Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-07-16

The 8th annual farmers excursion
to the Experimental Station at the
Agricultural college was attended by
some one hundred and ninety Or two
hundred visitors from along the line
of the N. P. and Great Northern
railways. from Sims on the west and
Neche on the north.
Arriving at the beautiful college
ground where twelve years ago not
tree was to be seen, the visitors
were met by President Worst and the
college faculty and given a hearty
welcome. E G. Schollander and Mr..
Follis conducted the ladies and gen.
>tlemen through the grounds to the
garden and experimental grounds.
Stopping at the engine room we in
'1spected the steam traction and gaso-
line engines. Thence we went to the
blacksmith shop, where forty forges,
accommodating force of eighty men,
enables the students to learn the
principles of blacksmithing, which
can be put to such practical use on
their return home. So large an
amount of work is furnished the COL
lege during tEe winter months that
two forces OF eighty men are iequir-
ed to handle it.
Owing to the small Appropriation
awarded the college. one half OF the
garden has been seeded to clover for
lack of help, there being only three
men on the pay toll, where there
were sixteen last year. Nevertheless.
the visitors were treated to views
of heavily loaded grape vines, cur
rant and gooseberry bu hes, @ood
sized beds of luscious strawberries,
''Nciusters Of red and black raspberries
and all kinds of vegetable st'ld. In
quiries we're, made on all sides as to
how such conditions were obtained
and as eagerly and readily answered
!. The best varieties of strawberries
for this climate have been found to
be the William Belt, and Senator
Dunlap. Vines, berry bushes, etc.
are kept clear of worms by the ap-
plicatio0 of paris green. Grape v'nes
four and five years old, have been
wintered by laying on the ground and
covering with foot or foot and a
half of straw and after all danger OF
frost is past in the spring, they are
tied up and trained to the trellises
for summer bearing. In the expert
mental nursery all kinds of grain had
been sOwn in different platS OF
ground, and experiments in fertiliz-
ing, mixing and rotation of seeding
we're tried. One plot of an acre and
a quarter of fax showed the increase
from on grain of fax in four years.
Owing to the adverse weather con-
ditions existing since April, there
having been no appreciable amount
of rainfall since the 3rd of May the
Crops and gardens did not show up as
we'll as possible under better condi-
tions, but the inspection was intensely
interesting and to a large number of
the visiting farmers an astonishing
proof of the possibilities for small
fruits in this state. Those inter-
ested in poultry ana poultry houses.
where cleanliness dryness, brightness
and warmth with chimney verti-
lator with nice covered opening
near the floor and a movable covered
opening near ceiling were emphasized
conditions to necessary successful
breeding and proper ventilation
The veterinary had horse sick
with the glanders in a nearby corral
and many took this opportunity to
investigate the symptoms and ravages
of that dread disease, his being an
unusually bad case.
All the best and most modern ideas
for the proper care and housing OF
horses and cows are demonstrated in
the two large to story frame EARNS
which are supplied with an elevator
and electric lights and connected
with the city water works and sewer
system.
At Francis hall IN the Agricul-
tural museum we're many collections
of grasses grains, seeds etc., and
what was very tritely called the
"Rogues Gallery A large revolving
pedestal was surrounded by dried
specimens of the various kinds Of
weed pests. including the ragweed,
cinque foil, many flowered aster,
cocklebulr, prickly lettuce, Canada