The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-21
SHIP PMENTS OF
SHEEP FOLLOW
NEW AID PLAN
Agricultural Credit CORPORA
ti0n Supplements Purchase
of Dairy Cattle
AID IN DIVERSIFYING
Corporation Plans to Continue
Its Aid to Farmers in
This Respect
AID IN DIVERSIFYING

Minneapolis, July 21.-With more
than 1000 hifcr grade dairy cattle
distributed among Northwest farms
by the. Agricultural Credit corpora
tion, and 200 local committees or
ganized to carry on and perpetuate
the work of developing the dairy in
dustry, the corporations executive
staff Saturday began work on the Sc
cond step in its promotion of farm
sheep to farmers.
During the past week, the corpora.
tion shipped five carloads of choice
dairy cattle to North Dakota COM
munities, scattering them over the
length and breadth of the state and
bringing the total Of animals placed
in two months we'll over 1000. Most
of the 200 local committees, organi-
zed from county agents, bankers,
merchants and farmers on the
ground, are located in North Dakota,
but Minnesota, South Dakota and
Montana are we'll represented.
Last Week Is Biggest
Last week was the biggest week in
the corporations campaign for deve-
lopment of diversified farming and
dairying," declared NJ. o. Grangaard,
vice president in charge of the pur-
chase, distribution and financing of
the cattle. "Our operations thus far
have been merely good start; now
the diversification program is in full
swing and will 60 ahead with steadily
increasing momentum and scope. The
animals we have purchased and plac-
ed on Northwest farms are of the
best. Some of them already have
taken prizes at cattle shows. The
corporations funds, aided by the To-
cal advisory committee and staff
of skilled buyers, have planted the
nuclei of fine dairy herds on hun
dreds of farms impoverished for
years by one crop methods of farm
ing"
Sheep Program Under Way
The program of placing sheep on
Northwest farms, as the next move to
develop mixed agriculture, got under
way definitely Saturday. according to
Mr.. Grangaard. Organization Of a
sheep purchasing department by the
corporations executive staff is vir-
tually completed, he said. This new
work will be financed, in addition to
the cattle purchases made thus far,
from the first $1,00O,OoO set aside by
the corporation in April for it's diver
sified farming campaign.
"We are perfecting our arrange
ments to purchase sheep on a big
scale, between September l and Octo-
!, ber 49," said Mr.. Grangaard. "Appli-
cations for sheep and for loans to
purchase them are pouring in at
corporation headquarters.
Must Apply BY August Is.
"But farmers who want to get
sheep from the corporation must file
their applications by August Is. Our
purchasing department must know
how many sheep to buy not later
than that date. The situation is this:
we plan to buy the sheep in the
mountains and foothills of Montana,
where sheep breeding has been sue
cessful for generations and where
we can buy to best advantage. These
sheep are rounded up by their own
ers between September and October
Is Of each year, for sorting, classify
ing and general cleaning up of the
flocks. That is the only time that
/ buyers can purchase sheep on the
ground and make it imperative that
the corporation have at least two
! weeks time to arrange the purchaser =