The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-07-21
DICKEY FARMERS
WIN AT FARGO
Bros, Killer and Baldwin
Estate Capture Many Prizes
at Live Stock Show

Estate Capture Many Prizes
at Live Stock Show
LABOR OFFICES ESTABLISHED
Threshers Will Meet Saturday to Dis
cuss Prices
Three farmers from Dickey county
took prizes on their stock at the inter-
state fair. Their winnings are listed
below:
]. H. Killer, Poland China hogs
First prize, aged SOW; third prize, fu-
turity litter. Mr.. Killer also has a
boar that many thought good enough
to be grand champion, but he was un-
able to show him because of an in
jury to his foot.
Malmberg Bros, Poland China hogs
First prize, senior yearling SOW;
second prize, aged sow; fifth and sixth
prizes, futurity litter.
Baldwin Estate, Shorthorn cattle
First prize, aged bull, Dale Cumber-
land; second prize, senior yearling
heifer; third prize, junior yearling
heifer; second prize, junior yearling
bull; second prize, aged COW; second
and third prizes, two-year-old COW;
second prize, senior heifer calf.
When you look over this list Of
awards you will see that Dickey coun-
ty ranked high in the live stock
showing. Everyone wishes to con-
gratulate these farmers on their win
nings.
Farmers are asked by the county
agent to stick together on the wages
which they pay for harvest hands.
Three dollars per day or thirty cents
an hour is the wage reported from
some employment bureas and by
farmers who have men to hire. There
are a large number Of men seeking
work and there is no excuse for the
farmer paying too much for labor. A
U. 8. employment office has been es-
tablished at Oakes and will distribute
men from here. The county agent
will act in the same capacity for the
west half of the county. Send your
orders to these Offices as soon as you
know how many men you need. Pres
ent wages for harvest men, accord
ing to the county agent, is 80 cents
per hour or $500 per day. Mr.. Smith,
in charge Of the local U. S. employ
ment Office, says he will make no at
tempt to dictate wages, leaving that
entirely to the farmers and laborers.
l. w. w. organizers here have set
their price at $4.00 per day, but some
are going out at $3.50.
All threshermen in the county are
asked to meet in the Dickey county
court house at Glendale on Satur-
day, July 80, at 8 p. m. This meet
ing is called by Ed Pehl, president
of the threshermen's association. The
purpose Of the meeting is to draw up
y recommendation as to the price to
pay for men and the price to charge
for threshing. A large attendance Of
large attendance of farmers. There
is feeling among the farmers that
the price Of threshing must be lower
ed and the matter will be threshed
out in this meeting.
Three boys from Dickey county
competed in the Judging contest at
the Interstate fair at Fargo last
week. There were ten county teams
participating in the contest. Dickey
county boys placed sixth. Glenn
Moore from Forbes was one of the
ten highest scoring boys. Four classes
Of dairy cattle, two of beef cattle,
two of hogs, two of horses and sheep
were judged. The boys who repre-
sented Dickey county in the contest
were Glenn Moore and Robert Whelan
Of Forbes and Chas. Ankeny of River
dale township.
Two representatives from Dickey
county attended the meeting of wool
growers in Fargo last week, at which
time John Haw announced the sales
that had been made to date and the
sales pending. They report that the
sales made were higher than would
have been possible if the wool had
been sold individually. The biggest
part of the wool is sold and sales are
pending that will clean up the pool
soon, and after that, returns can be
made to the growers. A full report
of the proceedings of the Fargo meet
ing will be made at meeting of the
directors of the county association, to
be held at the county agents office in
Glendale, Saturday, July %, at 500
p. m. At this time arrangements will
be made for shipping out this years
clip. Any grower who is interested
in the way the wool has been handled
may attend this meeting if he cares
to learn about it.
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