The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09
REPORT OF THE
DICKINSON, suB.sTATioh.

The second annual report Of the !!
Dickinson Satisfaction is just from .
the press. This report IS particular
ly valuable, as it gives the results OF;
trials conducted il the drier part OF
the state, and on a large scale. For /
instance, 217 strains OF alfalfa are
being tested, which is the largest ex-
pertinent with alfalfa carried on In
the United States. The Grim alfalfa
has been found to be the hardest OF
these, scarcely any of it winter-kill1ng
The next hardest is the Turkestan al
falfa from South Dakota. The inocu- !
lated alfalfa was not affected by early
frosts, though the other wasS The
inoculated also grew much more Wig
orously. 1t was also found that this
was good place to grow alfalfa seed
Yields Of over five bushels per acre
were secured.
Clover was mostly winter killed, so
there is not much OF report on this.
Trials were also made with tame
grasses; slender wheat grass giving
the heaviest yields, with timothy and
bronze grass close seconds. OF the
annual nay crops, German millet gave
a yield Of IL tons; Besler oats 1
ga tons; Siberian millet, % tons.
Eighteen varieties of wheat were
tried out. OF the Durums, Kukanka
No. 5 yielded. AZ IL bushels: Nicarar
qua 37.9 bushels; Arnautka SO bushels
Wild Goose, s.. OF the iFfes, Ry-s
stangs yielded 800 bushels, while
Haynes gave a yield Of 30.5. In
four year test. the average for the
Durum wheat was e.. Bushels, Fife
24.4, Blue Stem 22.3. The largest diff
ference in favor of the Durums com.
ing in the dry years.
Twenty six varieties of oats were
tried. or those, Early Mountain gave
a yield of SS.5; Banner 87.9; Victory,
S7.3; Golden Rain, 1913; American
Beauty SOL. Several others gave
yields nearly as high, the lowest
yield being Black Bell, G. l., No 496
$50 bushels.
Eleven varieties Of barley were
tested out. OF these, the Hannchn
CAV yield Of 4S.7; Swan Neck, 46.S.
The lowest yield being Hullness,
which averaged 1874. The highest
yield OIL Emmer was u bushels $40
pounds per busheD Yaroslav.
Experiments were also carried on
with corn. Wills Dakota gave yield
Of 1874. b bushels; Irish Cobbler, 331.2.
Several other varieties yielded over
800 bushels.
The prize winning rutabaga gave .
yield of 1856 bushels per acre. the Mon
arch rutabag6, 554. Yellow Globe
mangle, GAO. Mastadon carrot 435.
The heaviest yield Of wheat, oats
and barley were secured on spring
blowing. 1t is also interesting to note
that while the summer fallow increas-
ed the yield Of wheat 40 per cent over
plat that had grown wheat contin-
uously, yet the corn crop that follow
ed the wheat after tn 'fallow yielded
six bushels less than corn on ground
that had grown wheat continuously.
Both wheat and oats gave heavier
yield after corn that on summer fall
low. H-t
Experiments were tried on with
trees; cottonwood and the box elder
having made the most rapid growth.
The Gren Ash does we'll, but is slow
grower. The experiments with ever,
greens have not been carried on long
enough to have definite results.
Fruit has been experimental with.
Plums have done fairly we'll and sand
cherries have given the best results.
Data is also given concerning soil
mixture work, rainfall, and length OF
season, the average days between
frost being 1903. The work has been
conducted by Supt. L. R. Waldron,
Oliver Grace, John Thysell and Chas.
H. Clark under the direction Of Dean
J. n. Shepperd and in cooperation
with the U. s. Department Of Agri.
culture. This bulletin can be had at
the Agricultural College, Fargo. A