The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-17
SIXTH BIENNIAL
N. D. GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY REPORT
is NOW COMPLETE.
Copies Already for Distri-
button, Director of
Work Announces

results of $4,000 worth of work per-
formed by five state and three CO.
operating federal men during 1911
and 1912.
Owing to the diversity Of lines
followed by these experts, variety
of subjects treated in the book. in
Guiding reports and maps OF the
soils of Barnes and Richland coun-
ties; I'D the origin and value of road
materials Of North Dakota; 90 bo-
tanical flora OF the state; "a lab
oratory and practical home studies
of the effect of air moisture and
ventilation on health; 80 history OF
Jake Agassiz; go history of Barnes
county? CD an account of its plant
life; $50 account of discovery and
structure of a system of eskers.
The volume appears in attractive
Eorm, profusely illustrated by large
maps Of the areas surveyed and cuts
showing their natural resources and
points Of interest The subject mat
ter Is fresh and new.
The survey staff consisted Of Her
Ebert A. Hard, director; H. F. Berg
iTnan. botanist; T. D.. Beckwith'
gRomnel and A. c. Boucher, soil as
Esistants. The work on soils was
done in cooperation with United
Estates soil bureau, L. c. Holmes in
the field. Part of the geological work
twas done in cooperation with Frank
Leyerett. of United States geological
survey, who contributes a fascinat-
Hng chapter OF new discovery on the
k0rigin, outlets and history Of gla-
;Cial Lake Agassiz, with account OF
EEw outlets heretofore uncharted.
History Of Barnes County.
While the book Is a whole relates
Ito the state, several chapters are
on Barnes county resources, includ-
ing reports on It's soils, geology,
plants and a history Of early times
In the county.
The soil maps OF Barnes and Rich
land counties, as of all areas, are
based upon the examination in the
field of samples Of earth removed
by q two inch auger boring to a
depth Of five feet. Six inches Of
soil are successfully removed
and examined to determine
the kind Of soil. other samples are
carefully analysed in the laboratory.
The work Is so carefully done that
the resulting map usually shows the
boundaries of each soil type area
which has as much or more than 40
acres in extent. Thus the owner or
prospective buyer may ascertain
the acreage and value Of loan, clay,
sand, meadow or any other kind of
soil. with their exact boundaries in
any quarter section. The various
crops best adapted to each tract are
suggested
This examination. taken with lay
of land drainage distance to market
and many other factors is used to
estimate, the acre value Of the land.
Thus the farmer buyer, as we'll as the
land man, may determine from map
and report the position and value of
any given tract.
Eighteen soil types were found in
Barnes county Of which the best and
also most extensive types are the
Darlington loan and silly clay loan
and the Bearden silly clay loam
They are level to rolling, fertile. re-
tentive of moisture and we'll adapted
to diversified farming. They aver
age $40 to $50 per acre. depending on
location, etc.
Two-thirds Of the county is within
six miles Of shipping points. The
leverage size of farms is over 500
Iacres.
The one crop system, conferred
about spring wheat Is practiced,
though live stock Is beginning to be
introduced. as with diversified crop
E;ping it offers the only key to a prof
Stable and permanent agriculture. l
! or the light, 20-inch rainfall. rs
~
Ecritical growing season.
New Edition Prepared.
/ To supplement the exhausted sup
kply OF the Richland county, soil map
E9nade by the government, new edt
ktion has been prepared and is issued
Fan pocket at the back of the re-
Fport. AS the state included the re-
Epreceding biennial report, this vol
MIle can be ordered with the map
from the sixth biennial, and a COM
kplete knowledge of the soils Of the
Bounty can be had.
/ In the report of the road materials
lof North Dakota the location, origin
Eand methods of utilization are dis
Fcussed. The special adaptability of
EAhe inexpensive sand clay" road to
tHhis country and to the climate is
tRelated to the abundance throughout
s4he state of its component raw ma
Eterials existing in nearly the right
bpToportions in the average soil. =
/ A chapter on the relation of air
Eumidity and ventilation to house
Esanitation is given, in which the ef-
feet of moisture, heat and ventila
kare discussed. Some striking facts
Eare cited. The paper is based OH
Eresearch work conducted by Mr..
ETIard with. practical house tests of
humidity where the several methods
Of heating were employed. Air of
varying degrees of moisture were
kfested with the psychrometer. The
Ealmost universally arid air of living
iTooms is discussed in terms Of It's
Eevil effect upon the comfort and
Ehealth of the individual. ~
Methods Of humidifying the air
are suggested along with the result
ling beneficial effects upon health
and the economy of fuel. With a
1 proper moisture content the temper
hture can with comfort be lowered
al a living room. One OF the most
3nsanitary conditions of our modern
homes lies in the excessive heat toll
Account Of Esker System.
Chapter five is an account of the
discovery and structure with maps
of large system Of eskers in Barnes
Bfld western Cass counties,
Soil samples were collected in the |
field in sterile tubes and expressed
20 the laboratory where their bac-
terial content was studied in relation
TO crop growth by Professor Beck |
one of the best features of the
report is the Flora of North Dakota
with a key for naturalization of it's
plant life. Botanists generally will
receive this with enthusiasm, as upi
60 this time, no complete work on
this region has existed. Prof. Berg
man has spent many years in an ex-
haustive study and has compiled a i
report which is very near the last
word on the subject, 1t viii take it's
place as a high school and college as
well as reference text. To the lay
man with love OF plant life, it will
add great pleasure as he will find
At n reli3 bIe aid in tdeutifyirpS NJ five /