Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-23
HARD To MAKE
State SURVEY

Despite the lack OF an appropriation
for the annual soil and geological sur
vey for North Dakota, through the eff
cinet efforts of Prof Herbert A. Hard
Of the agricultural college, portions OF
the state will have a survey this year,
Professor Hard went out and hustled
up sufficient funds from contributions
from public spirited citizens to con.
duct the survey in connection with the
government appropriation which vas
allotted to certain counties of North
Dakota.
THE federal soil bureau in cooper
alton with the state survey annually
spends about $4,000 in North Dakota
said Professor Hard. The recent veto
of the increase of the state %apprOpria-
ton made it appear for awhile that
little work would be done this sum
mer. As it is the survey will lose $4,-
900 of federal money for want of a
paltry $1,000.
"Next year federal aid is again
prOmised-making a basis of full CO.
operation once in two years until such
time as state officials are aroused to
the real needs Of the farmers and bust
ness men. This years partial federal
cooperation is made possible through
bushes men in the counties coming
to the stae surveys aid
Held In LaMoure County.
The soil and geological survey will
be conducted in LaMoure county this
summer. 1t will continue through two
field seasons and until the entire coun-
ty has each quarter section etsted and
mapped. This is a large county of
thirty-twO townships.
Prominent citizens Of the county,
headed by C.. M. Holbert, of LaMoure,
got behind the movement and aided
in securing funds within the county
to the extent of about 10 per cent of
the cost of the survey. State and
federal funds are taken to those coun-
ties willing to aid themselves, and SO
LaMOure county gets it.
Special Credit Due.
Special credit for raising funds"
continued Professor Hard, lis due to
the disinterested and progressive spir-
it of Mr.. HolDert, aided largely by
Senator Mcdowell and the LaMoure
county officers of the Better Farming
association as they feel that the work
Of such an organization should very
logically be preceded by and based on
a testing analysis and mapping of the
soils.
Further, the state survey is like.
wise determining the best method of
the soil and crop treatment in the
counties surveyed, carrying the results
home to the farmer in personal visits
and by correspondence, having the
advantage, with the exception of the
small initial outlay for the survey, of
being entirely free"
Other Points.
When the survey is completed a re-
port and map of the soils of the en-
tire county is had for free distribution.
In the map each kind of soil is repre-
scented by a different color showing
the extent of the type though it has
not more thar ten acres.
The amount and extent of alkali in
the soil is found. With the aid OF sur
very a number of farmers in Barnes
county and other areas just surveyed
orc WuIhl1S Out pioII'Soi treatment
Of the moderately alkaline lands with
good crop results.
The Edgeley gas producin. wells
will be investigated. Minneapolis
promoters have just been visiting this
region with an eye to its resources
if 1t has any. The survey staff will
e. to LaMoure June l.
Credit Due CasseII
Great credit is due NJ. s. Cassell,
a prominent banker of Hope" con-
cluded Professor Hard, "for raising
funds for aiding in the survey of the
south end of STEELE county. Mr.. Cas-
sells Interest in furthering any move
for agricultural or commercial devel-
Opment is well KNOWN