Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-03-18
Notes Of AGRICULTURAL Advance.

Hampton Normal and Agricultural
Institute has introduced the teaching |
Of agriculture into all It's courses, ne
cessitatlng the employing Of two as
sistant instructors in agriculture.
During the past summer there were
let out on the grounds OF the Tus
kegee Station in Alabama 300 mul.
berry trees, with a view to making
experiments In silk culture in the
future.
Prof H. M. Cottrell, formerly dl.
rector OF the Kansas Experiment
station, is now professor OF agricul.
ture in Ruskin College, located at
Trenton, Missouri. This college is
the educational institution Of large
cooperative movement that has OBJ.
tanned considerable prestige In Kan.
sas. Missouri and adjacent states.
The Bureau of Plant Industry Of the
United States Department Of Agii'
culture has had an agent in Europe
studying the sandblnding grasses
and their management in Holland,
Belgium, France and Germany. This
work is likely to have very important
results on the utilization Of millions
OF acres Of drifting sand along our
seacoasts, lakes and rivers.
The North Carolina State Board Of
Agriculture is doing some work Of
very valuable kind. 1t has estab.
llshed three experiment farms In diff.
ferent parts OF the state, two on the
light soils along the coast, and one
on the red Piedmont clay. Expert.
ments are being carried on to test
fertilizers, cultural methods, rota.
tons. and varieties Of corn, cotton
and peanuts. Some Of the work is CO.
operative. This work Is entirely dis.
tinct from that OF the state expert.
ment station at Raleigh or OF the hor.
ticultural experiment station at South.
ern Pines.
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terest in the irrigation experiments
continue. One good result OF the
work OF the station has been the dis.
covery Of the fact that in the Mesllla
Valley at least the supply OF under.
ground water is very much larger
than vas considered possible. This
water is reached at depth of only
20 feet in some cases, and is well
adapted to irrigation purposes. Us.
ing steam made by the use OF wood It
was found that land could be irrl.
gated at an expense Of about IS cents
per acre. This was the case, too,
when the water had to be raised As
feet. A series of tests with various
pumps under varying conditions and
with a variety Of fuel Is in progress.
Importance Of Good Seed Corn.
There are nine and a quarter mil.
lions OF acres in corn In this state.
By adding five bushels per acre to
the yield Of the Iowa cornhelds It
means an addition to the profits of
the Iowa farmers Of over $4,000, 600
every year. An important factor In
the improvement OF corn is good seed
corn. Good seed is secured only by
careful and intelligent selection. The
unfayorable conditions for the corn
crop this fall, resulting from the ear.
ly frosts in many portions Of Iowa,
will make necessary unusual care in
the selection Of seed corn for next
years crop. Successful breeders
agree that the best seed corn is that
which possesses the greatest vitality
or terminating power, and which will
yield the most corn per acre and of
the best quality, and therefore prove
the most profitable to grow. Good
seed corn will increase the yield per
acre five to twenty bushels. Hence
the Importance this year Of taking
unusual care in selecting and storing
the seed corn which is to be used
next spring in the fields Of Iowa
Prof p. G. Holden.