The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-12-05
Timely Hints From From
The Agricultural College
Results Of Experiments that Will Prove Of Great
Benefit to the Farmer Readers Of the INDIE
pendent---Batch Of News Notes by Our
Regular Correspondent

the animals were bred IN tnlS state
and some were donated to the insti'
tuition by interested breeders thruout
the state, which fact shows that
North Dakota is coming to the front
in the production of high class live
stock -Four head of cattle, three hogs
and eight sheep were exhibited. The
cattle won first prize and two sec
onds on individuals and first on herd
of three; hogs, first, second and third
on single specimens, first for pen OF
three reserve champion pure bred
barrow, champion pen of three all
weights and grand champion pen over
all breeds and crosses; sheep, two
tirsts, three seconds and fourth on
individuals, champion pure bred
wether, champion grade wether lamb,
reserve champion for pen of grade
and cross bred wethers and first on
pen of three grade wether lambs.
Great credit is due to Prof. Richards
and Herdsman Ceiken and Mcdonald
fer their qntiring efforts on behalf of
the college.
The agricultural department recent
ty mailed a pound of Golden Dent
corn to the Transyaal experiment
station in South Africa.
Prof. Ladd recently attended nat
tcnal meeting of the pure food com.
missioners at Washington, d. c., and
while there conferred with President
Roosevelt in the interest of pure food
legislation. Il
The division of the farm mechanics
mas just received some of the latest
types of farm machinery from the
Johnston Mfg. Co., and the Inter.
s.;,tional Harvester Co.
Resolved that farmers elevator
should be built in every town in the
state, was the topic debated by the
agricultural club at it's weekly meet
dug Nov. 23rd. The affirmative was
upheld by Levi Thomas, Elbow
Woods and Theodore Faust, Valley
City, while Rev. Babcock of Fargo
and W. O. Whitcomb, Devils Lake
looked after the defense. The judges
stood two to one in favor of the mega
tive
Prof. Willard has been called "a
Washington by the department OF
agriculture to report on the soil sur
sey carried on by him in the western
Dnrt of the state, the past summer
and to plan 8 similar survey for next
year.
Lewis Pond OF Churches Ferry, well
known thruout the state as breeder
OF shorthorn cattle and high class
grains, is taking special work in agri,
culture at the college.
The advanced class in charge OF
Prof Richards visited the farm of
w. Fl. Workman one. half mile south
Of the city limits, Nov. 9Th, for the
purpose of judging pure bred Duroc
Jersey hogs from the breed stand.
point.
The agricultural department for
several years has carried on expert.
ments to determine the amount OF
seed, the best nurse crop, and time to
SOW red clover. 1t has been found
that the earlier the seed is sown at
Ter danger of frosts is past the bet.
Der. that wheat sown at the rate OF
one bushel to the acre is the best
nurse crop, and that from six to
twelve pounds of clover seed to the
acre, according to the locality, is
sufficient to insure a good stand.
An experiment which will be OF
great value to farmers generally will
be undertaken in the poultry depart
ment this winter. The trial will ex
tend over d five months period and
will determine the value Of cold ant
warm housing on egg producing
Forty hens Of the same age, of as
nearly uniform weight and develop
ment as possible will be used. Twen
ty will be placed in double boarded
colony house and the remaining TWEEN
ty will be housed in the fr1Bt proc
poultry house. Both lots will b.
put on exactly the same ration ant
each will receive the same amount o
attention.
RI. Chisholm, instructor in forg
work, reports that he has over fit
students enrolled at present and tina
he has arranged to accommodate tw
hundred during the winter term. U
to the present time results have bee
very satisfactory The new moto
is working perfectly and the relayin
nf the blast exhaust pipes has don
away with the noise of the fans.
Mr.. Nichols of the chemistry d.
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