The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-02-14
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Corn on manfred falkland.
Wheat on disced corn land.
Barley on plowed wheat land.
Grass seeded with the barley
the previous year.
Flax on grass sod.
The one suggested for light
land was:
Corn on plowed and MANFRED
oat land. -
Wheat on disced corn land.
Grass seeded with wheat the
previous year.
Flax on grass sod (plowed).
Oats on disced flax land.
This brought out a lengthy
and very interesting discussion
covering many phases of the
Question and raising some new
ones such as the growing OF
fall rye for the purpose of plow-
ing it under as a green manure.
the difficulty of disposing of
corn and grass crops. This
latter question naturally brougt
up the subject of live stock.
So many good things were
presented in this connection
that the editor has concluded
to devote a separate article in
a future issue to this phase. =
Just before the close of the
morning session Prof. Shuler
was asked to give a demonstra-
ton of the Babcock milk test
which he did with a sample of
milk from one of Frank Vel
lens cows. The butter fat
showed 4.6 which was pro-
nounced exceptionally good
from a Shorthorn cow. A short
discussion followed relative to
the value of the test and the
farmers were advised to take
advantage of Mr. Shuler's free
test offer or invest in an outfit
for themselves. A satisfactory
one can be had for about 81. 50.
1t is mechanically impossible
for us to give a detailed ac-
count of the afternoon session.
which was the best attended
one of the three. About 200
were present at this session
and the interest shown was
remarkable.
The subjects discussed were
ruth bagas and mangels as food
for stock, for the dairy COW, for
hogs, etc., the growing of al
falfa, methods of sowing kinds
of seed, amount to the acre,
the incubation of the soil for
alfalfa and clover, the use of
barnyard manure and the man.
ner and time. thereof.
Amos Even, assistant super
intendent of the North Dakota
demonstration farms was call
ed on for an address on hog
raising and discussed the types
and breeds of hogs, their feed
and care, kinds of shelter and
pasture and the profits obtain
able from the industry. Con-
siderable interest was shown
in this subject and the discus
sion was a very profitable one.
This question and that of
marketing farm products, which
was taken up by Mr.. Hover
stad, will be covered more full
ly in a later issue.
The Courant editor was call
ed on for a short talk relative
to the business Office end of the
farm and the lessons that may
be drawn from other vocations
in the matter of cost finding,
expense reduction, etc.
Two exhibits of ensilage were
shown by duncan Beaton and
A. III. White and the matter of
silos was suggested for discus
sion. Duncan Beaton was call
ed upon and although he open
ed by saying that he could not
make a speech he proved this
was a Jest by immediately
launching forth on one of the
best impromptu efforts of the
meeting. He touched on silo
construction, the filing of the
silo, the size best suited to our
needs, the question of feeding
and the effects on stock. His
speech opened up an enthusiast
tic discussion.
NJ. r. Shuler discussed the
dairy COW question and pres
ented a comparisons of breeds
and the results of feeding tests.
The relative merits of corn
fodder and sorghum cane or
slower was brought up for dis
cussion BY X. III. Minkel just
before the close of the after
noon session.
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