The Devils Lake world., 1922-06-28
FIRST OBSERVATION tour Of
RAMSEY COUNTY A HUGE SUCCESS
Hansen and Swanson Farms

Hansen and Swanson Farms
At the farm Of Andrew Swanson
near Lawton stop was made to
look over his fam buildings and equip
ment. Mr.. Swanson was called upon
to tell how he got that way, but only
replied by saying that he tried to
really farm his land as it should be
farmed. He says it pass to CO it.
possibly the most interesting and in
structive top Of the tr'o was made
at the + rm Of Silver Hansen nes.c
Brockct. Mr.. Hansen is farmer Of
the best type and has gone thru all
the ups and downs that any farmer is
subject 10, during his twenty years
in Ramsey County. The first thing
that imp essed the tourists as they
rode into the yard was tie modern
farm home a great white barn,
a lawn and grove of trees that which
displayed diligence in the true sense
of the word. In talking of his ex-
perience Mr.. Hansen said he always
MIXED few cows, raised few hogs
and tried to make his land produce
the most by keeping it free from weeds
and growing crops that would put
back into the soil the clements that
small grains took out. Mr.. Hansen
showed a patch of Sow Thistle that
has crowded out all other vegetation
and then told how he had eradicayed
that weed from an adjoining field bu
use of a "duck-foot" cultivator and
keeping it black all year. A very good
field of rye was seen growing on a
field which in 1920 was almost a solid
mass of Sow Thistle. "Sow Thistle"
is our great enemy said Mr.. Hansen
but it can be controlled if we will, start
now and do the work right. At this
top MI. Edgar /. Olsen spoke briefly
on "Weeds and Weed Eradication" ;"
Best Stop of All
The Hampden Farmers Club prob
ably furnished the tourist the best
stop of all when they invited them to
stop at the beautiful farm home of
Thos. Anderson where lunch was
eaten and coffee and lemonade was
served by the ladies of the club. 1t
was real coffee and real lemonade
which with out doubt was appreciat-
ed after travelling forty-five miles
over rough roads.
Doyon Band at Town Stops
Stops were made in each Of the fol-
lowing towns, Webster, Garske, Stark
weather, Hampden, Edmore, Lawton
Brocket Lakota, Bartlett and Doyon
At each stop the Doyon K. P. Band
played two or three selection and it is
to them that great deal of the sue
cess of the trip should be attributed
The tourists were also met at Stark.
weather and Edmore by bands from
those places. At Lawton Senate,
Jerry Stevens welcomed the tourists
to the village and commented on the
value Of such trip.
i Crops Good
| During the days. trip it was quit.
common to hear some farmer who ha!
lived in Ramsey county for the pas
twenty years or so remark that h
had never seen so much Of Ramse!
County before and that he didi no
know that there was so much rea
good country and so many wonderful
farms and good livestock as he hat
seen ON that trip. The general opin
ion of the tourists was that crop con
ditions are exceptionally good at thi
time, and that this was especial!
evident on ground that had been wei
!; farmed and was free from weeds.
Trip Next Year
County Agent A. M. Challey, VIII
was. in charge of the trip states tina
many who made the first annual tou
are already starting to plan for mex
; years trip and many has asked tina
! the route be so arranged that thei
farm might be visited. Possibly tw
separate tours will be made next yea
in order to reduce the distance to b
travelled and to allow more time a
, each stop.