The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-19
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also appearing under seperate head
line in this issue
prior TO the address of J. A. Power,
: Harry g. Krl1m, of the yorkshire
. from White Bear Lake. gave q most
commemorative discussion of The
Bacon Hog of the Northwest. The in
crease of swine production in North
! Dakota in the past couple of years
makes this address of exceptional
value as in it the speaker gave the
experiences and experiments i'm the
raising of bacon hogs in climate and
: country which compares with that Of
this state.
throughout the session today the
greatest enthusiasm was shown. This
gave evidence of the value of this COM
vention to the agriculturalists and
stockmen of the northwest and shows
that they are greatly interested In
the Improvement in the diversiication
and the adoption OF modern farming
methods which is taking hold of this
state in an almost revolutionary way.
The programme this evening will
also be devoted largely to livestock
subjects. Three interesting speakers
are scheduled to deliver addresses.
The Convention Yesterday Afternoon,
Tuesday Afternoon Programme.
Tuesday afternoon there were several
most important papers read before the
convention. Addresses of r, M. Dolve
of the agricultural college, delivered In
the afternoon and also one by Eupt.
r. A. Hoyerstad OF the farmers i'm
stitute corps appear in full in this edi
ton of The Forum under separate
headings
Another address Of great interest.
dealing largely with soil conservation,
was that of DIR. w j. Spillman of the
department of agriculture of Washing
ton. d. c. The subject OK this address
was Grasses and Their Relation to
/ Scientific Agriculture.
TN opening my address 1t would be
well to tell of three kinds of agriculture
that in some form exist in al communi-
ties at some time or other said the
speaker. 1.-THE first of these is that
method of farming which is taken up
during the first two or three years
that farming is done in new country.
In those years the farmers in this new
country usually plant a widely varying
crop and at the end Of three or four
years are able to tell what crops will
grow and which of these will produce
them ost money. Here begins the sec
ond system of farming, that is, growing
this crop almost exclusively. After
years there is of necessity another
change. The constant growing of one
thing finally depreciates the fertility Of
the soil until the crop, which has been
the money maker in the past will fail
10 make good crop. Here the farmer
begins to plant those things which will
maintain the fertility OF the soil and at
the same time yield enough to pay for
raisin git
"In this state you have for many
years been in the second stage of agri
culture, that Of growing one thing al
most without diversity. Now there is
going to be a change and the farmers
will have to start to growing grasses.
Did you farmers do right in growing
one crop constantly? / say that YOU
did, as long as it was profitable. But
from what / can learn you have about
come to the place where this kind of
farming viii no longer be profitable.
You have reached the third tyne of
farming because of lesser wheat yields,
Now here is where the grasses come
i'm.
Two Methods Of Rejuvenatina Soil,
There are two general methods of
building UP the soil after it has been
depleted to a certai nextent. The first
Is by buying commercial fertilizer for
the soil and doing nothing else. This
is an expensive system of farming. IT
does not keep up the humus I'm the soil
and after using for a number of years
the soil is worse than 1t was before
want to warn yuou against this sys
te and of doing nothing else.
The second system of building I'M
the soil is better and more simple. That
Is 10 try what effect elfalfa, clover and
peas viii have upon the soil. 1t will
bulld up rhe soil and will not hurt and
wiz not cost you what commercial fer
tlilzer costs. Alfalfa is a tWenty-story
crop-that is 1t goes deep down In the
ground and tries to wear out The soil
TO hard pan. Now that is hard for any
pant to do. 1t burrows down deep and
pumps in nitrogen. The roots then
rot and leave nitrates-the most val.
uaDle FERTILIZER In the world.
DO you farmers realize the value OF
your farms? On every square inch Of
your farms there is fifteen younds Of
ar winch contains contains twelve
younds of nitrogen (fertilizer). AT this
rate there is nitrogen on each acre ~
your farms to the value OF $ff zoo. 900
We're 1t sold as commercial fertilizer.
Why You are all millionaires, only your
millions are in the air. Alfalfa win
take out this fertilizer from the air ana
put 1t into the soil"
In recommending alfalfa, DIR sni1,.
man said that the best for this ooun1rv
was the San Lucerne variety as it was
hardy. DO not get your seed from
kansas or some of the other states
further south but get 1t from this coun.
Lry or Canada and get the kind that has
few yellow flowers" said he.
He aso spoke of the value Of red
clover in vicinities where alfalfa would
lot be good crop, He also dealt with
ne other legunes In most interesrfnk
manner. Throughout his address was
'piced with humor which made ii
highly interesting as well as OF i'm
nense value to those present