The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 19, 1928, Page 2

PAGE TWO WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1928 North Dakot _ STATE DAIRY CHIEF AIDED FARMERS 10 CO-OP CREAMERIES Five Large Plants Located in Expansion of Industry in Last Two Years (S*BEING LET OUT JAN. 1 La Moure Union Protests and Asks for Retention of. Kitchen's Aide When John Hi office of state ¢ January 1, a coop expert steps out Husby’s four years in the adi tration have been marked tablishment of cooperative enter- prises. He set out to make North Dakota a great dairying state. He} was especially active in the last two years on that program. He devel- oped creameries on the cooperative basis and he encouraged independ- ent enterprises in that line, too. In fact, Husby’s activity in lishing cooperative _ creameries commended him to the farmers who are seeking to provide farm rellef by | their own efforts rather than by po- | litics and legislation, that the La-| Moure County Farmers union went on | record, Saturday night, at a meeting | at Edgeley, to the effect that it be- Meved Husby should be retained in- | stead of retired, and passed a resolu- | tion to that effect. | Co-op. Creameries His Idea Husby became dairy commissioner through appointment by Joseph A. Kitchen, state agricultural and labor commissioner, four } ago when Charles Reynolds quit the post to en- | ter dairying. Previously he had been | functioning between four and five years as the county agent of Ward | county, at Minot. The new commissioner went into | office when promotion of dairying! was left to the big creamery corpor- ations operating through branches in the state. When he had developed his ideas to the stage where inaugur- ation of a cooperative creamery cam- | paign might otherwise have been taken up, the poor crop year of 1926 came along and so reduced feed sup- plies that many farmers were forced to slough off their herds. According to state reports of that year and 1927, North Dakota dairy herds were re- duced 34,000 cows in 1926 and 18,000 in 1927. It was not until the present year that restocking of the depleted herds could be undertaken and that. process is now under way. Ryder Blazes Way However, in the face of a discour- aging condition, Commissioner Husby set about developing cooperative creamerics. He began with Ryder, in Ward county, where he assisted the dairy farmers to establish a plant and begin operations. The town was S80 interested in the movement that. the co-ops. were granted the use of the town hall for five years. That was two years and a half ago. The project has been such a success that the creamery this ycar is turning out 260,000 pounds of butter. The town of Harvey, Wells county, watched the Ryder experiment with close interest as it felt what it needed Mkewise was a cooperative creamery. When the Ryder plant proved the wisdom of establishing it, Harvey took steps to go ahead with its plans and last March it bought out the Hajicek creamery for $1,300 and began opera- tions with a prospective investment of $7,000. The outlook is, from the Progress made in production so far, that by the beginning of the new year the Harvey cooperatives will have peirectured 250,000 pounds of but- Buy Out Established Plants Martin, Sheridan county, was the next place to follow the example of Ryder. The plant there began opera- tion May 1, last, and will turn out 125,000 pounds of butter this year. Williston’s project for a cooperative creamery hung fire a long time, but last fall the scheme was put over. The equipment of B. K. Peterson's cream- ery was bought and installed in a rented building ,and the organization show is functioning as the Farmers : Union Cooperative creamery. La Moure fell in line, too. The farm- ers thére wanted to buy out the Mc- line Brothers creamery, but the deal failed because the ptice was consid- ered too high. It was proposed to «build @ plant. Commissioner Husby ‘was called in for consultation, but he discouraged the idea of two cream- erles in the place. He advised buying j out the Melines. This was then done, the cooperators paying $500 down, November last, and January 1 they will take over the creamery and be- gin to operate it. The investment will Sost them $8,000. ‘ Market By Land o' Lakes Granville, McHenry county, has ~been trying to get a cooperative * creamery established and last June ; & start was made to sign up for stock In the enterprise. There is in exist- nce a permanent organization and 2. $3,000 building is under construc- » lon. Churning will begin as soon as + shis building is finished and equipped. + In the establishment of these sreameries, Commissioner Husby has + Proceeded very conservatively. He advises no community to go into the enture unless at least 250,000 pounds of butter fat are assured. THE BISMARCK TRIBUN SIDE GLANCE | - +--+ By George Clark “This sort of makes me wish T knew somebody to give presents to.” price down at the outset and after the | butter is marketed it adds a bonu ‘om versify, and dairying is the first step. according to the price obtained above | As all the creameries include a side the initial payment. less certain! line of eggs and poultry, the installa- handling charges. It is said the sys-j| tion of dairy herds everywhere is at- tem has operated to obtain at least 6'tcnded also by an expansion of the cents more for butterfat than other-| feathered flocks on the farms and wise would be the case. by steps to convert these into stand- The prosperity of the cooperative | ard breeds. It is held that there thus creameries has stimulated the whole! is a general uplift to the state's agri- dairy industry of the state if statistics | cultural industry wherever the cream- mean anything. It has led to an in-| ery is planted. crease in the size of the milking her orth Dakota, as this record shows, and drawn other farmers into this| owes a great deal of its\dairy and branch of diversified agriculture. poultry prosperity to the expansion Even the independents, also referred | of the creamery industry, and that to as the centralizers, have been en-| has been the unflagging aim and ef- couraged to establish more creamer-| fort of John Husby, retiring dairy ies. In 1928 alone this led to the I commissioner of the state. cation of the Arrow creamery at He- bron, of the Linton creamery at Lin ton of the Langdon dent | | plant at Langdon, on Being Governor’s creamery at Drayton, and of the! \ Secretary, She Is ahpeton creamery at’ Wehpeton. i Mole Lee Boos Industry | in Class of Three | - | | The condition four years ago was | ¢——————_-¢ that there were more cream stations| 4. s nf u in the state. Now the creamery sta-| _, Miss Chrissie Budge, secretary to 4 rr Governor Walter Maddock, enjoys the tion is either standing still or reced- ‘4 ee ttt ing and the dairy farmer is getting | honor of being one of three women about six cents a pound more for seorgauce Fae oye heore an eee Dosa A ee “I wanted to be a teacher,” Miss lation | Budge told a Tribune reporter in a Bea oe not the fe and recent interview, “until I attended a dairy business also is shown hy the| Tomar eahool, “I knew al ones that experience of Ole Lec. He formerly | Brmal school. T ka was in charge of a cooperative cream- | MY interest did not le in the school ery at Lake Park, Minn. In 1925 he | 70. ee came to Dakota and established a| ,, Accepting ® position in a law of creamery at Northwood on a basis of | fice in Grand Forks, Miss Budge be- 120,000 pounds of butter annually. 1) £8%,her secretarial earcer. Jooked risky for a time, but Lee hed | 0 aise aaa “Pameus poole wee courage and went ahead and in 1928 | Miss Budge say ‘ he put out more than 250,000 pounds | amid eee Wee Nee of butter, it is said. At the same time | 22d cos : his demand for cream and butterfats| _,“@ueen Marie of Roumania and has led to raising the price five cents Piiuaa i rpaatan ere ei eR ee above what it used to be based on | Outs pes New York and Chicago butter market | While in the office of the governor of amery one-string agriculture to di-| quotations, it is said by the ccopera- | tors. | Glen Ullin feels the impulse to e: North Dakota. While in Grand Forks, I spent a delightful afternoon with Harold Bauer, the famous pianist. These are only a few of the names tablish a cooperative creamery sti ring among its cream producers, It | Well known to the public. I have met is said by creamery experts to have | Other acquaintances here that have all the possibilities of a successful | been equally as valuable. I am en- czeamery. joying a great privilege.” Whole Dairying Industry Upward | Miss Budge has her hobbies, too. The close of the year secs the dairy ; Music is one, and another is her in- industry of the state actively on the| terest in club work. Today she is upgrade. There is a ready demand | President of the State Federation of for cream all over the state. Prices) Women’s clubs and president of are good and the cream check is one | Chapter N of P. E. 0. She is also a of the best means of ready cash the | member of the Cosmos club. farmer has. All over the state the| “Club activities are called work upbuilding of dairy herds proceeds, | and often are strenuous, but they are Sires of the purest strains are being | (lelightful diversion. Girls of today imported and sanitary methods ap- are being offered a multitude of op- plied to see that disease taints aro! portunities through women’s clubs. kept out, Other farmers are turning | Many fields of work are being opened GIANT LOCOMOTIVE | “TOO BIG TO STABLE. ~ORTURN IN MANDAN & Stall in Roundhouse to Be Ex- | tended 40 Feot, Lantry Do- | 5 cides on Visit Here i T._H. Lantry, general manager of | the Northern Pacific, spent Tues {in Mandan on his way back to St. Paul fr trip west ove: the lines as far as Missoula. He passed through | {here in his special car, attached to} | the 6:48 train, in the evening. if The stay in Mandan had to do with ‘arrangements there for placing the | Gigantic new type locomotive in serv- | i@ ¢ over the grades between Mandan | and Glendive. Several problems have | |# been encountered as a result of the | | unusual size of these mechanical be | hemoths. Mandan has developed two | | of the problems, but both are being | | es solved. | | One of the difficulties apparent at | Mandan, even before the engine \ rived in St. Paul, the inability of the roundhouse stalls to stable a lo-| comotive of the new size. The prob- lem was solved by decision to add 40 feet to one of the stalls and to set it aside to house the giant. Another prebiem wes how to tur the locomotive. The turntable the Mandan is not big ugh | to take on the engine. Happilv there | | is a Y in the yard and it was decided to use this for heading around the big machine. The general manager was accom- panied by B. F. Johnson, mechanical to right they are: North Dakota Farmer | —— In the picture above are tour members of the North Dakota Farmers Union State Board of Directors. From left G. H. Knobel, treasurer; C. C. Talbott, president; Governor Walter Maddock, board member, and E. E. Greene, secretary. A new State Board was elected at Jamestown, November 17. superintendent of the N. P., and they explained that the new locomotive the largest ever built in the country, and is the largest in the world. The ordinary locomotive hauling trains} through here is 90 feet in length. The big special is 125 feet. The firebox of the new type feet, 6 inches long. Two Buick ca: could be stowed away in it, said Gen- eral Manager Lantry. The cost of the type is $150,000 to $175,000. If the price were placed end to end in dollar bills, the money w in a line 1744 miles long. The railroad chiefs said the locomo- tive will be tried out as a grade con queror between Mandan and Glen. dive. If it proves the success whic! the road’s mechanical heads belicy: it will, 11 more of the type will b: built. The American Locomotiv Works at Schenectady built this m ster. It being delivered by tours over seven roads to St. Paul from which city it will come west ove: the road's own trai The date of its arrival has been set as about Jan uary 5-10. Possibly it will be layed in gettiny out here till the |are unsatisfactory. middle of the month, said the me-| Throughout the entire range area chanical superintendent. It will be |comprising 17 western states, livestock \is in good flesh. Hay supplies are, generally, somewha; below 1927 and {prices range higher, says the report. Devils Lake Planning , Poultry, Seed Show: | 28 Wheat Price Driving Growers to Raise Cash on Stock; Dry- ness Affecting Range ther conditi bie to livecte ve " November, with the result that no yard feeding has been neces- sary, according to the monthly range and livestock report of Paul C. New- man, agricultural statisticlan for j North Dakota. Cattle and sheep have found plenty of feed on meadows and grain fields. Hay and grain feeds are on hand in sufficient surplus quan- tities. Except for the southeast sec- tion of the state, very little rainfall has occurred since September, with {the result that soil mosture conditions on display here a da’ Ranges Ranges in North Dakota are two points below the condition on Novem- és amet |bet 1 and five points below that of Devils Lake, Dec. 19.—-P)—Plans fo: ' one year ago. This is due to lack of the second annual Lake Region pow)- |rain since the middle of September. ld Lowy toe meld Hee Jan. 17, 18.'Ty South Dakota ranges are generally 19, were under way tod |good, except in the south central sec- Paty ADD CUNCS Ata Ofy bi ;{ on. In Montana, though November night by James Barrett, s 'Y Of lwas very dry, rang. feed is plentiful the Civic and Commerce association, Ind of good quality. Range feed in which is sponsoring the ovent. ‘Wyoming. s-TeeydeRenL PReaabanone In an attempt to broaden the cf- | have closed some ranges fectiveness of the show, a pure sce | "Erte season rameter in states west display Dee eer announced ai of the continental divide is now re- saan of ares le Say indy flected in poor range feed throughout ers will be tested. officials promiscd. | the section. East of the divide, ranges jare generally good, except for Okla- A LOOT-HOUND Boston.()—A city pup must do his hunting under city conditions, “Gerry” has brought home to a dis tressed master such finds as a baby’s) new coat; a package containing pork} chops, pigs knuckles and a leg of| lamb; household utensils, rubbers and shoes. to girls today which pionecr bi:ziness | women were unable to enter.’ Miss Budge has made her home in Bismarck for five years. | “The people here are friendly and hospitable, and they have made my} residence here a happy one. We do not get all of the concerts and dra- matic productions which cross the con- tinent, but we have wholehearted co- operation in community activities.” OUR BOARDING HOUSE “HERE'S A CHANCE 10 GET IA SoLiD WITH TH’ PAROLE BOARD, MASOR, ~~ BUY HER “His DIAMOND RING FoR CHRISTMAS / anett'S WoRTH A GRAND, BUT A FRIEND CF MINE WEAMT FoR WALL STREET, AN’ IT BROKE EVERVTHING BUT His ARCHES ! amHELL LET IT Go FoR $250 WITH TEARS f- ‘PRE! Her ME EGAD HENRY, ~ oust THis MORNING, THE ee WARNED ME,-THAT IF T DARED BUY HER ANYMORE IAMONDS 4 SENT, SHE'D. LEAVE ME! “LAST YEAR I BolGHT AND DINNER RING,“ AND SHE DIDNT wa A BLESSING, BUT By Ahern | For A CHRISTMAS ‘A DIAMOND BROOCH SPEAK 10 FoR SIX MoATHS != EXPENSIVE /- jparts of the range area. jhoma and northern sections of New Mexico and Arizona. More than the usual amount of feeding will have to jbe done in these areas, which may result in a shortage of hay supplies in case of a hard winter. Cattle For North Dakota cattle are in about the some condition as one month ogo. Weather conditions have béen excellent end cattle have ranged freely. Cattle are in good shape in South Dakota and have had plenty of feed. Steck water is a little short in Weather during November in Montana con- tinued favorable, and cattle are in ex- cellent condition. There is little local demand for cattle. In Wyoming cattle are in good fiesh. Hay and feed in sufficient quantities for a normal winter, but no surplus. For the range states, generally, cat- tle are in gocd flesh. In areas where ranges are poor, cattle are thinner than a year ago. Cold, rainy weather in Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico ceused some shrink in livestock. Hay and feed supplies are generally pres- ent in sufficient quantities for a nor- mal winter. In all sections reports indicate that cattle have been sold close, end that very little restocking is taking place. Sheep Sheep are in very good condition in North Dakota. Practically all ewe lambs are being sold for breeding Flocks are being enlarged on young ewes are in good demand. Sheep in Montana and Wyoming are in good condition with good demand for young ewes. Sheep in the western range states, generally, are in good condition, though somewhat below one year ago. is lambée. In California lambing has begun, and more ewes than usual will lamb this winter. , Comments on North Dakota this year—both hay pleted to a minimum. There are very few cows left in this vicinity. There have been many sheep put into the Gye this year. cattle short on account of high Very little restocking. feed, grain and hay. Northwest district—Plenty of feed ly and grain: ~Cat-| tle have been sold off so there is hardly a two-year-old steer left ‘in 'N. Dakota Cattle Being Depleted As Conditions Force Marketing No. 1 shape. Sheep raisers are go- ing into sheep raising on a larger scale. Stock raisers are feeding grain to get better finished beef for mar- ket. Alfalfa is coming to the fore ac a valuable hay crop for stock raisers. South central district—Priees were |so good that most people sold their steers younger than other years. | Hardly any three-year-olds on hand. Cattle are being sold off very close jhere this year because the price of wheat is low and farmers need money to pay the loss this vcar raising small grain. Soil is very dry, and very lit- tle plowing has been done. Have had no snow. East central district. Owing to the low prices of wheat, all livestock have been sold off too closely, in order to meet financial obligations. Cattle, especially, have suifered most, and very few head of young cattle are be- ing fed in this locality. Feed sup- plies are ample and help plentiful. Range conditions west in the state | December 1, on a basis of 100 as nor- mal, were 83, says the report; cattle conditions were 88; and sheep condi- tions were 90. MUSICAL COMBDY’S _ SENSATION ‘HIT THE DBCK’ COMING HERE Broadway Success Will Be Staged Here at Auditorium on Dec. 26 | —— | Mall orders are now being received | and being filled in order of their re- ips for the coming engagement of Vincent Youmans’ international mu- sical comedy success, “Hit the Deck,” which will be presented at the Audi- torlum on Wednesday, Dec. 26. Unusual activity is being shown in the anticipated visit of this musical comedy rage, which has scored a year’s run on Broadway, six months each in Chicago and Boston and a solid year in London, while its popu- larity is being duplicat in practical- ly every city of contin Europe. In order to secure choice seats by mail and avoid standing in line at the box office window, the manage- ment recommends addressing a letter to the theatre, or money order and self-addressed and stamped envelope for safe return of tickets, requisitions will be filled promptly in the order in which they are received. The theatre management reports that hundreds af such mail orders are now being ‘illed. “Hit the Deck” with its two famous tunes, “Hallelujah” and “Sometimes Tm Happy,” remains this and last season's musical smash. Vincent Youmans, who won fame and fortune by his music in “No, No, Nanette,” did not only write the music of “Hit the Deck” but is also its pro- ducer. He has provided Soviet Air Pioneers Get Official Thanks pesierinoutendieoanass isi HAVANA FIGHTS NOISE wana.—()-—Tired Havana THREE PAY TRIBUTE TO VALENTINE BENZ ATMOFFTT FUNERAL Large Concourse of Friends and Kin at Service; Life was * Busy and Useful Funeral services for Valentine Benz, Moffitt farmer and merchant, who died_in a local hospital here Saturday, were held at the Methodist church at Moffit at 2 o'clock Tuesday after- noon. The funeral drew a_ large gathering of neighbors from all over the Moffit country. Several friends were out from Bismarck. Interment was made in the Moffit cemetery. The Rev. J. N. Snow, the Moffit Methodist pastor, was in charge of the services and made a brief open- ing address. George N. Keniston, this city, paid a tribute in behalf of the friends and business men of Bis- marck and the Rev. Walter E. Vater preached the funeral sermon, using the text, “Thou shalt be missed be- cause thy seat will be empty.” Valentine Benz was a pioneer of Dakota whose coming to the present state dates back to it as a territory in 1886, He came here from Lake City, Minnesota, where he had been work- ing as a farm hand five years after landing in New York and coming west. The wish to farm for himself brought him to these parts and he took up a homestead two miles from the site of the present town of Moffit. ‘The new settler had a good founda- tion training in habits of industry, for the life of a pioneer farmer. He had been born along the River Rhine February 7, 1861. His parents were John and Brigetta Benz. The father was a stone cutter and farmer. When he had completed school, Valentine Ve auS services to his father. until he and his brother, August, left for the United States in 1881. The brother still resides a few miles southeast of Moffit. Valentine proved his homestead and lived there with the exception of @ few years on a Kidder ranch, till 1912, when he moved to Moffit. He engaged in cattle raising and built up 8 large herd of Shorthorns, while al- 80 adding to his lands. In 1912 he entered mercAandising in Moffit. He built a large hall and several other: places of business be- years he was president of the Farm- ers Elevator company and at the time of death was president of the Moffit state bank. He was a com- municant of the Moffit Methodist chureh and a trustee. From 1911 up to his death he filled the office of Postmaster at Moffit—the third the town has had. In 1886 he married Catherine also a native of Germany. Eight children were born to them, five of them sons, William, John A., 3 Closed Banks in La Moure Making 10 Per Cent Payments sides his store building. For many|an a Cows Have Had Good Friend in Commissioner Husby IN STATE INCREASED BY DECEMBER DATA iOnly Rye Falls Below Prior Expectations; Turkey Is Christmas Provider In the case of only one principal i | North Dakota crop, rye, has the gov- ernment preliminary estimate of pro- duction been reduced in December on the basis of post-harvest returns from the annual December rural car- rieracreagesurvey. In thecaseof every other crop except nuckwheat, the pre- liminary estimates of Paul C. New- men, agricultural statistician for North Dakota, have been increased in December, furnishing conclusive proot of the conservatism of the govern- ment crop reporting service. All pre- liminary estimates of yield remain unchanged. The gross vaiue of the ten principal North Dakota crops is $223,418,000, compared with the revised valuation of $256,506,000 for the same crops last year, or a decrease of 13 per cent, due mostly to lower prices. The 1928 pro- duction of corn, oats, barley, potatocs 1927, while the rye, buckwheat, flax and wild hay exhibit decreases. August Figures Shift The August preliminary estimate of 13,810,000 bushels for rye was re- duced to 12,710,000 bushels. The fol- lowing increases in the October pre- liminary estimated production have been made in December: All spring wheat production from 140,873,000 bushels to 142,923,000 bushels, the in- crease of durum to 72,950,000 bushels more than offsetting the decrease in spring wheat other than durum to 69,973,000 bushels. Oats is un- changed. Barley production from 51,740,000 bushels to 55,564,000 bush- els, and all tame hay production from 1,755,000 tons to 1,991,000 tons. The December estimates are subject to revision in December, 1929. ‘The November preliminary estimate of corn of 24,200,000 bushels is raised | to 24,426,000 bushels. Buckwheat pro- duction was lowered in December tc 145,0000 bushels from 160,000 bushels. The last preliminary estimate of flax production in November of 7,938,000 bushels, is raised now to 8,115,000 bushels. Potato production is esti- mated now to be 14,805,000 bushels compared with the November esti- mate of 11,865,000 bushels. The De- cember estimate of wild hay produc- tion is 1,355,000 tons from 1,210,006 acres, End-of-Year Conditions The 1928 crop season in North Da- kota was notable chiefly for the re- versals and upsets. Starting with a rush, seeding operations were slowed up, and retarded by freezing night temperatures. Drought through May held up germination and alj but vuined earlier seeded crops, The Jeneral outlook was gloomy. Then came the rain in mid-June znd continuing through July wrought 1 complete change. Where gloom ‘revailed, an overnight metamor- dhosis to optimism took place. The yolden stream actually began to flow irom _threshers and combines ‘hroughout the realm where wheat is ‘sing. Then came the cloud of a vradually receding price level to shadow the golden gleam. So the 1928 season has been another erage season with its full quota of optimism and disappointment. Of farmers who can, many are holding their crops for better prices. With cattle prices better than for several seasons past, stockyards have opened their gates to receive more cattle” kota farmer to the health, happiness and good cheer of a nation. HH , At the Movies PO od . ELTINGE THEATRE “Her Cardboard Lover,” gay and sprightly comedy adapted from French farce with Marion Davies ag college girl. at Monte » i * ie 8 if Certificate holders in the First Na-| It is titled “Win That Girl,” tional Bank of Edgeley will receive At preview critics are worthy of ceatt Been pald by this trust since it was | Popular ‘vehicle then Butlers “Rang closed less than two years ago. Picture, “High School Hero.” ° A 10 per cent dividend is being} ‘Win That Girl,” featuring sue pald to creditors of the Farmers Na- | Carol and David Rollins, is based up«. tional Bank of La Molire but checks |.on & football feud in the families of will not be ready for distribution un-|the Nortons and the Brawns. The til Jan. 1. The La Moure trust has | battle runs through three generations. ‘ Paid 40 per cent in addition to this | and the action is said to be studded eg ‘The bank closed in Febru- ‘with the most delicious comedy. are now being sent to créd- Son,” was written by James Hoppet itors of the First National Bank of It was published in the Saturday Eve- of the football shot at Loyola College, near. Los Ans OF staat fae Tom Elliott, sidney Braces, a a and all tame hay is larger than in »