Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-09
Director Of Agriculture Col.
lege Tells Accomplishments
at School
Robert NJ. MCWadc.

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Washington, Jan. S.-The Secretary Of
Agriculture has received the following re-
port from Director j. Ii. Worst, l.. l.. u.
noting the work anu expenditures of the
North Dakota Experiment Station. dur.
ing 1913 quoting it from the North "a
kota Agricultural College.
The North Dakota station during the
past year gave its entire attention to
the pursuit of experimental work and in
vestigation. No building operations We're
in progress and the station itself re-
manned about the same as the year be-
fore.
The Adams fund studies OF the sta
ton. as in the previous year, was dis,
tributed in three departments. The bot
anist continued the project on tree ply
siology and medication. studying the ar.
tificial feeding Of the corn plant for. the
purpose of verifying the results previous
~ obtained with various species of trees
Experiments with corn were also con-
Quoted on the internal control through
medication Of corn rust ard smut. The
study Of principles underlying the devef-
opment of disease resistance in crops in.
voiyed the breeding Of cereals. flax. and
potatoes along previously established
lines. Astrological studies We're also
made Of the different varieties to deter
mine the extent of their notifications as
related to immunity. Considerable ad
vance was made in the project on the re-
lation of bacteria and fungi Of soil to
cropping methods.
The studies Of The flora of the soil in
relation to cereal, flax and ether diseases
was continued and extended, and addi-
j. 1iOual evidence Of soil infection was Sc
cured. The bearing Of these facts on crop
rotation was carefully studied. a salts.
factory method Of growing wheat in al
agar soil extract was worked out, for the
purpose of growing healthy plants for
inoculation experiments with cultures Of
various fungi. Experiments were also
continued on. the effect Of bacteria and
fungi Of soil On its. physical, mechanical
and chemical conditions. A study was
made Of the action Of identifying Or
ganisms and of fungi in breaking down
straw and .stubblc in soils. Data were
further obtained OH the physical and
chemical nature Of the soil as influenced
by certain specific organisms.
In pursuing the investigation of swamp
fever, a special study was made Of dia-
gnostic characters. Some work was done
on complementshxation with rabbits ana
. work with antieens was taken up. a test
was made of Abderhalden's method Of dia
gnosis Of pernjcious anemia. In general
a large amount Of data on the disease
has been secured. .
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relating to the milling quality Of wheat
as affected by varieties, strains, soils,
fertilizers and other factors, studies were
made OF wheats grown at the station and
on the "a demonstration farms OF the
State. Results! on the effect of phos-
phoric acid OH the milling quality of
wheat were ready for publication at the
close of the year. Experiments were in
progress with frosted, bleached, frozen,
'germinated. and bin-lleaded wheats to
determine the changes taking place aud
the effect OF the milling quality. Metll-
DDS of treating or tempcring grain to
improve tho milling quality We're also
q studied. {%3 ..,
The investigation Of nutrition of tue
wheat plant and its relation to soil con
s ditions co sisted mainly OF chemical
studies of the various factors of soil fer
tility and exhaustion and involved fcrti-
lizer, rotation. cultural and other exper-
inients. u. ....
Numerous other activities; Of the sta
ton were supported by Hatch and state
funds. Tho department of horticulture
and forestry continued selection and i'm
provement work wial vegetables and
with native plums, together with stud
les of different species of forest trees
in their relation to drought resistance
and hardness. Some work was done on
the control of injurious insects. as well
as on a disease of box elder and meth