The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-28
The PEOPLE
ARE EAGER
To LEARN
Towns Visited To-day.
s a. m, New Rockford.
12:46 p M. Darlington.
see .. m.s Pngree.
Towns ScsreduIsd Friday.
$3.50 a. m, Dickinson.
1880 p. M, GlenuIIin.
$50 y. m. New Salem.

fwelcomed the Farmers Institute train
when it pulled into New Rockford this
morning, according to telephone re-
tports. New Rockford has a live COM
ixnercial club and an enthusiastic citi-
IEenship n a big welcome had been
sprepared.
As the train proceeds on it's Journey
the fact that the farmers of the state
are thirsting for knowledge of better
farm methods Is apparent. Every
where there are eager questions and
the corps in charge of the train is
doing a vast amount of good in giving
specific instruction along all lines of
Rgriculture.
Tue train is at Darlington this after
moon, where another big welcome and
an immense crowd awaited its coming.
RThis evening will be spentSat Pingree
tand tomorrow the train will leave the
central part of the state and make its
way tosthe Missouri slope.
The Horticultural Car.
y, There Is no one thing that wilB,do SO
much to make a place OF the prairie
khome-kka as trees. In the horticul-
Itural car are samples OF b different
tkinds OF trees that are well adapted
Ito this state. The different kinds OF
fruit + also shown as well as hardy
shrubs and Towering plants. SO many
Rwhen coming mt the a make re-
marks as-laow beautiful, how ON
Eortabta how cool. vet there was moth
lang In this a but what could be
lhad on every farm in North Dakota
land without much expense or EFFORT.
Prof. RI s. Macintosh and Max
iWakdron have charge of this AT. They
tcall attention to the different trees
and the good qualities of each as well
sAs answer questions as SO many that
go through have oune question they
want to ask-either about some tree or
about insects or plants or any OF the
I101 things that come In this line. /.
Among the trees that are on b car
may be mentioned the black walnut
(which is hardy In the state n is
| suitable for q shade and forestry tree.
The wood OF this species Is also very
valuable and it will produce a con-
siderable amount Of nuts. The white
elm, which is g native Of the state.
slmakea a fairly rapid growth and
makes one Of the finest shade trees.
Green ash, a native of the state, is
hardy. White ash is a larger tree and
/ adapted to the eastern part of the
state. The blackberry is another ma
tive and n that Is hardy and wen
adapted. Eastwood does well and is
one Of the best shade trees. Soft
maple does well and LIS splendid for
windbreaks, and everybody knows, Of
course, that the willow does well n
is perhaps the best wind break that
can be had. A good many ~evergreens
were shown. Among those we're the
Black hills spruce which Is perfectly
hardy, Bun pine which is a native
of the state and does well in all parts,
European larch does well. Red cedar
is also q good tree to plant. Colorado
blue spruce, one of the most orna-
mental OF the e~vergreens. is well
adapted to growing in the state. White
spruce is another that should find a
place In the North Dakota tree plant
alton.
IS Evergreens Use Less Moisture.
Attention was called to the fact that
~evergreens use less moisture than do
the other trees, which makes them
particularly adapted to the condition
in this state. However, n of the
conditions that is necessary to success
in tree growing is that they be cul-
ttvated or mulched and that this cul-
aviation or mulch extend to quite a
distance from the tree as the roots
extend out at least as far as the tree
is high With some trees the roots
extend out one and a half times as
far as the tree is high. In other words
q ten foot tree would have fifteen foot
roots, and If the trees are given COM
plete possession of the ground heir
growth is very rapid.
Several shrubs are also shown.
Among these were the high bush cram
berry, which is hardy and makes a.
very pretty shrub for the lawn with
its balls of white blossoms in the
early summer. The Tartarian honey
suckIe Is perfectly hardy and bears
quite q lot OF pretty MOWERS The
Russian olive, buffalo berry and silver
leaf or badger bush are very hardy
and drought resistant. The caranaga
is also q hardy shrub that is well
adapted for wind breaks. The lilac,
which is one of the commonest Of
shrubs, is perfectly hardy for this
state. There are also plum trees and
apple trees to Illustrate the varieties
and also to show methods of pruning
that make the trees best adapted to
this state.
In another part OF the car is an ex-
hibit Of vegetables. Attention was
called to the different methods of
starting these early in the spring, in
the house, in cold frames or in hot
beds.
An easy way 20 prevent cut worms
WA shown. This al be done by
taking up the plant with a little ball
OF soil around the roots and wrapping
a paper around the stem to say an
Inch below the surface of the soil. The
cut worm when he gets to the paper
will not try to go through it nj 1t
works near the surface of b ground.
OTtentlmeS IN u~duSpAanLtlB IOudIOES
or cabbage 1t will be found they have
grown a long stem. It was explained
that this could be put underground
and Just merely the top Of the plant
left exposed. In this way the plant
would not project up SO far as to be
whipped about by the wind. and roots
would form along the stem which will
make q big root system that much
faster. A great many questions are
asked about almost everything mag
Unable.
The remedy that was suggested for
cabbage worms was lead arsenic TO
be applied at the rate of one pound
to twenty-five gallons of water. Par
is green could be used at the rate of
one pound to fifty gallons Of water.
These are both poisonous, but the
cabbage grows from the inside SO
there is no. danger in applying these
insecticides. The lead arsenic has the
advantage of sticking to the plant bet
fer than the Paris green. For the
corn worm hellibore is used. For lice
fhe karosene emulsion lis the best. 1t
was explained that lice Of all kinds
take their food by sucking it out Of
the plant. Therefore a poison like
Paris green would have no effect as 1t
srviiI only kill insects that eat the
iieayas. The kerosene emulsion forms
IA coating over the body Of the insect,
covering up its breathing pores so that
IT G~nfocateS.
Such Simple RenDedisss
one would really have to be in this
car In order to appreciate the vast
ta1aolnA Of information that is being
g3uen otlt. and at each place new facts