Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-07-31

bad effects, and others had lost stock
In the former cases it was learned
that some coarse forage had generally
been fed at the time the animal was
first put on millet, and afterwards the
bad results were not seen. Exercise
is also needed for horses fed exclusively
on millet. One farmer from Eddy
county stated that he had fed hun
dreds of tons with no bad effects but
always had fed only little at first,
and other roughage. Millet fed to
COWS with half roughage is a good
ration. Millet seed ground is an eX-
cellent feed and partakes more Of the
nature OF oats than any other feed
and has good deal Of oil.
In western horses there is a disease
called loco. 1t is the opium habit in
man reproduced in the horse, which
seeks a plant or the loco weed and be-
comes ''tiend.' The effect is on the
nervous system and the horse becomes
a fool.
On the college grounds are some fine
banks of golden and common white
willows. The growth is very fast and
over 100000 cuttings have been sold to
farmers throughout the state at 81. 90
per thousand and for s5 or s6 enough
cuttings for a. mile of fence OF hedge
can be had. In few years they are
large enough, in many parts Of the
state, for fence posts. Every farmer
should have something in way of gar
dens, trees and shrubs around his
home.
CLOSING REMARKS.
President Worst's remarks at the
close of the discussion were Of more
general nature but equally interesting
and they added to the feeling that
agriculture is a noble occupatio when
followed in the right manner, and
gave incentive to all present to COM
pare the independence and posSibilli-
ties of their business with that of
other occupations, trades and profess
SiOnS.
He pointed out that the purpose OF
the experiment station and work of
the college professors was to find cut
what crops could be the most success
fully grown and what farm methods
were hest adapted to this soil and
climate, and that the institution WAS
destined to accomplish much in this
work that was not only new but would
be of permanent value. 1t had been
shown that winter rye could be grown
in this state and by selection of seed
variety of that crop could be developed
that would add to the permanent crops
of the state. The farmers can not do
this kind Of work but the college can.
Get heredity into the plant and you
have gained as great advantage in
crop product as breeders have with
ShOrthorn and Hereford cattle The
farmer as a rule is too careless and
does not farm as we'll as he can. I'm
less care is taken in the breeding the
besc herd of Shorthorns would 90 back
to scrubs ine7 years. The original
stock of all our varieties of cattle was
wild: horses the same. See what has
been done in that line with the run
ming horse, the draft horse, the pony,
etc. 1t is possible for the workers at
the college to take a kernel Of wheat
or corn from the tropics and deyelope
a winter plant that would stand this
climate. He wished that farmers
would look with confidence TO the sta
ti0n to solve these problems and to
show how crops could be improved.
There will be favorable and unfav-
orable seasons and land wears out and
must be repaired. All people in this
country are dependent on the top sur
face Of the soil for food. In this state
We have six inches of such surface to
work upon, while in the east they
have not half of three inches.
Destroy the weeds. They are rob-
bers and thieves taking moisture from
crops and reducing the yield and your
profits. 1t takes as much or more
moisture and soil to raise weed as a
stalk of grain.
He would like to see it compulsory
for farmers in this state to plant from
to 10 acres Of willows or trees and
cultivate them as crop. In no great
area OF timber country could the dis
astrouS drouths occur that do on tree
less plains. We have the soil, the
best on earth, and all we lack is trees
to have a region dotted with groves
and getting regular supplies of mois-
ture.
The great object of life is happiness,
and farm life is the healthfullest and
happiest Of all the occupations when
the work is intelligently pursued.
Monopollsts are dependent on the
farmer and the farmer is the most in
dependent of all. He must depend