The Dickinson press., 1897-10-16
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1,ns.a.~n 4. ND No s. ss s 4
Dlek1s.os.s hi - u y.
have had missy FsfsSsno0 asist69 M
past -four months to the Campbell
method Of sol, culturn. and ~ i hs~
attracted much astehtjoa among.
the farmer. o. Norton ,,an l. Stark,
counties, aud Ms We claim for it, su"-
cess in each AMI every year where it
is adopted, it will bs Of int~rest tn
your readers tu know the result on
the farm of .Chas. LhlstrO,n n....r
Glenullen. this tho s"c,u,, ytar Of its
use. .a ~ -, W. r.
We claim for this method that tile.
second ans, succeeding years are more
successful than the first year, the re .
son for this is found in the. fact that
the earth itself undergoes u physical
change ia its. I'D .pt.tinn to this meth
cd, hence there has always .hee,,
found In the sec"n.l aud succe. ding
years nearly double the. yield Of grain
over that of the first year, the larger
number o. hair .r0slts. ,thrawn out 10y
the plant "ve that ',y the ordinary
method. snd these roots. when thu r
work is done arc left in the earth. it
is fonnd chat the packed. groun;l h~
ing full Of them, is gathered in,"
small glohules down 10 the depth ut
the .furrow plow-d and packed, aAi
as the moisture has also hren r~taim-
ed, these globul-s not only fmr,,ls',
moisture but also humus for the new
growth the second year. Experience
in successive years since 1892 has fu.
ly proved this. The farm Ot NJ.
Liedstrum was first worked on this
methnd, in. 1895. Tyenty-thrse: acres
in oats and three in potatoes. the re-
suit at harvest. was, ,, nearly one-third
in oats over the ordinary mode, and
of potatoes, one-balf more. ~ -. (.
In 1897. Mr.. Liedstrom, .sowed the
twenty acres to wheat using the
Campbell drill, two, Of the six rows
were ls inches wide and four Is
inches, H. quarts Of seed per acre
was used, the grain was cultivated
eight times during the season. Five
acres alongside was sown to wheat
broadcast the Same day, ~ bushels
of seed per. acre was ussd,s this WIS
on the 8. 9. u of sec. FL; on the n. Q. u
of section %, about 20 reds sqyt!,s on
land exactly similar in all respects,
25 acres was sown to wheat using the,
press drill Of tho ordinary method,
the wheat on all four of the pieces
WAS cut and stacked and recently
threshed. Here is, the Fesult:. =. q
The 20 acres Campbell methel sec-
ond year. ,2O2 bu. 48 lbs. No. i hard.
The s. acres along side soxn: broad
cast. Is bu. 8 lbs. No: 2 N, rthern. L.
The Is acres 40 rods distant, Ito bu.
20 lbs. No. 2 Northern. :
The3 acres following potatoes, n
bu. 26 lbs. No. l hard.
Any one Of your readers can agurs
out for themselves. a, clear profit pe,ri
acre on the above land worked on the
Campbell method, and also the exact +
reverse on the land worked on the
ordinary method. .sss
Where a farmer dpes, by himself {
and his sons. his own work; the ex-:
pense of his farm work will differ ac-
corning to the value each one puts on
it. 1t matters not what A.. B. or G.
consider tqestshln 10 salaa, Iheak,
hut to sstl atprastlc tlcal Ksssatt afsSrat
and loAs Phi sthe shove yhel xll
assume. :ll .tlhatI tie ieostaf thes Eiae,
narrowing, seKipss ,cStt " Shaakin1. !.
stacking and thrashing am amounts "a
$3.50 an acre, to this add the cost of
seed at the rate of 60c. per bushel,
the allowance for extra cost byith
Campbell method is ssl.l0 nm acre,
and this ID ample, ut Lisbon and
Dawson last year it was Csc. per acre. ]
Therefore the result ut Glenulleu
this year is the following:
The 20 acres Campbell method cost as
| above stated, per aero. 50 &
II quarts Of seed ct 60e. per bushel. q
Extra Tor Canpbel method....... :l;Id
Cost per acre ................... Sss.
Tho yield was 10 12-1OO bu. No. hari,at = -
75c. per bushel. l..................,,,.,.,. 7sss
Aproft per aero Of. ..,.:..,... ~ u
The three acres sown on SisSun1 d 1,planteh II
last year to potatoes, dost ~ SSoV0,., .s;a IA ri
~ bushels Of seed 6Oc. per bushel. ....,,, II
The yield Va Il 7S.ioo bu. No. i hard per y -
acre. at 7scper bqahel qll ..":.:.":.. II q
AproAt per acre Of ............ SbS
u The acres sown broadcast cost a. ..-
above stated, per INSTRUMENTATION, Al.H
N bushels OF seed at 60c. q bushel..... h
Cost per aero. S62
Il The yield was 10-100 bushels No. :
Northern per aess, A. 20c, pr hsehsls. ~
losa nor nara ni n1~e,