The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-23
WORK ACCOMPLISHED
1875 Ewes Placed Here

given ,575 Of them being placed and
the financing for 1000 handled by
the agents office. Purchase Of II
rams outside the county and the loca-
ton Of IL locally was accomplished.
Six farmers were assisted in locat-
ing poultry breeding stock and 70
culling demonstrations, two in each
township. with an attendance Of 200.
were held.
Rcmodeling of two poultry houses
for demonstration purposes was com
plcted and two others we're planned.
Changes were recommended in APP
proximately 10 others.
Properly balanced rations for poul-
try were recommended and 10 insti-
tutcs were held during December with
poultry stressed as one OF the main
points
At least Is calls on disease in tur-
keys and chickens were posted and
answered and 26 capunizing demon
STATIONS with an attendance Of 2l5,
were held.
Feed Purchased
Advice given to farmers who owned
hogs was to feed rather than sacri-
flee light pigs, even though the feed
had to be purchased. Assistance was
given in the purchase Of carload Of
corn and one of oats.
: Assistance was given in the con-
: troll of disease, II calls being am
V swcred. and II sires were placed.
i, The purchase of sires and female
I beef cattle was assisted and seven
were placed with 60 females trans
4 fcrrcd in the county. Some advice
r was given on feeding and assistance
G given in locating hay and grain
r General culling Of herds was advised
at Il meetings, due to the poor crop
d this year.
!. Preaching increased acreage Of al
! falfa and sweet clover in Burleigf
e county, 10 meetings were held in Dc
n this. subject. o. j. Wcisncr of tn,
e state agricultural college was alst
}. present at the meetings, speaking or
a poultry problems.
Il A week was spent in promoting tn
J. State Corn Show and in working al
e exhibits. The building Of trench o
10 upright silos was advocated.
Sheep. poultry, pig and dairy cal
clubs for boys and girls are now il
process of organization for the 1872
program and one Homcmakcrs clu
for women was organized, with tw'
pending.
4 Picnics Sponsored
v Three picnics were held during tn
year: tour of Is farmers to tn
to Northern Great Plains Agriculture
C. Experiment Station at Mandan, fol
81 lowed by a picnic: Burlcigh count
re farmers picnic, at which $500 wcr
present, and a tour to view the Ne'
N Salem Dairy project. at which 81
I'd were present.
MS One Of the major achievements o
rs the season was the location Of fee
parent, during the latter part of Jul!
rs. that the crop was gone, many will
b. rumors started relative to the sea,
a city of hay and grain.
Sc Conferences were held with banl
gs ers, business men and the cxtensi0
/, director, and finally il series Of farm
IS er conferences were called at ever
community center in the county
get information and to give ir
formation. OF these conferences,
were held, with total attcndant
~ Of 500.
- The county agent advised where ,
go in groups to put up hay and, wit
vn the exception of isolated commun
he ties around Bismarck and fe
nd other communities, enough hay W;
i: put up to practically carry the liv
stock left after the close cullii
nv advised
re For the purpose of locating fe.
d. for the farmers, three trips we
al made to sections where the cro]
were good. Some barley. oats. nj
n oats and screenings were located ar
~ approximately % cars Of feed we
IN obtained ut a saving of at least sew,
&c rel NNtc
IN per bushcl on barley and six cen
.ct per bushel on mill oats and scree
90 ings. A 3O-ton load of cotton Sc
IL meal has been ordered for a group
nv beef raisers and dairymen.
10 With the assistance of J. w. Ha
- agricultural development agent
n. the Northern Pacific railway, Sc
a.. les Of IL meetings was held in Z
To-. county in August to urge the pu
= chase of small flocks Of ewes. In 1
nj tendance at the gatherings were
re farmers and applications were tax
~ for three cars Of yearling ewes, I
~ livered in September. All were
nj Rambouillet breeding and of 60
~ quality.
be specialist for the state agricultul
cr college, II fine Rambouillet ra
were secured for farmers ut {,
~ Of $25 per head. Locally, 10 RI
~ were located and placed.
Culling Demonstrations
we The most important part of
he poultry project were the 20 Gull
yes demonstrations and rs cap0niz
md demonstrations held, with 3 total
tendance Of AS. Approximately ~
D" Of 5000 birds culled were discart
to for market, while 1t least SIS "
les caponixed and 1T least 1000 M
ier caponized by people taught ct
n monstrstions. o. ]. Wsisner, poul
r. specialist, assisted six days with
NM dem an strati0ns and the disease W