The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-01-10


QUESTIONS ANsWEREo ~ MEM!
eERs or THE FACULTY OF
THE NORTH DAKOTA AoRi.
CULTURAL COLLEGE.
Q-How deep must q weed seed b
buried to keep 1t from terminating?
All. L. Bolley, dean botany de-
partment.
The depth which . weed seed must
be buried in order to keep 1t from
terminating depends upon a number
Of things. First. the kind Of soil. Sec!
ond, the drainage. Third, the physical
compactness Of the soil. Fourth. final
~, the kind Of seed. A mustard seed
In our kind Of soil will terminate dur
ing the growing season II 1t does not
much exceed one inch In depth. In
the less sandy soil around Hunter 1t
would terminate one and one-half, two
or possibly even three inches. A Wild
oat seed will terminate in our soil II
not too compact. at = depth Of from
~ to : inches during the growing
season. In the same soil. poorly
drained. 1t will % from one to two
years. Kinghead will work in about
the same manner. but both Of these
seeds will live Indefinitely in . dry soil
compaoted and we'll drained. The ques.
ton is unanswerabls except by . long
article.
Q.-Can the butterfat content Of
milk be changed by feeding?
A.-Q. L. Martin, professor Of dairy.
Ing.
It 10 impossible to change tho guam
tity Of butter fat in milk for any length
Of time. Al q COW 10 very fat 1T time
Of calving 1t 10 claimed that her milk
will test somewhat higher for . few
weeks until the body fat has been re
duoed to q good working condition and
then the test will be normal again.
This condition lasts but q short time,
usually, for good dairy vows seldom
carry much natural body fat. How.
ever, 1t Is quite possible to change the
character Of the butter fat in the milk
feeding. In case . COW II fed grass or
other s~ucculent feed like roots or ii.
lage the butter will b quite soft and
the cream will churn easier ~ in sum.
mer. but fed upon oottonsesd meal.
gluten or the dry grains more Of the
hard fats will appear in the butter fit
which make the cream harder to churn
- 10 the oase In the winter.
Q.-How does agriculture compare
with other subjects from the educa,
tonal standpoint. aside from any fu.
turo value that It may havol
"A. d. Weeks, professor Of eAuca,
ton.
Agriculture, aside from its utility
value. 10 . desirable school subject. II
is a science and has the same I'd.
vantage from an educational stand.
point as other sciences. 1t deals with
nature and therefore requires observe
ton and reasoning-in fact, az a scien.
tifc subject 1t has distinct advantages
in that It appeals to 80 many interests.
Comparing agriculture with mathe.
mates, physics or chemistry, one does
not need to argue It's vaauable features.
Agriculture IL usually taught perhaps
for bread-and-butter purposes, but any
subject may be taught for this same
purpose. For example, II one studies
Latin In order to teach Latin, ne ID
studying the subject for . bread-andi
butter purpose. Inasmuch Al agrtcul,
ture includes the beginnings of q large
number Of different sciences az geolo.
~. botany, physics and chemistry, ito
appeal II unusually comprehensive.
The day has passed when any apollo.
gies are needed for the inclusion Of
this science in any modern curriculum.
There are few studies which arr
capable Of producing . more general
development Of ~interests, observations
and reasoning. #,