The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-18
NORTH DAKOTANS
WANT ARTISANS
hrigationists Secure Investiga-
ton Of subterranean Flow
in West.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, June 1S.-Chief Ems
gineer Newell Of the reclamation serv-
ice has received letter from the
president of the North Dakota irri-
cation congress relating to the deyel-s
opment of the artesian basin of North
Dakota. and asking that hydrograph-
ers be sent to ascertain the posslb III
ties of artes;an we'll development In
THE western part of the state TOR the
purposes Of irrigation.
Under the direction of Engineer ~.
IT. barton, Investigations have been
carried on Of the underground water
resources OF the, eastern portion SCI
North Dakota. and Mr.. Newell hopes
that during the coming season pre-
visions can be made for an invest:ga-
ton of the artesian possib ::..ies OF
the western portion of the state.
1t is believed that the main arte-
sian flow west of the Mississippi river
in this state lies too deep to be of
service either for irrigation or do
nestle purposes. Small flows appear
to be obtainable locally from Lara
mie sandstones, but their volume, so
far as now known, is too small to give
promise of being serviceable for the
reclamation Of public lands.
The war department has received re-
ports from the officers who inspected the
agricultural colleges Of the country during
the past month, with
Tax System of q view to determining
~, the efficiency of the
Military Training military training given
the students These re-
at Farm Schools. ports indicate very
lax system Of military
training at some colleges the names of
which are withheld. The officers report
that at these colleges, very little interest
is taken in the military branch Of instruc-
ton and as a general thing the subject
may be said to have been ignored by the
| college authorities. At some places not
more than 500 a year was allotted for the
benefit Of the military department., and
! this is considered ridiculously small, when
| it is taken into account that some OF
these colleges receive as much as $4,000 a
year from the United States government
on the theory that the colleges are doing
! something In the way OF military educa-
| ton in this country. The reports are be-
| ing sent to the war college board for ex-
animation 1t is possible that the war de-
partment will undertake to do something
next year toward obtaining Legislation
| which will exact more satisfactory re-
turns from the colleges. One suggestion
is statutory requirement that college
| shall eXpend a certain percentage OF the
bounty received on it's military depart
ment.
| Secretary Wilson has issued circular
announcing that the department of agri-
| culture will, on July l. begin the collec-
| ton and testing Of
| Wilson to seeds as directed in
| the agricultural appro-
| Collect Seeds priation bill passed al
| the last session Of con-
and Test Them. gress. One paragraph
was inserted in thai
act which will protect farmers from I'm.
scrupulous dealers who offer inferior Oh
misbranded seeds for sale, 1t directs the
secretary of agriculture to obtain in the
I,open market samples of seeds, grasses
clover or alfalfa test.-the- same, and i
any such seeds are found to be adulteratet
or misbranded, or any seeds of the Can
ada blue grass are obtained under an,
other name than Canada blue grass or Pos
compressa, to publish the results Of thl
tests, together?With thegnamesYof theiper
sons, by whom the seeds were offered TO
sale. ~ #th*