The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-03-20

change in the cropping system
as we'll as for more livestock.
This means that progress will
be more rapid in the future.
A review of the work carried
on by Mr.. Johnson bring out
the following. Rotation plats:
1t has been found that the rota-
tons as originally planned
have not proved the most salts
factory. Those to be carried on
in the future will in the main
be as follows: Corn followed by
wheat, sown to grass, and this
broken up and put into flax,
and the flax followed by oats.
1t has been found better to
follow with wheat than with
flax, as the flax is not a good
weed fighter. Barley has been
dropped out of the rotation and
oats substituted. The oats is
needed for seed on the farm
and has been found to be a
better weed fighter and a better
drouth resister. Corn land is
manfred whenever it is posi-
BILE.
A good many trials have
been made with corn. The
Gehu yellow flint seems to be
the n so far that "a be de-
pended on to ripen every year.
The yields are very good and
there are practically no barren
stalks. One field owned by
Edgar Raymond near Willow
City yielded 81 bushels per
acre this year, and one field is
reported as yielding 95 bushels
per acre in 1912. One criticism
of this corn is that it produces
the ears so near the ground
that it cannot be handled with
machinery. 1t may be possible
by proper breeding to grow the
ear higher on the stalk than at
the present. For fodder. such
varieties as Mercer flint, North
western Dent and Minnesota
No. % will give very good re-
suits.
The alfalfa has been seeded
in six to eight inch drills with
the ordinary grain drill. the
seed being diluted with some
inert material, such as dry soil,
cracked wheat or corn, roasted
fax or millet seed. This me-
thod of seed has proved as
satisfactory as could be wished
for in a yield of hav.
A number of farmers clubs
have been organized and in
many of these regular meet.
ing have been held twice a
month. The programs at these
meetings have included talks,
debates and music. The Wayne
Farmers Cooperative associa-
ton has been organized as a
purchasing association and
they r buying practically all
of their farm machinery, fuel,
fencing, Irvine and building
material in club lots for their
members. Most of the mate
rial is bought from the local
dealers. This form of coopera-
ton has proved very popular
and a great saving to the club
members. During the sum
mer four of the clubs held big
annual meetings and picnics.
At some of these the business
men offered prizes for exhibits
of corn, stock, grain, vegeta.
bles and fruit as we'll as for
sports. These picnics were we'll
attended. At the club meet
ings Nj. johnson gave talks on
corn and alfalfa growing, crop
rotation, identifying the home
grounds, wind. breaks, dry
farming. building construc-
ton and how to prevent soil
from blowing. During the
wiater of 1912 and 1913 four
meetings were held at Lans-
ford, Willow City, Westhope
and BOttineau at which outside
speakers were present.
MI. johnson states that the
great need of the country is
more livestock and that many
farmers would increase their
stock except for their financial
condition. The problem OF
pasture is also a serious one.
There seems to be a lack of a
good pasture crop that will
give good forage and also with.
stand the drouth. The western
rye grass or slender wheat
grass seems to be meeting this
condition the best.
In the production of the
--~ ~-~--