Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-02-01


with the press drill across the directions
Of the prevailing winds.
:. Give due heed to all the foregoing
details. Do not expect maximum results
by improving in one or two particulars
only where so many factors are con-
cefned
The Newspaper and the Farmer" by
Condo Hamin. of the Pioneer Press. was
an eXtempore address, but none the less
carefully thought out and we'll delivered.
Mr.. Hamlin claimed that the newspaper
was the farmers best friend. 1t was the
newspaper which first advertised the Red
River Valley to the world.
II. U. Thomas. the North Dakota COM
missioner of labor and agriculture, open
ed the afternoon session with a paper in
which he discussed the benefits of the
Tri-State Grain Growers convention.
The afternoon session was presided
over by Prof w. NJ. Hays, Minnesota
Agricultural College.
Prof. j. II. Shepperd, North Dakota
Agricultural College, gave the convention
an interesting talk upon the selection of
good grain for seed. He dilated at length
upon recent Minnesota experiments which
have Shown THAT by crossing varieties
the yield of the cereal has not only been
increased several bushels per acre, but
the quality has been enhanced. He main
tanned that crossing the grain was just as
important as crossing breeds in live
stock AS a general rule he commended
the selection of larger kernels for seed.
Prof. Shepperd was literally buried I'M
der an avalanche Of questions which
poured in upon him as soon as he con-
cluded his paper Everybody wanted to
know just how to secure the best seed
wheat. Whether to secure change
from North or South, and what varieties
are best, We're questions which were an
swered as well as possible.
The afternoon closed with a practical
talk by H. L. Bolley, North Dakota ex-
pertinent station, regarding Sinking
Smut in Wheat" a subject of the great
est interest to the convention
At the evening session Prof. Ten Eyck,
North Dakota College. spoke on Growth
and Development of Root Plants" using
stereopticon views. and was followed by
w. M. Hays, Minnesota experimental
farm, who talked on Crop Improve
ments." He also Illustrated his lecture
Armenia, closed the evening exercises
with a talk on THE Uses of Stubble."
The Thursday morning session of the
grain growers was one of the most inter-
esting of the series. In addition to the
question-boX feature, several papers; were
read, including one by Senator Hans
brough, another by NJ. p Moran, of the
National Farmers Cooperative Grain
Growers Association, and an address by
Ed Childs, of Crookston, Mimi.
Owing to a desire of the attendants t,
PROFOUND questions and receive answes
the program for the afternoon VS.
changed, and instead of visiting the agi-
cultural college and other place, a met
ing was held at the armory. and he
question box feature carried out. Iur-
ing the night and morning queries po,red
in fno at. I,,l IL hntv
We're classified according to subjecs and
assigned to the various professors most
qualified to give replies. In this say it
was made possible to reply to ever query
and cover all topics in which the curious
were interested.
Some of the queries were of gre;t i'm
portance, and some went to the vcN root
of matters agricultural, and while Ill the
queries and replies could not be given
some Of the most important, end the re-
plies were as follows:
Is 1t wise to cross Durhams anG short
horns? No.
Is it wise to manure in winter fields to
be planted with corn in the sprins? Not
SO with barley as crop
In raising corn for fodder is It most
profitab BILE in raising corn TO cut and stow
away in barn? Would be better kept in
silo. but expensive.
soil.
Spells recommended as white feed for
horses and sheep. Use withou grinding.
Spells is a Russian cereal, related to
wheat.
No particular benefit by roating with
wheat. oats and barley. Flax was good
to precede wheat, but no reaon could be
given explaining why flax hid been sue
cessfully raised on same ground three
years successfully.
Does not pay to SOW flax on virgin soil
preparatory to putting it mo wheat.
Thomas j. Harrison, firm experience.
claimed it had paid him sow flax and
wheat together Last yea he had netted
$23.7S per acre from Al aces. Threshed it
together. and had it screened at Duluth.
Siberian millet is god feed for cattle
though not SO good fo' horses.
Fall blowing gives letter results than
spring blowing.
10 kill French wed pillow thoroughly,
summer fallqw. Plat to corn and cult
vate we'll. Sow ,whelt second year with
out blowing. Sumner fallow again, and
grow second crop Of corn. Same rules
will apply to wild oats.
At the conclusion of the afternoon SEES
sion another change of program was
voted and an evening session meeting
was decided up,n The convention is
possible is being utilized.
The evening session began by the read
ing Of a very 'rief paper by Louis Pond
Churches Ferry, who gave some very in
teresting fact. and figures gathered from
his own experience as a breeder of live
stock. On his $50 acres he had PAS in pas
ture 80 acres in wheat, 80 in oats, Is in
millet, 10 FIR garden and buildings. IN
in flax, thne-fourths in potatoes. two in
trees. The yield of wheat on millet stub
BILE and fall blowing was 20la hard per
acre, on Summer fallow. eight bushels per
acre OTIS yielded so bushels on fall
blowing, 80 on spring blowing. His other
crops AID livestock were highly satisfac-
tory ard it figured up that his income
from the 4o0 acres aggregated $2,4o3, or
about IS an acre.
The convention then resumed the ques-
ton box program. Among the conclu-
sions pronounced were: In planting po-
tato.s. cut lengthwise and plant with
Skin down Cut with two eyes to each
piese. Plant four to six inches deep III
rows Is inches apart. One potato grower
sad his crop averaged last year 200 BUSH
els per acre. selling at 25 cents; estimated
p'otit, SIS per acre. For soil and climate
tle early Ohio variety seemed best
suited.
Certain methods of spraying will par
TALLY kill weeds. said Prof. Bolley, speak
ing from experience. He used a solution
of copper sulphate, one pound to four
gallons of water; would not recommend
this traa VET as a DOSitiVa certaintv