The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-08-18

built up splendid herd of Holsteins.
Every other farmer can do the same
thing if he will decide on one breed
and then stay by that breed, whatever
breed it may be. Two alfalfa patches
are also we'll started and will no doubt
be appreciated by the cows.
c. NJ. Condor, Garrison, has Is acres
of sweet clover this spring and wants
to plant 80 acres next spring. Pigs
are pigs at his place, 7S little white
ones. If you don't believe it try and
count them yourself. Some time this
!, fall these pigs will probably make
hogs of themselves when they get in.
to Mr.. Condon's big corn field which
he Is going to hog of.
Rev. Frank Peterson, Emmet, had
80 acres white flint corn last year. Az
ter threshing he turned in hogs, 10C
turkeys, 20 sheep and 6 calves. After
January /, he turned in II horses and
cows. This stock practically got
their living out of this corn field un
til seeding time with the addition Of
straw. Rev. Peterson has In 1S acres
this year and is strong for the white
flint.
VIM. Soukup, Garrison, checked his
corn this year and when we saw his
field it was the cleanest we have seen
this summer. This should make good
ground for wheat next year or any
thing else for that matter.
!. S. G. Romsaas, Ryder, is going to
try some of the pedigreed N. D. 959
Winter Rye this fall.
w. S. Sprout, Mercer, planted some
certified Early Ohio potatoes this
spring. .,S55 5s. ss -@,
Ed Kittelson, Dogden, has planted
his hog pasture to- alfalfa. He has also
a sweet clover field. Ed is not In the
sheep business but he has a pet lamb
which weighed SO pounds in July.
"A. L. Maxwell, Turtle Lake, has a
small patch of alfalfa and is leaving
the first crop for seed. Mrs. Maxwell
planted some Earlianna tomatoes last
year which did only fairly well due to
the dry weather, but this year they
are making up for lost time.
Mike Kirchen, Garrison, has the best
catch of; alfalfa we have seen for a
long time. It was planted in June
with flax as nurse crop on the river
bottom. Some Of the alfalfa was over
Ia foot high August 1st. 5 s.:.5 I.
M A. G.. sBurgeson, Douglas, has in SO
acres OF potatoes. Next year I will
put in that half-section oyer there :
said Mr. Burgeson. AS far as we know
Andrew is the largest grower in Nc
Lean county. Mostly Triumphs are
planted for the southern seed market.
ArchieSnyder, Emmett, plowed up
some old sweet clover ground. this
spring and said 1t was just like plow-
ing a potato field. The hard bottom in
the furrow seemed to have been brok:
en- up BY the roots. "a large field has
been planted again. Mr.. Snyder lis
trying out a new plan, cutting his
bronze grass for hay with the self
binder. Archie likes grapes, but he
likes them best home grown. He has
baskets and baskets Of nice Beta
grapes In his garden, but you need not
call except on business. Archie al
ways at home and 4so is the doc. lsss
Martin Torkel elspn, Turtle Lake, had
the largest new pptatoe les we had seen
ups sto that time. We know because we
had some Of them for dinner. OF
course. Martin did not say that he
did all the work or should have all
the cred The dairy cows pay our
living and expenses Of running the
farm farm says MI. Torkel elson. That looks
like "a pretty safe system Of farming
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