The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-11-20
BEST CORN AND POTATO
SHOW HELD IN STATE
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A. The lighter soil here is easier to
work.
Bolley pointed out that this county
does not need TO inherit all the trou-
bles that growers further east have
had These troubles can be avoided
1. More general use of Bordeaux
mixture.
2. Crop rotation to help keep down
potato diseases.
3. Production of homegrown dis
ease-filled seed by use of the properly
treated seed plot.
Osterhaus Speaks
Friday afternoon, j. Osterhaus,
state darby commissioner, spoke on
"Corn as Dairy Feed. Corn is be-
ing raised in North Dakota, he said,
to accomplish the same beneficial re-
suits obtained by growing potatoes,
that is Kidding our fields of weeds,
conserving soil moisture and general
ly preparing the soil for grain crops.
Unlike potatoes, the speaker con.
tinued, corn does not return cash to
the producer from the sale of the
crop itself. The cash returns from
corn are indirect. And the largest
returns result from feeding Of the
corn crop to well bred, well housed
and well managed dairy cows.
"The splendid exhibit Of corn here"
Commissioner Osterhaus said, proves
beyond question of a doubt that corn
can be raised in Ward county and
the more general the practice of rails
ing it depends on whether we find it
profitable to utilize it as feed for
dairy cows.
clarifying is profitable; it yields
double dividend on the money and
muscle invested in the industry. And
dairying may be made much more
profitable when the producer increases
his investment to include an active
interest in the management of the
industry from the COW to the con-
sumner.
''We may expect much greater in.
terest in the raising of corn when as
a community and state we have TAX
en- effective steps to eliminate the
losses and wastes resulting from OUT
present uneconomical method of mis-
handling our dairy products after
they leave the hands and control Of
the dairy farmer" he concluded.
Exhibition Photographed
! This morning photographs were
taken of the exhibits and they will
be shown throughout the eastern part
of North Dakota and eastern states.
1 County Agent Norbert German and
Jourgen Olson, chairman of the Cen
eral Committee of the Association of
Commerce in charge Of the show, re-
ceived congratulations on the success
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show is just beginning and that in
future years Ward county's corn and
potato show will be an affair of state
wide Importance.
Bolley Enthusiastic
"This show is very remarkable when
one remembers that you farmers in
this part of North Dakota are prac-
tically new at the corn and potato
game. The soil in this section Of
North Dakota certainly can produce
corn and potatoes and this show
proves it," said Prof. Bolley of the
North Dakota Agricultural College,
who, with DR.. H. L. Walster, also OF
the agricultural college, judged the
exhibits.
Professor Bolley said that the i'm
migration department should secure
photographs of the exhibits and ped
die them all through Iowa, Illinois and
other eastern states. He said it would
be- fine advertising for North Dakota
and would bring in many settlers
who do not believe North Dakota can
produce anything else but wheat.
"The fact that early potatoes can
be produced in northwestern North
Dakota, and the fact that such splen.
did corn can be raised in this section
is the best talking point know Of tc
bring in rev settlers and new settlers
are needed to give North Dakota its
proper place in the union" he said.
Professor Bolley emphasized the
necessity Of eliminating diseases il
potatoes in his talks to the farmers
at the show because he believes pos
tato growers in this section have g
wonderful future if the proper care
lis taken to keep this new soil free
from diseases. He also said he hoped
to impress the farmers with the nee
essity of growing marketable sizec
potatoes. Too. large potatoes are mo-
in demand, he said.
pressed with the other products en-
LHuSldSClC @UOOSJCIS 4i'
pointed to the oats grown on corr
ground on the Person Stock Farm, ane
asked the farmers if they ever saw
any better oats. None of them claim
ed to have seen any better oats ant
Professor Bolley remarked: cha
should show whether corn pays as ,
crop" The bundle of cats was I
splendid exhibit.
B. B. Mouck had several exhibit!
of corn just as it left the binder t
show what success he had had il
!. raising heavy yielding corn. Mrs
William Hecker Of Logan also hat
samples of Minnesota 10 as it left tn
binder and the number Of ears o.
the stock, attracted considerable at
tention. Several exhibits Of fodde
corn captured the eye Of men inter
ested in stock raising.
The ten ears Of Red Flint corn ex
hibited by Joe Linnertz was anothe
Feature Of the exhibit tables.
Berthold Wins Prize
For the best community exhibit o
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