The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Suggests Cows, Sheep and Hogs, and
Says Prosperity is Sure
to Come.
D M. NELL ALSO ENTHUSES
Both Come to Bemidji With Com
mercial Club Committee-Of
For Duluth.

cultural of the University of Mime
sofa and D. NJ. Neill of Red Wing,
president of the Minnesota Fedora
ton of Commercial clubs, who came
to Bemidji Saturday and yesterday
were guests at the country home of
Roger Spooner in Wilton, expressed
establishment at the agricultural ad-
vantages which they discovered here.
Remarkably Surprised.
Dean Wood said:
Il am remarkably surprised and
pleased at the productiveness of the
soil in Beltrami county. This part
of the country is bound to grow and
improve rapidly. You can 40 with
soil such as is found here as much
or more as we do at the Experimental
Farm at ST. Paul.
Crop rotation by all means is the
most essential requirement IN sue
cessful farming. To illustrate, l Will
tell you what we have proven at the
farm. The average yield of wheat
planted constantly on the same piece
of grounds for 10 years is SO BUSH
els per acre, hay 1.73 tons, corn
26.4. If these crops were rotated on
the same soil as follows, the first
wear wheat, the second year timothy
and clover, the third year pasture,
the fourth year oats and the hfth
wear corn the average yield for wheat
per acre would be 26.6 bushels, OF
hav SO tons and of corn 60.S BUSH
els.
Came to Inspect Farm.
..The chief reason for my coming
was to inspect the Spooner farm and
to make suggestions as to the pront-
able management Of it. l recon-
mended that 80 good mich COWS, 100
sheep and 100 hogs be put on the
place and a good competent Tenant
be placed in charge. l believe that
if this was done and the crops and
soil given the attention as above out
lined the place would become most
profitable business enterprise.
The R. C. Spooner farm comprises
43O acres in the northern part OF
Liberty Township. The SOIL is
black loan top soil with clay sub
soil. IS acres are grubbed and brok-
en-. the buildings comprise fine bum
basement, an electric light plant, hot
and cold running water, and situated
at the edge of fine lake. There is
also a large tenant house and barn
on the place.
Both Express Confidence.
Both the dean and Mr.. Neill were
Dositiye in their opinion OF the great
promise of this region as a dairy re-
gion. With a clay-sub-soil and
rich loan above it, clovers and grass
os GROW like weeds. The land is also
excellently adapted to root crops, es-
necially turnips and potatoes, say
both gentlemen. Excellent crops OF
corn of the early-maturing varieties,
like Northwestern dent and Mime
sofa 23 have been Produced says
the dean. 'Poultry, bacon hogs and
mutton can also be produced at a
good profit, under such conditions.
"The future of the cities of north
ern Minnesota must rest upon agrl-
cultural development" said the ex-
perts from outside Eve are empha-
tic in our opinion as to the great tu-
ture of this section along agricultur-
al lines. if all pull together and work
unselfishly to this end'
With Burke and Wedge.
T. J. Burke, president of the Com
mercial club, and A. G. Wedge, Jr.,
vice-president of the First National
bank and prominent member of the
Commercial club, went out to Mr..
Spooner's place Sunday afternoon and
= enjoyed the hospitality of the Deer
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