hagan in behalf of the farm
ers of North Dakota protested at
conference called by the Secretary of
Agriculture against the pernicious
practise of millers in mixing inferior
Kansas wheat with North Dakota high
grade hard wheat of high gluten con-
tent.
: The Department carries on extern
ci nC11 po1
the department has been in charge
of the farmers Institutes Each year
the attendance has increased over the
preceding one. IA Institutes were held
this season in as many different
towns. 200 sessions requiring 102 days
for completion were held by two corps
of four members each. A total attend
ance of 26,242 was secured, the aver
age daily attendance being 276. These
Institutes present practical subjects
of vital interest to the farmers, such
as marketing, increasing production,
breeding associations, corn, silos, and
forage crops, alfalfa and sweet clover,
weeds, elevator accounting, grading
and marketing of grains, food conser-
walton and home economics. Motion
pictures illustrative of the lecture are
used.
Employment Bureau Successful
=. In cooperation with the federal la
Dor authorities the department has
rendered valuable service to the un-
employed and to those seeking farm
and ether help. The service has been
rendered free Of charge so far as the
department is concerned, Commission
er Hagan being given federal author
ity over all labor bureaus in the state.
Nearly 1000 unemployed seekers for