Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-23
Northwest Farming

Northwest Farming
Continued from page l4.)
changing tho name to The Frse1d-
ship Farm" for that more nearly ex-
presses the meaning and purpose OF
the place. You see. I don't know any
thing about farming. but I want to
learn. So a. Mr.. McVeety is a farmer.
he supplies the brains and I supply
what he needs to work with"
Cows Ten Tales.
When The Herald viator called 1t
Friendship Farm. Mr.. McVeety, q
keen young farmer of pleasing per-
sonality. showed the visitor about and
PhotographinE cattle loose in tho yard
is not as easy as one might think. M.
McVeety's handling of the stock
showed that they are accustomed to
proper care and good treatment from
him. After all. the cattle are tho
best judges of a good stock man: they
never f1atter and they never lie. They
told the visitor very plainly. even
thouEh not in so many words. that
their master treats them kindly and
Is considerate of their needs. but that
they could give him much better re-
turns than they are doing If he had
more time to devote to them.
F1fty-F1fty.
Our arrangement is a very salts
tory one." Mr.. McVeety answered
when asked how Mr.. Ruettelrs plan
worked out with him. II don't see
how any arrangement could be more
fair. This method gives me 4 greater
interest in the work. for I am work
ing for my own interests as we'll as
Mr.. RuettelTs. and 1t is to my advan-
tage to raise the best stock possible,
and to keep the land in the best Of
condition. The horses and machin-
cry are mine. and I have 4 half in
terest in the cattle. sheep and hogs.
We 20 ffty-ffty on everything that II
bought or sold.
I'VE have two purebred heifers on
the place. and nineteen good Eradek
One of the heifers made 20 pounds of
butter on a seven-day test Last sum-
mer. 1t was hard for me to take caro-
OF the testing. for 1t was at a busy
time in the fields and 1 mad to d.
everything myself. I had to milk
her four times daily. She had had no
think she would have done much bet
ter il she had. The second last day
of her test. June 18th. she gave 6S.s
pounds of milk. with 1923 pounds of
butter fat. Her test for the seven
days showed 5S3.2 pounds Of milk,
and 1857 pounds of butter fat. She
is Permelia Cornucopia, End"
Famous Ancestors.
This young COW has some noted an
cestors. She is q daughter of Willow
Ridge Skylark. son Of the 2o1b. Miss
Skylark DeKol. daughter of the great
old foundation sire. Sir Korndyke
50 Of the great old dam. Slylark De-
kol. among whose six tested daugh-
ters Is the S0lb. Skylark DeKol Lady
Mercedes. this latter named COW also
the dam of he sire of Willow, Ridge
Skylark, and a paternal sister to Sir
Pietertje Ormsby Mercedes.
The dam is a granddaughter of
Sir Cornucopia Prince. he one Of the
three great full brothers that are sir
ed by the sab. century sire Aaggie
Cornucopia Johanna Lad, and from
the 3o1b. Small Hopes Piebe. Her
dam is daughter Of the 161b. Leona
The other heifer is Fish Lake Alb
Skylark by the same sire as
as the famous old show
dam. Parthenea HenEerveld. who was
grand champion at the 1903 National
Dairy Show: and the old foundation
sire. Sir Johanna DeKol. Her test
records showed for the seven days
531.S pounds Of milk and 1874
pounds of butter ct: Both COWS were
Grand Forks. who purchased them
originally from a South Dakota
breeder.
Grandsons of 41st.
The herd sire at present ON the
place is a well-bred grandson Of the
Sir Pietertje Ormsby Merce-
des 41st. from the Edenyale farm,
owned by NJ. A. Enright OF East
Grand Forks. There are two young
The barn. which is a good one, IN
being modernized. Twenty new aeal
are replacing the less COM
wooden ones. Labor saving
devices arc being gradually added. A
is on foot to c cleo
from the city for light and
power. A number of farmers are in
Ideal Dairy Location.
This farm situated on the banks Of
the heavily wooded Red Lake riper;sAs
. beautiful place often visited By pic
mic parties from Grand Forks. The
forms. a shelter for the cattle
in both winter and summer. It is an
ideal place for a good dairy farm.
cream can be easily shipped to the
city.-if Mr.. McVeety does not wish
to take time to drive to Grand Forks.
His cream checks this fall furnished
, substantial income. very welcome in
a season of crop failure and low
prices like last fall.
Twenty ane rangys Duroc Jersey
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