More Legumes Urged to Boost North Dakota Feeds
County Agent Archie Joy Roway urged Stanley county farmers to plant more alfalfa and sweet clover to raise protein levels in livestock feed. He warned most farmers are short of high protein feeds to balance carbonaceous hay and stalks, noting alfalfa offers a better protein balance and can improve overall forage efficiency.
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FT. Pierre
Ingport
Teddy
Archie Joy Roway
Stanley County
Mr. Loy
Dor
Dakota No. 42
Miner County enrollments exceed two hundred in clubs
S W Sones, county extension agent, reports Miner County club enrollments top 200. Girls and boys clubs show growth with 177 girls and 114 boys, led by women in farm projects and a single female leader at Carthage. Several participants are new to club work this year.
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Joffine Glider
Carthage
Jones
Alfalfa and Sweet Clover Boost Dairy Output
Eighteen members of the Marshall County Dairy Merit Improvement association report that planting alfalfa and sweet clover lowers feed costs and raises production. They note less need for commercial protein and say larger acreage should prove profitable for dairy farmers, with most preferring alfalfa though proper curing makes sweet clover nearly equal in value.
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Brpy
Marshall County Dairy Merit Improvement Association
Sweet Clover Jiay
Richie
Weight
Bhaylin
Marshall County
Wright
Meckling Ranch Shifts 1028 Livestock Carloads
Meckling on March 23 reports 110 cattle cars and other consignments shipped from the Meckling ranch during 1028. Principal movements include FAL carloads of livestock and various commodities, reflecting a sizable seasonal volume at the South Dakota facility.
Hog laden trucks move 175 miles to Luverne from Garin Valley
Haul covers one hundred seventy five miles from the LaDwe ranch near Garin Valley to Luverne Minnesota where the hogs will be fed and marketed.
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Gann Valley
Mar
LaDwe Ranch
Garin Valley
Luverne
Mino
Chemistry Balance in Conversion Of Farm Surplus To Raw Materials
Dr. Henry G. Knight of the U S Department of Agriculture told the Ohio Chamber of Commerce in Columbus that increased conversion of agricultural surplus into usable raw materials offers a path to higher farm profits. He cited cornstalk and bagasse pulp for paper, by products from sugar cane, and other by products, urging cooperative farmer efforts and careful evaluation of value for fuel, fodder, or fertilizer alongside industrial uses.
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Columbus
Ohio
Henry G. Knight
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
United States Department of Agriculture
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Doctor Knight
Knight
Male
United States
Cot
Department of Agriculture
Bursau
Gous
Deter Sweenty
Iowa State College
Ames
Tory Wall ‘Board
Haight
California
South Dakota Dairy Herd Averages Hit February Peak
Fifty adult dairy associations and 195 herds across South Dakota posted February averages of 25 pounds or more of butterfat per cow. Grant County led with 31 pounds, while Hamlin, Bon Homme, Watertown, and Lake counties ranked highly. Individual standout herds included Watertown’s Zamow with 43.1 pounds per eleven Holsteins and Frank Marquardt’s 39.9 pounds from 16 Holsteins. Five associations completed a year of operation February 28.
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Brookings
Mar
South Dakota
G. Heebink
State College Extension Service
Grant County
Grant
George
Pinkett
Moody
Zamow
Watertown
Frank Marquardt
Hamlin County
William Hebner
Bon Homme County
A. W. Roswell
Black Hills
H. Kingham
Brooking
P. Lbsot
F.dukton
Dickason
Castlewood
M. G. Morart
Lake ‘County
O. E. Nelson
Day’ County
H. Luitjons
Marshal County
Sioux Falls
Bon Homme
Vermillion
Day County
Approve Three Kinds of Wheat for South Dakota
Brookings reports three spring wheat varieties Marquis Kota and Ceres recommended as standard for South Dakota after long tests. Kota and Ceres outyield Marquis and resist rust, but Marquis remains valued for milling quality and adaptability. Ceres shows promise as a newer variety with seed supply increasing.
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Brookings
Mar
State College Agricultural Experiment Station
South Dakota
Marquis
Kota
Ceres
K. H. Klages
Agricultural Experiment Station
Klages
Roth
Highmore- Ceres
Wheat rust resistant varieties praised for future use
Dr. Klages notes three wheat varieties Kota Marquis and Ceres show different rust resistance levels. In spring wheat trials across 50 stations Marquis suffered 41.1 percent infection while Kota and Ceres posted 7.9 and 9.1 percent respectively. Ceres has yielded 2.1 bushels more than Marquis at Brookings over four years.
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Ceres
Brookings
Marquis
Kota
Klages
United States
Canada
Carload Pinto Beans Ordered for Hot Springs Shipment
A carload of pinto beans has been ordered for shipment to Hot Springs for farmers who have agreed to plant 3,000 acres of the crop this season.
Horses Bring 425 At Marion Sale Near Here
A team of horses sold for 425 dollars at a farm sale conducted by William Parry near Marion on March 23. The transaction highlights a strong demand for draft stock in the area and reflects the robust rural market conditions of the period.
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Marion
William Parry
Hay prices rise to 812 ton at Polo Polo
Hay prices in this vicinity have risen to 312 ton due to scarcity. Practically no hay is available and farmers are pasturing cattle wherever they can. The report notes March 23 and mentions Polo Polo as the location with special service.
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Polo Polo
Mar
Home Soon Polo March 28 Arrival Expected
Acton Flutteméire, wintering in Ger Thany, is due here about March 28. Chris Venfohn has been caring for Fluttemeire's stock during his absence.
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Acton Flutteméire
Ger, Thany
Chris Venfohn Haa
Fluttemeire
Parkston Auction Sells Herds and Hogs at Cash Sales
Parkston farmer Nathaniel Wade conducted a recent auction sale in Parkston in March 1923. Horses sold for 150 to 200 dollars, cows 13 to 129 dollars, calves 2 to 30 dollars, and hogs 22 to 25 dollars, with most transactions completed in cash.
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Parkston
Mar
Nathaniel
Wade
Cooperative Creamery Purchases Cream and Butter
A cooperative creamery here bought 555,519 pounds of cream in 1928. The cream yielded 169,179 pounds of butterfat and produced 206,890 pounds of butter.
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Cooperative Creamery
Farm Land Price Above One Hundred Fifteen Per Acre
Mar 23 report from Fenyo Menno states Henry M. Preszier paid J. P. Hertoldt $115 per acre for 16 acres four miles away. An additional 40 acres valued at $118 per acre were exchanged as part payment.
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Fenyo Menno
Henry M. Preszier
J. P. Hertoldt
Preszier
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