Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-03

January of this year she made 1888
pounds of milk with rs pounds Of
butterfat. Eleven months after she
freshened she gave for that month
LASS pounds OF milk and 81 pound.
of butterfat-and this without any
) special feeding or extra care.
Hanna is one OF my best young
cows. AS a three year old she made
So pounds Of butterfat the month
she freshened.' She is Texal Doro
korndyke and her dan is Daisy Segis
Texal. She was sired by Prince
Polkadot Dekol. In January she
made 53.s pounds milk daily and
made ST. pounds butterfat for the
month. The COW / call Cora is, Mar
falo Felix Doedc out of Celia Polka
dot DeKol. She won second place
as 4 two ear old lleifer at the Man
dan Missouri Slope show.
"Lucis was bidding fair to make a
! good record. having given 10.254
pounds Of milk from June until Janu-
airy. when she was taken sick, and
has not been able to continue her test.
She was giving 45.1 pounds of milk
daily"
Enough Ribbons for q Blanket.
Mr.. Fischer has a wonderful collec-
ton of blue and red ribbons, awards
his cattle have won at the various
shows at which they have been ex-
hibited.
Yes. I like to show my stock. The
first two years l showed 1 didn't get
anything, but I didn't let that discour-
are me. 1t only made me more de-
termined. For the past five years
my stock have won the firsts in the
show ring at the Stutsman County
fair. My herd sire is Edenvale Count
Sir Pietertje, bred by NJ. L. Enright
Of Grand Forks. His sire was Sir
Pietertje Ormsby Mercedes s9th. and
his dam. Edenvale Berry Won Count.
He was shown as aged bull at Man
dan last year and was grand cham
competition at the Missouri Slope
Fair, too. with all that fine stock
form aroun Flascer. His son.. the
smallest bull in the May class. won
first Is junior bull calf at. the Man
dan show"
This little fellow is one OF the most
promising types The Herald visitor
has seen. He is a typical show ring
individual. splendidly formed with
fine clean ines and good marking.
Mr.. Fischer, by the~ way. is a good
souri, Slope show he picked out four
of the six first prize winners correct
ly before the official judging began.
and the two on which he failed were
placed second by the judge. His
own premiums at tina: show amount
ed to sl37.5o. and included grand
champion and sweepstakes On the
bull, first premium on the little bull
calf. n second prize on heifer. II
cost him about $50 TO show at Man
dan. All his transportation was
yooiN o~I Ill h1 NOD $~ 49, 10 900
the feed. The Fischer cattle took
nearly all the frsts at tho Stutman
County Fair last year. Mr.. Fischer
has in his herd thirty purebreds and
six grades. OF his fifteen mich
cows eleven are thoroughbreds.
Enjoying Farming.
MIR. Fischer was formerly a travel:
ing salesman for an implement
house, but because of increasing deaf.
ness he vas forced to seek some
other employment where his Difficult
tysin hearing would not be a handi'
cap. He had a farm in Stutsma1
county and naturally turned to that
He takes . wonderful amount O.
pleasure in looking after his excellen
herd. He is a man with 4 fine .gif'
for properly handling his animals
The kindness with which he is &C
! ~ liOoI al 40 AZ
where more noticeable in it's result!
than in the herd sire whose gentle
ness totally bellies his peppery Pietert
je temperament.
/, There is a half section in the hom'
farm of the Fischers. Last year tn
acreage On this place was divided a
t follows: Wheat 100 acres; oats s.
acres: barley so acres; pasture a
acres: corn 40 acres: alfalfa Is acres
and 30 acres of sweet Glove starte1
in 1921 for pasture in 1922.
Expensive Wheat.
The wheat raised on the farm wa
all sold at TIC bringing in $1,000
The seed which had been shipped il
from Canada and was supposed to b
extra good cost $1.9O per bushel. I
cost $500 for the threshing of it an,
the wages of the men had to be. pal,
in addition to this. Mr.. Fische
stated quite emphatically that n
wheat is to be sowed on this farn
this ear. He says he can't afford II
Mr.. Fischer has two other farms
one of a half section and the othe
of 27e acres. Both of these are rent
ed out. u
Paying Their Way.
1t is interesting to note that Will
Mr.. Fischer has one Of the best lerd
in Stutsman county, his equiomen
ana housing IOr them ii by no mean
the best. This is however, hut an
: other mark of the unusual goo
n which he possesses. Mo-
farmers in his position would hav
put off having the good stock unit
they could have all the fanc- equip
ment ordinarily supposed to be neces
sary for the maintenance OF a pure
bred herd.
Mr.. Fischer believes in allowing tn
herd to pay their own way and j
consequently waiting until buildini
i! costs reduce before erecting the ne1
= dairy barn Hhich he needs. In tn
meantime. two old barns are doinI
all that is really necessary in carinI
for the cattle. 1t is true. h cow
would produce more il they coul'
have their air through a p~ropersven
tilatng system rather than througl
the opening OF the door on a winter
day. They would present a bette
appearance in less crowded quarters
and would also be easier to handle
But the new barn was not practicabl
just now, and 50 Mr.. Fischer is wait
ing for it. But he Is not waitin
idly. He Is making money while tn
snow flies, and he is developing
herd with records. ~