Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-16
FOUR FARMERS
GIVE VIEWS OF
DAIRY |]R|| MEETING
Guests Of Local Clubs Were
q Shown Possibilities Of
4 Grade Cows

Four local organizations may claim
credit for having been instrumental Iii
furthertng the dairy Industry in the
Grand Forks district, judging from
information obtained from the yonnt
farmers who were treated by these or: /
gantzat!ons to free trips to the Na-
tional Dairy show in st. Paul last
week.
These freei trips were provided as a
means Of brinEing.to to this district Some
OF the benefits to be, derived from the
big dairy meeting. The, Cbnraercinl
Club sen: Roy Holiday Of Reynolds;
the Rotary club, Everett freeman 81
4club, Philip saumur Of west Of Grand
Forks. and the Lions club. Carl Beng, 4
who resides twelve miles southwest 81
this city.
One OF the impressions receiyed by
Mr.. Holiday was that dairymen need
not begin with pure bred stock In Or
der to make q success Of tbs business.
He explained that for perhaps the Arst
time on such occasions grade stock
was exhibited anad given places ,of
honor. This, he said, was in connec-
ing With good grade COWS 4 valuable
herd>night be bred UP Through the
Use. Of pure bred sires IS
Mr.. Holiday expressed interest in
the dairy equipment exhibited, clain1-
cd to have, resolved benefit from the
various. talks heard, and said he OBJ.
tanned a number or ideas thai might
be worked out in his own UNDER
takings. ~ 1
Everett Freeman expressed greatest
enthusiasm over the fine pure lred
stock exhibited. HG-said he saw some
OF the finest animals from each Of. the
various dairy states. With reference
to the dairy equipment seen, Mr.. Free
man said he saw littls that he con.
sidered practicable that he had not
already seen on 1.-THE Lilac Hedge farm
near GRAND Forks. .~ $50
Some OF the finest young stock
shown. Mr.. Freeman said, were ex-
hibited, by member Of boys and girls
calf clubs from southern Minnesota.
A number of these were reported to
have been sold at good prices. and
the enthusiasm Of the young breeders
was inspirational. Even the girls, he
said. cared for their own stock.
Fine Opportunities.
In the matter, of buying dairy cattle.
Mr.. Freeman said the show offered
splendid opportunities for, dairymen
to get a line on what the market. Of
fered. He said a mum be- Of North
Dakota dairymen were present to pur-
chase new blood for their herds.
Among these were VIM. Dryden and
Leslie Richards OF Grand FORTS. ttc.
latter buying a young pure bred Ayr
shire bull. ;@ & ri.
Mr.. Freeman said he. talked With
one, Wisconsin dairyman who con-.
WINGED him that North Dakota offers
greater opportunities for dairying
than the nationally famous dairy state
of Wisconsin. A comparison of prices
received for products -wAs not unfayor-
able to North Dakota, and the cost OF
feed, the Wisconsin mar is reported to
have said, is much higher there than
Is the case here. \Alfalfa. for instance.
wasasaid to cost SIS per ton In Wis
c%onsin. Despite this fact the airy
men OF that state are prospecting.
interested In Feeding. :N
Carl Berg was deeply. interested in
what might be learned about Various
methods Of feeding dairy cows. \, Many
different combinations ofA$faedh;;w were
advocated, Mr.. Berg said, llnd" all OF
them no doubt capable st producing
good results. However, MI. BERG
said, one Of the leading eexperts With
whom he conferred advised North Da-
kota dairymen to stick pretty much to
what they could grow on their own
farms, and favored the usual combina.
Of some kind such as alfalfa or clover,
and some kind OF grain, preferably
ground oats. The only. addition mon
toned was oil meal, aith6ughfthis WIS
not considered essential to good re-
suits.
Keen interest also was shown by
Mr.. Berg In what the dairy show en-
phasizes. could he done towards breed
ing UP good herds from a. Foundation
Of grade stock. In referring to the
equipment exhibited he said Il was fot
places. tha4 operated III this vicinity:
Results Of 'BreedlnS. .S 'f93
Some interesting figures on the re-
suits Of breeding up . strain Of. shnilk-
ers from grade COWS and pure bred
sires were obtained by Phillip Haunnur.
Mr.. saumur said q line OF three gem
eratl0nS -of cows were exhibited and
records Of their production given,
The f1rst4 was an ordinary scrrb
cow. This animal produced loo
pounds OF milk. not enough to pap the
COW, daughter of the scrub and xu!purH
bred Holstein bull, sproduced 3,n7S
pounds Of milk ana 1876 pounds OF
butter tat. The daughter az the sec
ondMr o which was from another
pure bred Holstein bull, tiying her
blood three-quartsrs Holstetn, pro-
duced approximately 5000 pounds of
milk and $40 pounds Of b~uttarfat.
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this direction, the restoration Z fourth
cow, q pure. bred Holst4ln, acted as =
render, III. sAumYr pointed out p