The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-31
County Agent Miesen Rounds Out
Busy Year IN All Farm Activities

Besides Big Projects in Cattle,
Sheep, Wool and Grain, Did
Many Little Jobs
In it's broad scope and in its minor
details, the Burleigh county extern
sion program for 1923 has made
human dynamo Of A r. Miesen.
county agent, all through the So
weeks Of the year just closed.
The general projects of the pro-
gram embraced considerable work
in expanding the livestock activities
Of the farmers of the county. There
was a pure sire campaign, q CAM
paign to put sheep on all farms,
formation of wool pool, expansion
Of poultry raising, especially,
turkeys. while growing of the vari-
Gus grains was given increased at
tention in the matter of moisture
and protein tests. These big tasks
Of Agent Miesen were reviewed
earlier in the Tribune news
columns.
These projects will be renewed in
the new year. Special attention will
be given to sheep parasites in this
county and stress laid on wool, q
ram sale project, lamb pool, pure
sires and other major features. That
the purebred livestock project COW
cred extensive transactions is shown
by the annual report Of the agent.
There are such items as: Ewes inn
ported, 5000 at average of $13 per
head, $4,000; rams distributed di-
rectly, 1875 at $35 head, $4,375;
sires sold, SO at an average of $l4O
each, $1,000; female stock, SO head at
$50 each, $4,000; total, $1S,S75.
Another activity that claimed con-
siderable attention Of agent Miesen
was the gopher poisoning campaign
in the northern townships OF the
county. in which 345,600 acres were
treated to destroy the pests. The
county spent $3.50 in this campaign.
Drives on Coyotes and Hoppers
A drive on coyotes was an inter.
esting feature re the extension work
in 1923 Fl ,mers organized group
hunts, besides warning on the pre-
datory pests with hounds, and about
SO coyotes were hunted down.
A grasshopper campaign covered
about 800 acres Of farm land in the
county. Poison bran bait was spread
and the pests were brought under
control.
From time to time Agent Mieser
gave attention to poultry demon
STATIONS and treating ailing flocks
for various ills among them. His
records note about 20 such investi
cations. He culled 20 flocks of al
average of $50 birds, an average at
! tendance of eight farmers being
recorded.
Made Many Farmer Calls
As last year, the work of tn
agent was carried on in every on
of the AZ townships of the county
assisted by 81 active communit
. clubs and other organizations, wit
,, $50 members, and by 48 communit
!. leaders.
. He made 1918 farm visits an
! came in contact with 563 farmer
a on these. His visits included ais
!. 60 homes and "a junior club mem
!, bers. Calls at the office numbere
4 1922 and telephone calls were 1901
OF the days Of the year he spent IL
: in the office and 1877 in the field.
e In addition to the visits and call
S at the office and conversations owe
y the wire Agent Miesen had to writ
1873 individual letters and 26 Gil
i cular letters, while he mailed OF
: 9291 circular letters.
h Demonstration Held in Field
j. Meetings with community or loo,
IS leaders numbered IS, with an a
h tendance of CIT. Demonstrate
i meetings numbered 80, with an a
1t tendance of 4233. In farmers il
is stitutes there were 48 held and the
h attendance totaled 23,327. The age,
wrote 1876 articles for the press.
One sow thistle control demon
= stration was held, three for 9TH
ty weed control, 30 acres being cove
ey ed in the first and 1900 in Il
Sc second. Assistance extended farm
to ers in relation to seed purchas
or was quite extensive. Ten were q
sisted on corn, 800 on wheat so I
IN oats, 80 on flax and IL on rye. IT
ct value of seed so bought was 81
r 100.
w Farmers assisted in marketil
OF crops numbered 40 corn grower
ny 300 wheat growers, rs in oats, 30
nc =, flax and five in rye.
Us In forage crop seed selection,
ca farmers were assisted in alfalfa Sc
-, purchases, IS in sweet clover, IL
. ~. potatoes. Two farmers were ASST!
1S ed in planting orchards, IS swi
~ raisers, 80 sheep owners and !
"a poultrymen. The attendance
~ these was 1920. In disease contr
ts 120 herds were tested, totaling "a
a., head and locating 81 reactors.
he accounts and costs or other econon
st. The agents records show that t
he conferences were held in the coun
with an attendance Of 120, while
ZEN farmers were assisted in some phi
,au Of farm management work.
he Farmers assisted in obtain
sed some form Of credit numbered
ar. the total of credit being $6O, 1000.
One marketing organization Y
~ formed during the year, the W
- pool. This has a membership OF
ns Prior to this pool there were n
- marketing organizations in
county, with q membership Of 45t
on. Agent Miesen had q hand in
ana construction Of eight trench 81
W. two barns three hoghouses,
AZ poultry pens and two sheds. RI
... were furnished for 40 trench 81
~, .;,s seven barns, five hoghouses
, .r.e poultry houses.
-. There were only two danger
0oIA ;nhs +, tho course of the wear.