Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-12-14

long enough we are going to ruin the
land.
Wenz on Alfalfa
In the afternoon Nj. b. Johnson,
county agent of Mckenzie county
was not present, and Alfred Wenz
filled in the time with discussion Of
the growth and culture of alfalfa.
Among other things he stated that
row alfalfa produced much better re-
suits than broadcast sown alfalfa,
especially in a dry climate. Discuss
ing the use of sweet clover, Mr.. Wenz
said that if sweet clover is to be used.
it must be used largely for pasture
for hogs or cattle or for rotation and
that farmers should depend more on
alfalfa for hay. 1t will grow any
where and will seed itself usually.
Contrary to the opinion of many cat.
tie, horses and hogs are very fond
of sweet clover especially when the
leaves are young and tender. In many
fer the yellow biennial clover to the
white sweet clover because it is not
! so woody and therefore better for
hay The yellow annual clover is
undesirable, and in buying seed one
should be very careful to get the
biennial kind.
Domestic Topics
! Miss Ida Ratzlaff of the State A.
c., who had been scheduled to speak
to the women, addressed the meeting,
taking as her topic "The Improve
ment of Farm Homes" "Ths is not
cause frequently many of the i'm
,fc CT Ii
+, We should make our home COM
Portable convenient place to live in
if for no other reason than just to
become more efficient for our work.
An attractive comfortable home does
| more to keep the children on the farm
than anything else
Miss Ratzlaff suggested the follow
ing as some Of the things that make
for comfort and convenience on the
farm. A cistern, probably made OF
cement and containing filter, is one
of the first things to get. Following
this should come running water,
which admits of the possibility of a
kitchen sink, bath, toilet, laundry
tubs, etc. By having 200 to 500
gallon pressure tank at a cost of $65
to $75. running water is easily pos
sible. The prices charged for TX
lures are usually exhorbitant. Good
fixtures can be obtained for the fol-
lowing prices: bath tub, $22 to $25;
sink $13 to SIS; toilet, $22 to $685.,
and hot water tank about $40.
Sanitary disposal of the sewage is
necessary to good health, and this
should come after house is equipped
with running water. Miss Ratzlaf
recommended running" the sewage
into septic tank rather than into
cess pool because a cess pool merely
stores up the sewage whereas chem
ical change takes place in a septic
tank that renders the sewage harm
less. The cost Of septic tank
varies from $40 to SIS. Miss Ratz-
laff illustrated her talk by means Of
charts picturing an ideal plumbing :
system, etc.
Potato Marketing
Discussing the subject of Potato
Marketing this morning, Jas E. Boyle,
Of the Fargo A. C. said in part:
Before we condemn the middle
men we must realize that they do US
a great deal of service. 1t would take
about three years for man to es-
tablish a market for his goods in
Kansas City or St. Louis, whereas the
commission men are in touch With.
consumers all over the country and
are able to bring consumer and pro-
ducer together at minimum cost.
North Dakota potatoes are already
favorably known in the markets, and
as soon as the industry becomes or
ganized through the newly formed
Potato Growers Association and
through local associations, North Da-
kota potatoes can be made to conform
10 a standard that will command top
prices and compete favorably with
Colorado and Idaho potatoes"
Mr.. Boyle also stated that the mid
llemen were honest as rule and
hat a great deal Of the shrinkage in
,ransit was due to field frost which
could not be detected before shlg-
nent or to frost in transit due to the
ength of time on the road, the
;everiy Of the weather and the ship
,ers' failure to provide against frost.
Potatoes of uniform size and shape,
rec from dirt and shipped in new
acks, bring the highest prices.
In discussing, Potato Growing, Mr..
Iastgate said that this was only one
more thing added to diversified farm
ng and that in order to make sue
ess of it it is necessary to keep at
year after year. Instead of put.
ing potatoes on the poorest ground
n the farm one should put them on
he best and should prepare the
round for potatoes rather than use
he potatoes to get the weeds out of
he land for some other crop. He
imself plants potatoes on pasture
and, plowed deep, Potatoes must
e planted early enough so that they
ill get ripe before frost. One or