Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-02
QUESTIONS
4 AND
ANSWERS
I'm

SSE[4xk&N|
by the Faculty of the North Dakota
Agricultural CollegeD
(Which is the best breed of
draft horses for North Dakota?
A.-W. r. Richards, professor of
animal industry. One cannot say that
any one of the four leading breeds of
draft horses is better adapted for
North Dakota than the other. The
four breeds raised in the largest num-
bers in the United States are the
Percheron, Clydesdale, Shire and Bel
gian. and probably in the order
named. The success q farmer will
have in raising horses will depend
upon how intelligently he breeds and
feeds his horses than it will upon the
breed he selects. All of these breeds
are good enough so that they can be
raised successfully. Percherons are
the most popular breed with the farm.
ers of North Dakota and for that rea.
son they might prove the most profit.
able. especially If one is raising pure
breds as we'll as for breeding pur.
poses. consider Clydesdale and
Shire the best breed for crossing on
good farm mares for the producing Of
market horses for the results of the
first cross Ks better from these breeds.
They have produced bigger boned
draft horses as a rule that come near.
er meeting the market demand The
important thing to do is to keep breed.
ing with the same breed. to grade up
your horses and not to breed to one
breed one year and to another the
next
(Which is better for general use,
oil or water-cooled gasoline engines?
A.-Prof. E. s. Keene, professor OF
physics. If general usage betokens
excellency, the water-cooled engine is
the better. 1t answers the purpose
in most particulars, but Is likely to
freeze. II would be necessary to keep
the cylinder at constant temperature
and the water must be in circulation
by pump and cooling apparatus to
give good results. In the case of the
atr-cooled cylinder where radiation
alone is variable and if run for any
length of time continuously the en-
CINE will over heat
Q.-When plow deepest, spring or
fall?
A.-Prof. R. C.. Doneghue, professor
Of agronomy. On some soils it is diff
ficult to pillow deep in the fall as they
are too hard, but when possible they
should be plowed deepest in the fall.
Deep blowing increases the soils ca
pacity to absorb the water of the win
ter storms and when practised in the
spring there is often a great deal of
moisture lost by exposing the lower
wet soil layers to evaporation Land
should be plowed rather deep in the
spring however,
(Which is the best wheat for
North Dakotao
40. o. Churchill, professor agro-
nomy. There is no best wheat for
North Dakota. Fife, blue stem, du.
rum, velvet chaff and winter wheat
each have their place depending upon
the soil and the location No definite
briefly. Haynes blue stem is the best
blue stem. Minnesota 1853 is the best
fife. Climax is the vest velvet chat.
Turkey red is a good durum
Q.-Give good winter ration for
laying hens.
40. w. Dynes, instructor in ami.
NAL husbandry. Feed three times
day, morning, noon and night: Morn.
ing, whole wheat, a quart to 20 hens:
noon, bran mash with meat scraps,
house scraps and some green food
like lawn clippings or roots. Dupli.
cate in so far as possible summer
conditions during the winter. Night,
mixed oats and shelled corn, half and
half, one quart to 20 hens.
Q.-What harm do ticks do?
Abr. L.. Van Els, professor Of vet.
Urinary science. The ticks found in
this section Of the country do, as far
as we know. no harm with the excep.
tion Of causing some irritation to the
skin. In the southern states, however,
the ordinary cattle tick is the carrier
Of one of the most fatal cattle dis.
eases, known as Texas fever.
Q.-What is the best temperature
for churning?
A.-G. l.. Martin. professor of dairy
ing. In the summer from 48 degrees
to 81 degrees Fahrenheit; in winter
70