The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-11

been SOWn to corn and the results com
pared to adjoining fields that have
been sOwn to grain. The average re-
turn as obtained from these fields was
Az bushels of wheat more than was
obtained from the wheat following
some other class of small grain. Bias
ed upon the average prices that have
prevailed during that period of time
this return was worth 1910 per acre.
and was approximately a twenty-five
per cent increase in yield and in value
Practically speaking, the production
Of grain crop following corn will re-
suit in an increased yield of from 4
to 10 bushels to the acre. depending
upon the climatic conditions for the
year, previous condition of the land
and crop with which the comparison
Is made. The cost of production OF
corn up to the time of husking and
hauling is relatively low, averaging
upon these farms 1894 per acre, about
the same, only slightly higher than the
cost Of production Of an acre OF wheat
or the small grains.
The production of corn in the west
ern section of the state is especially
important. Through this section, the
corn crop will take the place of the
summer fallow in the conservation of
moisture. The results of grain grown
on summer fallow in comparison with
grain following corn indicate that corn
leaves the land in as good condition
for the following years crop as does
the summer fallow. The resulting
yields as obtained from summer fall
lowed land in comparison with corn
ground will average less than one-half
bushel greater.
In all sections of the state, corn is
one OF the surest crops that can be
grown. 1t will produce fair crop
under almost any condition that may
arise. This is particularly true in ter
rltory where prolonged dry spells may
occur during part of the growing
season. Consequently, the corn crop
should be more extensively grown in
these sections and will eventually be
one OF the most important sources o.
income in that it will enable produc-
ton Of feed each year, permit the
keeping of live stock, and bring about
stability of income that is impossible
under exclusive grain growing condi.
tions.
A number of farmers in the state
have experimental in the feeding of
corn to beef cattle. The results have
generally been very satisfactory.
bringing in a return last year of
from Sl5 to SIS per acre for the corn
that was fed. The production of pork
in the state has very greatly increas,
ed, following the increased acreage
devoted to corn. 1t has been found that
through the hogging off of corn fields,
returns can be obtained that compare
very favorably with returns obtained
in the more southern ATTITUDES. At the
North Dakota Experiment Station this
past year fields Of corn gave a return
in pork of as high as $4,000 per acre.
A large number of farmers in the state
| have also tried the same method of
feeding with almost universal satisfac.
tlon The returns from fifty farmers
located through the southern, central
and northern sections of the state
show that during the past year an
average of $50 pounds of pork has
been produced from each acre of corn
hogged off,
Through the Acre Yield Corn Con.
tests that have been carried on in the
state, it has been demonstrated that
1t is possible to produce high yields O,
corn without the use of artificial ma.
nures and by methods of culture that
are practicable upon a large scale
These contests have been carried on
during the past three years, and have
given surprising yields. In 1912, when
the first contest was developed, the
nigh yield for the state was Y BUSH
els. Sixty-one bushels represented
the average mature yield as grown in
the southern section of the state, and
~ bushels the average as grown in
northern section. In 1913, 1O6 bushels
OF corn was produced to teh acre and
the average in the southern section of
the state was rs bushels, in the north
ern section 81. In 1914, 80 bushels NJ
corn was the highest yield produced in
the state, the average in the southern
section 70 bushels, while the northern
section averaged 81 bushels. Tae,-
yields were obtained from the extreme
northern and western sections of the
state to the extreme southern. The
difference in the yields between the