Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-06-16
THE FARMER CORNER

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i s farmer Of GAINESVILLE. Wis, who
mad len years experience in Colorado
from where the potato bag started
claims entire success over Them by
Simply planting two or three lax seeds
in each hill, the bugs not attacking his
potatoes at all. while mis- ReighboEs
without flax were oveErun with them
Certainly ten years was long enough
TO test Il
There is a poultry farm at Cassslton
that represents an investment OF $780,
200. Mr.. Walters, q graduate OF the
Cornell poultry department is in
charge with two other graduates from
the same school as assistants. The
industry is one year old and has !, 500
hens, has hatehed 81, 900 chickens and
has a large number OF incuba1ors in
operation.
MI Anton Nelson Will within a few
years have one OF the finest farms in
ToHner county Since his arrival here
sfe has planted about IL, oGn trees which
are all, OF nearly all. showing re-
maEkabIe growth despite the dry sea
sons Then too, Mr. Nelson has nearly
completed fencing and cross fencing
his entire farm with woven wire. 1t is
Mr. Nelson's Intention to diversity as
much as possibly in the future and he
says fencing is the first requisite need
ed for that purpose.
The farmers column OF this paper
will be an open one and communication
from all our farmer readers viii be
| welcomed with pleasure. Oft times
you try an experiment in agriculture,
! the result of which would be valuable
if made known to our neighbors. Just
write it out and mail it to the Inter
Ocean The farmer who is diversity
ang more each year and finding il
/, profitable can help to educate his
] neighbor by telling Of his efforts along
different lines and their results. The
InteT-Ocean reaches nearly every far
mer in Ramsey county and in numerous
other counties, and it will be our en-
4 deavor to make this column Of the pa
| per one of the most interesting in it
i Chicago, June 1.-THE record break
ing wheat crop forecasted in the gov
eminent reports also holds good il
Canada according to reports to the
Board of Trade houses, and in western
provinces the increase in acreage is
even greater than in the United States
The prediction OF crop of 764, 921,
S57 bushels of spring and winter
wheat is based upon an increase Of
s per cent in acreage, the better condi
tons making the prospect % per cent
4 more than last year and IL per cent
more than for the five year average
The prediction for western Canada
made by D. B. Hanna, vice president
Of the Canadian Northern railway i:
based On an acreage much more thai
s per cent greater than III 1910, owing
TO the phenomenal influx of new set
| tiers who have broken up virgin pra
irie, particularly in the great regio1
of which Edmonton is the center.
There are about Ii, 000, 900 acres un
der crop to wheat alone in western
Canada" he said" and all condition.
have been ideal up to the present time
II We only get the average yield pc
acre OF the past five years, We shat
have over 0,000, 800 bushels OF whea
fol export after supplying all tn
needs for home consumption and mex
years seeding.
Il do rot think that the crop wa
ever sown under better condition
than prevailed this year. Since it wa
sown we have had snow and rain SUI
lcient to bring the crop well alons
and it is reasonable to look for NOR
] rain in June, which is our rainy month
I'm addition to the increased whes
acreage there is also an increase i
the acreage sown to oats OF at Ieas
\ 250,000, making a total of 1871, 900; a
increase in barley of about $4,000
u acres, making a total of 10000. An
a an increase in fax acreage of from 32O
d 900 to 100000, making a total of 770
y 900 acres.