The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-12-18

President Worst left wednesday for
the Omaha Corn show. where he is 70
deliver an address on soil conservation
Dean shepperd recently spoke be-
fore the Breeders association on the
breeding OF barley. He says that the
meetings this year were very inter-
esting The work of this association
is to improve stock. grains, grasses
and fruits through the application Of
the laws of heredity to their breeding.
It takes in many prominent farmers
throughout the country, most of the
men engaged In that lire Of work In
the various experimental stations, and
independent scientists and breeders
working to the same end. The asso-
citation will in future publish q yearly
report of its work in book form. The
annual membership fee, which entities
the holder to both the magazine and
the annual report is So.
Professor Randlett and Professor
Churchill are at the corn show, and
from reports that have come from them
1t is in every way success. The A.
C. sample of wheat was purchased by
Mr.. Wheeler, the well known South
Dakota seedman for $1,000 at the grain
auction. This is at the rate of $42
per bushe1. The ten ears OF N. ID. a.
c. corn brought SIS, and like the wheat
was purchased by Mr. Wheeler Tie
best single ear became the property Of
the Colorado station at $3.50.
The domestic science girls enter
tained the board of trustees during the
recent board session. Each class sec
ton in turn prepares what Is known
as the board dinner" the work fall
ing entirely upon them. After the
board dinner a bakers dozen of the
faculty were dined, and later shown
through the kitchens of the domestic
science department,
An informal recital by voice and
piano pupils of Miss Edyth, Csrasse. was
held Thursday afternoon at 4:s0 in.
the recital room of the music build
ing.
Rev. Chas. r. Adams will be the
convocation speaker next Monday at
10 q. m.
Prof. Zeifie spoke on anti-toxins at
the city Y NJ c. A. free lecture course
on the evening of Dec. 1e.
President Worst was convocation
speaker last Monday morning and en-
phaslzed especially the qualities that
enter into good citizenship. Among
these were honesty, the ability to act
intelligently, Independently. efficiently
On Feb. Is there will be a declama-
tory contest for the short course stu
dents. the three upper classes in the
college courses being barred, held IN.
der the auspices Of the Agricultural
club. Suitable prizes will be given
and mention made later to the pro-
gramme.
President Worst, whose address at
the corn show at Omaha will be on
the conservation of soil fertility, re-
Gently gave the following startling fig
ures to the writer: The amount of
fertility consumed by the current crop
of wheat amounts to s262.O0O 900, reck-
oned at commercial fertilizer rates.
The corn crop takes from the soil
$3.50. 0.000,00 annually. Oats, S157 7,000,-
900. barley $S7,00O,00O, fax $4,000, 900,
potatoes over sS,000.O0o, rye $4,000, 900,
and hay, sometimes thought to be a
soil improver. $4,000 600 for this
years crop alone. Total, something
over 1880. 100000 Now the significant
thing about this is that 1t is only part
OF the actual fertility loss. Some men
have figured that for every pound of
fertility taken out OF the soil by the
crop. six pounds are wasted in order
to secure one. But If that estimate be
altogether too high, II remains true
that every pound of fertility removed
must be replaced. either by the wea-
thering of Che soil, or by direct return |
to the land in the way OF fertilizers, IL
the crop yield is to be maintained.
There is considerable call for No. |
155 fax at the station.
MIR. Churchill informs the writer that |
good many Of the fields where DIM |
Guilty has been experienced In thu |
eFAQ1CALa0u OF 5ruIue grass 6XAmlnH- |
tion shows the ~brome'' to be nothing |
more nor less than uuack grass, and |
ne warns the farmers against the in |
PRODUCTION OF quack through seed, eth |
er that sold on the general market or |
bought OF neighboring farmers. 1t is |
probable that good deal of the quack |
seed sold has been mixed with tho |
bronze mechanically. but no chances |
should be taken IN the matter. It costs |
something like $4,000 an acre to rid q |
field Of quack grass, and II is hardly |
necessary to say that care extreme |
care-should be taken NOT to introduce
1t into fields where II Is now a strang- /
er.
The Short Courses.
The short course session opening att
or the holidays win bring to the agri-
cultural college several hundred young |
mon who come primarily for the pur-
pose OF getting better grasp on the
practical affairs OF the farm. The /
steady growth OF this work is evil |
dence OF it's general popularity and OF
1t value.
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