The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08

Vclu. k1O y $APE00Sou regrets Cu6L
President McYey was not personally
here 70 repretsnt the university. but
took the opportunity Of inviting every
convention visitor to visit the uni
versity. He deprecated the idea Of
referring to the institution as the
Grand Forks University" 1t is not
q local institution, but is properly
designated % tue University Of North
Dakota. He spoke Of the mission Of
the university in educating young
men and women to properly make
use of the. products of the farm.
In conclusion Prot. Squires brought
the house. down by suggesting that
Messrs. Scott and Hunter be brought
on the platform and settle their corn
and clover controversy as did the
gladiators Of old, in mortal combat.
Prof. Holden not yet having arrived
In the hall, Prof. Shaw was asked to
take the platform and answer any
and all questions that might be pro-
pounded. Mr.. Shaw responded and
there was q. general demand for him
to give talk on clover.
Mr.. Shaw's talk follows;
Show On Glover.
i u0I NA0 fNlVv0l ClOp Ill lNUTLu La
kota will be. one Of the most import
ant Of the crops grown in the eastern
part Of the state will not be disputed
by those who have studied this ques-
ton. That It will not grow equally
we'll in the western part of the state
is now an assured fact. The chief
reason ftt the less yields obtained in
the western half of the state is the
small amount Of moisture that falls
there. That clover may be grown
with more or less success in all parts
Of the state IL" certainly true, but the
portions Of the state where It will
grow excellent1y we'll, moderately
we'll and less successfully than mod
erately we'll, have not been defined
with accuracy as yet, because these
are not fully known. But it is now
known that where clover may not
grow In best form because Of the lack
Of moisture alfalfa will more than
make up, the. lack.
Why Clover Should he Grown.
Glover should be grown in North
Dakota where the conditions are suit
able, first, to provide hay, second, to
provide pasture, third, to bring plant
food to the land, fourth, to supply
the land with moisture and fifth to
furnish seed where such a crop can
be obtained from It,, 1t will furnish
from one to three tons of cured hay
per acre according to the soil and
season. Ordinarily it will furnish
more pasture than any other: plant
except alfalfa. It will put. enough o,
nitrogen in the soil to. sufiice for two
or three crops Of grain: It will put
into the soil more vegetable matter
than can be taken out by severa
crops OF grain following and. in som,
parts Of Dakota at least in, some. sea
sons. it will furnish from three t,
five bushels of seed per. acre per year
.. II the squestibn !lS' raised as t,
which of these crops: the farme
ought to grow, would answer tina
both should be grown where they. cal
be- grown with reasonable success
but not to the same extent Will,
every farmer should aim to have /,
certain amount Of alfalfa, he. SHOULD
under the conditions named give clio
YER the right Of way. He ought to d.
so because clover is pre-eminently /;
rotation plant. That is the kind o
a plant that is sorely needed in THU
state. providing that it brings boil
plant food and humus to the lant
while it is being grown, and THU
clover does In marked degree. AL
falfa usually remains so long In tn,
land that 1t is only used as a rota
ton plant in long rotations.
Failing to Get a Stand.
Tho failure to get stand of Glove
arises usually from one or two ,caus
es. These are, first. the absence o
clover bacteria in the soil, and sec
ond, the lack Of SUFFICIENT moisture
These may act separately or togeth
or. II the clover bacteria are not il
the soil, the plants will not make ,
profitable growth. though the mois
ture should be ample. They can b,
most speedily brought to the soil b,
sowing goo. pounds Of earth take,
from a field on which clover has beel
recently grown or Is growing at tn
time OF securing the. earth, on eacl
acre of the land to be seeded to clio
yer. The lack of. moisture may arts,
from an insufficient rainfall. In tn,
absence Of irrigation clover will no
grow we'll where the normal rainfall
is less than twenty inches. But clio
YER may lack moisture because tn,
grain amid which it is sown ma!
draw too heavily on the moistur,
supply, that the young clover viii
perish about the time Of the ripenin,
Of the grain or subsequently.
The Kinds Of Clover.
The kinds of clover to grow unde
Dakota conditions are three. xThes,
are the common red. the mammoth
and the alsike. The small, white ha
also q place under Dakota conditions
but that place is rather in pastures
than in meadow. The common RET
clover. will furnish two cuttings o
hay in a normal season. 1t grow,
pasture from spring until fall unless
in very dry weather. 1t will furnish
one crop Of hay and one crop Of seed
1t ordinarily lives two years and thel
It should be followed by another crop
The Mammoth as the name implies i,
a stronger and deeper rooted plan
than the common red. It IL hes
adapted to light soils that need en-
richment. On heavy soils 1t grow,
SO rankly as to make coarse hay.
furnishes but one cutting Of hay o,
Of seed during the year, and like tn,
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