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Lorne Wilde Articles

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Identifier: SC 31
Abstract Original typescript of an article titled "New Salem finds the answer" (11 leaves) which concerns the development of a dairy cow, specially bred for the Great Plains and an article from the Fargo Forum, "Farmers made famous by proper methods of dairying." (1 leaf) This article concerns the New Salem Holstein Breeding Circuit which began in 1910 with an idea from professor John H. Shepperd, North Dakota Agricultural College. Includes mention of the breeding program and other cooperative members'...
Dates: 1921.

New Salem Holstein Breeding Circuit Programs

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Identifier: SC 749
Abstract Programs of third annual tour (1923) and fourth annual tour (1924) and picnic. Each brochure contains a brief history of the circuit, the 1924 brochure includes a chart of members briefly illustrating their family relationship.
Dates: 1923-1924.

North Dakota Grimm Alfalfa Association Records

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Identifier: Mss 129
Abstract In 1916, the Grimm Alfalfa Growers Association was organized by the North Dakota Agricultural College and the Experiment Station. The Association was the first to handle and sell the Grimm alfalfa seed cooperatively. The Grimm Alfalfa Association Papers consist of material related to the development of the organization and its business dealings including by-laws; accounting; advertising; a list of stockholders, and correspondence.
Dates: 1916-1939.

North Dakota Livestock Breeders Association Meeting Minutes

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Identifier: SC 1341
Abstract Booklet with cover title Improved Stock Breeders Association containing minutes of first two organizational meetings with a list of original members. Minutes possibly taken by Prof. E.E. Kaufman and John H. Shepperd, North Dakota Agricultural College faculty.
Dates: 1902-1903.

Ralph D. Ward Papers

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Identifier: Mss 354
Abstract Mr. Ward was a North Dakota rancher and banker. The collection contains correspondence dealing chiefly with farming, ranching, legal and financial matters, land transactions, politics and banking; and biographical stories by his uncle Henry Ward, about pioneer life in in Dakota Territory to include Black Hills gold mining, 1881 Mandan flood, life in Owego colony in 1873, and hauling freight in a blizzard. There is also clippings and articles on Ward's father-in-law, Reuben N. Stevens, and the...
Dates: 1875-1960.