The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
good for 80 bushels.

gOO0 Tor ~ DuSnelS.
At the A. F. Thomas farm west of
Deering, 100 acres of fine crop is
rotation similar to the others were
seen. A sixth of the quarter is sum-
mer titled, sixth in corn and two
thirds in small grains. Here we view
ed blue stem wheat on corn ground
and Marquis wheat on summer tillage.
Both were seeded at the same time
but the Marquis wheat showed ten
days earlier and was hurt less by the
hot weather. Here the flax seed stage
of the Hessian fly was seen, where
slight damage had been done in break
ing down the stalk. Mr.. Thomas is
good farmer. He has nice grove
and some of the boys discovered a
tempting turnip patch.
At the Whitsell farm occupied by
Mr.. Perring, a sweet clover field was
inspected. This was grown for hog
pasture. Part was seeded in barley
and part without nurse crop. This
is the rotation plan for hog pasture
in which one field was seeded to bar
ley with sweet clover to be hogged off;
another to sweet clover seeded the
previous year; another to flint corn
to be hogged off. Here we found the
bacon strain of Yorkshire hogs. A new
house is being built at this farm.
At the Fred Frank farm a bows
acre corn plot and Marquis wheat on
corn ground were shown. The Frank
boy last year realized $72 from an acre
of corn, prize money and the sale of
seed. The Marquis wheat showed
damage from the hot weather but still
a good yield
The party went west to the main
Minot road, viewing the corn fields of
John Lee, F. Linha, Mr.. Busek and
John REM. At the REM farm an ex-
cellent field of corn was noticed and
The best oats on the trip, as we'll as
small plot of alfalfa, from which the
second crop had been removed. It
may be cut the third time. From the
two cuttings, Mr.. REM got three tons
to the acre. It was seeded in rows 30
inches apart but little less distance
is recommended so it will not fall
down.
Caught on the Fly. ]
Ed Livingston owns 800 acres of
and and does his own work, except
The shocking. He used six big horses
IN his various machinery.
We saw fine new house at the NJ.
Ofsthum farm, to replace the one
burned down last winter.
We passed the VIM. Myers farm
occupied by his son Howard. A dandy
ield Of bromus had been cut. Some
good work has been done on the farm.
Nm: Myers lives in Minot but goes out
o the farm every day to care for a
arge fine garden.
Sam Thompson, just north of Minot,
las one of the best sets of farm build
ngs we saw.
One Of the finest groves on the trip
vas seen at the Jens Anderson farm
forth of Minot.
We stopped at the Anton Johnson
arm for water. Mr.. Johnson should
re proud Of his fine farm buildings
md crops.
We didn't get the names of all of
ne party but here are some of them:
ulius Weinrebe, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
1stlick, the Linha families, w. Heck
r, J. j: Brand, F. ]. Lyman and son
FULLER, Theo. Thompson, A. A. Robin
on, Herman Kuchenbecker, Mr.. Sun
Ire, F. Roach, D. S. Wolfe, Earl Nc
Allister, H. Shirley, A. Harshman,
Iohn Helset, Sam Thompson, Peter
2eichert, B. Solberg, Joe Reichert, E.
). Person, Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin earn
ey, Jorgen Olson, 0. X. Spires, John
lee and wife, Albert and R. Reinke,
). little, Andrew j. Anderson, w. S.
Young, |. R. Pence, E. H. Ray, AL Erb,
L. Dix, NJ. D. Welk, E. L. Moore,
leo. Heger, J. B. Withers, John Geist, III
}. J. Mahoney, S. P. Miller, E. A.
1ong, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Walton and Mr..
nd Mrs. Alfred Walton, Walter Bond
nd son Silas, Lewis Thingstad, J. F.
Booth, Lawrence Booth, Ole Bergen,
ra Stoddard, c. F. Atwood, c.. l..
1oore, Ed Saugstad, Vic Teets, F. M.
Mcclellan, John Ehr and son William,
:. R. Jensen, White Earth; P. Van
enoever, Gov. Devine, Bert Bunel,
trick Ramstad, Mr.. Robbins of Velva,
drs. Anderson and Mr.. and Mrs. Col
ord. Undoubtedly we missed sew
raj names, but we were so busy keep
ng up with Peck's car that we could
It get them all.