Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-01-30
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College.
I'VE have every reason to believe"
said President Worst of the state agri-
cultural college and experiment station,
last evening. that we shall discover
and perfect an immune strain of flax.
through the experiments being made at
the college by Prof. Bolley. The mat
ter. of course is not definitely settled
yet, but it is certain that if some such
strain of fax is not perfected. the rails
ing of fax except on new lands in the
state. will have TO be abandoned and
on new lands two or three years will
be the limit Of fax raising.
1T has been agreed by many scien-
fists who have made a study of the
matter" continued Mr.. Worst. that
flax wilt is responsible for the failure
of fax crops after several years. This
is a fungus Or parasite which enters
the soil and attacks the plants, causing
in many cases ninety-five per cen of
them to wilt and die. Prof. BOlley. |
covery in this country and ! believe
that Japanese agricultural scientists
have come to about the same conclu-
sion at about the same time. Now if
there are five per cent of the flax plants
that survive the infection, ii is reason
able to believe that they are through
some cause immune. and If we can dc
velop this class of plants, We hope to
be able to produce a seed that will re-
sist infection. In that case there is
no reason why flax should not be as
successfully and continuously grown
as wheat.
This is the kind of work hat is
being done at the college and it is for
the enlargement of the scope of the
work that we ask an appropriation Of
$4,000 for the experiment work at the
college. We desire to widen the scope
of our wor,k at Edgeley. and this sta
ton represents a large element of the
farming soil of the state. We believe
it would be well to establish a station
ut Dickinson for the studying of grass
and forage questions in the interests
of the stockmen. This matter was
brought to my attention by govern
ment experts the last time WAS in
Washington. and is worth the careful
attention of the legislature. OF course
we realize that there are many appli-
cations for appropriations but we hope
to convince the people of the state that
money appropriated for scientific ag-
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but that it returns o the farmers them
selves MANIFOLD, in the savings o.
none through our discoveries.
Another line of investigation tina.
we would like TO pursue is in the mat
ter Of dairy cows. The state is enter
ing largely into the business of dairy
ing. The average COW produces OIL,
125 to $50 pounds of butter Il year
The good dairy cow should produce 25'
to 400 pounds a year. If we can prov,
to the dairymen hat by breeding .
buying a certain grade of COWS the,
will double their products and receipts
ii will be a matter of vast importanc
to them.
I'VE do not desire to be unde1stoo,
as complaining hat we do not rnceiv
the aid we should from the state.
added Mr.. Worst. we are doing tn
greatest amount of work we can wit
the funds we have and will continu
TO do so and if the legislature feel
. that we are receiving all the aid w
should. then we will cheerfully cor
tinue along the present lines. and wor
to the best advantage possible. L
however. they desire us to enlarge tn
+. scope of our work we hope they wi
grant the additional appropriate
asked
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