Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-07-28
THE BIG THING ABOUT THE NEW
SALEM TOUR

t/Aug. Bentz, Sam Mauk, "A. G. Wei
ser, H. H. Adamson, Geo. Grogan
and son, C. f.. Green, F. E. Buck,
Lou Harwood, E. ~ Brant and H. O.
sauer enjoyed the Dairy Tour to New
Salem last week. Early harvest pre-
vented several others from going.
!2he first stop was made at Mandan,
where we arrived Tuesday evening,
and where we spent very pleasant
time getting acquainted with farmers
from several other counties, took in
movies, etc.
Mandan Boosts Trip =
Promptly at $50 Wednesday morn
ing, some seventy cars lined up, and
with the Mandan band and clown
quartet taking the lead, started for
New Salem. On the road and at New
Salem dozens of cars joined the pro-
cession, so that there were 153 cars
by the time. of the parade through
New Salem.
New Salem Proves Real Host
Business men and farmers made us
feel welcome and at home the moment
we entered the thriving city of New
Sale. A model Holstein cow and
calf on truck iarched with big
WELCOME" sign greeted US at the
entrance to the city. A sign painter
had decorated store windows with
Holstein cows. Ice cold sweet milk
and buttermilk was on tap in the city,
as well as at the several farms we
visited. A delicious lunch was served
by the ladies of the Holstein circuit
at the Klusman farm. The CONNER
cial Club rendered the whole crowd a
banquet at the city pavilion at five
o'clock, where tables were bountifully
loaded with weiners and kraut and
everything that went to satisfy a
hungry bunch.
Clown Quartet Makes Things Lively
At every farm, and especially at
lunch time, the clown quartet Of Man
dan furnished a lot Of amusement
with its songs and jokes. The Man
dan band dispensed music freely, and
the Rotary Clubs of both Mandan and
Bismarck rendered several hard time
songs that made hit.
Short Talks at Farms Visited
Prof. Shepperd, Director Randlett,
Max Morgan, and members Of the
Holstein Circuit, gave short talks at
the different farms on the milk pro-
duction record of the herds, the sue
cess of the two local creameries, and
how the circuit co-operates even to
the building Of silos and barns.
What Was the Big Thing We Took
Home From This Trip7
It wasn't the fact that dairying
pays; we knew that long ago. It
wasn't the well equipped barns; it
wasn* the pure-bred herds; it wasn't
even the milk records kept of every
cow-for most every farmer knows
these matters are ;npn,,.nt. Nc. the
t,g thing sbout the New Salem Dairy
Circuit, which every. lerson who IT.
tended tt.s demon. IL; ton must have
noticed. was the fact that these men
are working together. Every thing
about the circuit was cooperative
the buying of bulls, barns, silos,
and testers, and figures were given
to show the big savings by these CO.
operative purchases.
Emmons County Is Better Adapted
It was the unanimous opinion Of
|Emmons county farmers in attendance
that we. have better facilities for
dairying than the New Salem district.
We have better land, better crops, as
a rule. eve could show 'em," if we
only got together on systematic ba-
sis. It's pretty tough proposition
for farmer to build up good dairy
herd alone The price of good bull
is almost prohibitive. He can't use
him more than two years, and then
this good animal is shipped to the
stock yards, whereas if we had q
circuit, this animal could be of service
3 or 10 years. The same holds true
fin the purchase Of cows and heifers.
Cooperative buying reduces the price
80 that the average farmer can af-
ford to improve his herd.
Let's Get Together
Dairyman Of Emmons county and
Others who wish to go into dairy cat
ftle, can't we get together on this pro-
position?
A Fellow Tourist.
51.ss7 SIGN FOR THE RECALL
Signatures to petitions for a recall
Of various Nonpartisan state officials