The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-13
CROP I |! ROTATION !!
! r.. :, g y. 4, +
lNTEREoTING PAPER READ ~
BEAN .shEPPERp ON THIS
sUBJEcT BEFORE
DRY FARMING CONGRESS
eSo1ed Agrisss1tvrist Tsais q The prspss
0sopo - Rsise and the cafe ~.
tstisn On Land Needing Dry
'i Guilty. tion.

FaPgo.-Fellowing are q few extracts
eEsm Dean Shspperds address before
he Dry Farming Congress at Spokane:
Many things are cited a. reasons for
rotation Of crops or the Investigation
Of interests on the average farm
Among them are the following: St..
1. Mineral fertility Is maintained.
e Ncxious insects are destroyed.
8. Weeds are killed.
I. Humus is added to the soil.
3. Moisture Is conserved.
8. Moro than one crop to take
7. Diseases of plants are held in
check.
8. Social conditions are improved.
.. A long tenure for help is pro-
vided and better men secured.
10. The farm income is regular and
more frequent.
All Of these are features Of import
ance. but the stress to be placed upon
the different items is q point which
varies according to the location of the
farm project. Successful dry farming
cropping requires frequent cultiva-
hon Of the land-the dust blanket
either as an incident to the cultiva-
don OF corn. potatoes or crops or with
nut a crop and the adding and con.
ssrvatioa Of humus u the soil.
Plant diseases are held in check by
; change of crops and the farmer is
thus prevented from becoming &C
1uaintee with many a serious foe to
farming progress. A wheat disease
does not thrive on corn nor a corn
trouble on potatoes, neither does the
Essase of flax attack the grass nor
those Of grass, root crops.
The system Of planning q varied
3oDping system fer each individual
go Is right in principle and q safe
NJ II Drastiss.
Hosuolarly enough It Improves the
sseool conditions IN community. That
01Do4 farmers ROMAN longer In q
eshssrAssl than those whs srsw q
A9os sroD 10 Ne universal euDerienss
h ~ sssatry. The single srsp man
~ Wsutnv Nsa aAA sztraNaeant
ee0 . anoas srep q hspelsssk u debt
0n . 00o 1noD1Po sltAor Of whsuA h
~ - cause - eaElv u1e1atBea. a.
- GVD0oAg bs410 ~ banaaa Anru
~ oo3a0ottunnn0t--A aFelp q nnFoa
A~oa@1 distant, ns1oAAsFs. he snan
eAa0asvgeA = . slAra hs.se,. beanss
-. Uooo1sevsasss< aaA psoap0sav,
W0o eHeev eonm0aAttV wants 81 49,
" - eeaoas Dsenaas0V in each.
t@1eks9 s1nu1l1 selvSs. q 1oaeer tenure
z sGvSso+ fers ssshlEs1 10 aad .u,sa
sahes9 ~ fassasrs;ts ,sssure a beets,
oaas = h1se1t nee asl wou>a. h rid.
- s~n0a0itv sf ~ 1sonng, sarelese
~ shoap cd brtags u their stead .
seeas - Des who 'thiak while they
w1G nd tAat alone wRi dovbl> shei1
3n0s0V = procuring results, n
bermaGI years.. 4' :.
The NH cows with thear asath,v
sresNsv ehesks constitute an sxeell-
snt nsanC ofekespine the grocery bill
pa1d up. . bunch Of hogs which have
run Ia tho alfalfa field and largely win
Tered on the alfalfa leaves gathered m
whore tho hay thrown from tho NOV
scattered them of, bring q nice sum Of
money on tho market these days, be-
sides providing the family table with
pork and lard. A mock of sheen will
CLEAN lot sof living on 4 dry farm and
mere 10 something in tho Old proverb
which says"a sheep never dies in debt
to ito owner" and it 10 ,"the animal with
the golden hoof."