The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-03-21
SURREY FARMERS
DISCUSS trees
Prof. Waldron Gives Good Adress At
Convention - Farmers Ask tor
Square Deal " Municipal Slaughter
House Is Installed at Minot. no

\ very fine address by Prof. G.
B. Waldron from the Agricultural
College, Fargo, was the main feature
of the program heard at Surrey last
Saturday Prof. Waldron has had
neatly thirty years experience IN
tree culture in North Dakota, and
talks like a man in the midst of a
DAYS work. Varieties Of trees best
suited 10 this district have been dem
onstrated by the plantati at Dde-
ley, Dickinson and Williston which
have been out long enough to show
which trees will thrive. Cottonwoods
Go we'll at first but about the time
a plantation of them would be ex-
pected to make returns, the trees be-
gin to die. The cottonwood does
we'll in single rows where it has plen-
" of room but it is an 'intolerant"
tree and cannot stand crowding I'M
less there are unusual conditions
such as an abundant supply Of water
close to the surface. A location
where water comes within eight feet
of the surface would probably afford
location for cottonwood grove.
The Norway Poplar and Green Ash
(native ash) make good groves but
must be PLANTED with some rapid
growing tree which soon establishes
the forest canopy" The box-elder
has been found very valuable for this
use. It has proven itself to he the
best nurse tree, tho it will not make
a desirable grove Keep the box
elders in the plantation about or
years and then thin them out and
let the balance of the trees have a
| chance to spread Prof. Waldron
| sowed ash seed when he first came
to the state and now has ash trees
! 10 feet high %.s l
The money value Of trees was
shown by several very interesting IL
| lustrations. Somewhat east Of here
but under conditions similar to con-
| ditions here a wager was made con-
corning all 1s-year-old grove. The
wager was to establish the fact that
there was IS cords of wood per acre
4 in the grove When an acre OF the
trees had been cut and piled up fthe
wood measured up 80 cords. This
wood was sold for 81. 90 per cord mel
on the ground making a net return
of SIS 90 per acre per year while the
ground was growing the trees She
tar betes are also valuable in pro-
tecting the garden. Last year at the
AGRICULTURAL college As Of an acre
Of tomatoes made 1000 bushels o
ripe tomatoes which sold for $1.0(
per bllshel. Such return would have
been impossible without the shelter
of trees 1t is impossible to make
complete report of this discourse bu
those who wish to draw upon Prof
Waldron's experience in tree culture
may do SO by applying to the N. D
Experiment Station for bulletin No
SO. Wind breaks and hedges.
A committee was appointed to con-
i fer with other Farmers Clubs II
obtain a square deal at the Mino
municipal slaughter house, If one b
established The debate centere<
around q method Of obtaining an in
spection Of dressed meat SO that tn
farmers would not be cut off IRON
their dressed meat trade with cit'
customers. A special meeting tn
first Saturday in April will afford al
opportunity to finish the program pro
|vided for March 16.
John PeerbOom was divorced iron