Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-03-12

"hlSh Il SluSttib'i ildI 'io ltl ueluS, All
Haw believes that the day is not far distant
when alfalfa will be grown on every farm in
the county. The hog pasture plots have met
with splendid success.
The following gives an idea of Mr.. kristjan.
sons work: Farmers over the district are
carrying on demonstration plots with rotation
of crops. Demonstration fields of corn, alfalfa,
clover, timothy, red top, alsike clover, hog pas.
lures and tree planting have also been carried
on. He has helped also in the planning of poul-
try houses, in the care and feeding of hogs aud
and tillage methods. He has given talks to
schools, farmers clubs, teachers institutes,
farm schools, corn shows. The work with live
stock has been principally along the lines of lo-
eating good sires and the feeding of hogs and
dairy cattle. Possibly the most valuable work
has been that of getting the farmers interested
in growing alfalfa, clover and corn. The acre.
age of the above crops has been increased con-
siderably during the past year. Mr.. kristjan-
son has worked out the following method of re-
ducins wild oats by using barley. The method
is as follows: Plow the field shallow in the
fall and harrow it, then harrow the frst thing
in the spring. Leave the field until the latter
part of May. BY this time the wild oats are up
five or six inches, then pillow it and seed to bar
~ o' >ut II JdittJ oI! tllc green Sllc.
1t has been found that most of the wild oats
will be harvested with the barley thus leaving
few on the land to seed for next year.
Mr.. Haw has focused his work along the fol-
lowing four lines: Increased corn aud alfalfa
acreage, crop rotation and live stock. He found
in the spring of 1917 that only two small plots of
alfalfa could be located in his territory, BY TAX
ing the methods employed in the raising of these
tE,r., al - r - g. 49,: III
increased to rCD acres. Thi, acreage being dis.
,ributed over seventy oitiercnt farms. He r-
ports that there have been failures in the alfalfa
work, bnt that they have Invariably acted, not
as a check to alfalfa growing, bat rather as an
evidence that deviation from the principles adj
vocated isvcry Liable to result in failure. These
alfalfa fields during the season Of a short hay
crop averaged H. tons per acre, or nearly twice
the average hay yield, and ii Will be remember.
ed OF a roushagc which i many times as valu-
able for feeding purposes.
Corn raising received quite an impetus this
last year, in that the corn plots went through
thehot weather of the earlE summer in splcn
did condition, in marked contrast TO the blight.
ed grain crops, and large yield Was obtained
of almost mature fodder and a Quantity of good
seed WAS saved, on nearly all the plots, which
Will goa long way toward providing seed corn
for a greatly enlarged acreage this spring.
The fifteen rotation fields carried on in this
section of the district for the past two years
have given good results. In 1912 tn" increased
yields could only be attributed 10 good seed an
good cultural methods. In 1913 the results OF
the work of the rotation are becoming apparent
Mr.. Haw reports that live 81 took enterprises are
making good progress. Nor. hogs have been
raised this past year than ever before and more
attention is being given to their economic pro.
duction. Hog pastures ara beginning to play
ap important part i'll the prnductinu of pork,
which means that it is being put ON a profitable
and productive basis. Cattle raising has been
increased. No particular type or breed has been
advocated. Mr.. Haw was INSTRUMENTAL in hav-
ing fifteen Shorthnrn pure bred Sizes brought in
to the county as we'll as a carload OF high grade
Holstein heifers. The conditions under which
a farmer is working, his Iikings, has Buildings,
ETC., are considered in advising a. Ia the kind of
cattle that will give the best results.
Both field agents are very much pleased with
the interest that has been taken by demonstra-
tors. They have followed outdetaiied instruc. |
tions in the absence of the agents with quite
a good deal of accuracy, so thatt!ley are giving
the co-operators a good deal of credit for results
that have been secured.
The winters work consists in holding far |
mer's meetings, organizing farmers clubs, as |
we'll is holding meetings and farmers schools |
over the county. 1t has been noticed that the
best work has been done in the neiyhborhoods
where there are good active farmers clubs. An
other means of disseminating information has |
been the preparation OF articles on timely |
topics for the press. In this way a good deal of
has been given ont.
The following summar will give a more COM
prehenslve IDEA of the work that has been car
ried on in Cavalier county:
General advisory work o.. I19
Farmers Gibbs organized "a |
Public Meetings held. ia
Attendance at Meetings $50
Number of Co-Operators... ............... PIG
Acreage Under Cooperation 2l76
Acreage of Alfalfa Under Cooperation. 1856
Assistance in Building Construction. .....
live Stock introduced ................ 113
Number of Pure Bred Sires introduced IS
Bushels of Seed Corn Saved ............. 1850
Farmsteads and Home Grounds Rc-Plau-
ned and Re-Arranged ....... 4