Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-11

and in other places on the hills it Is
as shallow as eight inches. Some
places where I strike the clay I get
a better yield than anywhere else. If
we can get enough moisture out here
we a raise anything.
100 Bushels to the Acre.
I'm a fair year we average 80
bushels to the acre. In 1913 I had
40 acres Of oats hat went 100 bush
els to the acre and weighed AZ
pounds to the bushel. It was good
heavy stuff. When the land was new
we used to, get great crops of fax
averaging about twenty bushels to the
acre.
Il Use only Marquis wheat now and
have for the past two years. It with
stands the rust better than the Blue
Stem n the Durum. 1t is earlier
and seems to give a heavier yield. I
nave $50 acres in this farm. Two
hundred acres are in wheat, 40 in
oats n about 40 in barley. I had
all my wheat in in April, and its
heading out nicely"
The Herald visitor was at the
beautiful Olson farm on June II and
at that time the wheat was between
two and three feet tall, lang hand
some heads topping every stem. The
land was as clean as a lawn, not a
weed in evidence. But for all that,
Mr.. Olson complained:
w have too many weeds out here
now, and wild oats are about the
worst. We have French weeds to
contend with too, and in dry years
the Russian thistle is bad"
Asked about his corn and potatoes
Mr.. Olson said.
Great Potato Land.
II have raised a good deal of corn
and get along we'll with it.. I use the
Northwestern Dent and it does we'll
up here. l husk it and get about 80
bushels to the acre on a five acre lot.
Potatoes are a great crop here. You
see they are already in bloom now. I
raise Early Ohios, and they go bet
ter than 200 bushels to the acre on
this land. l have some for sale every
rear beside what we want for our own
use.
Strawberries Plentiful.
"All the work about the place keeps
me very busy. You see, I have no
boys and SO I have to attend to all
these things myself. Here are straw
berries that would do mighty we'll if
I had the time to attend to them.
They should have been moved apart
this year. One year when I had been
dDlG " lOOh dlleI lLcIlI, we QlChcu
strawberries off them until we were
tired, and then had to call in the
neighbors to help US so they wouldn't
go to waste. Berries will do we'll in.
this climate. There is a man south
of Palermo. who has an acre of ber-
ries, he takes care of them and has a
great many for sale every year. The
same is true of our raspberry bushes
they need care, but would yield
heavily if they had it."
Passing on toward the big barn.
Mr.. Olson continued to answer the
visitors interested questions.
Cattle Worth While.
I'VE keep about twenty head Of
milking Shorthorns, pretty well
blooded stock. We sell the cream d.
rect to the buyers in the nearby
towns. OF and on we sell butter, but
that is in winter as its too hard to
keep firm in summer. We have twelve
head Of horses. We use mostly wild
hay for their feed, and new millett
for the COWS. The barn is 36xe0 feet
and the loft has a capacity of so
tons. The barn has room for II cows
and IL horses, and we have a shed
for the young cattle. The barn has a.
stone foundation. There are plenty
Of stones In the neighborhood for
such uses.
"I raise only a few hogs. just
enough for our own use. They are
Poland China, pretty well bred. I
used to keep a lot Of pigs but help