The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-02

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won the third prize in the essay con.
test conducted at the time Of the
boys agricultural encampment held al
the state fair this year. His essay
was as follows.
Trip.
I left New Rockford at 1:4s p. m
Monday on the Fargo, Leeds cut-oft
Of the N. p. r. r. The trip was q
very interesting one to me as 1 had
not travelled that route before. This
train was crowded with people going
to the fair. The crop outlook alone
the line was good, particularly in the
Red river valley.
] was met at the depot in Fargo by
two Better Farming association men
and escorted to the camp grounds
by same.
Registration.
As IL was too late when / arrived
for registration that night, / register
ed the next morning. However, I was
assigned to my quarters Monday night
othus having N opportunity to spend
my night sleeping in a tent.
Layout Of Camp.
The tents are arranged in two
rows, running east and west, about
fifty feet apart. Each row contains
about twenty-five tents, each tent ac-
commodating four boys. Then the as
sembly, p%ostofice and headquarters
tents are situated nearby at the south
The whole campus is located at the
northwest corner of the fair grounds
Lectures.
on Monday morning / heard q lee
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From this / learned that poultry
was divided into three divisions.
First-Meat breeds. or poultry which
grow large and plump, such as the
cochin breeds.
Second-Egg breeds, or fowls which
r great egg producers, such are as
a rule small and somewhat skinny, as
the white leghorn, which is a very
good example of the egg breed.
Third-General purpose breeds, oil
those which are good layers, as well
as being large and good for meat
Plymouth rock Is a good type.
/ also learned that for laying hens
ventilation, pure food, and clean water
are essential for good results.
The next lecture was on Silos, by
Mr.. White. There r different types
Of silos, namely. wood, concrete, brick
and hollow brick, but as far as silage
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difference. If good sand and materia'
can be secured, a concrete silo is
great deal more durable. AS far as
freezing is concerned, If the frozen
silage is fed with the rest, from day
to day, it makes good feed. Care
should be taken when building thai
the juice cannot drain off. The corr
when cut for silage should be nearly
ripe, as 1t does not shrink much, and
40 a. banpans m ha fno drv vypfRr may
be put on it as it is cut.
Professor Bopp's lecture on Soils
was very interesting and instructive
When soil raises a large rank growth
OF straw and not much grain, 1t is ar
indication that there is a lack OF
nitrogen in the soil. and an abund-
ance of PHOSPHORUS. Now, to raise
a good crop, both in grain anq straw
these two elements must be equal
These are elements which are fast
diminishing In most Of the Dakota
soils. Now, If care be taken thai
these elements be restored, and this
can be done by manuring, and other
processes Of fertifizing the soil, this
soil Of ours would continue to raise
BUMPER crops. This manure should
be spread thin and mixed well with
the soil, thus giving it a chance tc
become firm and not check the ca
piflary action. Mr.. Bopp said thai
land should not be plowed at the
same depth from year to year, be-
cause that part that Is plowed be-
comes too loose and that land should
be plowed as early as possible in the
fall, so as to kill weeds.
The fact that we have long, cold
winters, and not much rainfall. does
not hinder US as much as some people
think, because during the winters there
a. MT much evaporation, and the
rainfall is not so great as to WASH
the fertility away, as Is the case IN
warmer climates.
DR.. Van Es gave US a lecture or
Diseases Of Livestock, dealing mostly
with the construction of the horse
learned thai there are two kinds
Of lameness in horses, one caused by
q defect in the swinging function and
n In the supporting function. A
horse will show the former wher
moving, as in stepping. and the latter
while supporting himself. The reason
a horse goes lame is because he Il
in main. unable to move himself. OF
because he has been bruised in some
OF the nerves. But the cornmon seal
of lameness is in the foot. There II
the splint, an enlargement of the
cannon bone, the bone spawn, an e
largement of a bone which interferel
with the movement OF the joint; the
bog SPAWN, a calloused growth on tht
hook. The corn on a horse is a bruis,
OF the thinnest part Of the hoof.
Farm Buildings, by Mr.. Bcrchert.
In choosing a building site, one
should get one where the drainage l!
GOOD, where he Is pretty sure o.
obtaining water, and as near to r, #
). and telephone lines as possible