The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 14, 1930, Page 2

AMDDON IS CENTER (OF REGION STILL IN PIONEER ACTIVINE Herds: of Dalry and Beef Cattle, : ‘Swine and Sheep Sustained | on 1 000 Acres of ions BAD LANDS FOREST THERE Also Burning Lignite Mine; Fred White Chief Official Per- sonality of Slope (Special Tribune Service) Amidon, Aug, 14—F. A. Garfoot county agent, claimes that Slo} county, with 7,000 acres in certifies Grimm alfalfa, has a larger acreage | of that legume than any other county in the state. ‘Last year 30,000 pounds of hig! zrade:registered alfalfa seed was har- | vested. It has taken about 10 years | ‘o bring the growing alfalfa up to its present stagi J.C. Stuber, ling in Cash town- ship, has 450 acres in Gtimm alfalfa, and is the largest individual grower in the county. Last year he cut 1,000 ‘ons of alfalfa hay, and used most of ‘t in feeding his 600 head of purebred and grade Herefords and other stock. Some of the outstanding growers of alfa and other seeds in Slope ounty are J. J. Oberfoell, E. V. Har- ris, J. C. Regan, Albert Homelvig and Art W. Jacobson. Cattle and Hog Raisers Roen Brothers, whose Slope county farm is located near Bowman, have taken the lead in raising registered Hereford cattle. Range cattle are still holding their own in the county, some of the largest herds being owned by A. W. Jacobson, Hanson Brothers, J. J. Hoeffley and Charles Bahm. M. C. McCaffery specializes in beef Shorthorns. The leaders in the dairy breeds of cattle are John Egley, Joe Ficker, Albert Langer, J. P. Holzeman, A. A. Ware, O. W. Kitzman, Fred Stegner and John Maxiner. H. W. Kovar has a herd of Aberdeen-Angus cattle. Among the leading farmers who are finding it profitable to raise hogs are Lud. Olson, John and Albert Homel- vog and C. W. Lambourne. The Durocs predominate, but there are several herds of Poland Chinas. Sheep are coming in for their share of attention in Slope county, and some excellent flocks may be seen on the farms of H. A. Stegner, Arthur Hayden, O. C. Tabor and Sons, E. Phelan and Christ Strommen. Short on Railroads Slope county is long on cattle traiis | but short on railroads, there beirtg only seven miles of rails in the county, Marmarth being the only town with train connections. For this reason the organized farmers have had to go to New England, Scranton and Bow- man in neighboring counties to join the cooperative association. There are five postoffices in the county, Marmarth being the only one on a railroad. Slope county had the distinction of being the home of the famous “H. T.” ranch, which was one of the largest in the west. ‘It has been partitioned in recent years and is producing a better class of stock. A herd of 4,000 pure- bred Percheron horses may be seen on one of the subidvisions. County Agent Garfoot has laid a great deal of stress on summerfallow to keep the fields clean and conserve the moisture and fertility. As a re- sult, Slope county has a comparatively large acreage of grain on summerfal- low, which shows,an average yield oe New Our stylists have selected son because thentic in... see the new styles Styles Righ 121 Fourth Street they are fashion-right in every detail . adaptations of the fashions sponsored by designers here and abroad. As usual, our Prices are moderate. Come Bismarok, N. Dak. from 17 to 20 bushels per acre, grad- ing No. 1 and No, 2. Other fields of fall and spring plowing are yielding only from 7 to 10 bushels per acre. Burning Mine A considerable portion of Slope | county will be included in Roosevelt | North Dakota’s chief attraction in ture years. This part of the Bad ands along the Little Missouri river contains the only pine forest in North Dakota. Fires have been kept out of that region and the trees have made a wonderful growth the last few years. Some of the trees are over @ foot in} diameter. Another attraction is the burning | coal mine, 12 miles from Amidon. The | fire feeds on a 22-foot vein of lignite | coal, which is believed to have been burning for thousands of years. The mine was burning at its present rate when discovered by the pioneers 45 years ago, The tourists seldom try to cook their food there as the fumes are too hot and sulphurous for cook- | fing purposes. Fred White a Busy Man Fred Whit:, who came to Slope | county direct from England 30 years | ago, has served as clerk of,court and | county judge ever since the county organized, nearly 16 years ago. = White does ge as justice of the peace and U. commissioner, and | also finds time * officiate as county | chairman of the Red Cross. There | were no physicians in Slope county at | the time of the influenza ieee | some years ago, and Mr. White, who had acquired some medical experi- j ence in the old country, volunteered ; to go out and do his bit for suffering | humanity. He personally took care of 300 sufferers without losing a single case, and was commended by the health department for his unselfish efforts. “Some of the people say we are not growing fast enough in population these great open spaces,” Judge White said to a Bismarck Tribune reporter ‘Wednesday; “but they overlook the fact that the population has grown very substantially. Back in 1900 there were only seven qualified electors in the 12 east townships of Hettinger county and the 12 east townships of Bowman county. There were at that time only three polling places in the two counties. Now Amidon has 160 inhabitants—more than all of Slope county had 30 years ago.” Fewer June Eggs Laid But Income Greater Although they. laid fewer eggs in June than they did in May, 4,106 hens jin 40 North Dakota farm flocks re- turned an average income of nearly 10 cents per hen gregter in June than in May, the records which were sum- marized by O. M. Fuller, farm econ- omist of the agricultural college, show. The hens laid 12 eggs and returned @n average income of cents over feed cost in June, compared with 14.2 eggs and 17.6 cents income over ‘feed in May. ‘The flocks from which this informa- tion was secured are on farms which are keeping business records in co- | aperation with the college. A greater abundance of -home-grown feed is be- lieved responsible for the increased average income per hen. ee | Farm Facts | + @ Poultry raisers need to cull low producing hens now, because with low Prices fewer hens will pay their way and also earn a profit than in more prosperous times. Farmers in North Dakota who wish to grow Reward wheat, an early ma- turing variety introduced by Canadian experiment farms, must expect to sacrifice yield for earliness, says E. G. Booth, Agricultural college agrono- mist. Nose protectors for horses to pro- tect them against the annoying nose fly should be of a type which will not interfere with the free breathing of the animals, Dress Fashions these modes to start off the ser- + aue here first! t — Prices Right Phone 185 v ‘THE BISMARCK _TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1930 ‘Alfalfa Growing Is Developing Slope County Through Livestock Hague PhoneExchange| Merged in Strasburg at Strasburg is being rebuilt. authorized the Dakota Central Tele- establish a 24-hour service and to in- crease exchange rates at Strasburg and to close its Hague exchange, which will be taken over by the Stras-. burg exchange. / Testimony given at hearings in con-| ice. Testimony showed that the ment. ay tion was to the effect that the system |a month for party line business serv-| report of the Interstate Commerce New rates for subscribérs to the| S*vice. Strasburg exchange are $3 a month The state railroad commission has/or business service, $2 a month. for main line residence service, and $1.50 { National park, which will be western|phone company, Aberdeen, 8. D., to!a month for party line residence serv- exchange has been operating at a def- icit. There was no protest to the new TWenty-four-hour service willbe (other with the company’s v8 applica: | fue furnished at Hague at a rate of al have been rearranged and reduced in| riage or the continuity of arrange Soe ey a oe Seer 2 coaeire | eats and conditions ef the regulat the use of a magnifying glass to “ee ‘ thin. In other instances the ‘or-| rvs of lading. 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