Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-02
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higher fertility and greater water
holding capacity.
The Valentine fine sandy loan is
similar to the Barnes fine sandy loan
but is more inclined to drift and in
general, is less productive.
The Edgeley loan is characterized
by having shale subsoil at depths
varying from Is inches to feet. 1t
is somewhat droughty and contains
some alkali. AS an average of eight
years results, corn has produced 1.9
tons of fodder to the acre, bronze
grass 1.3 tons and alfalfa about one
ton. Sweet clover and millet have
produced yields of forage on this
type. Potatoes have averaged about
100 bushels to the acre on this type.
The Williams loam and fine sandy
loan are similar to the Barnes loan,
but have a slightly higher lime con-
tent. They are rolling and boulders
are more numerous on the surface.
They are of the same crop adaptation
but on account of their higher alti-
production in this county The great
er part of the west end Of the county
Is in what is known as the hills"
The Valentine fine sand drifts bad
ly and extreme care is necessary to
keep it in condition to grow crops.
Rough broken land is unsuited to cul-
tivation and Is used for grazing.
The bench land or terrace series
are the Bearden, Sioux and Maple.
The Bearden fine sand is the principal
type Of this series. 1t covers five per
cent of the county south Of Oakes and
east of the James river. IT, like 9TH
er types of this series. iss character
lied by having subsoil Of; the same
tayt,Ira ho T'lo
portant problem is to check drifting
This soil should be we'll suited to al
falfa If care is taken to keep the soil
from blowing while the young crop
is getting started. A light covering OF
manure will help to do this. Corn
durum wheat and oats should have a
place in the rotation. Potatoes could
be grown profitably on farms that are
properly located The Bearden very
fine sandy loan, Bearden sandy loan
Bearden fine sandy loam and Bearder
]oamy fine sand are the other repre-.
sentatives Of this series With the ex.
ception of the loamy fine sand they
are more productive than the Beard.
en- fine sand.
The soils Of the Sioux series are
chara cterized by having a gravelly
subsoil. The Sioux loan and Sioux
silt loan are the most productive OF
tnls series. They are usually more
subject to drouth than the upland
soils of the same texture, although il
they occur where water runs over
them from higher land. they produce
good crops. Other Sioux types are the
gravelly loan, consisting of three dis.
tinct phases. the sandy loan of which
there are two phases and the fine
sandy loan.
The Maple clay loan occupies
abandoned stream channels, is logged
and contains alkali. 1t is suited to
the production Of wild hay and pas.
ture.
The Fargo and Rogers series oc-
cupy old lake bottoms The Fargo
|. silty clay is black to q depth varying
from two or three feet. is poorly
drained and used largely for the pro-
duction of wild hay. although some
areas are cultivated. The Rogers
silty clay contains considerable alkali
and is a much poorer soil than the
Fargo silty clay.
The stream bottom soils belong to
the LaMoure series The silty ella.
loan clay are the principal types.
When we'll drained they are very pro-
ductive. The silt loars, silty clay and