The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-09-04
HOMES INDICATIVE Of
PROSPERITY DESPITE
PRESENT DEPRESSION
John P. Jungers, Merchant, Ex-
poets Economic Situation
to Adjust Self
ONCE WAS RANCH DISTRICT

ONCE WAS RANCH DISTRICT
Land Once Thought Fit Only for
'Rattlesnakes and Coyotes
Now Valuable
Tribune Special Service)
Regent, N. D., Sept. 4.-The horse
less age has begun at Regent in Het-
finger county. Out in these wide open
spaces the tough little broncho once
carried the hard-riding cowboy. The
cowpuncher began to fade from the
picture a quarter century ago, and
then came old Dobbin pulling the
pioneer farmers prairie schooner at
a snail's pace across the buffalo
wallows. Most of the cultivated land
was broken up by horses, but the
trusty farm plug has followed the
fiery mustang into oblivion.
There still are horses to be seen IN
this locality, but they are usually a
few pensioners standing in q fence
corner lazily watching the tractor
drawn combines chugging past, or
the grain-laden gasoline trucks whiz-
ling past en- route to market.
Twenty-Five years ago when II. j..
Schlenvogt settled on his homestead
four miles east Of what Is now the
Regent townsite, his only, neighbors
were the cowboys of the l.. p. Baker
ranch. He had heard and read exag-
gerated legends about the cowrnen,
and says he approached their ranch
buildings one day with fear and
trembling to borrow q shovel and was
treated like q brother, invited to chow
ana asked to come again. The old
time sociability still exists and Is as
genuine as ever, in spite OF the trem-
endous changes that have taken place.
Perhaps the most completely motor
lied farm in this locality Is the one
operated by A. w. Elliott and son
five and one-half miles northeast OF
Regent. In 1905 Elliott filed on q
homestead there. Now he and his
son farm Is quarters Of land by the
use Of labor-saving machinery and
hire very little help. Two tractors are
used and the harvesting and thresh-
Ing Is done with combines. It Is esti-
mated, they will harvest and thresh
$4,000 bushels Of grain this season.
Prince Farm Beautiful
One Of the "show places" near Black
Butte Is the ]. e. Prince farm home,
q picture of which recently appeared
on the cover of q North Dakota de-
velopment booklet. In recent years
MI. Prince has given special attention
to. buying and fattening cattle and
hogs for market. He farms about
1000 acres and practically all the
crops are either used as pasture or
ground for feed. Shipments Of hogs
the past season have averaged q car
load q week, and some cattle have
also been loaded out, after being taken
out Of the Gamer and cutter class by
proper feeding. MI. Prince at present
has $50 head Of grade Hereford cattle
on hand. Last year a flock OF sheep
was added.
j. q. Horner, southwest Of Regent,
has had registered Jersey cattle the
past eight years and his herd at
present numbers 80 head. He has
kept individual records and figures
that the Jerseys bring greater produce
ton for less money than other breeds.
One Of his COWS has q 900 pound but
teefat record, another 1853, and none
Of them will 60 below 500 pounds per
year. One COW has averaged so pounds
Of Z Dor cent milk q day the past six
months. The herd Is headed by
Models Hope Of Perfection, q Gold
Medal sire and q product Of cham
pions.
N. j. Nelson came to his homestead
west Of Black Butte In 1904, from
Barnes county. He was warned ut
that time against going to "that bar
rem country" west Of the Missouri,
which his Barnes county friends de-
clared was tit only for rattlesnakes
and coyotes. Hettinger county land
in those days sold for a. low Is IS
cents to $50 an acre and was not
much thought Of for farming pur-
pooes, but proper tillage has made It
produce In abundance. and brought
prosperity to those who had the pa
thence and courage to "stay with It,"
John Bergen, who came to this
locality in 1905, worked at one time
as-a river man with the famous Capt.
Grant Marsh. Bergen had the adj
vantage Of . literary education and
assisted the captain for several weeks
In transcribing q lot Of material that
was later used by Joseph Mills Han
son in writing Marsh's book. "Con-
quest Of the Missouri" Capt. Marsh
at that time gave Bergen the title Of
first mate" more on account OF his
literary lahors than because Of the
work he did between decks.
Hickman Feeds wheat
Another Of tho first arrivals In this
farming community Is q. A. Hickman.
who has just stored his third crop
In the home granaries without selling
q bushel. He has 1856 head Of Duroc
Jersey hogs on the, feed lots 1t present,
and these viii be finished for market
on ground wheat. Like the other
farmers who have become well-to-do,
no il certain that the Missouri Slope
Is the best Of the west. Last year."
he said. when the government ap-
propriated Gao, 900, 900 TO buy feed and
seed for Montana, South Dakota and
eastern North Dakota, you noticed we
were left out-the Slope didn't need
tive had feed and scotland money
to buy gas"
All the dairy breeds Of cattle are
represented In the Regent area. Mons
Nelson Is ct present milking ~ Eol-
steins and Anton Erickson has 4 herd
Of the same breed. John A. Lien has
gone IN for the milking strain OF
6horthorns. Herds Of Polled Angus
and Herefords are also In evidence.
Homes Indicate Prosperity
The farmers In this. section, whose
and hardenxr> hnSnn. ~. a.,