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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
POTATO RUIING our.

Hugh J.. Hughes, Director Of mar
kets of the Minnesota department OF
agriculture, has announced regula-
tory orders and changes In Minneso-
ia grades as provided in Chapter 70
of the session laws OF 1921, passed
by the legislature. 10 become effective
in Minnesota November 3. 1921. The
order provides that the shipper shall
designate the grade OF. potatoes for
which he Is to be paid and 1.-THE buy
err asserts Ahat thu. potatoes do not
conform to the grade claimed he may
call for an Inspection by. the DEPART
ment OF agriculture: for which there
shall be "a charge .ofGS4 a car. This
finding Of the inspector In case Of
disagreement Of buyer and shipper is
to be the basis for settlement
The grade designations OF spotA-
toes also are changed, but the chang
es merely are in name. making the
Minnesota grades adopt the name of
the federal grades. a.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
COUNTY POTATO fAIsM

a recent issue OF the Hallock En-
terprtse says: ut Will do you good
to visit Berkey's potato ield. near
Lancaster And! witness the activity
that prevails here Just now.~Nearly
. hufdredgpsople. men, women And
children Ara employed, these include
pickers. diSkers. MOTOR truck drivers,
time keepsfs, etc; They HAYS been
at work di1s1hgs and picking foF over
q week nov. and not more than one
third Of fhs Held has been gone ~
er. They s4yathat . good part Of ths
22o Acre he1da 10 far. has yielded
nearly 400 bushels to the acre, and
the ~rottAiHdsf s(about $50 6cresl
which y net n good. viii run a good.
800 btishslSsp Per acre. Pfekcrs; which
include chttatsn and grown-upA afs
making 4f0iit1S 10 ti5 asday IL ths
work. Motor trucks And teams SarA
hauiink AwAys 1ust u. rapidly ~ they
can Ind the aSpnds 6fA being shipped
away. from tfe railroad station III the
rate of IS ID 4 .icarS Z day Potato
prices hayA fAi1ep. but H is repofted
thai Berk4y@k6t III before, tbs dfop
BY contracting for the delivery ok the
bulk q hfs crop at $500 per bashsi..
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
HOOple Farmers Haze Found
Prosperity In Their Great
Crop of Potatoes This Year

Es.@t-la .FlEEs tHfr ~ ,sgsHsr-+
Ho9ple. North Dakota, in the heart
Of the potato belt is like a mining
town that has had q lucky strike.
The Herald visitor was there on the
day Of September, and it was
difficult to get through the streets so
crowded were they with Ford trucks
hauling potatoes, wascn standing
loaded with potatoes waiting room
for unloading, automobiles. and
teams, and sacks of potatoes
wherever one looked.
After hearing the hard luck stories
all over the valley of wheat crops
that can't ever pay the threshing bills
it was a relief to get to this potato Ell
dorado. The price had dropped that
day. and every conceivable place
from vacant sheds to elevators had
been filled with the ~unceasing flow
of tubcrs, but everybody was happy.
1t was a good place to be.
Tributary to Hoople there are
5000 acres in potatoes this year. The
best farms are yielding over two
hundred bushels to the acre. The
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
DAIRYINCNOW S.
DRAWS SETTLERS /
TO THIS
Lack Of Imitation In Land
Values Also Important
\. Factor

Bismarck, N. d., Oct. 15.-Restric-
ton Of immigration into the United
States has o thus far affected the
numbers of people interested in North
Dakota as a possible place Of resi-
dence in the opinion of Charles G..
North Dakota Department Of Immi-
grafton. Inquiries from prospective
homeseekers continue to arrive at the
office of the department at about the
usual ratio. At the. present. time
more than our hundred letters are
on file from prospective residents.
Some of these letters express interests
in the land of the state while large
numbers are inquiries. concerning
dairying possibilities. g., !
While North Dakota attracts many
men who have known residence in
other states and countries most Of
these men are. attracted here after
they have held residence in ON
other community of the. United States.
Just at the present time, many in-
quiries are being received from points
points where high wages attracted
many men during the war. The men
and the money saved now are avail
able for other fields. These men, quite
largely have known foreign residence,
but have been in this country long
enough to have learned American
ways and ideals.
No Imitation Here. -. {
In the opinion Of Mr.. Boise, one Of
the great reasons for the interest in
North Dakota land at this time As the
fact the price of land did not boom as
it did in states near the: Mississippi
war and there has not been the con-
luz reaction. tn meet the, de-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
Non-Tubercular Herds
Increasing In State

largo, N. D., Oct. 15.-More than
$4,000 North Dakota, cattle have been
tested for tuberculosis within the past
and 1873 herds in the state have
7. B., according to figures on the
bovine tuberculosis drive announced
by the state live stock sanitary board.
While 352 herds in the state have
been fully accredited as tuberculosis
free. this number will be increased
fouI fold during the coming year ac-
cording to officials.
Splendid progress is being made In
III work in North Dakota" stated DR..
A. = Schalk veterinarian at the Agri-
cultural College, and %consulting
veterinarian for the State Live stock
Sanitary Board today, in commenting
federal n state supervision OF tuber-
culosis eradication work. ITO be ac-
credited stated DR.. Schalk, means
that a herd has been tested under the
supervision Of the state and federal
Officials. and has passed the require
ments- under which a certificate is
granted to the owner. Buyers Of live
stock and milk consumer are insisting
more and more that herds with which
they deal be ~tubercuIin tested, or bot
ter yet. accredited herds. At the
same time. owners of clean herds are
~stressing the fact that there milk sum-
ply comes from 7. b. free herds. for
tainted milk supplies are always pos
stble. Owners of accredited herds
can also ship livestock without special
delays INK inspections across state
and within the state itself..1
Records for August m North D.-
kota indicate progress Of the work
during that time 66,1ss cattle were
under supervision. 1880 cattle were
teTted, and 4z,167 cattle were listed
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
Home Grounds and Their Care

-- -- 81 NIB. KANNoWsKI, superfnauandsn6 a Fa4r4kn5 -- --

.FS jf--NI 81 f#EN
to remove about as OF. last fears
growth from 1.-THE branches, making
a clear. cut Just above some, bud In
this way you 90 not sp6il..the original
The roots ct live plants should not
be exposed to the dry air for any
ped from 1 nursery their rootsfare
covered? with L moist. material: Keep
this covering around. the robts Until
immediately, before. planting. The ,ex-
posuIe 1.-the uncovered roots Of trees
for five minutes may Be sufficient to
injure; the tree beyond recovery Care
in the protection of4the roots from
SUM-, dry.sair and wind will be amply
rewarded. inssthe. performance OF the
trees after proper planting.
RegafdleAssp f how ,thcughtfully the
treee have been selected and how
thorcaghly;thS planting has been done
there remains Intelligent care to be
bestowed upon the trees to have them
been disappointed with: the results OF
their work because they considered
their. job ~co1npleted when the. last
shovel Of. soil was placed around the
tree, Newly planted trees must be
watered for the first year at least.
This watering should occur only ,ev-
cry week 81 ten. days and then as
much; as q tArrcl Or two Of water
should be used. Constant watering
is apt to drown a tree and light WATER
ing attracts the roots to the surface
where they are in danger Of drying
out whenever this light watering ceas-
es. y 8 e. =,
The soil around the base OF newly
planted trees Will need some ,cuitiva-
ton during the first year or two dur
ing the drought season. The digging
Of the soil In b circle around the tree
40 sld = t dsp1 trs q Il lnf rs q 1rd 5Sal 'ne nsot n,al
way to conserve the moisture IN the
soil around the base OF. newly planted
trees Is to. place.there leaves, straw,
litter or layer, Of dust formed by stir
ring or pulverazing the soil to afdepth
Of about an Inch. ~,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17

handling and grading potatoes.
The town was full of men, and one
had to wait ones turn at the res
taurants. The potato crop in this
section OF the country is of sufficient
Importance to attract a large supply
of outside labor. A great many first
class potato pickers came this year
to help take up the crop. They al
ways pick in pairs. No women arc
employed. The men pick into hall
bushel measures Inc dump into
bushel sacks. These sacks are placed
in long rows in the field for the teams
or trucks to load. The loads are
hauled to town and potatoes are
screened as they are emptied into the
warehouse or car. They are then
resacked into two bushel sacks or are
shipped in bulk. Most Of the crop is
shipped in sacks. ~
Buyers come from Kansas, Iowa,
and Illinois to buy the potatoes. They
contract for field run or for the po-
tatoes in the field before they are
dug, or for the carloads on the track.
One buyer had already. bought
$40, 900 worth.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
YOUTHS ARE
MAKING PROFITS
GROWING POTATOES

Velva. N. D., Oct.-l5.-A profit of
about $500 on ten acres of potatoes
Is the record made by Thos..-Doyle,
an agricultural student in the&Velra
High School. He raised 4 total Of
$50 bushels and says that the cost
per bushel was about SOC, leaving a
clear profit Of about soc a bushel ae-
cording to the present market price
Of SOC.
Il dug a large pit for my potatoes.
Mr.. Doyle says. land although I in
tend to sell as soon as 1 can, / may
hold a few hundred bushels for high
er spring prices. Reports from other
parts of the o ntry indicate a short
a heavy demand for potatoes in the
spring, I may profit by storing"
Mr.. Doyle's crop is of the Green
Mountain variety. His fourteen-yeat-
old brother. Hubert, who Is a mem
Der of the eighth grade, raised ITO
bushels Of potatoes OF a two acre
patch and, according to present mar
ket prices, made a net profit Of about
$500. =
julius Sather, Norman Larson,
Paul Simon and Thoralf .Rprreson,
also members of agricultural classes
in the high. school, report satisfac-
Tory prO1iIS from ACCORD
ing to their reports, Mr.. Sather made
a profit Of about $175hon about $50
bushels of potatoes raised on a five
acr tract: Norman Larson expects
a profit of about $75 on two acres,
Paul Simon made a net income OF
about $3.50 on three acres. and Thor
alf Borreson is looking for a. profit. of
about $125 according t o present mar
ket prices. The totalsprofts made by
these boys is estimated: at about .$1,-
10000, and the amount will increase
as the market prices ny potatoe.
rise. va
Profits made by. other proJec,
workers in the high school and
grades have not been computed. but
according to present Information.
they will amount to about $1,000 to
$500, bringing the total profits to
about $1,000. Besides the large po-
tato projects students. raised large
fields Of sweet and field corn. some of
them being fifteen to twenty acres. A
detailed accounted projects will APP
pear in a later issue.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
CHICAGO r a TABLE
SOUTH ST. PAUL
LIVE Stock.

south St. paul, MINI, Oct. ~
cattle .receipts IL, 900 market gener-
ally steady to- strong: no good, or
choice corn fed cattle here; grass
beef steers .4.5e TO 200: best sales TO-
day $50: bulk 500 to eco; best
butcher cows and heifars 500 to $40
Or better; bulk 3.2s to ATS; Gamers
Ind cutters mostly 2.25 to 800: few
] shells 200; bologna bulls 2.76 to
's.be: few hsayies SIS; naedium to
sood bulls on UP to 4.5o or bet-
ter: veal calves opening steady; bulk
Ct best lishts s.oo:. extra choice quot.
abie1 $50; stockers and feeders strone.
qota Die 100 to s.25: bulk 400 10
Hek receipts il,5oo; market mostly
stsaey e strohs with Saturdays
to 100; desirable pigs mostly s.25:
about $500 pigs hero.
Sheep receipts $4,000; market mos..
" 30 cents lower; bGsk desirable ~ !.
tive md Dakota lambs 7.6o: ~
:e es as Ia. 1;asi balk. assatable1ewes
'FtHfF FetEE sE2sAF.HaT Ty%WEI g.trr-Gs
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17

The chief reasons for the failure
with, trees and shrubs in Grand Forks
has been: e
4. Selection OF. wrong variety
(piarts ,nots hardy.
2. Failure to pruhe OF. esta blish 4
BALANCE between root and stem.
g.. Roots exposed to dry air too
Careless watering.
IS Lack Of cultivation.
Much trouble can bA avoided in
the caring for trees. IL the right kind
species of trees are more or less liable
to damage, BY insect pests. fungt-and
other injuries. are more Or less re-
sistant, are more Of less hardy, more
Or less adaptable to sunf1vorabls con-
diti9ns and are nor Tor less easily
kept in satisfactory form or condi-
ton. For the reason that the trees
in the city have a. concentration OF
adverse conditions to combat, such as
smoke, gas, dust, lack 81. sufficient
water, poor mode-oyer soils, and var.
street trees should be- confined to, the
following hardy Varieties. They have
shown their ability to Withstand city
conditions and insect and fungi at
tack: American Elm, Hacxberry
Green. Ash, Eastwood. There are
many other varieties that are good
for lawn and garden planting, as the
Burr Oak, Black Walnut, Mountain
Ash. Golden Willow, White Poplar,
Silver Maple, White Birch, Double
F%lowering Crab, Russian Olive. These
trees cannot, however, stand tbs hard
knocks that street trees are subjected
to, or for other reasons are not adapt
ed for street use..t i
A great deal Of nursery, stock is
planted every year and dies simply be-
cause it is not pruned. When plants
are taken from the nursery row, about
1-3 to IL of. their root system is lost.
This means that in order to equalize
the disturbed equilibrium Of root and
stern you must remove. an equal
amount of the stem. 1t Is a good rule
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17

One bunch of nine potatoes weighed
l6 pounds. These are not hollow cen
tered as is so frequently the case with
large potatoes. AS before mentioned
many of the farmers are growing GER
tilted seed, their growing fields being
inspected for disease and then care
fully inspected in the bin. This aid.
materially in the raising of healthy,
true type potatoes. Present indica-
tions n for a greatly increased po-
tato acreage ins1922.
Wouldn't it be rather nice if more
farmers in the Valley had good potato
crops to harvest this year? Even If
the price should drop below fifty. cents
per bushel the farmers around Hoople
say that it would pay them to raise
potatoes because of the sure return
they get, and because of the improve
ment Of the soil,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
DULUTH
! GRA1NRECHPrs.

Duluth. Mimi; Oct. 17.-Hlevator
receipts domestic grant Wheat 24S,-.
200 bushels corn $1,000. oats 1900;
barley $500; rye $500; fax; 1920.
Shipments: Wheat 457, 800 bushels;
n Duluth q Inspection wheat, Nos.
and 2gdark northern and NoA land
2 northern g; No. 3 dark northern and
No. =. northern 9;e5other spring 10;
Nos.t:18and 9 amber durum and Nos,
\ and 2 dusum 18; No. 5 amber dur
UNI End No.@3 durun l3; sriutty dur
UNI 1; other durum 70; Nos. and Q
dark hard winter and Nos. l. and IL
hard winter I; mixed 70; ssnutty
mixed l; all wheat 213; max II; mix
ed grain /; corns41; oats 8; rye Is;
barley 10; all grains 500; on track
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
Own Farms

Own Farms,
The majority Of the farms. are half
sections, and over 80 per cent Of them
are operated by the owners The
land hereabouts is valuable. There
is none offered for sale. The i'm
proved land is valued at not less than
500 per acre, and some of the best
places u much higher.
Everything is done in an up-to-
date manner. Digging is done to a
large extent bv tractor power. and
one sees a great man. Fordson's
working away in the fields to fill the
Ford trucks that carry the potatoes
to town, teams not doing the work
fast enough.
Meantime the farmers who are
making good money on their potato
crops this fall are getting their land
in the best condition possible for
raising grain. BY rotating their
crops they can be assured of a good
yield of both grain. and potatoes.
Their soil is cleaned up and>recreated
by the potatoes, and its value is in
creased steadily.
Cars Shipped. vs..
Saturday evening before this story
went to press the latest report showed
the total cars shipped out of Hoople
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
NEW york
aTn1KS

SNeW8Yorky Oct ~ g IN II
heavy volume featured the stock mars
Net tudAy. aTransacHions I'D noon p
prox1niated 400, 900 shares. anHest-
Z rails aid not extend their. de-.
oitnGs But low priced issues especial-
y;Missoufi Pacific rreferred. ST. Paul
~nreferred and$Rock s1sla1idSwere sup-3
pfied an large lots MexicAn.sPetro-
ieuin, finally gave way reacti1S. Liz
.pointa, from, its one 1rGint gain.
baldwin. was the target ofssA series
~ bear raids, losing 4 1-2 points: An
6neniias rate Off 10 per cent f1r.scal
n1oneT knds yet another break IN
marks to- o.5s7t cents :. were Sta mon !
th4.fActors which favored furtfier pro-
fessi0nal selling. -: .r
Latest phases Of the railway stu
alton provoked heavy selling aud 9
current weakness In the stock THAR
Net 1T the outset OF tOdaysy ttsadtng.
within The first fifteen minutes pfbini-
nAnt railroad shares ,sbalstainsd lotses
Of, / stoS2 points and Some othsfs sIlf-
fAreds greater declines. GosSes Of 1 to
) points were reEisteted by OLE Me1i-s
can. Petroleum excepted, and eGlu1p-
menA. steels, coppert and food: spe-
ciAlti3s were lower Nv I tOa@1i-3
points. TranscontinentalS and2ErAng-
ers bore the brunt OF the mox3r1eht
Against: rails and Royal Dutch was
weakest OF the oils, . Bearisht, se1ti-,
ment was. heightened BY, the further
collapse OF German marks to the new
low. record Of .65, a drop Ok fully ten
points from. the previous minimum
quotations.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
NEW BADGER. cABBAGE.

Ohio cabbage growers ana packers
are very much encouraged over their
trials with Wisconsin. dis~ease-resist-
ant cabbage. They are repoftfne al
high as 20 per cent crops on lana
which ia AFFECTED with dfSease
that complies crop fAalures have been
the rule. Tteids of twelvA tons 81
Wisconsin dfsease-free cabbage are
being reported. II contrast 10 Sfve
toms 81 the common scornmercia1 VI
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
CHICAGO.
GRAIN AM PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Oct l7.---Materlai SET
backs in the price Of wheat, took place
today owing more pr less to the
threatened general strike * railroad
'Germa1i marks tended also to depress
wheat values: irasmuch as imports
for German fniilers would. perhaps be
thereby further restricted. in dbl
ton; uncertainty continued AZ to what
might BE. shown@by the! United States
government report on farm reserves;
Opening 'quotattons. which varied
from 5-S.a to 2 Ia loweE with Decems
Der 31.lf to RIA So 2 May
Silt "a to liz, were followed BY
slight supplemental losses, and then
something Of a reaction.
Corn and oats were easier with
wheat. After opening Is to Ia
lower, including December At Is to
~ IA. the corn market continued to
sag.
Oats started d shade to 1-s@1-4,oH,
December 81 to - 1-S, and then
dropped a little more.
Higher. quotations on hogs helped
to lit provisions.
which the bulls viewed the govern
break III prices, the market in some
cases falling to Z cents under Satur-
lays .1inlsn. increased pessln1ism as
. q str1ke .setIlennent W. also . Oas
tactor. me ark cloeeo nervous
30 20 Is net aower WIN Dece" :
~ IL % 70 Law ana MAY A.t'''-4
to.!.i4.
Corn: Inc ia.e oeAlings cor
snoweu stuDoorn reslstance 70 selnns
p pssssu 100 - VITA. I"nea.
Soa a s st.h seeaay e. 81 ! 20 net
decline WITH december at :
~ mos 2. tne ssisSan IN q vast
naii nour on, r4din n were as
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
LIVESTOCK.

Chicago, Oct. 17.-Cattle receipts
$4,000; desirable corn fed and year
ltngs; other Neers and fat she stock
slow. tending lower: early top yea
EnEs 11.75; bulk beef steers 5000
30; Gamers and calves steady; bulls,
Hog receipts $1,000; opened 100
Csc higher; later active, mostly c5 to
35 higher than Saturdays average:
top 1856: bulk lights and. light butch
ers S:so@s.7s;4 bulk packing sows
S:IS@5.40; pigs mostly Csc higher;
bulk desirable S.50@s.65.
Sheep receipts $4,000: fat lambs IS
to 0 lower; fat sheep IS higher; ma
tive lambs to packers early mostly
s.00@S.25; .fewsloads strictly fed ma
tiYes s.40@S.5o: culls mostly 5000
$50: choice light, fed western ewes.
4.75: no tat western lambs sold early;
talking steady on feeders.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
PRODUCE

New York, Oct. i7.-Butter firm;
receipts 1880, creamery higher than
extras 4s to 4s 1-2; creamery extras,
81 score, At IL; creamery firsts, SO
to 81 score, 3S.to 46 LIZ. ~
Eggs firm; receipts 14.152; fresh
gathered extra firsts 81 to S.; fresh
gathered firsts 45 to SO. Ne
Cheese steady; receipts 1869; state
whole milk flats fresh specials "a: to
%; do average run 81 ~ to. a.. state
whole milk twins specials % to % 1-2;
do average run 81 to 21s1:2.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
GRAIN RECEIPTS

sS r -. IAH 4b. A
Mihnespolis, Oct. 17.-Whlat re-
ce.pts ess cars. compared with 751
year ago. Cash:
No. northern TT "a n I'M "a
December lao as; May $50 IA
Corn No. 3 yellow 81. +.
Barley 81 toG5i.
Rye No. 2, 50 to 80 1-2.
Flax No. l I.73eHto 1.77. s@t
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17

Tho 5eisht.hour day for Z Sr,,,,,.,,.
al wofkefs viii Be an. lrnnorfar ~ 49,
or disctH6idn III tho Anntjai cnrSsr.
ence o. the International Office of'tNS
;LeasnA NEattntx. VII On IL SOON N
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
.MBERTY RoNnA

New. York, Oct. 17.-ALiberty bonds
at noon: sI-2z 1910; first 4s;; $3.50
bid; second As. $3.50; first ISIS,
92.9S: second 41.4s, 92!e2; third
Victory s-4s, $40; victory 4 s-4s.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17
GRAIN AND mnrR

Minneapolis, MINI. Oct. i7.-Flour
unsnAnsed; shipments S3,S:4 barrels.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-17

Al spen shop ffsht has been i4tti-
tuted hy.alfne manufacturers cf v1ne