The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1922-02-17

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.damaged BY the h hot weat athsr. a
small amount will b grluo,wsin snex1t
year, but as yet there is not sufI Ieieut
seed available to supply any large
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[5 X Poultry Culling.
" Interesting results were secured
from poultry culling demonstrAti lions,
twelve being held during the year
with q total attendance Of 49, farm
;ers and farmers wives. In the eoni-
bined fiocks there were 719 hens Of
which 427, or nearly three fths,
were culled out as being poor egg
producers. One farmers flock Of 20
hens in the week before culling yiel-
ded % eggs. AT the demonstration
27 hens were culled out and 43 kept.
In the following week the "a culls
did not produce single egg, while
during the same period Is were ne
cured from the d hens
Dairying.
The practical failure Of the wheat
crop again this year has led many
farmers to believe that some change
must be made in the farming sys-
tenn, and they are considering more
diversification, and especially dairy
ing. Two meetinrs were held to
discuss the situation, and the result
was that plans were definitely made
to ship in carload Of Jerseys and
Holsteins next month from Wiscon-
sin. In addition, number Of farm
ers report that they are starting the
dairy game in q small way and have
purchased from one to four cows
since the meetings.
Gopher Poison.
Sufficient poison to destroy goph-
ers on 10000 acres of land was dis
tributed during the year by the coun-
ty agent and total of seven goph-
er poison bait mixing demonstrations
were held during the year.
Labor.
The rapid ripening of, the crop
brought on by hot weather resulted
in a sudden widespread demand for
labor, and the county agent secured
227 laboring men at Cavalier alone
by communicating with employment
AGENCIES at Minneapolis, Duluth and
Grand Forks.
Wool Marketing.
The 1921 wool clip of the county
was again sent to the state pool at
Fargo to be marketed comparatively
as the farmers found that it was
practically impossible to dispose Of
individual consignments to commits
sion at any price. A total Of 32,628
pounds of wool was sent to the
pool, which is only about half the
quantity shipped in 1920. This is
largely accounted for, however, by
the fact that nearly half Of the far
mers raising sheep in 1920 have
since gone out of the business. An
improved market on mutton and in
creased activity in the wool market
lately indicate that sheep are COM
ing back.
Boys Encampment.
A number of Pembina county boys
I: = ended the fourth annual Tri-
County Boys Encampment held at
the Walhalla chautauqua grounds
July 5th to 11th, for the farm boys
of Pembina, Cavalier and Walsh
counties. Military discipline pre-
vailed at the camp and educational
work was emphasized with liberal
sprinkling of fun. The county agent
was one of the instructors.
Club Work.
@ Boys and girls club work was
done in cooperation with the county
superintendent of schools. Two
clubs were formed during the year
and there were also a number Of in
dividual enrollments. Competition
was keen at an industrial contest
held at Cavalier in October, when
the club members exhibited the pro-
ducts of their work, including corn,
potatoes, garden stuff, poultry, but
ter and sewing.
Women's Work.
Work for farm women which was
arranged by the county agent and
carried out by specialists from the
Agricultural College included the
holding Of schools in four commune
ties to demonstrate steam pressure
cooking, making Of dress forms, al
tering commercial patterns, cutting,
the use Of household conveniences
and the value Of different foods.
Farm Bureau.
At the beginning of the year mem
bers Of the old Pembina county
Farm Bureau announced that they