Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-09-25

enough for any corn belt state to
brag about. In addition, there are
the smaller fiints and squaw corn
specimens all we'll matured and hav-
ing big feed value for live stock.
Three ears of Red Dent each meas
ure II inches in length and six in
ches in circumference. Several ears
of White Dent measure 10 inches
long and 67s circumference. Other
specimens of yellow dent shows heavy
yield one ear measuring 8 inches
around and 10 inches long and will
weight 1 Ia pounds. One Improved
N. D. Dent ear is 91s inches long and
Z inches in circumference.
These samples show that North
Dakota is getting near the Iowa corn
standard.
No Frost to Date.
So far no frost has occurred 10
damage the corn crop and the seed
of all varieties grown can be saved
for two or more years.
! Prof. Barton says that the largest
ears should not be used for seed as
it takes longer to mature. The ear
grows higher on the stalk and re-
Quires more time to ripen. Medium
sized ears are the best for seed. Fire.
quent cultivation will make differ
ence of from.7 to 10 days in the time
of maturity, as has been conclusively
shown in fields cultivated and IN
others not.
Judging of the corn is done on the
basis of maturity, and quality as feed
value. Squaw corn and the Flint va
rieties, sowed in rows and cultivated
one way make an excellent feed for
hogging off as many ears are lost on
the grown when cut by corn binder
as the stalks are short. Dent corn
makes an ideal silo corn and there
Is not as much waste in the field
when harvested.
In Sargent county one farmer
gathered up two tank loads day
of broken ears.
This has been the best corn year
since 1914.
Prof. Barton says there will We
many thousand acres Of corn in this
state that will yield from so to 60
bushels of good, well matured ears
this year. In the corn belt states
100 bushels to the acre is about the
average, after season of intensive
cultivation
The biggest yield yet known this
year in North Dakota was 100 bush
els.
Flint corn, pound for pound is
equal in food value to any other va
riety. If cut for fodder it is also
equally valuable and can be planted
as late as June l and will always
mature for feed and quickly re-
spends to frequent cultivation.
Sunflowers Used as Stock Food.
Two mammoth sunflowers their
yellow discs attracting much atten-
tion are exhibited by Mrs. T. Han
son and VIM. Schroeder. The exhibit
of Mrs. Hanson's measures 13 inch
es across and the other IA "a inch
es. The sun flower is coming into
use as a cow feed and is cut up and
put in silos in Montana and Wiscon-
sin. The Russian thistle is also be-
ing treated in the silo for feed. Cat
tie like the sunflower as we'll as the
Indians who are fond of the nutri-
tious seed 1t is said to yield from
IA to 16 tons to the acre and has a
promising future as a stock food.
Notes.
Among the corn exhibitors is Mrs.
Fred Farr of Pingree who had some
big specimens. Mr.. Farr got $50
tons of silage worth about $40 a ton
of Rustler White Dent from 20 acres.
He finds it by far the most profitable
crop this year. The silo was filled
Sept. Is and the corn was we'll cul-
tivated.
In 1914 at the agricultural college
corn planted June IA gained by cul-
tivation at least ten days in ripening
time and was harvested matured.
Peanuts.
An exhibit of Jumbo peanuts and
ground almonds raised by one of
Stutsman county boys is at the agri-
cultural building.
Woman's Department..
A display of woman's work in can-
ming, fancy articles and other lines
was quite complete. There was d
larger assortment of canned fruits,
home grown such as wild cherries,
plums, ETC., canned vegetables were
also seen in great variety. Many
housewives have learned to put up
vegetables and meats from instruc-
tions that came with the Red Cross
work and the war. There was an ex-
hibit of made over clothing and q
large display of fancy work Of all