The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17
Exhaustine More Efforts


to understand that the very founda.
tion of our free institutions is based
upon this maxim Of government viz:
"When seeking to better ourselves f.
nancially, we should FIRST OF ALL
exhaust the opportunities at our own
command before calling on the gov
ernment for help"
Thus if a citizen called upon the
township, city, or county for help to
take care Of himself and family and
yet we know that he could get a job
at reasonable wages, and refuses to
taking the job-that is we would cri-
portunity at his command BEFORE
A large number Of farmers appar-
emily don't realize the meaning Of the
advise to diversity farming opera
opportunities than one-crop farming.
isfied at kicking at the prices they
are receiving for our one-crop (wheatj
farming, it is very opportune to call
attention to or rather take an inven-
tory of the opportunities that our
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Stuhr who live
about half way between Plaza and
Berthold, in addition to farming they
raised big garden this year pro-
ducing and selling more than $50
worth of cabbage; carrots, beets, on
ions, ETC., for more than $3.50; tur-
keys $l4o. Mr.. Stuhr makes at least
one trip weekly to town all winter to
coll orrc Man1y tim co11ino &1E
worth on one trip. Not only this but
put away sufficient quantity of vege-
tables to live like Lords ali winter.
Passing on towards Minot on the
same road we might have seen about
September l, one Of the finest gar
dens and of the biggest variety of all
Ward county, produced by Mrs. Jay
Hernberger and her little girls. Not
only does Mrs. Hornberger and chill
dren help to make living with gar
den vegetables saving at least $500
a year, but they milk several cows,
often selling $50 worth of cream per
week, as well as to raise all the hogs
necessary to feed the family, as we'll
as many chickens, ducks, etc.
Passing on towards Minot, we find
that Elmer Dokken put in Is acres of
corn. While he saved the entire stock
yet an estimate showed that the Is
acres produced more than 600 bushels
of corn in addition to the fodder. This
fifteen acres of corn produced more
feed than any 200 acres of oats or
barley in this neighborhood. Mr.. Dok-
ken rents land from o. M. Rakness
who deserves mention for furnishing
the he land free and fenced the corn off
from the other field. 1t is but fair
Dokken is another lady who helps her
husband with a good garden and the
raising Of many fowls.
w. Arnett who put in several acres Of
potatoes, and corn both of which
yielded we'll. Mrs. Arnett also raises
large number of chickens, ducks,
turkeys, etc., which very materially
helped to reduce the cost of living.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jdd Osbourne in this
same neighborhood in addition to a
large acreage Of small grain, raised
several hives of bees, large number
Of chickens, also a fine watermelon
patch with which they feasted the en-
tire neighborhood. The Osbournes
are very scientific about their farm
ing as we'll as farm management.
In the same neighborhood lives Mr..
and Mrs. N. j. Demaree, the former
runs large farm in addition to teach
ing school earning SIG per month,
while the latter looks after the farm
interest, her children and also raised
80 turkeys, and large number Of
chickens this year.
Passing on towards Minot we come
farm, always produces a fine garden,
onions. Mr.. Williams keeps a fine
hogs both of which help to keep down
the cost Of living.
In this neighbrohood live the Wag-
Wagner specializes in raising green
tomatoes. She takes the planter about
June or as soon thereafter as the
the tomatoes in the garden and as
preventing stunting them by trans
box Of 60 bushels this fall and sold
them AT $1.oV per Dusnels
Now brother farmer, if these people
can raise their own corn, hogs for
meat, cream to sell, eggs to sell, tur-
keys to sell, chickens to sell, as we'll
as all these items to eat, why can
not you?
Let's exhaust more opportunities by
diversifying. That is what made
Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana
in short all the older settled states
Contributed.
Death of Henry NJ. Gay, Sr.
Henry M. Gay, who recently return
c.a.s. ka&La,ales lal e.;do o&