Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-07-18


sowed to other crops as above, a bet
ter result is had than by summer fall
lowing. The experiments are shown
by strips of ground planted in various
crops. Wheat following bronze grass
is specially good.
The different growths and varieties
of wheat were shown, and the work of
trying to breed new and better varie
ties seen.
The best results in killing weeds by
cultivating the ground were seen.
Summer fallowing early and plowing
back by August first gave the best re-
suits.
The killing of pepper grass has been
special subject of experiment by the
college force. BY sowing. wheat con-
tinuously wild oats come themselves,
without seed and field that had been
SOWed to clean wheat for a number of
years showed how the wild oats had
taken it and, how they had tended to
improve.
The value Of rotation of crops is seen
on every hand. Beardless barley was
recommended as the leading variety
and white Russian oats were found to
be the best variety Of that crop, as is
generally known.
Good success is had in growing
timothy for hay, and second crop is
a good yield the same year.
Another fine fodder grass is the
alfalfa. At the station it grows thick
and heavy, and is fine feed for stock,
and is fine dry year crop. Flax
showed we'll on ground that had been
sowed in bronze grass whose roots
spread and mat thick and which will
last for ten years without replanting,
but as prolific fodder crop, it is
found advantageous to follow it after
a few years with some other and more
profitable crop Of grain.
The station barns that were burned
are being rebuilt and with new facili-
ties better exhibition of this indus
try will be seen. Experiments in de-
termining the best varieties for butter
beef and cheese will be made with
different kinds of feed. A silo for
corn has been built. This important
part of the college work for so large
an area of the state, will be taken up
in earnest as soon as possible, and the
live stock department made a leading
feature of the station.
There have been good results in
forestry work and the groves OF trees
and the varieties, show what can be
done in the state. Willow hedges,
cottonwoods, naples, oaks, evergreens
and other trees are seen to be growing
nicely.
There is a fine collection of small
fruit containing a good variety Of cur
rants, fine display OF plums, crab
apples, raspberries and strawberries.
The college creamery is success
and is doing good business, shipping
in cream and selling all the butter
that can be made to the local market.
The college is furnishing excellent
instruction for girls as we'll as boys
and teaches the arts of house keeping
and house work on the best and most
modern plans. A mechanics hall is
being built to teach boys trades, be-
sides the regular educational work of
the course.
The Great Northern road set the
example of sending excursions to the
school and this year the Northern Pa
citic is giving farmers along it's line
the same privilege. There were about
$50 on this last excursion and many
hundreds of farmers have been in
duced to 60 and see the work being
done through the liberality Of the
railroads.
Among the farmers who went from
here were:
NJ. w. Wright, W. L. Hall, N. E.
Hall, n. E. Farnsworth, Jesse B.
Burgster, C. B. Bowie, A. Thorn, G
L. Severn, Owe J Johnson, Henry Manns.
A. w. Latta, o. Burleson, F. M.
Brown, n. M. Brown, Hugh Bole, NJ
L. Constant, James Alexander, John
Ford, John Minear, Martin Joos, Fred
Smith John Yeager, o. T. Allen, G.
Smith, A. Albrecht, George Mckenzie
J. L. Hoover, George Joos, F. A.
Dodge, A. Lawrence, P. Haas, n. j.
Mastin, Fl. fairfield, Anton Fried,
B. G. Dunlap, A. Monek, H. NJ. Taber,
Eugene Clark, S. F. Corwin, John
Cysewski, George Fletcher, Frank w.
Clemens, Herman Slime, Lou. Pur-
chase, VIM. Ottinger, Elmer Strong,
A. Conant, VIM. Farley, Geo. Orange,
VIM. Squires, w. w. Whipple, F. II.
Keller and wife.
A COW belonging to Christ Schmitt
Of Fessenden tried to throw a train of
the track but instead sustained .
broken shoulder.