Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26
EXPERIMENT W0Rk
ANNUAL REPORT OF EXPERIMENT
STATION FILED WITH THE
GOVERNOR.
RESULTS WERE INSTRUCTIVE
WORK ACCOMPLISHED THE PAST
RESULTS
WORK ACCOMPLISHED THE pas7
YEAR AND PLANS FOR THE
FUTURE.
DEVOTED TO CROP ROTATION

GRAIN DISEASE AND PREVENTION
WILL BE MATTERS OF 6n1e 81
PERTINENT.
The annual report of the state expert.
h1ent 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.
Fermentation and the results of ex.
periments made and other investiga
tons, as outlined in this report by the
heads of the several departments. con
tain much that is interesting and in
structive. 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 cu.
tlvation of fruits, berries and iageta-
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
(ished during the year:
mo. 51-Corn Culture.
"No. 5S-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-especi flax
wilt
Since the twelfth annual repor,
was published farmers institutes were
held at Oberon, Darlington, Coopers-
town. Wimbledon, Fingal. La Moure,
Tower City, Hillsboro, Sheldon, La
Moure, Glendale, Hankinson, Forman,
Fessenden, Donnybrook, jamestown,
Rolla, Cando. Towner, Leeds, Lakota
Grafton and Finley.
These institutes were conducted by
4. A. Hoyarstad of the Minnesota sub
experiment station at Crookston. as
sisted by NJ. F. Greeley, editor of the
Dakota Farmer, published at Aberdeen,
S. D., 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 a 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 or agri-
cultural society should be organized in
every county with the assurance Of
having ali institute at least once year
at state expense.
"A very strong sentiment is CROWNS
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
lairying to their farming operations.
Another condition has lately devel.
oped. The immense area of the state
lying west of the Red river valley now
settled up by farmers presents many
new problems for investigation by the
experiment station staff. The soil
and agricultural conditions of this vast
territory. now occupied by small farm
holdings. differs radically from the soil
and the agricultural conditions of the
Red river valley. where the experiment
station is located, and line of expert
ments should be begun at the earliest
moment to meet these conditions. 1
would suggest that the sub-experiment
station at Edgeley, La Moure county,
be fully equipped and extensively op-
Grated for this purpose. The range
country also requires attention. From
ovcrstocking and other causes the
grass is rapidly disappearing from
mauk. ranges, and extensive expert
men SHOULD be made with a view of
re- f'ng the grasses or introducing
n .larieties of hardy grasses and
, +. crops. I would suggest that a
/; trial station be located in the
country, where such experiments
conducted.
yed strains Of thoroughbred
also badly needed at the ex-
station for breeding purposes
s,ing instruction in the class
5.al husbandry. An assistant
o be employed in the depart
sairying to enable that depart
inspect the dairy herds of the
E the purpose of assisting
to weed out improbable
for substituting dairy stock
type and quality to make
thai lstry more profitable.
81 would also call your attention to
.ho foot that overv denartment of tho