The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-19
FARMERSGIVE
CITY FOLKS
DAY OF FUN
Hundreds Enjoy Get Together
and Outing Held Thursday
at Fort Lincoln
CONTESTS ARE HELD
Varied Program Is Carried
Out By Burleigh County
Dairy Association
What a day that was!

What day that was!
And how the kiddies and grown
ups enjoyed it! From all over the
county they came and from Goodrich
and Sheridan counties to make the
annual outing and get-together of
the Burleigh County Cow Testing as
sociation at Fort Lincoln yesterday
a success.
From the time the parade started
until A. c. Jordan won the $l0O bull
calf given by Louis Garske, presi-
dent of the association, for being
most adept in the horse shoe-throw-
and smiles on the faces of the
crowds. And of course, in the after
noon and evening there was dancing.
Begin With Parade
Festivities began with parade in
the downtown district of the city
shortly after 10 o'clock. Behind
Judge w. S. Casselman, marshal of
the day, came the Boys Scout color
bearers, and then the most impress
sive part of the parade, an automo-
bile occupied by two grizzled veter-
ans of the Civil War. They were
Stephen Welch, sc years old, and the
last survivor of the Mcpherson post,
G. A. R., and Wesley Baker. The 9TH
er Civil War veteran residing in Bis
marck was unable to be with his
comrades.
Following the parade the party
from Bismarck drove to Fort Lincoln
where large gathering was await
ing them. The Juvenile and Good
rich bands entertained the constant
ly-growing throng while Mrs. Frank
Barnes and her committee arranged
fnr l,,p pph 1ayhv voh
was served in cafeteria style with
the food laid out on long table in
front Of Co. A. barracks.
Day Was Ideal
The day was ideal for an outing
and by the time the afternoon pro-
gram began there were 500 cars
parked between the buildings of the
fort and about 1000 people were on
the grounds.
And while the kiddies were play
ing with the toy airplanes which
were distributed and the soda pop
and ice cream stand was doing a
rushing business. the afternoon
speaking program began.
Leonard Bell, vice president of
the First National bank of Bismarck,
introduced the speakers. He told of
them during trip abroad.
Every foot of land is cultivated
in Be gium on an intensive SCALE"
he said. "The average farm there is
two or three acres in size. Farming
methods are so primitive there that
during my whole stay in Belgium l
didn't see even one mule on farm"
Then John HUSKY, state commits
sioner of dairy production, mounted
the truck used as the speakers plat
form and gave an address on "The
Development of Dairy Farming in
North Dakota"
Step Forward
The commissioner prefaced the
address with a few words of appre-
citation of the spirit of the outing.
1t showed, he said, that the country
and town are getting together for
common purpose. He lauded the
mingling of business men with
farmers as step forward toward
mutual understanding Of each others
problems.
at is getting to a point where the
the business man and the business
mans interests lead further than
his door," said Mr.. HUSKY.
He then traced the development of
dairy production in the state and
referred back to figures kept as long
ago as 1900.
an 1900 there were Is creameries
in North Dakota. said Mr.. HUSKY.
"A year later there we're new ones
and in 1902 IA new ones were built,
making total of 81 creameries ex-
listing in the state at the end of 1902.
"At that time there were 1876 pa
irons of creameries in the state. Re-
ports to the dairy commissioner in
1902 show that 286,0OO pounds Of
butter fat were made by creameries
and that 100000 was paid to the
farmers for milk and cream. This
was in the days before the hand
separator.
Production Increases
"By 1924 the production of dairy
products had increased to such a
great extent that in that year 26,0OO,-
900 pounds of butterfat were pro-
duced. In the period from 1901 to
1924 there was an increase in dairy
production of 338 per cent in Bur-
leigh county"
In spite of this huge increase
dairy production is still in it's in
fancy in this state, said Mr.. HUSKY.
There are great possibilities not on
ly in North Daota but in the entire
country for a development of dairy
ing on an extensive scale, he de-
clared. The United States is far be-
low other countries in consumption
of dairy products, he said.
The next speaker was Gordon w.
Randlett, director of the agricultural
service of the state Agricultural Col
lege. He told the gathering there
were many advantages in North Da-
kota. especially as regards opportun-
ity for diversified farming, soil con-
ditions and general farming condi-
tions.
Grows Best Alfalfa
"If the cows in North Dakota
were properly taken care of and fed
North Dakota alfalfa, then the mort
cages on North Dakota farms would
be raised" he said. 'There is no
, better alfalfa than in this state"
After putting the throng into a
rood-natured mood by telling humor-
Gus stories, r. L. Aney, agricultural
development expert Of the 500 Line;
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