The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-23
DAIRY CIRCUIT
PROPOSAL WINS
FAVOR IN CITY
Business Men Who Went on New
Salem Tour Impressed
With the Showing
LIVESTOCK IS THE THING
New Era Predicted for State in
Which Greater Progress
,.
Will Be Made

Enthusiasm over the demonstra
ton and inspection tour to the New
Salem Holstein circuit has not ende:
with the completion of the trip
Business men and farmers alike
who made the trip are now discuss
ing plans Of building up Il similar
circuit in Burleigh county especial,
we'll adapted to dairying. Tive
farmers have announced Their inten
ton of going to New Salem 10 pur
chase pure blood dairy COWS.
Business men. pleased with the
large number of farmers who joined
them on the trip. would like to con
tinue to develop the proposed plan in
cooperation with the farmers IF Bur
leigh county. They wish to put their
shoulders to the wheel together with
the farmers to benefit the entire
county, believing both the farmers
and business men would be bcne
fitted.
Interviews with a number Of busi.
ness men today revealed their in.
tense interest in the development of
dairying in the county.
Glad Farmers Came
President Burt Finney, of the Ro.
tary club. which promoted the tour
to New Salem, said that he believed
I'VE are on the right track in this co.
operation between farmers and bust.
ness men. and are working not only
for the good of Bismarck but for the
entire county
mo immediate results may be seen
from the tour but at the end Iof five
years we shall see them. believe
dairying is the salvation OF this coun-
try. We are all satisfied now that
small grain farming is not satisfac-
tory"
P. G. Remington, president of the
City National Bank pointed out that
the credit of farmers will be immeas-
urably improved by the owning of
livestock.
In talking for an increase in live,
stock we are saying something we
have urged for years." he said. 1T
has got SO that it is hard Tor the
farmers who doesn't milk some
cows and own other stock to get
credit at the banks"
r. F. Berges0n said: II knew that
they had money out at New Salem
and after seeing the fine herds there
wasn't any doubt left as to where the
money came from; or that dairying
can be made a success. l was Nigh
ty glad to have the opportunity of
taking some friends there with me. -
Fred COnklin, formerly president Of
the Rotary club, said that "the soon
er we can take up something of this
kind, with cooperation between the
farmers and business men, the better
off we will be-
Hoys and Homjny
Capt. |. P. Baker, vice.president OF
the bismarck bank, said:
"The dairy business is fine thing
for this country. it always has been.
Iowa went into raising livestock.
Hogs and HOminy' was the slogan.
It was the making of Iowa. Iowa now
has more stock than any other state.
1t is milk that has kept .,orth Dakota
alive the last three years-not the
Red River valley wheat; that is pure
bunk for the valley is living on a past
reputation. There is TO guess about
livestock being the proper business
for North Dakota Hogs and hom'
my the milk of human kindness and
the milk of the old COW keeps the
American people gOing."
Deeply Interested
J. l.. Bell. vice'president of the First
National Bank, said
II have talked with a number of the
farmers who made the New Salem
HOlstein Circuit trip on Wednesday
and all were deeply interested. Sew
eral expressed themselves as much
better satisfied with iBurleigh County
after seeing what had been acGom-
plished by the New Safem farmers
under adverse conditions. One farm
er bought some fine two-year Old Ho;-
stein heifers and others are thinking
strongly of making similar purchases.
The trip was valuable object lesson
not only to the farmers who were the
guests, but also to the Bismarck
business men who planned and car
ried out the trip.
Points Good Example.
F. A. Lahr, president of the First
Guaranty bank. pointing out the value
of dairying, said that ne was interested
in a bank at Judson. Morton county
This bank has not had to go out and
borrow money to aid in financing the
farmers crops, he said. because OF
the fact that the steady income of the
farmers from dairy cattle enables
them to provide funds to finance them
selves. The territory around Judsor
is not better than Burleigh county ant
there have been no good crops fol-
years. The dairy business alone has
brought large amount of money tc