The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-05
Seeding IN FULL
FORCE in VALLEY
OPERATIONS ARE BEGUN FULLY
TWO WEEKS EARLIER
THAN USUAL.

Wahpeton, N. D., April 5.-Seeding
operations have commenced In this
county fully two weeks earlier than
usual this year. Usually it is the lat
ter part Of April and some seasons it
Is even later before the real work of
seeding begins. but this year with a
March that was q record breaker for
warmth and sunshine there is quite a
little work already done even at this
carly date.
Now that seeding operations in this
county are fairly under way, ones at
tention is called to the fact that there
has been a great change i'm methods Of
farming in this part OF the Red River
valley in the past few years
When the settlement of the country
first began, years ago, the settlers
turned all their attention to the rails
ing oK wheat with no thought that ro-
tation or change in cropping would be
necessary to preserve the fertility Of
the soil for future use. Wheat was
raised from year to year and gradually
the crop continued to diminish until
the the fact was brought forth with
startling vividness that unless scien-
tine farming was inaugurated and
combined with the raising of stock,
wheat instead of being the staple COM
modify of the Red River valley would
gradually dwindle as a profitable crop
and in a short time the farmer would
be unable to raise and market the crop
at a profit because of the low yield.
The necessity at once became an
parent that the farmer must seek rev.
enue through different farming meth
DDS.
Brought From East.
New settlers from the east were
coming west in great numbers every
year and the change i'm farming meth
DDS was in measure brought forth by
them. They were mostly people from
the small farms of the east and in or
der to make a living there found 1t
necessary to intensity and diversity
their farming methods. The innovation
was something entirely new to the
farmers of the Red River valley who
were in the habit of cropping great
areas of country and in a great many
cases only half doing lr.
Gradually the change Is being
brought about. Crops are being ro-
tated and the farmer is giving more
thought to stock raising and its adj
antages. Owing to the high prices of
meats they are beginning to raise a
greater amount OF livestock and owing
to the necessity Of providing food for
the stock a greater amount of corn
and fodder is being raised. This in
itself increases the revenue OF the
farm considerably not only because 1T
insures an income the year around, but
because 1T gives the fields a needed
rest and wih eventually make it pos
sible for the farmer to raise an i'm
mense acreage of small grains again.
Corn Average Increased.
The great increase in the corn acre
age this year over all preceding sea-
sons Is creating establishment where
ever mentioned. From reliable sources
information is handed out that from
20 to 40 per cent more corn viii be
planted this year than was raised last.
The farmer is just beginning to find
out that ample time is given corn to
mature in this section and naturally
more viii be planted
Blooded stock, principally cattle,
that were thought Improbable to raise
for market in this section few years
ago is beginning TO he raised ex-
tensiveiy at present and ready east
ern market Is waiting for the surplus.
Great numbers of hogs are being rais-
ed by the farmers and when combined
with the harvest OF crops in the fall
practically cut off all possibility of
farm failure because the farmer Isl
gradually working up several sources
from which revenue is forthcoming.
Then the bare increase in the price
OF land is placing great many west
erners on easy street Land that could
be purchased twenty five years ago for
$40 an acre IL today bringing from s45
to $50 per acre.
Wheat Above Ground.
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