The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-09

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rect influence upon the succeeding
crop makes it doubly valuable. In
fact some very good farmers have ex-
pressed the opinion that it would pay
Q grow a crop Of corn simply for its
beneficial effect upon the ground in
cleaning it of weeds, conserving mois-
ture, and providing an almost perfect
seed bed for the succeeding crop. Add
to this the manurial value of the corn
when fed on the farm, and it's effect
upon the conservation Of moisture,
and the very important place that a
corn crop plays in farm management
can be readily appreciated.
I'm my opinion about one-ifth Of the
average farm should be cultivated in
corn, every year. This would enable
the farmer to clear the weeds from
about one-ffth of his land and manure
another fifth. every year. BY feeding
the ensilage to dairy stock he should
have an income from the milk pro-
luced that would support his family
and meet all ordinary expenses. 1t
would practically eliminate the ele-
ments of chance or uncertainty from
agriculture and put the farmer upon
the basis of an assured income every
year. 1t requires work, it is true, and
very regular work at that, but a mans
success at farming depends very much
upon the kind of work he does and
the painstaking character of 1t.
growing corn in this way, and
taking into consideration it's far
reaching effects upon moisture-not
only conserving 1t directly, but at the
same time destroying the weed thieves
that steal water in large quantities
from the soil, corn becomes the most
profitable crop that can. be grown on
| the farm.
How to select seed has been explain
ed so often that it is not necessary to
speak of it here. However, I would
strongly urge every corn-grower to
select not only seed for the following
year, but when conditions are very
favorable for selecting seed corn, as
this fall, to select enough for two
years. Next season may. not be so
favorable for selecting good, sound,
well-ripened corn.
II predict that the farmers of the
proportion to the amount of ensilage
they feed to livestock upon their
farms. Corn shows such as this, there
fore, have ~far-reaching influences.
THAT corn can be relied upon for
making ensilage with far greater GER
tainty than a profitable wheat crop
can be relied upon, 1 am confident. And
in no section of the. state can corn be
grown with, greater certainty of a
profitable yield, than right here in this
portion Of the Red river valley. More
over. the cultivation Of corn is bound
to raise the price Of land up to it's
real value as compared with the lands
In Illinois and Iowa. The improve
ment in crop yields which the cultiva-
ton of corn will bring about alone will
increase the productive value of the
land here at least 25 per cent. You
can afford to encourage the cultivation
or corn: You cannot afford to do 9TH
erwise."
Public Spirit Shown.
One of the most striking features Of
the Casselton corn show is the
unanimity of spirit evident back Of it.
CasSelton business men are behind the
enterprise to a man. Every store in
town is decorated and CORN is the
central theme of every decorative
scheme. In fact, corn fairly permeates
the atmosphere. 1t is to be seen on
every hand, n enterprising merchant
even having a shock Of corn on top Of
his business building.
Down Corn Row.
The Chicago worlds fair had it's
midway" the st. Louis exposition had
row."
The principal section of the main
business street Of the town has been
given I'VE to corn row. Here on great
tables. stretching for a solid block, is
the magnificent corn display. Red dent,
yellow dent and white dent. flint corn
Of all varieties, and even popcorn is
to be found in abundance and profu-
sion. and the most important thing
about the corn Is the fact hat it Is
all thoroughly matured and Of excel
lent quality.
But corn is not the only Cass
ty product shown on corn row AL
though called a corn show, it is in re-
atty a splendid county fair, with corr
featured.
The tables down corn row also con-
tain exhibits of vegetables of all
kinds, of excellent clover, grown in
Cass county; of great potatoes, smooth
and without a blemish; of mammoth
sugar beets, of grains, grasses and
other farm products that open the eyes
of the beholder in wonder.
There is n display of red clover
which measures over three feet with
out the roots. Great healthy plants.
and a photograph is shown which
proves that there vas an entire field
of this same clover. 1t was grown
about five miles from Casselton.
Beats Parent Corn.
There is one striking exhibit of corn.
LIT shows a sample of several ears of
splendid white dent. and alongside OF