Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-04-01
COUNTY AGENT NOTES

distribution, etc, are drawing to a
close we shall resume our notes occa-
sionally, at least. We've been so
busy the past two mnoths that we
have had no time to write anything
besides tending to our correspondence,
and we have had to get assistance for
that couple of times.
The Farmers Elevator at Kintyre
has just distributed car load of Ku-
banka rust-resistant wheat for seed
purposes. We are Interested in the
success of this wheat the coming sea-
son. By all means treat seed with
formaldehyde. Sow a peck more
per acre than of hard wheat. 1t
doesn't stool. Some may wonder why
we are pushing this seed in face Of
the vigorous advertising of Marquis
by the Crop Improvement Assn.
That's all right. There is at present
great demand for Marquis. We con-
cede it is the best milling wheat. This
association is concerned about the
whole wheat growing area. We,
though it may sound narrow and self
ish, are concerned with what we can
raise best in Emmons county. Rust
is the chief enemy of Marquis. Ku-
banka is rust-resistant and heavy
yielder. Has outyialded Marquis 32
| per cent at six experiment stations the
past seven years. The present pre-
MUM for hard wheat is caused by
small crop in the spring wheat states
and an unusually large crop in other
wheat growing states. 1t is believed
that these conditions will be adjusted,
and that the relative prices of the two
wheats will soon be where they were
before the war when only few cents
difference existed. Even, should
present prices prevail, the differences
in yield more than covers the spread
in price. Well, we now have the seed
and if "the proof of the puddin' is in
the eatin'" we shall soon see.
= Grasshoppers have already made
their appearance. Best method now
is plowing, discing and narrowing to
break up egg pods.
| E. D. Fogle, W. E. Mcdonald, W.
H. Ross, Jno. Landsberger, Anton
Larson, Olaf Larvick, Strand and Rel
ker are parties outside of the Kintyre
vicinity who will try Kubanka wheat.
this spring. Also George and VIM.
Grogan.
Start now preparing for the Pure
bred Stock Show, Judging Contest and
Probale Sale at Hazelton, June 10th.
You may have something you wish to
enter. Communicate with H. o.
Bazer, assistant secretary. Boys and
Igir.s wishing to enter the Judging
Contest see or write County Agent,
giving your name, date and year Of
birth, as we will have two teams. One
to consist of boys and girls, who on
December l, 1910, have reached their
sixteenth and not their nineteenth
birthday. Any number may enter.
The three that do the best judging
will make up the Emmons County
Team at the State Fair, in Fargo.
Expense money will be provided for.
The best team at Fargo will compete
at the international Show, Chicago,
in December. Boys and girls from
IL to 16 years may take par in the
county contest only. Young folks,
get busy-study live stock. Read
anything you find in agricultural
books, farm Journals, etc. Ask Dac
to show his best calf, his best pig,
his best horse, and why? Bother the
stockmen-they like it. The County
Agent, with the assistance of some
of the best stockmen in the county,
will gather you for at least one Sec
tional contest before the show. An
expert stockman from Fargo will do
the final Judging and explain why he
placed the animals the way he did ).
This will be very interesting and in
structive.
/ We were pleased to note that Usher
l.. Burdick in his speech before the
Livestock Association, Bismarck, last
week warned against a particular one
line breed for county association. :.
"No one, breed is BEST" he said. "Any
breed is best, provided you make it
So" He advocated that county as
sociation should admit all breeds. ;.
That's what we contended for in or
ganizing the Emmons County Assoc
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