Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-08-06

~SeoA W. 0oA0s OOvOtUA VUo BtOUuu 0uO
looked splendid. The heads we're long,
will filled and much superior in every
way to field along side cultivated 10
the ordinary manner. The stalks were
stout and we'll stoolsd out. This field
was cultivated but 6ve times, to the or.
dinsry depth.
Rice popcorn and sweet corn in the
garden looked unusually luxurisnt and
rank, - indeed did every thing else in
the garden. Besides the ordinary vege-
tables were peanuts, ground cherries,
parsley, sslslfy, parsnips, sugar bsets,
sweet potatoes, osulifloWer. squash,
vatermelous, Spanish sunf1owers, and
two varieties Of wheat which 10 bong
sxperlmented with-Russisn club, ar d
Washington wheat-each soft varieties.
And all under the new system of cult
walton. Tho garden is in the pink Of
perfection and shows up we'll although
some Of the vegetables were planted
second time, insects having destroyed
the 6rst planting.
The party was personally conducted
by B. s. Russell than whom it would be
aifioult 10 find q more entertaining
chaperon. The arrangements for the
comfort and convenience of those who
made up the excursion were thoughtful
and complete. Carriages were in wait
ing to convey them from the depot to
the hotel and from there to the Soldiers
home where the farm is located. Mana
ger Horton Of Hotel Horton. where the
party partook Of famous dinner to
which full justice was done, kindly
placed bis busses at the convenience of
his guests and otherwise added to their
comfort.
A committee consisting of Geo. s.
Roberts of Dawson, VIZ. .Forquar Of Mel.
vile, and Messrs Cbristopherson, Good
rich and Boynton drew up the following
expression Of opinion ss the concensus of
appreciation of the psrty's visit to the
station:
ave, who are here assembled together
to the number of about 40, beng clti-
zsns of the counties of Stutsmsn, Foster
and Kidder, Of North Dakota and hav-
ing seen the experimental farm station
on the property Of the Soldiers, Home
that has been managed and conducted
by Col. McIlvaine on the improved soil
culture method devised by 81. W. Camp
bell Of South Dakota and the particu-
lars Of that mode having been set before
us, therefore We deere to put on record
our opinions and conclusions.
{ I'VE consider this method of cultiva-
tlon OF the soil as sinRulsrly simple and
foil OF common sense because 1t 10 the
result Of the study of nature, whose
laws are simplicity itself when We ex-
anime them. From the result obtained
potatoes, osts, wheat and garden pro-
ducts, We do most unhesitatingly recon-
mend the adoption of this method to
the farmers Of North Dakota and will,
ourselves prepare and set the example
next season on our own farms 20 far 40
circumstances will permit; ;becsuse We zee
in It saving Of labor and increase Of
crops, two items which are q constant
study BY the farmer.
I'VE consider that the rnanagers Of
the Soldiers Home conferred great
benefit on the state where they accepted
the proposal made to them and author.
lzed the superintendent Of the Home to
work the farm. And we consider that
the Northern Psol6o railroad and tho
500 line deserve and should receive the
thanks Of the people of North Dsko:s
for the enterprise, and foresight, and the
ssgacious ibersllty shown by them in
estsbl,sblng q they have done, one of
them i've and the other four Of, these ex-
perimental stations along their lines.
They have Ill been and will be in the
future, object lessons Of inestimsbie
value to the people Of North Dakota.
This action by the railroads has demon.
strated that the management regards
the interests Of their property % depend
eut entirely on the prosperity Of the
farming interests Of the state.
I'VE congratulate Mr.. Mc1lvaine on
the success Of bis method a shown to us
today and predict for it success in the
future over all former methods. And.
further, We take this opportunity to re-
turn our thanks to the Northern Pacific
railway company for the courtecies
shown 20 which have enabled usto make
this trip. And wish especially to re-
turn our thanks to B. 8. Russell who has
go carefully and kindly looked after our
concern and made the trip 80 enjoyable
to ne all.
The ladies were not to be outdone by
the gentlemen and they also resolved
by heartily endorsing the foregoing reso-
luton and adding: "When we buy our
farms We will have all Of our grain.
gardens, etc., cultivated in the same
manner and invite Mr.. Russell to come
and see it our farms are 0. K" This
was signed by Mrs. @. A. Lounsberry
who represented The Record, Mrs. h. P,
Smart OF jamestown and Mrs. Fred Ehr.
man and little Miss Dorethea Clanden-
ming Of Fargo.
Among those who made the trip were;
From Eugene CLARK, Geo
Joos, Frank Casey, G w Ingraham. Dr
Branch, } B Smith, G A Klaus, o A
Boynton, J J Nierling, F Vennum, G 3
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