Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-02
REPORT SHOWS
WORK
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D. B. Morris Tells Of Work
Done In County During
Last Year

Activities of the Grand Forks Coun-
ty Farm bureau for the year 1921 are
outlined in the annual report Of D. B..
Morris, secretary which ha Just Been
made public.
The various activities Of the bu-
reau along the lines Of improved
methods of farming. marketing. ETC..
are taken up in detail of the report,
which Is in part as follows:
"A total of .95 herds Of cattle COM
prising 1,640 head. were tested for tu-
b~erculosis in the county during the
year through the assistance of the
county agent. In the case of ono
township. in he western part Of the
county mass meeting of farmers was
held alta central point AND tuberculin
testing explained to them. Fifty
nine farmers signed agreements to
have their herds tested and this in
GUIDED every farmer in one township
and a few in bordering townships.
The testing was started a week later
and took eight days. Ont Of the SO
herds tested. comprising 972 head,
onlS seven reactors We're found. which
was less than n per cent. The
testing in other parts of the county
has been general with no endeavor to
clear uD any special area.
Better Sire Campaign.
"a Better-S;res campaign has been
conducted in the county since June
LIST. Much publicity has been given
to the use of better sires and a live
stock survey made in three town
purebred sires. AS a result ffty-two
farmers have enrolled in the crusade
and signed the declaration stating
they. will use nothing but good pure-
bred sires In the future.
"In connection with the use OF bet
ter sires a pure-bred sire sale was
held at Larimore. This served as a
medium of exchange for farmers. A
sale committee passed OF all sires en-
tered.
National Dairy ShoW.
A delegation of twenty-five farmers
from the county was secured to at
MINNEAPOLIS October 8 to 10. This
vas the first time hat the show was
held in this section of the country,
and, since dairying is one of the
main prospective projects of the coun-
ty. it was felt tina this was a worth
! While proposition.
/ Poultry. Culling Schools.
-Four poultry cull.ng schools were
-SAA Ak AN q p"1 10 ~ VI LII
/, county. Some very interesting results
have been gathered from few OF
these demonstrations. This culling
was made as practical as possible and
everyone ook an active part in hand
ling the birds. The culled hens in
every case were placed in a separate
pen from those kept for breeders and
layers.
Twelve culling schools have al
ready been arranged for mex year.
Sweet Glover.
Grand Forks county had approxi.
mately 10000 acres Of sweet clover in
1921. This crop has been handled in
different ways. but most Of it has
been either pastured or turned under
as green manure. About 5000 acres
were cut for seed.
Alfalfa.
1.-THE acreage of alfalfa has been
slightly increased the past year. The
onstration. Many farmers have the
idea that2 alfalfa mo be grown
here, bu there are several fields four
n five years dc in the county
which. because of proper handling.
have not winter killed. Advice has
been given several relative to stirring
ground after cutting hay crop.
+ Potatoes.
Potatoes were the best crop in the
county this year. averaging 1875 BUSH
els per acre. Three potato meetings
were held in the spring and demon-
strations given on treating seed. se-
lecting seed. and disease. Potatoes
that were treated out-yielded potatoes
not treated on similar ground by an
average of 80 bushels. This informa-
ton was gathered from four farms"
Marketing
In regard to the marketing work
OF the bureau, Mr.. Morris report says
in part:
THE agent acted as secretary of
the Red River Valley Sweet Glover
Growers Exchange until March Is
at which time a sales manager was
secured. This exchange marketed
last spring. While secretary of the
organization the writer was instru-
mental in making several large sales
of seed and made sales Independent
of the exchange amounting to 10, 600
pounds of seed. During the early
selling season there was( a vast
amount of correspondence and pub
licity handled by this office. not only
relative to sales, but to the uses and
ways of handling sweet clover.
Potatoes
Twelve farmers in the county were
put in touch with potato buyers in
Illinois and Ohio which resulted in
the sale Of several ears of potatoes.
The sale of five cars was made direct
~ through this office.
"The, writer has acted as secretary
! manager OF the Grand Forks County
F! Wool Growers association. The
county's 1926 clip was pooled with
the remainder of the North Dakota
clip at Fargo and settlements are nov
being made on the entire pool. Only
the pool this e from this county
1900 pounds Of wool were shipped to
There were two reasons for such q
small amount. namely-no settlement
had been received for the 1920 clip,
and farmers were ard pressed for
money and many sold for an extreme
~ low price.
in the pool at Fargo there were
approximately 100, 900 pounds Of the
rejection class Of wool. This was
shipped east and made INTO blankets
and sold back to the wool growers at
| cost. aF~0rty-eight Of these blankets
were handled through the county
farm bureau Office.
Sacks and Irvine were .likewiss
handled through this office for all
the sheep growers in tht county.
Wheat
Three carloads Of kubanka seed
| wheat. comprising 1900 bushels. vera