The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-04-07
COUNTY AGENT REPORT. REVEALS
LARGE SAVING FOR FARMERS

/ Gopher determination work carried
ion by: County Agent IA. L. Norling
saved $2,4OO worth Of crop for farm.
ers in MEG Ginnis, Andrews, Heaton and
Otis townships, during 1921 according
! to Mr.. Mornings annual report. Eli. 5..
..Due to the fact that the gophers
have been equite well exterminated
during the past few years" " says Mr..
! Norling in his report, land due to the
shortage of funds the commissioners
decided to furnish no poison for the
coming year, but the indivA Aual town
ships were required to furnish their
own" ~ il Il
Poison was mixed for the four town.
ships by the county agent, and the
poison bait was spread on 100 quarter
sections Of land, where, the farmers
estimate, a saving Of at least SIS per
quarter section was made by killing
the gpphers, or a total saving Of ST.
4O0. s,.s s,5
Many farmers of the county are now
keeping records of their farm business
as the result Of six farm account
schools held during the year at Under
wood, where 80 farmers began keep.
, ing books; Turtle Lake, SO; Colehar-
Dor, AS. Mercer, 80; Washburn, "a
and Garrison, a.. Statements since
the school show that more than $50
are keeping up their records.
That the average cost Of raising
wheat in Mclean county in 1921 was
$12.69 per acre, or $1.S1 per bushel,
while the farmers received an aver
age return of only 80 cents per bushel
was developed. at a meeting held at
Turtle Lake in November, when Mr..
Metzger Of the farm management de-
partment Of the Agricultural College
secured the figures from the farmers
in attendance and calculated the costs.
4.iai WOOL;
Wool shipments to the state pool at
Fargo to be marketed comparatively
with the wool from all parts Of the
state totalled 1s,o25 pounds from Nc.
Lean county growers, which is an in.
crease Of nearly fifty per cent over the
amount of wool shipped last year to
the pool Farmers found that it was
practically impossible to get anything
for their wool; IL they attempted to
market it individually, and decided to
market thru the state organization,
even tho they may have to wait q few
months for their returns. Wool sacks
and twine were purchased coopera.
lively at q consid derable saving over
previous prevailing prices. The 1921
pool has been sold and returns paid
to growers. s ,. aes 81: 81
The Office sof the county agent Ex-
change has been used as q clearing
house BY farmers who had livestock
machinery or seed for sale, or who
were In the market for the same The
agent put. prospective sellers and
buyers in communication with each
other, and 143 farmers availed them
selves Of .this service during the year.
|aA, (a SWEET CLOVER "
+ More than 300 acres Of sweet Glow
Ierer have been planted by II farmers
||of the county during tha past year,
|and indications are that this will be
come come Z permanent pasture crops ii
this & country Practically ro tame
erasa ,a has been produced here n the
mast three 81 q, four years due to flrouth
This vaar sweet 3 clover d attained :
ana ernvvth and look,d v.,rv ~ nromi .inr
|until ~ acorchinxs v,eather i,st prior
nm harvaat vhich ~ dam , ,pad q conaid.
arah M "a However M. crnn M. ahorn
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