The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-08-24
BERTHOLD NEWS

hecently SeVerJ olson sold tat
COW, grass fattened, for $55, and a
two-year-old steer for $45. So di-
versifying with stock has scored
again.
A. ]. Inks, who came to this neigh
borhood about fifteen years ago and
began farming here as renter and
earned money enough to buy one of
the best farms in this neighborhood,
then moved to Wenatchee, WASH,
ABOUT five years ago, has just return
ed to see his threshing done. He
says Washington is a fine state to Wis
a living. He likes North Dakota best
Of all places that he ever farmed.
About seventy-five percent of the
small grain has been cut here and by
Saturday night of this week there will
be very little left to cut. The old
timers say that they never saw wheat
ripen so quick before in their life.
j. II. Kensella had a ten-acre patch
of wheat threshed this week and the
yield was better than Is bushels per
acre. The grade was No. l.
Harold Arnold threshed six acres of
oats which produced 500 bushels of
grain.
The Neidermeier brothers have or
dered new threshing rig to come
post haste. When it arrives thew
promise to break the worlds record
in big threshing.
Ex-county commissioner Huber,
formerly Of this place, but now of
Luverne, Mimi, is here to witness the
big yield on his farm.
Christ Olson, who owns one of the
finest farms near Berthold, but who
has been this year in the northeast
corner of South Dakota, enjoying the
life of retired farmer, is back to en-
JOY the threshing season here.
A few days ago while an ex-soldier
who had considerable experience in
throwing grenades onto the German
lines, was walking along side of a
potato field and bunch Of cattle were
grazing on the opposite side, jack
rabbit jumped up and after a few
side springs, Mr.. Rabbit couched down
near three year old bull The ex-
soldier looked for a rock and failing
to find one scratched up couple Of
potatoes, and after taking good aim
let drive with an average sized tuber,
missed the rabbit and hit the bull
killing the animal dead in his tracks.
Another proof that Berthold commun-
ity produces the solidest potatoes in
the world.
With big yield of all lines of
crops in evidence, the Independent
farmers are enjoying barrels of fun
at the expense of the League farmers.
The Independent farmers are enjoying
barrels Of fun at the expense Of the
League farmers. The Independent
farmers will approach his neighbor
N. P. L. farmer thus: "When you
get your wheat threshed, ETC., YOU
are going to be real Big Biz" The
League farmer will reply: "That is
the ONLY way that l will be made
a Big Biz"
Jay and Otto, two farmers who
recently bought q gas threshinp rig
started out few days ago with their
new adventure when real hoodoo
possessed them. Otto, the separator
man observed that the separator was
slowing up, waved to Jay, the enpi-
neer, for more speed. Jay yells back
"She is now going fast enough to
fly" Anyway Jay put on all speed
possible while the separator slowed
down. Both Otto and Jay walked
around the machine in great predica-
ment looking first at the separator
which had stopped still yet the en-
CINE was going its very best. Neither
uses cuss words, bat both thot them,
with emphasis. Finally neighbor
came along and suggested that the
clutch was not holding. What kind
of an animal is that ~ both queried.
The neighbor showed them and then
Jay said: when she stops III get