Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-29
Granville Man Suggests Two
Plans For Improving Herd.
Al Small Initial Outlay Of
Capital; Require Cooper
alton Among the Farmers.
Can you afford l. be>a scr,,h ,arr

Can you afford to be>a scrub farm
-er and lose $3.50. in 10 years?"
= = is the. question Major r.. +.
Farrell, publisher of the. Granville
derald, president Of the Northwestern
North Dakota Press association. and
n OF the pioneers OF the nigh bred
cattle game in North Dakota, is ask
ing farmers inHhis sectionIof the; state.
And not content with merely asking
the question, Major Farrell is supply
ing the answer. which is q most cm-
,phat,c No. 49,.
y. Furthermore, he is trying to show.
his farmer friends that there is no ne
cessity for them II be. scrub farm
ers,' by setting forth plans BY which
tney can improve The quality Of their
dairy herds with small outlay Of mi
tial capital.
10 improve the herd is to increase
the income, according to Major
Farrell and he furnishes facts and
figures to show how 1t may be done. /.
There are two parts to his scheme,
one provides for the Improvement of
tho herds by the %elimiration of scrubs
and the substitution of. good grade
cows. and the other for the breeding
up Of the grades ty the use of pure
bred bulls. Both plans call for co.
operation Of the tarmers1among them
solves.
Bull Club Plan.
His better-bnll plan he outlines
about as follows: y' /.
Twelve farmers each with eight
good grade cows combine and pur-
phase three high grade bulls at a total
cost Of $1,000. To set against this
initial expense they should have $40
from the sale Of their. scrub bulls and
$50 raised by the payment of $685.
by each member of the association,
making $3.50. Major Farrell estimates,
Then. he says, at the end OF the lrst
year there shs uld be 80 bull calves
which could te sold for $6leach. a
total of $240. which added to the
other amounts mentioned will make
a total of $500, which may be paid CT,
account. After figuring in the inter
est charges tn: leaves a total of8$50c
to be paid.
During the SECOND year. he esti-
mates, that the proceeds Of the sale
OF 40 bull calves may again be %ap~
piled so-that at the end OF the year
the amount. due will be $292.12.
When Interest charges are added to
this itlmakes a total Of $4,000 to be
paid oft during the third year.
-ssssy sThirdsYcar. sEs
At the end, of the third year, Mr..
Farrell estimates that each farmer
should have 12Sheifers, ranging from
one to four year$So Of age, and four
calves. tle.total value Of which. should
! be Sis together with his share IN
the bulls originally bought or its
cash equivalent, together With $439.36
benefit from the original investment.
AZ. the end of the fifth year; he lcs-
Inmates that the heifers which had
become cows should be producing -
cooper year besides and also adding
to the production Of. tho farm
through its manure value.
Cow Club Plan.
Under his cow club plan, Mr.. Far
rell points out that an~immediate re-
turn may be secured on the invest
ment which Is an advantage to most
farmers.
For the first year under this plan
: 10 farmers combine and sell SO COM
mon cows at $50 each. realizing ST.
500. which with $500 borrowed from
q local bank makes $4,000 to be APP
piled on the purchase of SO high
grade cows at $50 each. This leaves
a. balance OF $500 which with inter-
est for one year amountsSSto $3.50.
During the first year ope-thirG = IT
the proceeds OF cream sales which
INF. Farrell estimates at 81 900, may
be applied to this obligation which
atsfhe end OF the year.
BY continuing this process through
Z the next two years, at the end of three
years after purchasing the grade cows
thu farmers will owe only 81.63 on the
cows and $5s5.50 or the bank loan. Y
40 show the profit in high grade
cattle. MIR. Farrell gives estimates of
the returns for one year from eight
high. grade cows and eight scrubs.
4 He estimates that the returns from
/, the grades will be $3.50 inscream, $40
! from calves and 500 from skim-milk
OF: a total OF $1,000. In .the+ same
period he estimates that the return
from eight scrubs will be $3.50 from
cream. $46, from calves and $35 from
skim milk, or a total of\$443.
II The net balance for the year In the
favor Of the grades therefore would
be 1857 and Gin 10 years would bo
$3.50.
!, Is"'can YOU anord to beiascrub farm
!. Rand lose Sc, 57olin 10 years?" again
asks Mr.. FarfeI1.
! Commencement Plans
I Complete At Cavalier
cavalier N. d., May 27.-Com-
.mencement week programs will begin
here Sunday night with the bacca-
lausrate rmo to. be given at the
opera house by Father Ward. assisted
1hvSR AZ and Reg. StInnp.
The commencement address will $be
giyen Monday evening Nv DR.. John
IAAss Coulter, president ofathe Agricul-
tUfai college. The seniorssclass picnic
viii be held June i and the senior
class day exercises June a.. Thesclass
dayySexercises will consist of the vale.
dictory address by Elizabeth Nichols
land, the aalutatDry, class prophecy,
claas will, music; readings and q one