The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-23
CORN GROWING IN NORTH
DAKOTA IS A CERTAINTY

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lessened the yield and increased the
weeds. The speaker said that he had
bought a farm badly infested with
weeds, and then went. into the stock
business to clean them up, and found
that he made money by it.
Improving native stock by select
ing the best cows and buying pure
bred sires was advocated. The speak
er recommended one line only and
was against the mixing of types and
breeds. Select breed that Is adapt
ed to the conditions locally. The burn
ing of straw was deplored by Mr..
Wy 'inson, as It can be fed to horses
iT .Cyinter and thus be put to good
| He h, against going into the
pure bre business on too large
a, scale Gale bet. bet NsaIs had great deal
The growing o.ez. nd clover as
feed solves that pis !. In North
Dakota, Mr.. Wilkinsoh~ Ays there are
splendid prospects for stock breed
ing, and as fine a quality of stock can
be raised here as anywhere. North.
ern grown foods have higher nutri-
tive value than southern grown foods.
and great breeds of stock. have been
developed in the northern latitudes
where the higher food values are
/ raised. Hence North Dakota can raise
the finest stock and can be made one
of the greatest pure breed growing
states in the union.
! Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session today the
question box was opened again, and
many questions OIL corn, clover, trees
and stock were considered.
! The Corn Situation
On Tuesday afternoon, the growing
of corn in the Red river valley was
given thorough discussion by the MEM
bers of the audience and several of the
speakers. The topic was opened by
o. C. Gregg, the father of farmers
institute work, and he covered the
theme in quite thorough and inter-
esting manner.
The first proposition considered was
that of selecting seed corn. The
speaker said that 1t was his custom
to secure the seed from his field be-
fore the frost Of the fall had come
A we'll developed ear with good
shuck and one that will not break of
when being cut by the binder, is best.
Also select it from a stalk that is
clean at the butt so that it will cut
WE'LL In drying the seed corn, ar
range the ears so that they do not
touch each other. A rack made of
two by fours" and with lath nailed
on both sides, serves we'll as a dry
! ing frame.
Bright Outlook
III discussing the corn outlook in
North Dakota, the speaker said that
during the past few months he had
had an opportunity of seeing some Of
the finest of corn. Some grown in the
far western districts and some as far
north as the Canadian boundary, all
showed up we'll. The exhibits he had
seen were such as to convince him
that there was no question about the
future of corn in North Dakota.
| Returning to the seed question, Mr..
Gregg said 1t was inadvisable to
change plants from time to time, but
stick to one kind. AS it becomes more
and more adapted to the soil in the
community. and to the climate, the
yields will increase.
Prepare Ground Well
Fall plowing is the best land on
which to plant corn. In the spring
harrow It early to warm up the soil
and germinate the weed seed. Then
disc thoroughly just before planting
to kill all weeds that have germinat-
ed. Corn ground. we'll cultivated, is
the crop half cultivated.
In planting, place the seed in hills
and make the rows straight SO that a
three horse cultivator can be used
With this. one man with three horses
can cultivate as much as two men
with two two-horse cultivators. Har-
row the corn after planting and keep
on until it is up three or four inches
Use the harrow with the slanting
teeth or weeder
While cultivating, work the ground
shallow SO as not to cut the roots,
and SO as not to bring up weed seeds
in lower part of the furrow slice. In
August, again cultivate the ground
with cultivator that just skins un-
derneath the surface
Shepperd Speaks.
Prof. Shepperd of the agricultural
college was tine next speaker. He
said that corn raised in the north had
proved more tissue building than the
southern grown corn. Hence. North
Dakota corn is very rich and was
certain Of being in demand. He ad-
vised planting in hills. thus securing
better developed ear and earlier
maturity. Corn, in maturing. is in
creased in feeding value at the fol-
lowing ratio: If value when in tas-
sci is taken as one, it increased to two
In the silk stage. in milk stage 1t goes
to three, in dough to four. when
glazed five. and when ripe six times
as much as when in tassel.
With a brief discussion of germin-
ating corn, he closed his remarks.
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