The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-11
COUNTY AGENT
!. REVIEWS HERD
IMPROVEMENTS
Projects Of 1928 Notable for
Introduction Of Greater
Number of Purcbreds
SHEEP ALSO STRESSED
Wool Pool Successful Market
Plan in Obtaining Higher
Prices, Leader Says
SHEEP ALSO STRESSED

!. 4. Miesen has compiled review of
his years work as county agricul-
!. tural agent. But county agent
may be possessed Of keen sense of
!. humor, and that the Burleigh county
; official is SO animated at times is
. suggested by the opening page Of
= his report. 1t is devoted to a fronts
piece, kodak photo which is cap
Z toned, "Wherc some shots were not
; misses. Some of the joys Of being
county agent in a good county,"
j. The picture shows Agent Miesen and
: two friends crouchng by the side of
:. car decorated with the trophies of
: wild fowl cunning trip-about 40
- wild ducks.
! From this incidental pleasure in
! the life of county agent, the re-
!. port plunges into the big program
Z Of agricultural activity which Bur-
!. leigh county has conducted during
: the passing year. 1t deals with the
!, increase and improvement in the
:. county's livestock, with the pure
: bred culling and disease identifica-
:. ton, with scab dipping, with the
-.>Swine situation, with moisture diff
q culties in grain and with protein
!, tests, with potato culture, with sheep
!. distribution in the building up Of
: that form of animal husbandry and
! with a review Of work among the
= juvenile clubs.
!. Praises Better Farming Spirit
: The report pays tribute to the
: people of Burleigh county as gen.
). orally favorable toward extension
work. due to the fact" it says,
:. that this is a comparatively new
!, country, many Of our farmers are
!. experimenting, trying to find the
: right system of farming for this
territory. They are willing to listen
/. to anything that may better their
/ position. Assistance along market
!. ing lines especially is appreciated,
also assistance IN locating breeding
{ stock and getting grain and forage
: crops started. -
). 1T is gratifying to note at tines"
y says the report, "thc expression of
gratitude Of various men in the
!. county, and even outside the county,
toward the extension office in this
= respective feel that the informa-
s tion that We get from the extension
: office can be relied upon as being
: as near the truth as is possible to
I, obtain This confidence has made
:. 1T possible to readily obtain Coop
y orators in the wool pool, in the pur-
i. chases Of ewes, rams, breeding stock
i and seed.
The farmers elevators, livestock
I shipping association, creamcries and
: other farm organizations, as we'll as
= commercial organizations, are al
!. ways willing to cooperate in any
y form OF extension work that will be
=. beneficial to the people in Burleigh
!. county or Bismarck territory. This
:, :. cooperation makes it possible for
s. the agent to formulate and nut
: !. across much more effective extern
!. sion program than would be possible
= :. otherwise. The county agent, on the
i, other hand, is also always willing to
:. cooperate with, outside organiza-
). tons, in order to put across the
r 8. most effective agricultural program
>, IN the country" The report con-
s. cludes on this phase:
" Parent Teacher associations and
county superintendent of schools. the
IS Greater North Dakota association
: and railroad development men also
= have been excellent co-operators.
!. The county commissioners have been
; very fair and helpful with their CO.
operation and suggestions from time
to time. It is a pleasure to work
: with them"
= Livestock Project Reviewed
= a considerable portion of the re.
=. port is devoted to various phases
OF the livestock topic, which was
made one Of the major projects OF
s the year when alfalfa expansion was
$, abandoned because Of high cost of
4 seed and dry conditions. The report
:. says:
!. THE purebred sire campaign, the
e introduction Of more sheep and the
: tubercular test for the county were
= made the three major projects for
! 1928. The three projects are par.
: ticularly fitting, because livestock
!. Improvement has never been at.
= tempted on any definite basis in
2 this county. The past has been a
j matter Of exchange of breeding ami.
!. mails among breeders and farmers
: within the county, with practically
= no new blood introduced from the
:. outside. With cattle we'll distrib-
z uted, an introduction of new sires
= from points outside the county was
:; felt to be an advance in the right
!. direction for quality improvement
3 "Since there are thousands OF
:. acres Of waste land in the county
Z and much, waste grain left in the
= fields after harvest has been com.
]. p!eted in the fall, the introduction
!. Of sheep to clean up some of this
!. waste is logical step. This years
q sheep campaign has not only been
! successful, but very profitable SC
4 far. From Is to 100 ewes is the
:. usual recommendation.
!. mo effort had ever been made in
!. this county toward the. eradication
I Of tuberculosis in the herds in the
county, except in the dairy herds
4 which supply milk to Bismarck.
8 With the introduction of more and
4 better cattle It is thought best to
8 Immediately test al herds in the
q county, for tuberculosis and. as q
result, fhe campaign has been start
i ~ and the test Is under way. The
!. high price Of cattle this year makes
/ this project still more fitting"
J etoektng Farmers On Ewes
The introduction Of 5000 western
RAuhbouillet breeding ewes into the
! county IN cooperation with the
J county agent, the Agricultural Credit
3 corporation and the agricultural de-