Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1897-06-25
N EXCELLENT CONDITION.
Result of Investigation Of the
Soil Culture Experiment
Stations.
Large Increase in Acreage and
Stations in North Dakota.

A recent inspection of the different
soil culture experiment stations in this
part OF the state by H w. Campbell
OF Sioux City. Ia, and r. S. Russell.
OF this city, found everything in q
very prosperous and gratifying condi.
tlon. The recent rains have sent vege.
tation forward and the general pro.
spect is much improved. The wheat
IN all instances showed a marked i'm.
provenent even at this early date over
that under the usual method of culti-
walton. They were at Lisbon the 9th
and found Col. McIlvain had that sta.
tlon i'll excellent conuit;sn. He was
feeling somewhat blue over the effects
OF u recent frost, but examination
showed that though the corn was cut
down the germ had not been effected
and the corn was growing we'll. The
wheat was looking remarkably we'll.
not being effected by the frost The
forty acres of grain appeared in ex.
CcilCliU COuulQlOl.
In Griggs county three experimental
stations have been established. One
embraces 100 acres in wheat and GO to
other crops. The packer was used ON
4O0 acres additional, sown in the ordi.
nary manner. The two other stations
had each 50 acres in crop. Everything
WAS looking we'll. Outlool. good.
| In Foster county one farmer has 100
acres in wheat, 60 acres in other grain
and has used the packer on 24O acres
beside. under ordinary cultivation.
Another experimental farm embraces
SO acres. Both places had a fine ap.
pearance.
In Stutsman county three stations
have been established. Il. L. Walker.
who now lives six miles west of Mel
vile, is experimenting ON :55 acres:
Carl Ottinger has 70 acres uader cu|ti.
walton on the Col s,eibert farm eiuht
miles north of The city end Anton
HAAS is cu!tivatiny So acres on the
edge of the bluff just north of the CITY
between the Presbyterian college and
the old q. L. Walker farm. At the
ottinger farm the grain is stooling
finely but the fields We're 81 little spot
ted from frost This was early sown
grain. On this same farm 40 acres
additional have been sown to oats and
barley. The ground KS we'll packed
ana narrowed. On the Haas farm
there are 55 acres sown to wheat. 10
each to corn and oats, and ) to pota-
toes and sugar beets. On this farm
the ground has been worked for II or
10 years and the result on such land
will be looked for with a great deal of
interest.
Geo. Roberts ut Dawson. Kidder
county, has 40 acres sown to wheat,
rye. barley. corn. potatoes and sugar
beets. AT Steele p Lyon is conduct
ing the soil culture experiment on 81
Y acres OF spring plowing. The corn is
up aud looking we'll. Part of this
fiel'l is sown to barley. In this coun-
ty the packer has been used on 300
acres of ground. Wherever grain is
s"wn on packed ground, whether
under the old or the new method. the
contrast in favor of the new method is
marked.
West of the Missouri river at Glen-
ullen, Carl Lidstrum had D acres in
oats and potatoes last year as an ex-
pertinent This year he is experiment.
ing with so acres seeded to wheat,
corn and potatoes. The wheat al.
ready shows in marked contrast with
the wheat alongside sown in narrow
drills in the usual manner. At Tay-
; lor, in Stark county. Sam Brand has
80 acres in corn and wheat. The fifty
five acres of wheat, as we'll as the corn
looks thrifty. S d Gregg at Glad
stohe has similar area into grains.
The character of the soil as we'll as
the climate west of the Missouri river
it is believed are such as to make this
method peculiarly we'll adapted to that
part of the state. This is believed
not only by the farmers who conduct
ed experiments there last year but by
many others. The farmers institute
of Stark county has appointed a COM
mittee of three to watch the growth,
visit the experiment station, and re-
port monthly to the institute.
! Mr.. Campbell will make another
visit to each of these stations in July.
The managers of the farms have found
his visits very instructive and use
full and all are deeply interested in
the work. This is evident by the fact
that they have SO largely used the
packer on other lands cropped and
cultivated in the ordinary manner
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