Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-07-24
GREAT RESULTS b. +.
..~--.--,....,. ON PEAT AREAS
,r--- e.
Experiments in Golden Valley Town
ship Prove Land May Be Re- ::
claimed.-Fmest Of Hay
,-- ,~' and Grain. ~ 40 :

- ~ no 'OA u1eCdlfL udy, De CONVEX
ted into the most valuable and produc-
tive farms in the state is strong DOS
slbility. Experiments carried on nv
the University of Minnesota on the
Berg farm in Golden Valley township
OF e. Marshall County prove that with
proper treatment this class of soil can
pc made to- bear crops that will put
those In the shade raised on what is
now considered the most favored soils
Delegation composed of Daniel shaw.
Robert McGinn, AL. Lambert and the
Times editor autoed out to the Dahl
place on Saturday afternoon for the.
purpose Of finding out just what. had
been accomplished on these lands under
the states supervision. What they
found astounded them
More Than 800 Plots
The Golden Valley station is one Of
the three, authorized by the last legis-
lature. IT the others are showing the
results of intelligent administration in
the same degree as the one in the Thief
River Falls territory, the investment
Will prove one Of the best ever made by
the state - *"-~~f -
Ihere are more than 300 small plots
in the experimental area: these being
divided into series receiving different
forms of treatment. ..,..'
Instead of giving one entire plot
certain kind of treatment the superin-
tentent has employed different systems,
on the same plot. For perhaps 20 feet
OF the distance from the lower end
the crop has been placed in the peat
practically as it was turned over by the
plow. Following this for a similar dis
lance exactly the same crop has been put
IN after the peat had been given heavy
coating oti1 Of %barnyard manure. Still
further along phosphate has been
used alone while oh the strip phos-
phate and manure had been combined.
This permits of results being very accu-
rately gagged. "
Neither the grains, grasses nor veg
etables are doing we'll on the peat alone.
Manure. helps to great extent, but the
best results were obtained where phos-
plate alone was used. Here the grain
IS SO heavy that it is lodging in many
p1aces,barly seeming to thrive parti-
ularly well. The hay was easily
the finest seen on the entire trip
although some very good timothy was
seen on the. peat lands which had never
received any attention whatever:
SIC o. Grain is wonderful. -. :
mon s.the: entire Dahl farm, the grain
stand is; wanderfut The wheatf- oats
barley: and rye Seesfato be edoing about
equally we'll: Mr.. Dahl has: resided on the:
place for many yeaus and has made a
study Of peat. He, hasIaeAe IAN jimmen-
Sc amount Of; burning; thus providing
an excellent fertilizer in the shape Of
ashes, and has carried onzexperiments
on, his own hook; in a highly intelligent
manner. The results are such as to
hold forth the greatest encouragement
to owners: of land Of this character.
: Afull report of the result Of this ex-
pertinent will be published by Prof.
Away later on in the season and it is
safe to say that no document ever iss-
ued by the state will be received with
greater interest in sections where peat
forms any considerable part of the soil
fOrmation.-Thief River Falls Times.