Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-16


with good array of speakers. There
being present O. c. Gregg, Prof. l.
R. Waldron, of the Dickinson expert
ment station. Prof. G. w. Randlett,
director of the college extension work
Of the agricultural college, Fargo;
E. H. Pierce, assistant dairy commits
sioner, Bismarck, and J. K. Doran OF
the Bismarck Tribune. Prof. Hover
stad being compelled to be absent
on account of sickness in his family.
The work was opened up right on
time by Mr.. Gregg who started an
investigation on corn growing. Why
this subject was taken was not stat
ed but probably because there was
such magnificent display of this SER
ia1 on exhibition in the main hall of
the armory building, in which build
ing the club rooms are located. More
of this display will be examined into
later as it is too important to neglect.
There were a number of corn grow
ers present who have had several
years experience in growing corn in
could be no doubt about corn being
success in Stark county for the
grain alone, there being yields report
ed of SO to Sc bushels of shelled corn
per acre. After inquiry proved be-
yond doubt that the figures were au-
thentic and from actual measures, to
say nothing of the value of the crop
for silage fodder, or the benefit OF
the after results on the land.
The Growing of Alfalfa.
After discussion of corn growing
and the kind of tools in general use
on the farm came the subject of al
stage of the proceeds Mr.. A. E. Ire
stage O fthe proceeds Mr.. A. E. Ire
land was called to the platform and
gave his experience in clover growing
which was we'll received and the dis
cussion and the cross questions that
followed did much to throw light
upon the subject. But the conclus-
ion was arrived at that even If the
crop was not financial success that
the fact Of getting the land inoculat-
ed with the necessary bacteria was
worth more than the cost and Mr..
Ireland said that he was going to
SOW a few pounds of clover seed per
acre every opportunity he had and
take the crop for whatever 1t was
worth and get his soil In better con-
dition. From this part of the dis
cussion it was shown that clover seed
will mature in North Dakota, that
mixture of alsyke clover and timothy
was success for hay crops. But
very important point was that the
clover seed used, by Mr.. Ireland on
his farm near Darlington was grown
in northern Minnesota and was
hardy. The evidence brought out
covered the country from Darlington
to the state line west. Prof. Randall
gave a careful explanation of the
growing of clover seed on the. exper'
iment farm by Mr.. Potter in which
he showed that there was a crop
grown of ~ bushels per acre of
good clean seed threshed by an or
binary separator and was worth on
the market $27.50 and gave other in
stances Of better results at other
places.
One of the farmers present, Or
manzo A. Brown, proprietor OF the
Brown Dairy of Dickinson, said that
he had sown twenty-five acres Of
clover last spring and that it had
made a growth Of % inches this seas.
on.
Dairying Given Prominence.
Assistant Dairy Commissioner
Pierce was called upon to tell about
the best way to feed and care for
dairy stock. This discussion showed
that. the stock interests. west Of the
Missouri river consisted of more than
bronchos and range beefs. It was
shown that the care in feeding would
compare with any eastern state in re-
suits.
The noon hour having arrived the
meeting was adjourned with the work
unfinished.
Afternoon Session.
Promptly at 1880 the meeting was
called to order and Mr.. Pierce was
again called upon to state the con-
dition of the creameries west Of the
Missouri river and the way the but
ter graded and market conditions and
and it was surprising to learn the
differences was clearly shown to be in
products or the poorer grades and the
differences was cearly shown to be in
methods Of handling the cream more
than In the COW that gave the milk
or the way she was fed. The farmer
that saw such a difference in the cash
returns could not help being inter-
ested in the results on the market. :
Then Mr.. Gregg took up his, work
on the dairy COW, and confined him