The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-27
Zintheo Carries on New Lines Of
Experiments for Semi-Arid Sections

j irrigatiofi water rights together with
1.-THE construction and maintenance OF
| bitches is compared with the Individual
irrigation plant, the latter will have
some points in its, favor. s ,.. n
1T is not expected that the farmer
will be able to irrigate all of his land
lby this method so the second point of
these experiments consists in dstefin-
lining how the farmer may produce the
largest crops orrn the balance of his
farm without irrigati
4 For this purpose Professor Ziiltheo
lis having special grain drills made
which will plant the. small grain in
T deep burrows something like the corn
lister plants the corn leaving the soil
between drill rows In ridges. This
Iplan has the advantage of putting the
grain down deep infthe soil where there
is sufficient moisture to gernlinate it
| and at the same time not cover it too
deep. 1T also has the advantage of
protecting the young plants from the
wind, to prevent the soil from blowing
and drifting and to catch all Of the
moisture which falls in these burrows
and to convey it to the plant roots i'm
stead OF allowing it to run off the land
as it does when the top surface is
smooth. Different depths ofsploWirg
and subsoiling are also practiced. Spec
ial .cultivators have been made for sirla
tertillage OF smA grains during the
growing season to provide a soil mulch
and to. prevent the evaporation of theI
soil moisture. = a. zs'tt..s@.
The experiments are planned to de-
terfninen what distance apart in drill
rows will give the best yield; what is5
the effect of different methods of i'm
tertillage compared with no tillage. DUR
ing the growing season; what is the
effect OF stlllage on irrigated land and
what is the effect .of irrigation without
tillage as well as the effect OF neither
irrigation nor tillage ON different width
Of drill rows. In this way IL is hoped
to be able to Diet teriiiine Just how 'nai1cif|
extra labor irb tillages and irrigation Al
farmer naysafford TO put.ofl his land
to make It pay in increased yield oii
crops. 5 IA s,.a$s 4. Is g.53..s.,t
The various implements used are also
tested for, draft with dynamo onetersI
to determine the actual amount of
energy and horse power required toI
operate them. Drills and planters are
.SCiSDI dtSl% ioT dCCufdCy OF Planning the
crops. From the experiments already
conducted aitfhas been Iearned that with
such crops as corn, tbeets and cotton,
the yield may be- largely increased and
the labor reduced by the grading Of
the seeds into uniform sizes and blythe
use OF planters which will deposit the
seeds a predetermined number in al hill
or a Uniform distance apart in the row.
Another line OF iifltestig CATION which the
Office has under way issfo4 determine
the efficiency of of.sdenaturizedsal alcohol as
substitute sfor gasoline and kerosene
IN Lamps stoves and internal coanbus4
ttofl engines, and to determine itsacost
Of manufacture from various farm pro-
ducts such as corn, potatoes, beet pulp
and nolasseS from, sugar .factories
Congress has recently passed RbfiiI
which removes all internal taxes from
alcohol used for industrial purpose If
the senate should pass the bill it will
mean great development in agricul-
ture as without tax this grain, alcohol
can ibe manufactured for fronh,I 3 TO TX
cents per gallon, and the farmer may
be able to obtain cheap power, light
and heat from his own farm products
which will pump his water for iisi irr ga.
ton, propel his farm implements and
do other farm work, light his house
and cook his meals.