The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-09-13
NORTH DAKOTA FRUITS
Professor Bolley Thinks the Western
Part Of the State Has Great
Possibilities.

Prof III. l.. Bolley: I have just
returned from trip of inspection to
the Dickinson sub experiment station
spending two days with Superintend-
ent Waldron looking over the grounds
and examining the crops on the ex-
pertinent station grounds and in the
immediate vicinity of Dickinson. The
country about Dickinson will eventu-
ally make a record for itself in the
production of cereal grains this sea-
son. In spite of the more than usual
droughty period for July, the wheat
seems to be filled in the finest manner
| in that particular region. The plots
on the station grounds will yield from
| twenty to thirty-fve bushels per acre.
Superintendent l.. r. Waldron has
lcertainly made fine showing during
the short time that the plots have
been under his care. In the small
trial plots of native grass and other
forage plants, looking towards secur-
| ing valuable hay or pasture grass for
that region, there are some interest
ling results already obtained for the
lperson who is interested in grass stu
Idfes.
was much interested in the fine
Showing made in the growth of small
Fruits, Including apples and plums.
This is the second winter for some of
1.-THE trees and if they go through the
looming winter and the following sea-
son in as fine shape as they now APP
Ipear, the western part of the state
Twill have something in the line of
ishrubberys and fruit trees to be proud
lof. / believe that there is no work
THAT is open to the farmers of west
Tern North Dakota which will repay
them as much as the growth of trees,
lshrubs and small fruits and vege-
tables. The soil is right for them,
land eventually I think it will be
found that the only reason more fruit
land vegetables are not found upon the
Efarms of the state is due to the fact
THAT not enough trees have been plant
ed. Indeed, i believe that intelligent
selection of varieties, proper summer
lcultivation with a reasonable effort
lat winter protection will make west
, Tern and southwestern North Dakota
a noted producer of such fruits, and
a place beautiful to see in the sum-
. inner time.
I have been much interested in
Hooking over the flax crop of the state
: las seen in various regions this sea-
Ison viz, in the apparent lessen1ng o.
1.-THE general occurrence of fax wilt II
1.-The flax crop. The flax seed crop viii
5 mot be as heavy as many writer's have
g indicated because of the influence O
the excessive heat during the last three
weeks of its growth period. But thu
? fields are generally fine throughout
2 showing few spots in which the dis
7 ease has the upper hand. / may b.
: wrong in the matter, but / think thi
9 lis to be interpreted as meaning tina
Z 1.-THE farmers are generally becomini
? aware of the Importance of prope
E lcrop rotation in order to save tht
Icrop, and that they are quite general
lily cleaning out the shrivelled flax an
a treating the plump seed thus procur
:, led to prevent the introduction of tn
FLAX fungi into the soil. If the farm
e ters of North Dakota keep up thi
e work grow thir own seed, clean 1t t
t 1.-THE plumpest and brightest color an
threat all seed before sowing, following
each crop offiax with a reasonable 70
e ltation of other crops, especially,
g possible, with one or more good cul
tivated crops, the future will find tina
1.-The northwest will still be able to pro
duce fiaxseed in great quantitie:
u There is no reason why the annua
leverage yield of fiaxseed in this stat
Ishould not be increased from three t
five bushels per acre.