Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-18
GOOD AGRICUL TURAL
COLLEGE WORK
Correspondent Of the Breeders Gazette
Finds that Good Work is done BY the
North Dakota Agricultural College.

The Breeders Gazette Of Chicago
sent q stan correspondent to visit
the North Dakota Agricultural college
at Barge, and In q contribution In
which are shown some views OF the
buildings and other scenes about the
farm. he has this to say Of the work
being done there: III. slss5. 4.
Up there In the Red River. valley,
close to the city Of Fargo, is located an
institution d h about ten years old,
which is already welding powerful
influence for the Improvement Of the
grain and 1--we stock interests Of the:
state. Like other vigorous schools the
growth Of the North Dakota Agricul-
tural college is seriously retarded by
lack Of funds. However, its financial
prospects are bright, since the state.
levy Of 18th Of a mill for agricultural
college purposes at present in opera
ton will afford an increase In revenue
proportionate to the rapid increase in
wealth over the state at large. While
there may be 9 shortage In funds,
three days spent Ii close touch with
the men and methods Of this institu-
ton convinced me that there is no
lack Of enthusiasm on the part Of the
men who have its destinies in hand.
And these men are building strong
and true for the future, for they have
faith in the future Of their state and
believe that only little more time and
q little more money are needed to give
North Dakota an agricultural college
that will easily rank with the older
institutions Of the east. q 81. 4: s s:.=
The ready money from the wheat
fields was q convincing argument to
the pioneer farmers Of North Dakota
that they should grow wheat. And
they did. But many Of them have
grown wheat for SO long that they find
the first abundant fertility seriously
ami Impoverished y and today they are turn
ing their attention to the live stock IS
the local means Of balancing their
e farming NUM- operratlons. TO meet existing
9 conditions llt college workers paid much
attention I'at to selection and Improvement
q grains. The work OF Prof. J. II.
snepperd Dean and Vice Director Of
the College OF Agriculture and Expert
mene station, has been OF such high
order along the line Of plant breeding
That at the Paris exposition It was
:honored with 9 gold medal. Other In
solutions may be long on the theory
and ana science Of plant breeding, but no.
where has more thorough practical
work been done Dc a than that here BY
Prof. Shepherd His work has been
seriously hampered owing to his in
ability TO retain trained assistants.
These have been eagerly sought by
other stations DESTROYS Of taking up
thts highly important work
: 3, 8, 81 {. -. -.
As,n illuss y paid % lise stock' Inc il
college y taking g stetp IN advance in
this respect and % endeayoring tc
show the farmer that he il standinR
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SAne summer cond'taons - many of Tie Tie
Mesent cultivated portions OF North
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handled successfully and proatably