The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-16
PLAN OF DAIRY
INSPECTION IS
OUTLINED HERE
Good Time is Assured all Visi.
tors on New Salem Trip
Next Wednesday
TWO BANDS ARE OBTAINED
Entertainment to be Mixed in
with Serious Business on
the Trip
TWO BANDS ARE OBTAINED

Burleigh county farmers who are
guests of the Bismarck Rotary club on
the demonstration and inspection trip
to- the New Salem dairy center We'd
nesday, July 20, are assured OF gool
time.
F. G. Weinrich, of New Salem, who
was in Bismarck today, said that plans
are being made to entertain visitors at
New Salem from all over the western
part Of the state, and many are COM
ing from the northern and eastern
parts. Fully 800 visitors are expected.
The tour plan is as follows: Leave
New Salem at A. NJ. (9 A. NJ Bis
marck time). visit the John Christia.
sen farm, a half-mile from New
Salem; visit several other farms be-
fore lunch which will be served at the
fine farm Of Charles Klussman, COM
plete the tour by p M. and part;ci-
pate in banquet provided by the New
Salem Commercial club. 4
Flasher and Mandan bands will be
on the trip, and a nut quartette,'
composed of Mandan and New Salem
singers, will entertain. The Rotary
club is arranging some novel stunts.
Meet at 2 A. NJ.
Burleigh county farmers who will
join the Bismarck Rotarians are asked
to notify Burt Finney, at Finney's drug
store; or French and Welch, or The
Tribune. The party will leave the
Tribune, corner Fourth and Thayer
streets, at Z A.. NJ, July 20, CIV
ing the party two hours to get to
New Salem to- begin the tour.
The New Salem Holstein Breeders
circuit, which has been In operation for
many years, is one Ofthe most famous
dairy centers in the Northwest. John
Christianson is president. There are
II herds ID the circuit, representing
an investment of several hundred
thousands of dollars. The circuit hires
an expert inspector whose, duty 1t is
to visit all of the herds in the dis
trict, giving expert advice, test cows
for butter-fat production, tuberculosis,
etc. /
Trying to Buy Heller.
That the dairy business had proved
profitable is indicated by the increase
of fine cattle In the circuit. A Bur-
leigh county Hid dlBtein fancier recently
visited New Salem, gave a friend who
knows good cattle $400 and asked him
to 60 out and buy him heifer. Ac-
cording to the story told by the Bur-
leigh county man, his friend visited
every farm on the circuit but was un-
able to buy a heifer as cheap as $42o.
Some of the cows have record of
production of over 5000 year and are
valued in the thousands.
The tour is being arranged by the
animal husbandry department OK the
state agricultural college, IN co1junc-
ton with New Salem men and circuit
officers. The New Salem Journal,
speaks, of what may be learned on the
tour as follows:
"A number of farms will be visited
and members of the circuit will ex-
plain to the visitors how the circuit
has built up butterfat producing herds
by keeping records of feed and produc-
ton; how the original members turn
ed from wheat farming to dairying;
how they keep their proven. sires in
service until they are II and IA years
of age; how they manufacture and sell
butter comparatively, and purchase
silos, milking machines and other
equipment comparatively"