The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-02-08
FACTS ABOUT GRAINS
- AND VEGET ABLES.
Some interesting Points Regarding the Dis
play at the Grain Growers Convention, the
Kinds Of Seed Sown and What They Pro
duced- Good Points About Keeping Vege-
tables.

Arthur Metctaf had some
extra good wheat and flax at;
the convention. The wheat
weighed ~ lbs. and the flax 6S
lbs. to the bushel.
Jos. Winter was so elated over
the appearance OF the corn ex-
hibited at the convention. that
he will plant 20 acres next sea-
son on his dairy farm close to
town.
w. A. W. Culbertson, who owns
a large farm near Surrey, was an
interested attendant at the con-
vention. Mr.. Culbertson buys
grain for the Roach elevator at
Surrey and this season has pur-
chased "a cars OF grain. The
farmers elevator bought ITO
cars OF grain. Mr.. Culberson is
director in the latter elevator.
This makes 24O cars of grain
shipped from the Surrey country
this year to say nothing OF that
which was bought by the Minot
elevators. Five wears ago but
one car Of grain was shipped
from Surrey. Quite a difference,
isn't it.
J. G. Grippe Of Berthold, who had
q good sample OF butter. has but
four COWS only one Of which is
fresh, yet he churns fifteen lbs. of
butter q, week. This nets him
|nearly IS a week during the
winter, or more than enough to
set his table Farmers you who
are not milking any COWS get the
habit at once. Its a good one
and will prove a money making
one too.
Herbert Ileinen OF Foxholm
raised 1900 bushels OF blue stem
wheat last season and displayed
a sample Of it.
John Lochthowe, a prominent
farmer raised excellent cropslast
season, his barley averaging 36
bu., oats 81 bu., flax II and
wheat %. He selected I. sample
OF these grains and placed them
in the exhibit.
Herman A. Nelson, from the
Nesson Valley, south OF Ray,
Williams county, Is miles spent
the three days at the convention
very protitably, for others at
least who asked his council on
raising grains and vegetables.
Mr.. Nelson was the first irriga tor
OF the statennd for several years
| in the spring before he sows his
igraln, he has flooded his land.
The water is kept on the land for
Il day or two until the ground is
soaked thoroughly down as far
as the hard pan, which lies at a
depth OF eight feet below this
rich black dirt. The hard pan
retains the water, which is used
by the vegetation as needed. Mr..
Nelson brot down six potatoes
which were grcWl on this irrigat-
ed land. They weighed 2 pounds
each. Hc raised q bushels of
wheat to the acre on irrigated
land this year. He admits that
he sowed too little macaroni on
his last year, which was 6 pecks
to the acre. He will SOW two bu.
next spring.
Harry Lewis who farms twelve
mile northeast Of Minot, brought
in IA sample of timothy seed. He
sowed timothy four years ago
and it stood the winters well. He
threshed ten bushels of timothy
seed last fall and he will expert.
ment with red clover next spring
and will SOW twenty acres more
of timothy.
G. j. Bernnan from Foxholm
selected two mammoth rutebag-
as weighing 15Y and 14X pounds
for the exhibit. His flax >was
also good. From less than an
acre he picked 40 bushels OF flint
corn some Of the ears ten inches
iioi.g. s'ilyerniine Oats averaged
60 bushels, and flax 1Sh bn.
/, S Waterman from D2s
:, howe some fine macaro-
IA Which averaged 33 bu.
ic;r.
xix potafoes from the Z. F.
!. - f,r.n at Berthold, weighed
ten pounds. They are tie
s. .'s'.' VARIETY.
NJ. j. Warner one of the most
prominent ranchers and farmers
Of the county, spent one day at
the convention. Last week he
sold an Aberdeen Angus one year
old calf, for $50. That's making
money r,rattv fast. The calfwaS