The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-02-21
GEL eEfE
EXPERIMENT WORN
ANNUAL REPORT OF EXPERIMENT
STATION FILED WITH THE
GOVERNOR.
afsurrs WERE INSTRUCTIVE
WORK ACCOMPLISHED THE PAST
YEAR AND PLANS FOR THE
-UTuRE.
DlvoTtD TO CROP ROTATION
DEVOTED TO CROP ROTATION

~ CItUf HUIHIIUN
GRAIN DISEASE AND PREVENTION
WILL BE MATTERS OF Elk
PERIMENT.
The annual report of the state expert
ament station to the governor has been
filed. In his report to the board CT
trustees, President Worst says:
During the past year the weather
conditions have been favorable for ex-
.perimentation and the results. of ex.
!. periments made and other, ~investiga.
lions, as outlined in this report by the
heads of the several departments, con.
tain much that is interesting and in:
sstructive. AS during former years the
experiments have been largely devoted
to crop rotation, seed breeding and
seed selection, methods Of cultivation,
conservation of moisture and the cul-
~ttyation of fruits, berries and l.,geta,
bles. Planting trees for shelter belts
and to. produce forest conditions and
growing hedges. for shelter and for or
namental purposes have received con
siderable attention. The results have
been very gratifying. Analysis of foods
has largely engaged, the attention Of
the department of chemistry.
|The following bulletins were pub
1ished during the year:
Mo 51-Corn Culture. IS
mo. 52-!The Length of the Growing
Season in North Dakota.
mo. 53--Food Products and Thei,
.Adulteration.
mo. 54-Flax and Flaxseed selec.
ton. ~
"The work planned for the coming
year will not differ materially from
that Of former years, except that more
attention will be given to stock feed
ing,.and diseases. of grain with a view
to their 'eradication--especially max
wilt. f ~
"stnce the twelfth annual repor,
was published farmers Institutes were
held at Oberon, Darlington, .Coopers-
town. Wimbledon. Fingal, La Moure,
Tower. City, H%illsboro, Sheldon, La
Mopre, Glendale, Hankinson,. Forman.
F%essenden, Donnybrook, Jamestown.
Rolla, Cando. Towner, Leeds, Lakota
Grafton and Finley.
..THese Institutes were conducted by
r. A. Hovarstad of the Minnesota sub
experiment station. at Crookston, as
sisted by M. F. Greeley, editor of the.
Dakota Farmer, published at Aberdeen,
S Sd, and John Armstrong Of De Smet,
s. D., and e. g. Scollander of the
North Dakota experiment station. At
several Of the Institutes held during
the year. members Of the station staff
rendered assistance. Mr. Armstrong,
who was q valuable assistant, died
during the institute season.
"The demand for farmers institutes
continues and is far beyond the ability
of the institute board to fill with the
present meagre appropriation for that
year should be appropriated by the
legislative assembly for. farmers in
legislative assembly for faremsr' in
stitutes, and a farmers club OF. agri-
cultural society should be organized in
every county with the assurance of
having an institute at least once a year
at state expense. "
IA very strong sentiments lis growing
up throughout the Red river valley in.
favor OF diversified farming, and many
farmers who formerly devoted. all their
energies and land to growing wheat,
have already added live stock, and
dairying to their farming operations.
Another condition has lately devel