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The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01
WHITE SEED CLOVER TEST
PROVES BEST FOR NORTH DAKOTA

Serious in roads into North Dakotas
cultivated fields by weeds is focusing
increased attention on effective weed
fighters, and none has withstood the
test Of North Dakota conditions better
than has biennial white sweet clover,
according to DR.. II. l.. Walster, agron-
omist, Agricultural college, under
whose direction tests Of various weed
fighters have been in progress during
the past few years.
"What do we mean by good weed
tighter?" asked DR.. Walstcr recently
In response to queries regarding good
weed fighters. We mean one that
will stand up under ut least three rigid
tests. First a good fighter should make
a start in spring against such early
spring weeds as French weed Second
it should be able to hold out against
such midsummer weeds as pigeon
grass. In the third place it needs the
ability to withstand considerable
drOuth, for the soil has to furnish
water to supply three demands first,
that of small grains; second, that of
grassland third, that of the weed which
is trying to get the water supply need
ed to supply the first two demands.
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01
BY Bert German, Assistant County
Apnnt on 5or\


The Granville Community club has
found the road to success and the
farmers around that town located in
the northwestern part Of North Da.
kota are optimistic and are confident
that they have laid the foundation for
a system of agriculture which will
bring more prosperity, better homes,
better educational institutions and
make a more ideal community in which
to live.
Last fall Il few Of the progressive
businessmen and farmers, led by VIM.
A. Christensen, the Great Northern
station agent, induced Il number of
farmers to grow more potatoes and as
sisted them in getting potato seed.
They not only convinced the farmers
that potatoes are good crop in rota-
ton, but they believed in their theory
to the extent of planting small acre
ages OF potatoes themselves with the
result that the community will market
about 700 acres Of potatoes this fall.
The next step was to organize a pO-
tat0 growers association for the pur-
pose Of encouraging more and better
production and marketing the product.
10 facilitate better marketing the as
sociation has joined the Minnesota
Potato Growers Exchange. Mr.. NJ. J.
Gorder, secretary Of the association,
has ordered a Bogg' loader and grader
and the growers propose to put a
good quality of potatoes on the mar
ket, believing that Il good quality well
graded will not only bring a better
price, but will be an advertising fea-
ture for the community. which is worth
while.
In speaking Of the potato production
around Granville William A. Christen-
sen, president of the Community club,
said, "We do not think that the grow
ing of potatoes will solve all of our ar
ricultural problems, but we firmly be-
lleVe that the 4 cultivated crop in our
rotation will go long way toward
solving them, and we believe that DO
tatoes are one of the cultivated crops
we must use. We are gradually work
ing toward q well rounded permanent
system of agriculture which means
COWS, corn and sweet clover as we'll as
potatoes. We are not going to plunge
into any one product, but will balance
our rotation to suit the needs Of our
local agricultural conditions. We have
recently organized cream producers
marketing association, which already
shows signs Of success. ~
1--WE organized Granville Cream
Producers association June p Of this
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01

biennial white sweet clover has
withstood these tests. 1t grows a deep
root early in its development, and
when other clOvers and grasses have
roots lowering near the surface, this
sweet clover Is well anchored in the
soil. A good weed fighter grows faster
than the weeds, and must smother the
ground as we say. Biennial yellow
sweet clover and alfalfa are better
weed fighters than are red clover, al
sike and timothy, but white biennial
sweet clover IS the best of them all.
The annual sweet clovers such as the
annual white sweet clover, bitter
clover and yellow and crimson clOvers
have been found to be very poor weed
fighters
Annual white sweet clover probably
has less ability to compete against
weeds than have any of the other
clover or alfalfa group Of legumes,
states DR.. Walster, but it makes a re-
markable response to cultivation, pro-
ducing abundantly in cultivated rows.
More valuable seed and hay can be
produced on any North Dakota farm,
however, than by trying to cultivate
annual sweet clover in rows.
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01
Crowding Poultry
House is Wrong

Crowding the poultry house should
be avoided, as it is one Of the surest
ways Of reducing the vitality Of the
fowls and cutting the winter egg pro-
duction, says 0. A. Berton, extension
poultry specialist, in giving suggestions
for housing the flock for the winter.
The flock should be reduced in size,
by culling out the non-producers, so
that there is four feet Of floor space
per bird Ventilation should be pro-
vided, either by the straw loft or mus
lin curtains at the front of the house
The muslin area should be s to 10 per
cent of the floor area. The muslin, as
well as the glass windows, should be
placed high, to avoid drafts on the
floor. They should be placed on the
south side. The house must be dry,
and house and feeding vessels kept
clean. Roosts should be placed on a
level, to prevent crowding to the top,
and dropping boards kept from the
floor by platform, 80 inches above
the floor with the roosts six inches
above it.
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01
The Prairie Pasture,
Produces Most Beef

I Z. .8 y = &. \
Grazing herd, Of cattle on North
Dakota prairie land need be no longer
a mere matter of turning the cattle out
to pasture The season, the size of the
pasture, the number Of acres to the
head, the different grazing systems, all
have their effect upon the weight Of the
beef produced, 1t has been shown in the
pasture experiments at the Northern
Great Plains field station at Mandan.
Outstanding results Of these expert
ments are being illustrated as part of
the North Dakota educational exhibit
at the International Grain and Hay
show, held in connection with the In
ternational Livestock exposition. at
Chicago November 20 to December 3.
Prairie pastures produce the most
beef per day during June and July.
records Of the Mandan experiments
show. The gains grow smaller each
month from June on, and even in the
latter part Of July the gain per day
falls of considerably.
The smaller pastures at the Mandan
station produce greater season gains,
Ire records show. Expressed in
pounds Of beef per acre per season,
the 9O-acre pasture has produced 70.5
pounds, as an average of six years;
the 50-acre pasture has produced $50 :
tie 70-acre pasture. 400 pounds; the
i1Oo-acre pasture 32.3 pounds. Ten
head were pastured continuously in
each field
In connection with the gains per acre
made q the different pastures, a chart
III the exhibit at the international
show will record representative dis
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01
Best Dairy Cattle No,U Being Sel-
ected--Fnrnners Can Get Choice

10 insure North Dakota farmers
getting first-class dairy stock at rea.
sonable prices, Max Morgan, dairy
specialist of the Agricultural college
extension division, is in the dairy in
lustry of Wisconsin personally select
ng cattle being purchased through the
sounty agents.
Good dairy cattle Is more difficult to
secure In the fall and winter, as the
owners have prepared to carry them
through spring and are slower to part
with them than earlier. To prevent
persons from taking advantage of this
situation by selling low quality cat
ae, or good cattle at exhorbitant
prices, Mr. Morgan is giving his time
10 picking out stock for farmers wish
Ing to secure herds.
In statement warning against
paying more for cattle than they are
worth, Prof. j. II. Shepperd, animal
ausbandman Of The experiment sta
lion says:
"A dairy COW and q flock of hens
will stand between family and want
better than any other farm producers,
provided the farmer understands COWS
and hens and has feed and shelter
that will give them a chance.
"There are two kinds Of cOws-gOod
md bad There are more bad COWS
for sale than good ones. There are
III gradations between good and bad
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01

good service to the state.
Every buyer should be careful not
to pay a first-class price for a second
class COW, and bad COW Is always a
poor buy.
II would not encourage Il man to
buy dairy cows who is not naturally
inclined toward them, nor one who
does not have feed, reasonably good
shelter and sufficient pasture.
'"The Agricultural college has Il
large extension force available equip
ped With information which should be
exceedingly valuable to beginner In
the dairy business. Their services
are rendered TO groups of farmers who
wish to avail themselves of the priv
iege. Aside from Il force of 30
county agricultural agents located at
county seat points, a dairy specialist
is at present devoting his time ex-
Clusively TO the location Of real foun-
dation dairy stock and assisting In
their purchase. Other trained dairy
men are available. The county agent
or the dairy specialist may be called
upon to accompany farmer buyers on
purchasing trips. They will locate the
most desirable points for purchase,
will aid in the selection of animals
and advise as to their value They
will look after The details of testing
for interstate shipment. arrangements $
force loading. etc.
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01
MinOt Corn
Show to be
a Winner.

Men prominent in agricultural work
in North Dakota will be heard at the
meetings to be held in connection with
the Ward County Corn and Potato
Show in Minot November II, IS and 49,
Two meetings have been arranged, one
for Friday, November IS, and the other
for Saturday, November 10: They will
begin at 80 p nj.
Friday afternoon, with Anthony
Walton presiding, T.. II. Waldron, plant
breeder with the Agricultural college,
will speak on Corn Varieties for
North Dakota and he will be followed
by President John Lee Coulter of the
North Dakota Agricultural college.
Norbert d. German, former county
agent Of Ward county and now assist
ant state leader of county agents, will
follow President Coulter, his subject
being Community Program of Work. !"
GOvernOr-clect X. A. Nestos of Minot
will be the Last speaker to be heard
Friday afternoon.
Saturday afternoon Commissioners a.
S. Spicher will preside. DR.. L. IL.
Beeler, president OF the Minot normal
school, will speak on Education in the
Rural School," II. L. Bolley, botanist
and pathologist with the Agricultural
college, will speak on "Potato Seed
Certi1cation," f. A. Madsen of Bur
lington Will sepak on sour Aim in Po-
tato Production" while the last
speaker will be Attorney f. II, Slnkler
Of Minot, who will discuss the pro-
posed potato warehouse for Minot.
The Minot Association of Commefce
is interested in the effort to secure a
comparatively owned potato ware
house for Minot and some definite
action is expected 70 be taken during
the show. Mr.. Sinkler speaks on be
half Of the association. d
The Minot carnival being conducted
by the association each evening while
the show is in progress, has developed
into one Of the largest entertainment
efforts ever made in northwestern
North Dakota. The two events are ex-
.pected to draw thousands of people to
Minot and private homes are to be
thrown open to accommodate the vis-
itOrS
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01
State Farm
Bureau Gets
Communication

Chas. Nickrey, general secretary Of
the Near East Relief association with
headquarters at New York city, writes
as follows to President Georgeson of
the North Dakota Farm Bureau fed
GRAFTON:
II have read Il copy of your letter
of September 20 written to farm bu-
reau presidents and secretaries, and
wish TO express my appreciation of
your cooperation with the work of the
Near East Relief.
II have recently seen the dead and
dying Most of them-certainly the
women and children-are us innocent
of any crime as you or l are. They are
as thrifty and industrious as any Of US,
but are the victims of cruel circum-
stances. | know that the farmers and
citizens of America today feel poor,
but we are fabulously rich compared
with these who are starving today in
the Near East. y...ss. -5.....a.,.s.....
II also saw during the month of
August this year two ships bearing
Hour, hom1ny, rice and fO0dStunS from
America, the gifts Of American farm
ers. l saw three trainloads Of this
food going from the docks at Batoum
to the warehouse at Alexandropol,
where $1,000 orphans were awaiting it.
Every bag of that -four means life. If
American farmers could realize what
even one bowl of that food means to a
hungry child, they would have thrill
of joy that would compensate for any
disappointment in connection with
their own market returns.
I'm behalf Of these children and peo-
pie whom you are saving, most heart.
lily thank you and other members of
farm bureau fedora tions in North Da.
kOta.'
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01
Mulch Berry Plants Now

4 Mulch the strawberry bed with
straw, cover the raspberry vines with
soil. and mulch the roots Of the apple
trees with straw or manure, says A. r.
Yeager, horticulturlst at the North
Dakota Agricultural College, in de-
scribing methods Of protecting fruit
trees and plants from winter injury. .
The strawberry bed is covered not
70 protect 1t from the cold so much
rs to prevent the ground from freez-
INC and tfawing alternately, and thus
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01

COWS. A COW that is three-quarters Of
The way up the scale towards the best
b as good as the average farmer will
give the care which they must have.
"When so much sentiment in favor
Of dairy cows exists rs is now evident
IA this state, individuals and organiza-
lions attempt to prey upon it. Some
Of them will offer low interest rates
and supply cows at $40 per head more
Than they are worth. Others will
supply low grade cows at good COW
orlces. The present heavy demand
presents many / opportunities for
fraudulent practices. Honest, depend
Able Arms that bring in good cattle and
offer them ,at a fair price should be
heartily encouraged as they will render
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01
FOR FAMILY TABLE

Mushrooms for the family table dur
Ing the winter may be grown in any
family cellar with the expenditure of
only few cents for spawn bricks, and
some labor to prepare the beds, accord
Ing to A. Il. Yeager, horticulutrist at
the North Dakota Agricultural college,
who describes the method:
Take fresh horse manure, with per-
haps one.third straw, and put 1t in a
pile to heat. After about a week, when
It begins to heat, turn it over. If it is
white, add some water. Repeat this
process two or three times, until the
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01

tances travelled in a days grazing by
steers in the various pastures In the
3O-acre pasture where the most gain
was made, steer travelled one and
five-eights miles to get one days food.
In the 1OO-acre pasture, although the
food was better, a steer travelled nearly
twice as far, three and one-sixteenth
miles. In the 64O-acre pasture at
Youngstown. in the same county, with,
rather scant grazing steer travelled
five and one-half miles In day.
In addition to The continuous graz
ing at the Mandan station, three fields
were pastured in rotation and de-
ferred system, each of the pastures be-
ing grazed one-third Of the season. The
field which was pastured the first third
of one season is pastured the second
third Of the next season. The purpose
Of the experiments with this system is
to determine whether or not this will
permit grass seedlings to establish
themselves during the first and second
periods Of grazing, and whether more
beef can be produced per acre under
this system.
Colored enlargements in the Chicago
exhibit will show the condition Of the
native pasture in the Mandan fields.
Sections Of the sod from the fields, as
they appeared at the end Of the grow
ing season also will be shown. The
exhibit IS heinp nreDared nv DR.. III. L.
Walster, agronomlst, and Prof. j. Fl.
Shepperd, animal husbandman, Of the
North Dakota Agricultural Experiment
station, and J. I. sarvis, agronomist at
the Mandan station. The experiments
are conducted comparatively by the
North Dakota station and the office Of
dry land agriculture of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01

injure. the roots. Three inches Of
straw should be placed on the bed as
soon as the ground is frozen enough to
bear the team and wagon. Leaves
are not quite so satisfactory, because
they pack down tightly and do not
give sufficient protection.
The raspberry vines should be bent
over to the ground, being careful not
to- break them, and covered with
earth. To lessen the chances Of
breaking; a low ridge may be thrown
up alongside the vines. and the canes
pushed over against this ridge, before
being covered with soil
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01

"Any farmer in North Dakota who
has had an honest-to-goOdness per.
manent conversion to dairying as Il
part Of his farm enterprise, who will
purchase good grade cows at reason
able figure, who will pasture, feed, care
for and shelter them according to the
methods proven by successful practice
will year in and year out consistently
make money The farmer with a super
fetal death bed repentance conversion
in dairying who expects large md Inn
mediate profits should never start.
There is dairy type Of man as truly
as there Is a dairy type of COW, and it
takes a combination Of both with
plenty Of hard work for success in the
business of milking cows. @
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01
Short and Middlings

Uncle Alb says: Every good turn a
man does friend or a man does to
friend or stranger is good turn for
himself.
It pays to know about fence posts.
Black locust and cedar are extremely
durable, while willow and cottonwood
have a natural life for only a few
years.
Dairy Improvement involves a long
hms investment, vet those who are
willing to make this investment for
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01
AGRICRAPHS

The melancholy days have come
November brown and Serc;
The best time for the farmer folk
To plan for I'LL next year.
Is there fire extinguisher on the car,
in the. Kitchen and in the barn?
Sam says: Workers never kick and
kickerS never work
Sour milk builds feather and bone
In the flock, and make more eggs.
Plumbers are wife-savers. Get one,
to estimate the cost of running water
in your house before real cold weather
comes
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01

future returns are ones who viii derive.
the most benefit.
The farm bureau is am organization
of farmers seeking to combine the re
suits of practical experience and
scientific investigation for the benefit
of the business of agriculture.
"The requirements Of a good farmer
are at least four: the ability to make.
a full and comfortable living from the
land; to rear a family carefully and
we'll; to be OF good service to the com
.nunity; to leave the farm more pro
.ductive than it was when he took IT,
Liberty Hyde Bailey.
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01

manure Is about through heating. II
VIII then be dark brown color, the
straw Will crumble and on a cold dav
lt VIII not steam. IT then will be ready
Tor putting in beds or boxes in the Ger
lar where it will not give an offensive
odor
fut the manure one foot deep, pack
ing 1t down hard. IT should be moist
but should not be wet Break the
spawn bricks into pieces one incl
square, and put them one to two inches
deep in the bed, at five or six inch in
tervals each way. Cover the top OF
the bed with dirt one or two inches
deep. Unless the cellar is SO extremely
dry, don't water the bed. In a montl
white threads will show in the BED
and in six to eight weeks the mush-
rooms will appear.
The success of the bed depends
largely upon The freshness Of tn
spawn, and for that reason the spawn
should be purchased only from reliable
seed houses.
The temperature of rhe cellar should
be about 60 degrees, although the
mushrooms do we'll in temperatures Of
from so to 80 degrees.
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01
Clover Seed Gave Best Yield

An instance where clover seed out
yielded wheat is reported by w. S.
Hanley Of Stirum, Sargent county.
Mr.. Hanley threshed 225 bushels of
sweet clover seed this year from a 16-
acre field, which is an average yield
of slightly more than IA bushels to the
acre
A number Of Sargent county farm
ers who planted sweet clover in 1920
have surplus Of seed for sale this
year. While the acreage has reached
the point where no big money can be
made in producing seed, the value Of
sweet clover for pasture crop and
soil enricher, and the ease with which
it is grown indicate that this crop will
be a permanent one in Sargent county.
Bulbs which are to glorify the door
yard next spring should be planted
In the early fall.
s FARM AND HOME FACTS
It's the up-to-date fruit grower who
uses paradichloro benzene to take the
bore out Of peach borer.
What is so rare as a moving machine
under cover? You wouldn't expect
your wife to leave her new sewing
machine ont In the rain. Be consis-l
tent.
Rightly organized country life"
says the dean of a large middle west
.ern agricultural college, offers more
in the way Of intellectual enjoyment
md satisfying social life than is posst-
be IN any surroundings"
The Ward County independent., 1921-12-01
Granville Community Club Has
Found The Road to the Future

years for the purpose Of marketing Co
Operatively the cream produced in this
section and we now have membership
Of 1G1. The organization has rathe,
unique beginning, as it required very
little capital to start It, Each member
was asked to sign $40 note, upon
which sufficient money was raised tc
furnish the initial capital to rent !.
building and buy the necessary equip
mcnt. The cream was bought on the
same margin as that bought by the
other cream buying associations across
the street, and since the new organiza~
tion has gone into being the margin
for buying cream has narrowed con
siderably.
After the expenses Of maintaining
the station are deducted, the balance,
of the money made by the station is
prorated to the members on the basis
OF the amount of cream sold and ap
piled on the note given by each mem
Der.
During the month Of July 1l,2SS.36
pounds of butterfat was received by
the station, which brought a total OF
$3,4SO.4O to the shippers. After ex
penscs were paid and some new equip
ment was bought, $4,000 was applied
III deferred payments on the notes. The
directors propose TO retire the stock OF
the members in this way. Their cream
will then be bought on Il margin lust
sufficient to maintain the expenses ano
to provide 4 sinking fund for improve
mentS.
At the last meeting of the board OF
directors, Mr.. Clarence =. Cox was
elected secretary Mr.. Cox Is
an enthusiastic young fellow, who says
lllat there are great possibilities in the
luturc of the cream producing industry
around Granville and lie means to as
sist i'll the dairy development in that
community as well as buying for the
cream station. The directors of the
association are enthusiastic for the
introduction of more dairy cows in the
Granville locality. Mr.. Ole Hanson, :.
member of the board Of directors, saws
we feel that we can market our owl
cream at less cost and when we nav
our notes for the capital stock we will
then pc on basis where we will re
celve all the benefits of our organiza-
'lon. The association will not only be.
marketing venture, but will aid il
developing the cream producing indus
try in this community"
The following men are directors
George Lippen, president.
=. II. Remington, secretary.
WIN. a Christensen, c. s. Allison
a. r. Murphy, Ole Anderson, F. NJ. Bea
con, II. W. Beacler, c. A. stubbins.