The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-29
FIELD EXPERT IS
STUTSMAN PLAN
Opportunity For a Better
Farming Congress to
Take Up Question

jamestown y. D., Nov. ga
proposition is before the Stutsmar
County Better Farming congress tc
put Il field man in the county next
season TO assist farmers in solving the
problems of this particular locality
Ii the congress will put up a sum OF
money for the purpose the local of.
ficers of the. North Dakota 800 an
Acre club will put up an equal
amount.
Director j. j.. Niierling of the state
organization made the above promo
sition to the local club at the meet
ing IN the city hall and the matter will
be discussed at further length by the
CUB at the next meeting to be held in
the same place December 9 at 1890 n.
m. Mr.. Nierling spoke at some length
IN presenting the plan. outlining much
OF the details and explaining the value
or such a movement. 1t would prac.
ideally BRING the state agricultural COL
leSe to the farms of the county and
would be the means of materially ben
eiting many and along many different
ilnes OF grain II stock raising. The
pan IS to secure an expert, or one
t t IN the details Of the problems of
1armlng In this county, and have him
make q tour Of the farms during the
growing season, consulting with the
farmers upon their individual, peculiar
and private problems. peculiar to their
w particular farms and locality. 1t
matters not whether the problem is
now to clear the land for spring seed
ing, the question of seed, raising poul-
try, hogs. cattle or horses. if there is
somethlng about any of these questions
IT wou be the duty of the man to
advise and consult and assist in every
way possible. In q way demonstration
farms could thus be esta blished on
many different farms in widely separ-
ated portions of the county and much
good accomplished.
MT. Nierling also spoke of the need
OF good. dependable, true to name seed
corr for next spring, which opened a
general discussion of much benefit. 1t
was stated by Mr.. Falls that the seed
corn should be bought upon the cob.
me samples upon the walls showed a
wide variety and in his fields he grew
ten varieties from the same seed. If
corn Is made a success here it is nee
Fessary that the seed be true to type,
the right type, and bought on the ears
SO mat the purchasers may be sure
they are getting what they pay for.
Y. j.. Seller mentioned the plan pro-
posed by the business men of Cour.
60 SSSu AOI HcAt year DICK
ed In the field early when selection
could best be made. He did not know
of any supply of seed corn in the
county and this question was vital to
success next year.
MIR: Nierling said that Prof. Hold
en-, the corn expert whom he had
heard, advised that the best method
was to ot.into the fields before the
corn was cut and to select those ears
Whlrh had first vNn~5 E.. 80 r.
next year. This is the best way to get
the earliest varieties and the best seed.
Each farmer must do 1t for himself.
5: f. Corwin said he had done that
on his farm and had thirty-five bush-
els Of fine seed corr for next year.
g.. w. kurtz, who also had heard
Prof. Holden. said he told them that
and also, of more value. how to judge
corr and know what to keep and what
1t was stated that an expert from
the state agricultural college will be
mere early in December to make the
award in the county corr contest and
that before that time it was urged
that everyone who had raised corn
would send in ten ears to compete for
the cash prizes. Corn may be left at
of the city banks or the city hall
where n Judging will be done.
Mayor Blewett spoke of the ano-
maly that apparently the farmers who
did the poorest farming this season
seemed to get the best results and
wondered what method could be pur-
sued to free fields from the rubbish
which now encountered them. He be-
!ieved he would burn II off, did not
believe tina it should be plowed un-
der. He told of an experiment with
steers which gained 284 pounds be-
tween the time of purchase and sale
in the fall. all secured from the grass.
he believes in cattle and told of fur
ther experiment with them.
I. j. Seller spoke Of hts experiment
With Grimm alfalfa and Mr.. Follis told
where the best seed could be secured
and that 1t would be true to name and
dependable.
This brought up the necessity for
all in a community raising the same
variety of product SO that full cars of
The Eearly Oho and Potentate pota-
toes have been found the best and
have Il standard, national reputation.
Lartmore was cited as an instance
where this plan had been followed and
potato growing made a fine success
one man secured a prefit of $64 an
acre. Another wanted a quarter Sec
ton Of land near town and bought 1t
at 800 an acre. He raised one crop
Of potatoes upon 1t, the next year a
fine crop of wheat and last season a
crop of potatoes and from the pro-
ceeds had paid for the land in three
years time. And they can raise lust
as good potatoes here as they can in
Larimore.
President Hill Of the Great North.
ern railway was quoted as saying that
his lines had hauled 5000 car loads of
potatoes destined for seed purposes
In Texas; and 1t was suggested that a
portion of this quantity should be Sc
cured In Stutsman county.
At the next meeting the ladies' are
especially invited to attend. Every
member is requested to bring his
wife. or his neighbor's wife, half a
dozen new members and be sure to see
that he anne Q