The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-29

The proprietor OF the Adams farm
which comprises 5000 acres near Wah-
peton, has entered into cooperation
with the II. S. department of agricul.
ture and the~a North Dakota Agricul.
tural college, He will furnish the
money and the two latter are to out
line and carry on experiments in fer
tilizing tests and rotation experiments
Professor Iadd has sent Prof Ince tc
the farm to take soil samples, so that
an analysis can be made which WIN be
used as a basis for the work. Green
house tests will be carried out with the
soils during the winter. Professor Nc
DowelI, formerly of the A. c., will have
charge of the work for the u. s. de-
partment of agriculture.
The gas engine course will open Nov
Z. This is q six weeks course planned
especially for boys and men who wish
TO learn how to run and manage gaso-
line engines. 1t will include practical
work as well as class room instruction
Glasses will. also be given in reading
spelling. arithmetic. farm mechanics
blacksmithing and carpentering.
Professor Boliey left Saturday morn
ing for Atlantic City. where he win de-
liver a paper before the annual meeting
of the paint manufacturers associa sion
The price of lnseed oil is getting sc
high--at present retailing at $1.25 per
gallon, while few years ago it was 40
cents-that it Is difficult to manufac-
ture good paint and sell 1t at a price
satisfactory. to the consumer AS a
consequence a great many substitutes
for linseed oil are being used and as
their use becomes established it will
lessen the market for linseed oil and
hence lower the price of fax. The pro-
fessor will show them how 1t is posi-
BILE to increase the flax crop He. has
also been requested to meet with a
committee of this association and to
outline to them how 1t will be possible
for them to assist in increasing both
the yield and acreage of fax.
Professor Shepperd has again been
invited to act as superintendent of the
college division OF the international
Live Stock exposition at Chicago. The
professor has managed this depart
of years, and has brought it up to be
one of the big features of the exposi-
ton.
Professor Richards has been appoint
ed q member of the committee to pass
on the work of the students in horse
judging in the students contest at the
International Live Stock exposition.
Professor Waldron left for Williston
Friday evening. He will lay out the
grounds for the new library that is
being built there. The funds for this
library were donated by the late Mr..
Willis of the G. N. railway.
President Worst is in ST. Paul on a
business trip,
Mr. f. Kelley of the department. of
agriculture made the college a visit
Thursday He is in Fargo IN the inter
ests OF pure milk.
Herbert Myrick. president of the
Orange Judd Co, was visitor at the
station Thursday. He is considering
locating a publishing plant in Fargo.
George Tibert visited the Dickinson
and Hettinger sub-stations where he
has charge of the buildings.
representative OF the Bohrnstead
Orchard Co., of the Willamette valley
in Oregon made the college visit and
tried to secure some one to manage
De
however. has no one at present who
wants such proposition. He gets
more requests for men than he can be-
gin to supply.
Prof w. H. Frazier OF the Minnesota
Agricultural college called at the sta
ton Thursday.
Professor Gunnes delivered paper
on Internal Combustion Engines before
the Polytechnic society wednesday
evening.
The faculty reception for the stu
dents held Saturday was brilliant af-
fair
The football game between the A. c..
and S. ID. Agricultural college resulted
in score OF to in favor OF the Wis
itors.
Dakota field Is to be fenced and inn
proved. The American Steel e Wire
Co furnishes the fence Heretofore the
college has been dependent upon other
athlstic parks for holding their games.
The first meeting of the Agricultural
club will be held in the old chapel
Saturday evening.
The paper delivered by Professor
Bolley before the Dry Farming con-
gress at Spokane has been reproduced
in the last number of Science.
Q. Does the sorrow do any good?
Ans DIR. w. B. Bell, N. ID. Agricul-
tural college: If the questioner lneans
the introduced English or house spar
row, little can be said in its favor as
the little good that 1t does by catch-
ing occasional insects and eating q few
weed seeds is more than counter ball
anced by the harm 1t does in driving
out and interfering with the nesting Of
other birds and littering up drains and
cutters on our houses,
Cur native sparrows OF which we
have many kinds, however, are among
our most valuable birds. They are our
greatest weed -seed destroyers and save
the farmers OF the United States many
millions of dollars annually. Among
our most valuable sparrows the follow
ing ones may be mentioned: White
throated, white crowned, vesper. song,