The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-16

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here only three years, expressed re-
greet that he did not discover the Mis-
souri, Slope 20 years sooner, : order
that he might have shared more fully
in its opportunities.
Another development quite as re-
markable as the improvement in
livestock, is the increase in alfalfa
culture. The best stands of this le-
gume probably r to be found along
the valley of the Knife river and its
tributary creeks. Farmers on the up
lands have tried alfalfa for several
years, but many of them have been
unsuccessful, owing to drouth, hard
clay subsoil, and other causes; but
they have not given up, and thousands
Of dollars are being spent annually
for seed. The upland farmers who
have set their hearts on alfalfa re-
fuse to take failure as an answer. .
Practically all the alfalfa in Dunn
county Is of the Grimm variety, and
some Of the best fields are in the vi
cinity of Manning.
Campbell Scott has IS acres of al
falfa, from which he has been taking
two cuttings OF hay a year. Joe Brew
has 10 acres, from which three cut
tingS have been made In favorable
seasons. George Metcalf has 60 acres,
from which as high as three crops
have been cut In a year. There are
IS acres in alfalfa on the old A. r.
Palmer farm, which was recently pur-
chased by Anton Leis. Paul Paulson,
whose home is near the river, has
100 acres of alfalfa.
Ed Mackey, who has about 60 acres
of the Grimm variety planted on the
Knife river bottoms, last year thresh-
ed $500 pounds of good seed. F.. A.
Little at Fayette just recently finished
threshing his alfalfa plot left for
seed. and got nearly 5000 pounds.
Brew expects 5000 pounds from his
seed plot. and Scott expects to thresh
anywhere from 5000 to 1000 pounds.
Farmers Grow Alfalfa
It Is estimated there are 20 farmers
who grow alfalfa extensively in this
part OF Dunn county. John McCon-
nell. whose farm is along Crooked
creek, has one of the biggest fields.
Others who r doing we'll with alfal-
ia in that locality are Erland Paulson.
v. Materna, Mrs. Emily Eyer, Louis
Dinehart. John Rooney. and Glenn
Mineah. Ed Palmer, on Crooked
creek, let one of his alfalfa fields 20
to seed and threshed $500 pounds this
fall.
One reason why exclusive grain
growing Is doomed in this locality is
well illustrated by the experience of
H. L. Jensen. Last spring he put in a
crop OF wheat on As acres of rented
land. He furnished the seed, did all
the work and received three-quarters
OF the crop. The seed cost $3.50:
combining cost 5000 {. Jensen,s share
OF the crop sold for STA 10, leaving a
deficit Of $39. 80,' without figuring a
penny for labor or the wear and tear
Of machinery.
The growing of food crops and
market-topping steers is not the
only item worthy Of note in the
Killdeer sector. For the last Is years
T. M. Davis. whose farm home is
four miles southeast of Oakdale, has
been growing flowers as one Of his
regular crops. For the last five years
he has made q specially OF gJadioli,
and Is proceeding to put the industry
on q commercial basis. This year he
had two acres in gladioli or high
ground, and grew q splendid crop of
large and handsome flowers without
q drop Of irrigation.
Killdeer Market Center
Killdeer, which Is the market CEN
ter for this part Of Dunn county, has
every reason to anticipate q steady
growth. when farming and stock rails
ing get back to q paying basis The
First National bank Of this city shows
the financial standing Of the COM
munity. It has capital. surplus. un-
divided profits and reserves aggre-
eating $87. 900. The deposits average
$425 900. Many of the farmers have
savings accounts that run I'D into
three or four figures.
The officers are Rasmus Jensen,
president: William Connolly. vice
president: Il. M. Weydahl. executive
vice president.
Postal receipts at Killdeer have
doubled in the last six years. Rural
delivery has grown steadily and at
the present time 1872 farm families
are receiving daily service. q H.
Larson is postmaster.
Some years ago Killdeer installed a
water system with a regulation
s~tandpipe. but the system has not
been completed and the water win
be piped to the homes when the tax
payers ieel they can carry the bur-
den. The city, however. enjoys the
best Of fire protection. and the wster
is both plentiful snd excellent.
The rrNsenk r}ty administration