The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-20

prize harvested 1921 bushels from his
acre. The winning Mississippi boy Sc
cured lat bushels. The Arkansas boy
made 1876 bushels, and the Virginia
boy got 122 bushels.
Who can measure the influence on
those 10000 boys and the other thou
sands who looked on with more or
less interest.
What Can Be Accomplished.
Why be satisfied, then, with 1871
bushels of wheat per acre when twenty
can be had for but little more trouble
expense or labor?
Why be satisfied with cow that
produces 100 pounds Of butter when
another cow with the same feed and
care will produce 800 pounds of but
ter?
WHY be satisfied with a sheep that
will produce five pounds Of wool when
one that produces eight pounds can
be kept on the same feed?
These are pertinent questions and
they are asked for purpose AND
that purpose is to show the possibili-
ties that will result from agricultural
education put into actual practlce'
Cost of Production.
Naturally every farmer is DESTROYS
of making profits. 1t requires approx
mately ten bushels of wheat per acre
to pay the cost of production.
When only the cost of production
| is realized there is no profit. Should
yield Of fifteen bushels be realized
the profit must necessarily come out
of the last five bushels-the amount
produced above the cost of production
However, with better farm manage
ment, twenty bushels may be realized.
| In the latter case, the profit Is double
| that of the former. In other words,
one twenty bushel crop or grain Is
worth two fifteen bushel crops. AS
matter of fact, one twenty bushel crop
| is worth more than two fifteen-bushel
crops for a whole years time and
labor are saved, to say nothing Of in
curing only one years risk and one
wears taxes-and all because Of bet
ter farm management, which is only
another name for agricultural educa-
ton, intelligently applied.
r.. A Supposition.
Suppose every farmer in North Da-
kota were to practice better farm
management-not the best--just lit
tie better management. Suppose every
one was to use the very best instead
of ordinary seed, for sowing. Suppose
all were to pillow deep--not less than
six or seven inches deep-or even eight
/ inches deep-the drag following the
pillow. Suppose all the ground were
disced once and dragged once oftener
than ordinary-and at the right time.
Suppose when necessary, on account
OF dry conditions, two additional drag
gings were given the grain, allowing
la proper interval between the drag
gings. after the grain is up several
inches high.
RI the season proves exceptionally
dry, suppose the field is gone over
with a spring tooth weeder when the
grain is heading out. Does any one
doubt but that an increase of three
bushels per acre, on the average would
be realized?
Well. an increase of three bushels
per acre, would net the farmers OF
the state, annually, over $SO,0OO,0OO
Add twenty pounds of butter for each
cow, one pound of wool for each sheep
twenty-five pounds of pork for each
hog. s25 to the value of each horse
and a few eggs for each hen-all or
accound of proper feeding and better
care and breeding and the total viii
be swelled a few millions more.
admit that these figures seem startling
, but they are conservative, very con.
servative. 1t is easily possible for the
! farmers of this state to double thu
Increased estimates here made anC
: then be far below the yields enjoyed
J by our European neighbors. These In.
creased yields can be had, and are be-
ing had every year--good years anC
bad-right here in our state. But those
who realize the larger yields are still
in the minority. What we plead fol
is to encourage the great majority Il
come up to the higher level of pro
duction. When the same degree of ed
ucation is given to agriculture that II
given to law, medicine. or banking
and there should be, the productiv'
powers of this state will be more thar
doubled.
North Dakota will only then come
into her own. Her future destiny II
today in the hands of school children
The country can only be built UP II
it's children There should be the sans
honorable desire to win distinction, In
telIectual and otherwise, in the flelt
OF agriculture, as in law, medicine, II
politics. This never can be done, how
ever, SO long as farmers permit thei
institutions to be managed for then
and the scope of their education hell
as nearly as possible at mediocrity
TO attain these high ends, / pleat
for every farmer to cultivate friend
ly feeling for the Agricultural college
the experiment station, the demonstra
ton farms, and the farmers institute
These are the organized agencies des
tined to bring agriculture to its high
est standard, and at the same tims
encourage the farming class to exer
else its share of influence in direct
: ing the social and political affairs c
q the state and the nation.
q Increased production will bless nc
= only the farmer but every citizen (
q state, for all suffer and prosper a
Is the farmer suffers and prospers. w
]. have no selfish ends In view-onl
e desire for Improvement of rural iii
a land a larger and surer prosperity X
it all. We would help you in your sirius
!, giles and educate your children
Is greatly improve upon present ruri
n conditions.
oil TO insure these blessings to va
1t and to your children, 1t win requil
il your united and loyal support. III
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