The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 29, 1924, Page 3

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1924 ORTH DAKOTA TURKEY “CROP” REAL SURPRISE Development’ of ‘ the_Business Is Described by Writer Who Visited State 1923 TOTAL 6° MILLION; Turkey Raising Grows in Im- yPortance as Part of Di- verse Farming Scheme the first of three articles on ising in North Dakota When North Dakota farmers mud- ged the eastern produce markets list fall and carly winter with an esti- mated output of some — $4,000,000 worth of prime turkeys, the old es- tablished commission houses and pro- ducers in other states rubbed their eyes. Here‘was a spectacle which -was a hit astonishing. North Dakota had opened her “bread basket of the world surprise package, Compdacently she skimmed the cream off the markets und took home a bulky wallet. If the performance surprised the algftimers in the turkey industry, it n greater revelation to the state that did it. Interest in the feat spread far. Stories of Success Recently the Northern Pacific Railway sent a writer to North Da- kota to, ask some of the farmers and turkey, producers the state how the thing was qone und they told him interesting stories of their ex- iences and profits in raising tur- These narrat are related series of articles. It would be hard to say, exaetly how large a part turkey raising has in. the constantly-growing scheme of diversification on North Dakota farms. Accurate figures are. not. available and thefe have been many guesses. In some quarters it is es- timated that the value of the turkeys marketed in 1928 was $6,000,000. Other authorities say that a reason- ably conservative estimate would be $4,000,000. If the latter figure is ac- i, the value of all turkeys in tate in 1923, including those irketed and those retained ‘ for breeding purposes and held over for the early 1924 markets, might be placed at $6,000,000. This figure may he much too high. 4 son of the value of tur- value of other livestock is hardly possible because marketable turkeys are produced in a single sea- fon or inayearat the most while a * considerably longer time is required to produce most marketable livestock. Nevertheless a comparison of . this 'd may be enlightening. urkey Industry. of Growing Impor- tance Accepting the value of all turkeys in the state at the close of the 1923 season as $6,000,000, the figure as- sumes inereased importance when it is seen that according to the United States department of agriculture, all the dairy cows on North Dakota farms on January 1, 1924 had-an és- timated value of $22,132,000; all other cattl swine, $6,- 453,000 and 2,000. These figures may give some indication of the proportions to which the turkey industry has grown in North Dakota. * Ngw for the stories of some of the individual producers whose aggregate efforts made the s Ss unusual ree- ord. ‘Turkeys in Dakota vs. Gold in Alaska ‘I_ would rather raise turkeys in North Dakota than dig gold in Alas- ka,” declared Mrs. Louis Huser of Byntry, N. D., who has raised turkeys Antinlogaty for the last 12 years id who was one of the exhibitors at the recent all-American Turkey Show in Grand Forks, N. Mrs. Huser was with her gusband in the Alaskan gold fields in the 90's. She says they haye come nearer “striking it rich” with turkeys on a North Dakota farm than they~did in the Klondike. Not that they have amassed a fortune, but because they have made’a good living, have been happier and more contented and have hi better living conditions in North kota than prevail in the gold camps of Alaska, About 50 turkeys were raised by Mrs. Huser in 1923. Half of this number she sold for $700 net. For 1924 hgeeding she -is_ retaining a flock of 31 fowls and expects to raise a bigger young flock than fast year. “One.of the mistakes I made whéh. I started in the turkey business 12 years ago,” she told the Northern Pacific representative, ‘was that I started with a few scrub turkeys. I djdn't “realize that good ' breeding ifean more in the profitable produc- tion of turkeys than it does in any other kind of poultry sold for com- “mercial purposes. Produced under the same conditions, purebred tur- keys of a good strain are far more capable of greater growth and weight in a given time than scrub stock.” Part of Diversified Farming “Turkeys certainly have a ‘place in deersified farming in North Dako- deslareb W. G: Chapman of Max- bass, N.-D. “Every year, I am making several hundred: dollars net out of my tur- key flock,’-he said. “I hesitate to give exact figures becan: might be-tisconstrued but in 1922, my. turkey flock brought me about $1,600. “In 1922, I matured between 125 and 130 turkeys and a little less than twice as many in 1923. On the New York market’ in’ 1922 I received as| high as 64%: cents. Last. year my. highest price, was 40 cents. but eb was a very. good.figure compar Do nui caicn colc- take SCOTTS EMULSION nd had handed out a realj lower prices which were being offer- ed'for turkeys ‘from other sections of the country. Only the culls of the Mlock were gold . commercially? All the good birds were sold for breeding. “I have been raising turkeys for |made this a parteof my diversified farming program. <I have a 160- acre farm, a small daity herd, quite jsheep as I ‘can handle profitably. 1 have never raised wheat. My farm {is glear and I am doing a little be ;ter than paying expenses. keys have-helped greatly, bu; |say that turkeys alone w: j my farm profitable.” Success in raising turkeys, [Chapman has found, depends largely | ly. Success jare dressed. (To be Continued) HIGH PRICES RULE ABROAD DAKOTAN FINDS (Continued from page 1) mans on a special train’ and rushed them a¢ross the border into America. When the ship then got to New York it found two others with imn grants. in excess of the quota, which were nt back to Germany, Had the cap- tain not gone to Halifax, he could not. have landed his 90 Germans, Recker said. NEW EXPENSES TAKE MUCH OF STATE'S TAXES (Continued from page 1) flemand for professional engineers in n state as overwhelmingly agricul- | uite limited. At Pecapiuialisn of facts pointing to tie conclusion that there is need for the material extension of agricuitur- nl education... “The survey commi tinued, “call particular attention te the advisability of the normal schools of: the state confintng th work to actual normal school work and discontinuing high school and elementary school instruction. ‘They recommended that the normal schools’ entrance requirements should include four years of standard bigh school work or its equivalent. “The survey commission recom- mended that the board of regents make 2 careful study of the organi- zation and work of each of the insti- tutions under its control to ascer- tain, as the report says, to what ex- tent in any of them, if at all, an un- necessary divisYon of subjetts is of- fered, and the offering of subjects for wkich thereis little or no demand in the state, may result. in,a large number of small and costly classes whigh might be consolidated or eli- minated, without loss to the state, without injury to any large number of individuals agd with profit to the institution. * sion,” he con- FARMING NOW CHANGING, SAYS RESERVE AGENT. (Continueg from page 1) several months past, after making adjustment fi onal tendencies, is a possible offsetting factor. Marketing Normal “The marketing of agricultural products in January was altogether normal in the cage of grains, knd ter- minal stocks of the same gid not change materially except for a very large increase in corn and large de- creases in whe nd rye as compar- el with a year ago. There was a re- cord run of hogs reaching nearly cne- half million head during the month which was fully one-fourth above a yea ago und more than sufficient to offset the marketing of cattle at less than normal volume. There were in- creases in the prices of all-farm pro- ducts except butter and eggs. The increase is particularly noteworthy in the case of hogs because of the ex- traordinary rate of marketing which prevailed during the month. While this heavy marketing movement at improved prices has placed the ‘farm- er in control of greater cash funds, it has not had an appreciable in- fluence ,upon business conditions in the cities. “Banking conditions have reflected the reduced activity in urban busi- ness as banks in the larger ities hhave experienced a reduction in their loans and haye, therefore, been able to reduce their borrowing from this Federal Reserve Bank.~ This liquida- both in the month of January and in the first half of February. Inasmuch as some of these released funds have been flowing out to banks located in the rural ‘sections, interest rates Neglected ‘coughs— A cold oft>> ust behind a Cough that |? 1gs on @iid‘on— wearing you « t with its persis- tent hacking. Dr. King's ‘New Discovery wit! top it quickly.by stimulatin mucous mem branes to thi om x al secretions, It ‘ogee taste. All dru; ;: seven years and have consistently | a few hogs and as large a flock of | I do not | ld make! | Mr. on having good stock and in raising no more than can be handled pe Market Is Firm in the Early); in marketing depends | upon the quality of birds offered and | the methods of packing if the birds | tion of credits in the cities prevailed | have remained: practically unchanged during the last thirty days.” There was some tendency apparent to con: vert member bank deposit balances! temporarily into vault holdings of Federal Reserve notes | MORE BUYING AIDS WHEAT Dealings Today Chicago, Feb, ness had a bearis wheat market had at. fir price. EF: Corn weak- effect on the although wheat ' etended upward in imates were current that there — big corn shipping states have 40,000,000 bushels. more than. was the case a year ago. Wheat. closed “easy, ‘ke to Sse net lower, May $1.10 to $1.10 Ye and July $1.10% to $1.10%. Enlarged buying in expectation of an inerease of the} import duty gave firmness to the; wheat Market during the early deul-| ings. Mogt of.the demand was from} sho: Sirerings were scarce. The ae ning, which varied from unchang- ed figures to 1-8 cents to 1-4 cents off, with May $1.10 3-8 to $1.10 1-2] and July $1.10 5-8 to” $1.10 3-4 was followed by an upturn all around to above yesterday’s finish. TOCK 29.—Hog receipts 35,000, Slow 5 to 10 cents lhigher than, yesterday's best time or around 10 to 15 cents higher than the averages. Top $7.2h Cattle ree 3,000, ing cla higher, ; and long yea She classes gene fat wooled Top $16.35. CHICAGO, * Chicago, Feb. Mostly strong. tured 50, 6,000, kill Spots steers Killing Desirabte to $16, lambs $15.75 South St. Paul, Feb, receipts 1,200. Slow, sales early. Killing quality her plain. Small lot handyweight stee $7.85. Bulk $7.00 to $8.00. Pat sh stock uneven, better grades weak. . Canners and cut- Bologna bulls steel 's and feeders Bulk $5.00 to $6.25. 1,800. Steady to considered. | Bulk to $4.00 to $4.50. slow, steady. Calves ree weak, pts Hog receipts 11,500. Slow. sales good and choice 160 to 0 pound averages largely steady, 25 cents higher. Strictly choice butchers held higher. Pack- ing sows around $5.75. Pigs most- ly $5.75 to $6 ) to 140 pound averages $ Sheep receipts 500, Slow. steady. One load choice fed en unsold. Held around Strictly choice light ewes up to around $9.50, Early and $6 or About west- $15.50. saleable MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR Minneapolis, Feb, 29.—Flour 5 cents lower to 10 cents’ higher, In carloug lots family patents quoted at $6.25 to $i a barrel in 98-pound cotton sac Shipments 47,270 bar- Bran $24.00 WHOLESALE PRODUCB (Furnished byNorthern Produce Co.) Cream—Butterfat per Ib. 50 Eggs—Fresh, candled per do Br Dressed Poultry No. 1 D. P. Young Tom ere per Ib. No. 1D, P. Hen turke No. 1 Ducks_per 1b. No. 1 Geese per Ib No. 1 turkeys, per Ib, Live Poultry Hens 4.Ibs. each and over per lb. Hens under 4 Ibs. each, per Ib. Springs, per Ib. Cocks and stags, per lb... Ducks, per 1b. . Geese, per Ib... MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN inneapolis, Feb. 29.—Wheat re- ceipts 179 cars compared with 269 cars a year ago, Cash No. 1 north- ern $1.14% to $1.18'2; No. 1 dark northern spring choice to fancy §h14 | No. | followin, j tonight % to $118%; No 1-dark northern spring choice to fancy $1.22% to good to choice $1.18% to %} ordinary to good $1.15% to .THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE $1. 18%}, May $ 14155 July $1.16 % ; September $1.15% Corn No. 3 yellow, 72\2e to Whe; oats No. 3 white 444%c to 44%} barley 56c to 68e; rye No. 2, 64%c; flax No, J, $2544 to $2.60%, BISMARCK GRAIN (Furnished by Russell-Miller Co.) Bismarck, Feb. 29, 1924, 2 dark northern .. $1.07 ©. 1 northern spring . er | 1 amber durum . 1 mixed durum . 1 red durum . . 1 flax a o We quote but do not handie the} 4 $ m per ewt, fi New Shell € White & Yellow Mixed ide he 56 Ibs. test a r 55 Ibs. test 1 Bile Je per pound discount under 55 Ibs, Ear Corn (72 Ibs. in Minhondta) be under shell. COMMITTEE: TO j BE NAMED FOR |; NEW INQUIRY (Cor inuea, from page 1) the Securities Investment Company. The resolution on the subject of- fered by Senator Mé@<elar, Demo- crat, Tennessee, and adopted without debate “respectfully requests” Presi- | a dent Coolidge to exercise the author. | t nounder the venue law to iinaton ture He reports over to the committee, OLD SETTLER IN EMMONS DIES Linton, i Van der Vorste, one of the old set- tlers of Emmons y, and head of one of the 1 HollandAsettlement, passed his heme near Westfield last $ following a long period of suffering ‘om cancer of the stomach. De- dwas born in the Netherlands June 17, 1847, and came to America in 1866, settling at Holland, Mich., where he worked r i In the fall B85 he s Westfield home, where he has resided almost forty years. He was 6 months Lee nd 7 days of time of his death. sl h THER REPORT For twenty-four hours ending at non today. Temperature Highest y Lowest y Lowest li Precipi 5 ; nipyaNe wind Velocity .... WEATHER FORECAS For Bismarck and vicinity fair tonight and Saturda colder tonight, Rising perature Saturday. For North D Ta. 37 59 31 37 oo 16 m, t night . Gener- Some- tem-|4 Generally fair nd except snow! extreme east portion tonight, Some- what colder, tonight.” Rising temy) perature Saturday west portion. WEATHER CONDITIONS The low pressure area has over- read the Missouri and upper Mis- sissippi Valleys and precipitation oc- curred in North Dakota and along the northern Rocky Mountain slope. Eise- where the weather is generally f A high pressure “trea has oversprcad the northwestern states, ‘Tempera- bove the seasonal norngl tions except in the Great Lakes region and in parts of Kan ORRIS W. ROBERT Meteorologist. Too Late To Classify WASTED TO BUY OR RENT or six room modern house basement, moderately priced. Cash ment on purchase price with palance on installments. Immedi ate p 7 FP with AT ONCE-—Experienced ses. Phone 209. 2-29-Bt DRESSMAKING—Easter will soon be Sewing of all kinds. Assure tisfactory work. Reasonable Remodeling hats, coats, ete. girl wants work by week or Mrs. J. J. Dehne, 423 2nd St. A. Phone 9323: day. Ave. 2-29-11 PECTABLE lady and boy wish tion on farm, Address 724 erre Tribune, 2-29-3t RE cooks in 3 to.5 minutes A rich, flavory oat*breal - time of ‘coffee! Quicker longer. than plain toast! Ask your grocer for QU: And enjoy a‘new delight. Same, plump oats as Qats. But cut before flaking, rolled very thin and partly cooked — smaller flakés that cook faster, that’s the only diferente. Allthat.rare Quaker flavor. All the joy of hot breakfasts—quick. 2 KINDS OF QUAKER OATS Now at Grocers Quick Quaker and Quaker Oats. \ SHIPMENTS ON tions on the .trans-Missouri division shipments, eats were shipped. falfa seed y that of hogs. 80 tinction of wh | MILWAUKEE UP ew England Retains Lead as Largest Wheat Shipper New England, N. D., Feb. 29.—The alue of shipments of farm products nd lignite conl, shipped from. sta f the Milwaukee railroad exceeded the vatue of ‘similar in 1 by more than according to a survey the Mobridge, S. Trib. which say ns over 19 during 1,500,000, nade. by ne D., were recorded for except wheat nd rye, and the wheat shipments as matter of fact also showed an in ase in amount but not in .value. shipments increased from 182 cars in Barley v2 to 189 Ne: cars ind 1 from 3. No corn shipme in 1M eported Nog Increase Is Signif! The most significant inerease is The figures for 1922 howed shipments of 344 of ind this inereased in 1923 to An inerease of this amount f this+character indicates that west river farmers the k. nd he are on ds in Wheat ains its dis- being by far the in the territory during pat ma hipped of many other brands 5 Thats why CALUMET ‘The Beonemy BAKING POWDER Goes farther éasts longer he (mess inachgs reo other brand kfast in half the than eggs — no ' ICK QUAKER. regular Quaker Gat whichever you prefer. ) orton oom dss UULSUOTAUAUAONAAOOUDEUOEAUAUUULEUUE EET, gent, New England's neighbor, comes second with 284 cars of wheat. Reed- er, on the mainline, takes third place with 251 cars. McLaughlin was the largest shipper of flax, with 66 | cars, while New England comes. see: ond with 57 cars. Safeguards Your banker helps you check up on financial matters. 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