The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-04

lbuEhel Will have been decreased 8nd
naturally more seed will be neces-
sary per acre. It has been proven
too by tie experiment station that
the average amount Of seed sown
to the acre in North Dakota is al.
ready too small and that one Is
more sure of results II he sows at
least l IA bushels ct seed instead
OF / bushel as many do.
Commercial Aspects Of Tree Planting
C. w. Waldron, horticulturist,
North Dakota A. G.
It sometimes takes a live sport to
Eoring out a point that otherwise
might remain hidden Indefinitely.
Some five years ago two festive Am
erican citizens in the vicinity Of
Walhalla entertained different oplI.
ions as to how much wood could be
cut from a certain acre Of natural
timber. The timber in question
consisted of the much abused and
a-spised White Poplar. only that
and nothing more It had been
eucumbering the land for a period
Of eighteen years, that is to say. on
a certain dry autumn day eighteen
years before a fire had swept over
the Land cleaning up evey vestige
Of living vegetation. From the
roots Of the ppular trees that had
been consumed by fire new trees
sprans up as thick as the proven
bal hair on the traditional dog.
At the end Of eighteen yeas they
had waxed and grown fat to the
extent that one of these Aforesaid
sportive citizens venturei to guess
that there could be rs cords OF IT..
wood cut from a single acre. His
opponent offered to give substantial
backing to- his own opinion that
there would be somewhat less. The
wager was accordingly laid, the
stakes being deposited with the VII
lage deacon, who was put undef
bonds not to go over to the Can
aiian side until after the wood was
out, The acre was then measured
off and with the aid Of a bunch Of
halt breeds who saw rapt vision
sufficient smoking tobacco to Last
them for the balance Of the winter,
was quickly reduced to #. cord
wood. After being piled It was
measured by a reliable committee
who reported the product Of the cut
to be exactly 80 cords. The money
was accordingly paid over and the
deacon duly released from his
bonds. The half breeds had been
maid 50 cents per cord for cutting
and putting the wood in pile ana
oiling the brush. The wood was
sold on the ground for $3.5o per
cord, making the total net income
of the one acre tract $4,000.
The moral of this story Is that
this acre produced an annual net
income during the eighteen years
Of $500 per acre. Tie writer OF
this true tale was upon the lano
when the wood was being drawn on
He was also there three vars after
and maize the rash attempt TO drive
across the tract with a heavy fa1m
team and q pair Of notb sleds. me
three yenr trees which hid grown
uo since tho wupd MAS cut were
50 iares ana thick that the team
VIA unable to maize is way across
IL Is fAi, TO presume that at enc
end Of another eighteen year period
a IKE amount VIII be cut, only IN
That DAY the vood will bring Ssoo
net instead Of $4,000. The white
poplar can be grown anywhere IN
North Dakota. Young trees ahoud
be set tour feet apart each way
Some neuiEhtea farmers are grub
hing out these white Poplars 70
prepare the land for wheat on
which the annual net prodt Is less
chan $500 per acre. And still we
send missionaries TO China.
How 20 Raise elIsht-Free Potatoes
(By James Thorson, N. D. A. Co.
/ Early blight 10 potato disease
which estimated by Prof Waidro'
OF the North Dakota Agriculture
College caused loss Of about thirt!
. T.