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Newspaper
Golden Valley Chronicle
Location
Beach, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
6
The piece argues dairying will bring great profits to North Dakota, noting a large Grand Forks creamery producing nearly a ton of butter daily for New York. It stresses careful handling, cooling, proper grading, and blanket cooling during marketing to preserve quality and maximize income.
The article notes bacteria souring milk from dirt and warmth, advising clean milking, clean utensils, and cool storage. It then discusses North Dakota’s militia mobilization, detailing distances rural members travel, governor responsiveness, railroad delays, and equipment redeployment at Devils Lake.
The article urges farmers to secure clear written leases to avoid disputes. It lists essentials: definite terms, crop rotation, legume planting, livestock, penalties for sloppy methods, and protections for tenant losses on removal. It contrasts farm leases with a poem about a Tractor performing chores from dawn to twilight.
The department aids farmers by supplying methods, market conditions, demand and crop forecasts. It promotes farmer organizations as communication centers, using the Office of Markets and Rural Organization to coordinate unbiased information. Information reaches farmers via telegraph, news releases, bulletins, meetings, county agents, and demonstrations.
State farmers report crops in fine condition despite cool spring weather that slowed grain growth. A single farmer notes unprecedented sturdiness this year, with minimal rain damage and no hail. Wheat may dip slightly while flax and feed crops rebound. Stock shipments remain heavy as elevators move grain from last year’s harvest.
As heat rises, horses unaccustomed to strenuous work should be eased into light work. A hot condition causes la llike sweat and quick fatigue with potential respiratory disturbances. Overwork links to heart dilation, pulmonary congestion, and joint or tendon ailments. Ensure well ventilated stables in warm weather.
Farmers form local clubs with sections such as crop improvement dairying poultry and home economics under a single official. Committees handle their tasks adjust the program of interests and socialize at monthly meetings with music and entertainment after business. These meetings require little time but yield diverse benefits for farmers.
Officials report widespread rodent control efforts with large savings last year. This year towns host demonstrations on affordable poisoning methods devised by the U S Department of Agriculture and North Dakota Experiment Station to show farmers how to mix, distribute, and handle poison. A western state campaign for 1917 aims to boost town cooperation and prove poisoning effectiveness.
An editorial argues food shortages will stem from farmers leaving rural work for cities, urging agriculture be made more business like. It warns gophers plague crops, with farmers racing to boost output and control pests across the state.
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