The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-12
CORN IS KING In
NORTH DAKOTA
5000 Children are Demonstrating
That Good Corn Can Be Grown .
All Over the State.


duced in the United States, exceed
ing other crops in value, and also
in importance, as where corn is
raised live stock is also produced.
Much of the increase in value of
the lands through the so-called
corn belt is due to the fact that
this crop can be grown there. 1t
can also add much to the value of
the land in North Dakota, and this
year is fine demonstration of that
fact. In many sections where the
grain and grass has been burned
up corn is doing nicely and is 60
ing to produce some forage and
likely some grain. so that those
living in the burned up sections,
if they have planted corn. will have
something to feed their stock,
while those who have not will like
ly have to sell their stock. which
will mean that it will go to Illinois
and Indiana. and there be fed out
on the corn grown there; while it
could just as we'll have been fed on
North Dakota corn, had it only
been planted. Then again it takes
time to go into stock, and if it
should be necessary to sell out now
it will set the farmer back great
deal in his farming and in the most
valua ble part of it, and all due to
the fact that he did not plant some
corn.
1t has been demonstrated that
it can be grown all over the state.
Last year 5000 school children
grew corn and very good corn at
that. corn that made the Indiana
and Illinois corn growers take no.
tice at the Omaha Corn Show.
The ears were not as large, but
they were wonderfully we'll ma
tured. but then again the stalks
grew smaller here and the ground
being richer more stalks can be
grown per hill. and this corn was
grown clear up to the Canadian
border and matured. Corn is also
being grown on each Of the twenty
six demonstration farms, and is
doing we'll there, so there is no
longer any excuse for saying that
corn will not grow in the state.
The other day the writer saw a
field near Bathgate that had been
planted the middle of April, and
yet the stand was about 80 per
cent. Where else could corn have
gone through such a mixture of
weather as this had? The corn
can stand more cold and setbacks
here than further south, Corn
that had been planted the middle
of May, however, was larger, and
this is really a good time to plant
it. Every farmer ought this year
to take note of what can be done
with corn and secure some good
seed and cure it we'll and try some
next year. Then again, corn has
this advantage, that the cultivation
given it leaves the ground in
splendid shape for the following
crop, so that when corn is planted
it practically assures two good
crops, one of corn and one of grain
the following year.
This year 5000 school children
are growing corn in the state, 80
that it should not be hard for any
one to get within reach of some
growing corn and to see how nicely
it is doing this year, even in sec.
tions where everything else is gone.
"Corn is king even in North Da-
kota, and the farmers ought to
give this wonderful plant chance
to do some work for Them -Trib.
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cats As Germ Carriers
There are many who have been
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