The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-02
THE SUB-STATION
At EDGELEY, N. D.
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT HAS
BEEN ISSUED AND CONTAINS
A GREAT DEAL OF SPECIAL IN
TEREsT TO THE FARMERS IN
THAT NEIcHBoRHooD.

The seventh annual report of the
Edgeley sub-experiment station has
just been issued 1t gives much in
formation that is of special value to
large portion of the state of which
the conditions at Edgeley are charac-
teristic. 1t opens up with a general dis
cussion concerning buildings and
equipment. 1t then takes up the sub
ject of fruit growing. OF apples, they
are placed in the following order as
to hardness; Hibernal. Patterns
Greening, Lyman Prolific, Wealthy,
Virginia CRAB, Transcendent. etc. OF
plums, the hardest are the Coole and
DeSota, and others are mentioned,
Cherries have not proved hardy, OF
currents, the following have done well:
Improved Red, Red and White Dutch
Fays Prolific White Grape, Red Cross
and few others. OF gooseberries, tho
Champion Downing, Red Jacket
Houghton, Carrie and Pearl have
Lroved hardy and productive.
Experiments have been carried on
with shade trees. Trials have been
made with planting southern grown
nursery stock in comparison with
northern grown with the result that
the southern grown practically all kill
ed out while the hardy northern stock
has given excellent satisfaction. The
trees that have done best are also
mentioned
A great many Of the grains were ex.
perimented with and they were all
soWn on land that had been in corn
the year previous. OF the thirty-four
varieties of wheat experimental with
the Durum wheat. Pererodka gave a
yield of 1913 bushels. The highest
yielding Fife was Powers selected with
yield of twenty-one bushels. Ameri-
can Blue Stem yielded 209 bushels. In
the seven year trial with wheat, the
Arnautka gave an average of 1926:
Rystrings Fife, 1876. The statement
is also made that the Arnautka strain
Of Durum wheat yields highest and
also that it has been more rust re-
sistant than any other Durum wheat
and much more so than Fife and Rlue
Stem.
Thirty-seven varieties of oats were
tried. OF these No. SIT and the sixty
day each yielded 6S.S bushels per acre.
while the Siberian White yielded $50.
In the seven year test the Siberian
White gave yield of 55.11 bushels.
Thirty-seven varieties of barley were
tried. OF these the Mariout yielded
49,; the Gai-to-mi, 42.S; Black Hulless
1851 bushels; White Hulless, 81 and
Boehms Hulless, 30.7.
OF potatoes Rose of the North yield
ed 1898, Maules Commercial 1859. In
the five year test the Daughter of Rose
gave yield of 1889. and Rose of the
North 1857.
Of winter rye No. 1884 gave
yield of 1872 bushels.
Of corn, Mercer Flint and N w.
Dent each gave yield of 2S.8 bushels.
OF the millets, the Red Voronezh
gave yield of 2-3 tons per acre.
In an experiment as to the best
amount of seed to SOW, it was found
that the best yield of Durum wheat
was secured when nine pecks are sown
per acre. OF the Fife wheat, 2
bushels; of oats, 8; 10 and IL pecks
gave the same yield; of barley,
pecks.
The Ginm alfalfa proved the hard
lest.
This work was conducted by o. A.
Thompson assisted by Clarence Plath
of the United States department of
Agriculture under the direction of
Dean J. H. Shepperd and in co-opera-
ton with the United States depart
ment of agriculture. This bulletin can
be secured from the Agricultural col
lege at Fargo.