The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-22
FIRST NORTH DAKOTA corn AND CLOVER
CONVENTION AlJsRC|OUS[Y OPENED TODAY
the hot winds Of the old days will not
be nearly as dangerous to the corps


the hot winds Of the old days will not
be nearly as dangerous to the corps
as they were.
In speaking of this development,
Mr.. Hoverstad said that he did SO to
show what the farmers were doing.
There were many ways, he believed
In which the farmers of the Red River
valley could improve conditions, and
by thorough discussion of the several
topics that might Arise at the conven-
/; tiSn; fitsa he believed u would be bene-
Clover Start Discussion.
Mr.. Hoverstad I'd no sooner closed
his remarks thai a member of the
audience arose tH ask question on
the growing of Gtbver, and with the
Dropounding Of Tie query, the con.
vention was in pr1gress.
The question a9ked was as to the
advisability or Necessity of using
manure on land That clover is to be
raised on. In other words, the ques.
toner wanted 10 know the best
method of getting clover started. Elk.
periences of several of those in at.
, SSeANSsASS WSAS A41AAlCul0yCly lOTluCOWs
ing, showing that the use of manure
on land previous, to the planting o1
clover. insures q, much better and
surer crop. One Of the farmers show.
ed that on plot pf ground, a portion
of which had been manured and q
PORTION Of which had not been sc
treated, the line Of division was very
clear. and the results were greatly in
favor of the first piece. One farme,
showed that he had received a cror
of two tons an acre off of manured
land. while on other land he only Sc.
cured quarter Of q ton.
/ President J. HI Worst of the agri.
cultural college at this time asket
Mr.. Hoverstad to explain the part tina,
manure does towards improving the
soil.
! In covering this point, the superin.
| tendent showed that to grow an,
grain, the presence of plant food II
the ground is necessary. The biolo
gists say that manure makes a per
feet home for germs. The clover
germ has not. up to the present time
been very numerous in North Dakota
but manure has Teen found to be /.
good home, for 1t ss we'll as for othel
germs. The spraying of the manur,
over the land, and the injection of tn,
germs into it. gives the plant foot
necessary
Bacteria, while the government il
putting it up in dry, form, must hav'
a certain soil cotlG.titn to flourish in
and President Worst showed tina
manure went q long ways toward
furnishing the necessary condition
enabling bacteria to grow, more rapid
ly.
Planting Every Year,.
The preparation of the soil for
good clover crop by planting a small
amount Of clover with the othe
grains every year was the next poin
touched upon. From two to thre,
pounds of clover seed to the acre
sowed with seeder attachments
more than return to the farmer til,
cost of the seed in the improvement
of the soil. On the experimental farm
IN Fargo clover has been grown fo
about ten years with good success
About eight years previous to that
only fair success was obtained, Will,
in some cases it was an absolute fail
ure. or nearly SO. At one time mel
on the farm were inclined to give vi
the work, but finally concluded t
continue their efforts and soon wer,
rewarded by success.
The inocculation OF the soil took
long while, but it has more than pai,
in the end.
Experiences of Minnesota man
told before the convention. showed
that it takes time to bring the land t,
the clover producing stage. Thi
farmer sowed clover with the othe
grain every year, and now has hi
land in splendid shape. He gets
crop of clover in the fall after tn
other grain is cut, and can also use j
for pasture purposes. Several speak
ers pointed out the bad policy of pas
turing such land. as it results in do
ing away with the good that woul,
otherwise be done for the soil by al
lowing the clover to remain on tin
ground to be plowed down.
Wilkinson's Experience.
Hon. r. A. Wilkinson of st. Elmo
Minn., gave very good illustrate,
OF successful clover raising. He ha,
purchased farm which he foun,
was badly run down. and OH whicl
the neighbors said clover could no
be grown. The new owEer bega,
planting clover. and at first met Will
failure. He continued the policy
however, and soon had a good stan,
of clover, using great deal O
manure to prepare the soil. II,
sowed from three to- four pounds y
seed to the acre. and now gets splen
| did crops every year.
The next question considered wa,
that of sowing tn. seed. In plantin,
clover with other grains, it was showl
that the use of seeder attached wa,
advisable. as by sowing with thu
larger grains it would be put tot
deep. with little prospects of its
growing.
Sheppard Makes Address.
Dean J. H. Sheppard Of the agri
cultural college, who has had grea
deal of experience in growing clover
was called upon by Superintendent
Hoverstad to make an address ON the
subject. which proved very interest.
ing. The speaker got down to "brast
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