Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-16

known Sir Pieterje Ormsby Mercedes
41st.
One of the pure bred Holsteins,
the first, in the row. is a curiosity.
She appears to be a perfectly normal
type of Holstein. except hat her spots
are brown instead of black. The
herdsman says she is as well bred as
any in The stable, but because she
does not conform tofthe required
BLACK and White" she cannot be
registered.
Stock For Sale.
The surplus stock is sold from the
Experiment Farm at reasonable
prices to farmers in the surrounding
territory. The herd is state accredited.
The milk from the herd is used in
the dormitories and by the faculty
families. Sixteen COWS are milking
now, giving about 225 QUARTS daily.
Last summer VIXEN 81 vera milking.
the average was 375 quarts daily.
Scientific Feeding.
Alfalfa is used entirely for the hay
ration OF the cattle, and the mich
cows. and the beef thai are being
specially conditioned are given
mangles and sugar beets. The mich
COWS get a straight dairy ration of
oats 4 parts, bran 3, barley 2. and oil
meal l.. They are fed twice daily and
get n pound of this mixture to every
four pounds of milk produced. This
system does away with the expense of
tn .'boarders". The beef cattle get
a ration of barley S, oats 2, and oil
meal /. The beef cattle get this mix
ture in proportion to what the man
in charge wants to make them. The
calf ration is oats 6, barley ?, bran 2,
and oil meal l.
The Horses. .
The horse barn is a good model
barn. and contains some very good
animals. There are thirteen horses,
Two of them light drivers, and the
rest draft horses, kept for doing the
work Of the farm. Some of the horses
are registered Percherons, and there
are two good Clydesdales. The horses
also srve for demonstration work for
the classes.
Bacon VS.. Lard.
An adequate hog barn houses the
16 Duroc Jerseys. There are 9 aged
sows and { gifts in this herd, all pure
bred. They were in good condition, but
the aim is not 10 keep them very fat.
1t is difficult to make them take
enough exercise. One expedient used
is to place the. garbage from the
kitchens out in their pasture lot at
some distance from the barn, and
then turning them loose to go out
there and get it.. In addition they
have ground oats, corn and bran. The
school is aiming to get the rangy,
bacon type rather than the lard type
introduced from the Marsden herd al
Hendrum. This is Northwest Wonder
a taller, sparer type. The Grea,
Wonder blood is being crossed with
the Investors Colonel, (the latter
three times grand champion of the
Live Stock Shows, in order to pro.
cur a better bacon type, lard sub.
s%titutes have lessened the popularity
of the fat pig.
Sheep and Soil.
Some very excellent pure bred
Shropshire sheep occupy the sheer
stable. Some of these were being
made ready for exhibition at the win.
ter show. There are "a aged ewes ant
yearlings, { spring eve lambs, !
spring rams, and the aged buck. {
yearling rams have been sold so far
Interest in sheep raising continues II
spite of the declining prices of wool
Several Of the inquiries have com.
from territory where BOW thistle Is
pest. Sheep have been proven .
fpositiye necessity in keeping the lant
clean.
Ready to Aid Farmers.
The Northwest School has a yer!
good man as superintendent Of liv,
stock, o. M. Kiser. He is ready at al
times to be Of practical assistance (,
farmers. 1t is evident that farmer,
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