Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-05-30

factory is under consideration 1t may be
OK interest to note the large acreage
planted to potatoes in the immediate
vicinity of the city. Appointment farmer
living within Is miles of jamestown to-
day stated that within radius OF three
or three aud half miles OF his farm
were lOC acres of potatoes and he knew
OF other localities nearer the city where
an increased number of acres were
planted to this crop. 1t is estimated
that close to the CITY there are 400 or 500
acres OF potatoes representing from
$4,000 to $4,000 bushels-more than
enough to give starch factory good
run for the first year. The cost of rails.
ing and marketing the crop is placed at
from to 15c. per bushel, according to
the distance from market and the yield
per acre. It is estimated that bushel
of North Dakota tubers will yield -
pounds OF starch upon which the state
pays bounty OF 1c. per pound-a profit
OF 12c. on every bushel turned into
starch, all Of which will go to the raiser if
they will take stock in the enterprise as
the projectors desire.
DR.. DePuy and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Eager recently had an exciting wolf
chase with hounds. The party was out
eight miles southwest of the city when
the doks started large gray VOLT The
hounds gave chase and the occupants in
the carriage followed as rapidly as the
team could run. The chase was across
lots over the prairie and in some places
the carriage wheels touched but the high
spots as the horses entered into the sport
and ran their best. The ride was excit-
ing to a degree and was only ended by
the wolf taking refuge in deserted
building from the windows OF which the
glass had been broken. Here one of the
party got out and "shooed" the wolf
from room in one corner of
which he had taken refuge. As his
wolfshlp shot through window to es.
cape the Russian wolf hounds pounced
on HIN and soon killed him. The
hounds came out of the fray with hardly
a scratch. "Whiskers" and the Russian
hounds have learned by experience to be
cautious and 1t takes pretty cunning
wolf or jack rabbit to beat them when 1T
comes to artful dodging and work at
close quarters.
The question OF disposal of stubble
and it's value as a fertilizer was discussed
Monday at the meeting OF the agricul-
tural society. This arose IN the contro-
versy in regard to the respective values
OF the header and harvester in cutting
grain. The use of a second plow, in
trout of the plow which leaves the land
ready for the next crop, running just
deep enough to turn the stubble over,
was advocated. This would insure the
complete burying of all stubble, placing
it beneath the reach of the harrow, and
securing quicker fertillzing effects.
Subsoilipg and the thorough preparation
OF the land, 1t was remarked, has been
tried in this county by many farmers
and found to De fully worth the neces-
sary time aud expense. The effect may
not be as evident the first year as in
each succeeding year, but it is marked.
The discussion was carried on at consid-
erable length and proved very interesting
from the personal experiences exchanged
with mutual benefit. Many of the men,
bers were in favor of the header, but the
circumstances and requirements of the
small farmer will continue the demand
for binders which save most of the
straw to return it to the land in other
forms.
The tramps and hobos have given the
town the go-by.
To Wool (srONyorS