The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-27

II. c. Bolley was born in Manchester
Dearborn county. Indiana, Feb /, 1855,
He was the youngest OF twelve chill
dren, and of an English parentage. He
received his schooling In the county
schools of Indiana for eight years and
in the rural districts of st. Clair, Mich.
for four years, after which he went to
Purdue university, Lafayette. Ind, for
six years, There he received the de-
grees Of B. L. in 1888, and NJ. l. In
1890. During the-years 1Sss-9o he was
instructed In Purdue university and
was assistant botanfst at the Indiana
experiment station.
From the year 1890. Mr. -BoIlsy has
been the botansts' and zoologist OF the
Agricultural college OF North Dakota
and in the years 1900 to 1903 the bio
logist and bacteriologist of this col
lege. In the summer OF 1898 he was, q
student Of bacteriology and creamery
work in the University Of Wisconsin.
At the Chicago exposition Mr.. Bolley
was in charge OF the exhibit of the d.
vision Of botany department OF agd-
culture, u s. A.
Mr.. Boley is a member of the follow
ing societies: Fellow OF the Am. Asso.
Advancement Of Science, 1888. Mem
Der and Fellow of Am. Asso. OF ADJ
vancement Of Agriculture, 1889. Mem
Der Central Naturalists Asso Member
Am. Soc. OF Agronomy. Member
Of the Am. Soc. Of Phytopathology.
Member N. D. E. A. Member of the
N. d. Academy OF Science. Member
Indiana Academy of Science. Mem
Der of the N. D. Science and Mathema-
tics Teachers Asso.
His chief studies have been bacter-
iology,. botany and plain pathology.
His principal original Investigations
are as follows. First the Potato
Scale" its cause and remedy, 1SSS-9O.
The corrosive sublimate treatment Of
this crop disease has been recognized
In all agricultural countries. Second,
The original announcement that milk
in the normal COWS udder is not germ
free-made in 1890-1S93,-has been
found to hold true. The results of
three years study on this line of bact-
geological investigation resulted in the
discovery OF the cause of cheese curk
imitation" and methods of prevention
now successfully used in all cheese
factories. Third, "studies upon Limits
OF Cereal Grains" developed all known
treatments to At North Dakota con-
ditions, which finally resulted in the
discovery OF the formaldehyde treat
ment, of seed grain,-a disinfecting
process which has been accepted as the
most successful Of all known methods
resulted in the development OF the
seed. treating machinery incIu-
sively. Many types are now in use
but Professor BoIley helped each
manufacturer to perfect his models SO
as to best meet the requirements OF the
treatment, 1s90-19oO. Fourth, "The
Cause of Flax Tired Soil" and Flax
Sickness of Soil" discovered in 1890,
treatment which was proposed and
proved a success 1901 Fifth. develop
ment of the theory of developing dis
ease resisting seed grain" work chiefly
against fax against wilt. Results APP
pear to approach an economic success
in the hands Of the farming public.
Sixth, studies upon rlsting of Cereal
grains has been such as to make the
department of botany OF the N. d. A.
c. the chief authority on these diseases.
Seventh, recent Studies upon the bact-
eriology of the soil and the Fungus
Flora Of wheat and wheat soils, of OLD
and new wheat areas has resulted In
the final announcement OF Professor
BoI1ey and his assistance that the chief
cause of deteriorated yields upon old
wheat areas is not due SO much to lost
fertility as to sickness OF seed and son
carried forward from crop to crop.
It is claimed for these new studies
that they lay a real basis for soil san
itation, and crop sanitation, crop VIOLA
ton and seed selection, which pres
viously was not possible OF proper ex-
PLANTATION on the basis of the "soil
exhaustion"
Professor BoIley "a q believer in the
strenuous individual life. the duty OF
individual EFFORT, and in co-ordinated
effort OF individuals Whenever truth
need not be sacrificed to attain such
coordination Of effort. 'Tf you can
not induce others to help, do 1t yourself
and be happy that you have tho op-
portunity' motto,