The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-09-30
DAIRY CATTLE, HOGS,
SHEEP AND ALFALFA
GET more COMMON
TayIorites Disproving 15-Year.
Old Belief That Slope Is
Poor Country
RESOURCES ARE ABUNDANT
Primary Grain Market Many
Years, Taylor Boasts Of
Large Storage Space

Years, Taylor Boasts OF
Large Storage Space
Taylor, N. D., Sept. 30.-A group OF
men were discussing the changes that
have taken place in North Dakota IN
the last 20 years, when a commercial
traveller made this remark: "F1fteen
years ago I heard a young business
ma in the eastern part of the state
make this remark: If we could only
get rid of that part of North Dakota
west of the Missouri river, we Wo'lld
have a real estate; that COW country
is no good and Is holding us back.
That reminiscent remark brought
forth a chorus of spirited retorts.
THAT young business man Is older
now, and probably knows better" was
the consensus of opinion.
It was agreed thatinthe last 15years,
no part of North Dakota has 'lncov-
cred such vast resources or developed
so rapidly as that part lying west OF
the Big Muddy and known far INK
wide as "the Missouri Slope" To be
sure, it still is a cow country, but the
lonophorned scrub has vanished ano
the same grazing lands now support
the blocky Hereford or Shorthorn. or
the milking strains of cattle, SUCH as
Holstein, Guernsey or Jersey. Hog
raising also has become an important
factor, and the old rope corrals OF
cowboy DAYS have either been torn
down or transformed into feeding
pens, with automatic hog feeders
Qrist mills, and watering systems, TO
nroduce the maximum Of marketable
pork with the minimum Of labor.
There is in addition a vast re-
source of coal and other products
underlying the hills on which n
herds are feeding. Only q small be-
ginning has been made in developing
this mineral wealth. and the com
bined genius of the capitalist and the
industrialist will be needed to set the
wheels of big industry in motion.
The city Of Taylor is favorbly To-
Gated in this rich agricultural area
and a majority Of the farmers have
p~rospered and built up splendid mod
ern homes and other improvements:
in spite of many discouragements ana
drawbacks.
Primary Grain Market
Taylor has been for many years
n Of the big primary grain markets
along the main line of the Northern
Pacific. The Farmers elevator. the
largest one at this point, has a stor-
age capacity of 0 5000 bushels. The
slump in grain prices. however. has
caused a sharp decrease in wheat
acreage. From August, 1928, to Au-
gust 1929, 44O carloads of grain were
shipped out of Taylor, mostly wheat.
So far this year only 96 cars OF grain
have been billed out to the terminals.
A year ago an agricultural survey
was undertaken by the Taylor Com
munity club, with the object Of estab-
fishing a cooperative creamery in the,
town. It was found that l.45O COWS
were being MIXED in the trade terri
tory, and that between April l. 1928,
and April /, q year ago, $500 cans OF
cream we're shipped out Of Taylor,
the express charges on the same
amounting to $2,250. The last season
$3.50 cam of cream were shipped out.
Fifty farmers and business men
signed up for stock in the enterprise,
but with the agricultural slump and
other adverse factors, the project had
to be postponed. MI. MCGUIRE of the
Land o. Lakes organization, who as
sisted in the survey, told the farmers
and business men that the proposed
creamery would prove "a gold NINE"
There seems to be no doubt in the
minds of the promoters that the
creamery will be built In the not far
distant future.
There is q division of opinion in
this locality as to the most econom-
ical power for farming purposes. A
few stick to their horses. but q big
majority are operating with mechan-
ical power. The increase In traction
power is shown by the fact that in
1923. twenty-nine carloads of tractors,
combines and trucks were unloa6ed
and sold at Taylor.
Abe A. Knudson, who has q farm
six miles south Of town, is one Of the
minority party that stands out
against further mechanization. He
says: Il claim the most successful
farmer in this vicinity is my neigh
Dor Andrew Elkin, ST.. who Is now
close to 10 years Of age. and stu Is
managing his W place and farming
with horses exclusively. Next year
when I resume farming. I intend to
stock up with horses"
Among the farmers near Taylor
who are keeping high class dairy
COWS are Max Bloom, John and Mar
tin Marcusen, John Elkin, and Arnold
Knudson. Max Bloom and sons, who
reside two miles south Of Taylor, are
farming II quarters Of land and are
milking 80 COWS. Their farm is COM
pleteiy mechanical. Mr.. Bloom came
in 1858 and is one Of the oldest re-
naming pioneers. .
Many Raising Sheep
Farm operators who have gone
into sheep raising extensively are
Spencer Bobb, Herman Leutz, presi-
dent Of the Security National bank,
Peter and Oscar Bratberg, Frank
Madison and John Marcusen. Mad
son recently sent q shipment Of $50
sheep to market and has 270 breed
ing ewes left. He also has 100 Ches-
ter White hogs in his feeding pens.
Marcusen, who keeps an average Of
400 sheep, also has taken up the
/ breeding Of Chester White hogs.
: Ono Of the biggest operators in the
locality northwest Of Taylor Is Fred
D0hrman. an old-tifner who has been
successful. Hans and Peter Boehrn-
zen each have had unusual success In
feeding and finishing cattle and hogs
f0r market. Sam Brand is another
diverstf1er who makes q specially OF