The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-04-07

dressed by w: G. Couey, state potato
specialist, plans were made for the
organization Of potato growers as.
sociation. The Roseglen community
held a meeting and decided to concen.
trate on only two varieties Of potatoes
in AN effort to standardise this pro.
duct: The farmers there next year
will grow only Early Ohios and Tri.
uWphs. Nine communities in the
county have since decided to grow one
variety, the EARLY Ohio. ,..
;$l SHOWS y.
Corn and potato shows were held. at
Dogden and Washburn for the first
time, and both events were highly sucI
cessful, a total of 81 exhibits being
Business men and farmers of Dogden
shown at Dogden and 78 at, Washburn,
plan to- make the show an annual
event, and next year they may add
livestock, to the list of exhibits. The
shows held has been the impetus
gained to the movement to Standard.
ez farm products.
The agent cooperated with the
state department of agriculture in the
farm institutes held at Coleharbor,
Roseglen and Bluehill. Some work
was also done in connection with the
community school fair held at Turtle
Lake, where school children brought
in some fine exhibits of grain, vega
tables, corn, potatoes and school work.
The local teacher was largely respon;
sible for working up this event.
CROP WORK
Nine farmers planted total Of 1853
acres Of Dl wheat, the seed being Sc.
cured by the county agent. These
nine fields averaged II bushels per
acre, while the average of other va,
rieties of wheat was eight bushels.
Differences in favor of the Ii wheat
were most apparent in the eastern
part. Of the county. where the yield
was double that of the common wheat,
while in the western part only slight
increase was shown. Inquiries re-
gafdfng Rosen rye were met with
figures showing that this variety has
not shown up well in tests in this
state while the variety known as
North Dakota No. 959 has done very
well. One seed plot Of the last named
variety on the farm of Adolph Rein
ers has been started and it is expected
in another year or two plenty of seed
Of this variety will be available.
MISCELLANEOUS
Fifteen farmers in the western part
Of the. county were supplied with
grass hopper poison, hoppers doing
very little damage in the. county this
year, Some 56 farmers were supplied
with Earlianna tomato seed secured
from the State Agricultural College,
and they reported very good results
from this seed, this being an early
lmaturing variety. Fifteen farmers
from this county were encouraged to
attend the National Dairy Show, and
a number went on the New Salem
Dairy Tour, with the result that in
terest in the dairy industry is rapidly
developing here. Arrangements are
being made to have some cattle tested
for tuberculosis. Two boys and girls
clubs have been organized during the
year at Mercer and Roseglen, the
county agent cooperating with local
people and with the state club leader.
| "a club fair was held at Mercer and
Roseglen, which were very successful,
|A.total OF 2S3 laborers were supplied
to farmers by the county agent work
ling In a cooperation with labor com
Imitteemen appointed Ii ali o. the
towns Of the county. t ;4s
n FARM b eUREAu 4, t.,5 81
Organization Sof the Mclean County
Farm Bureau, afiliated With the North
Dakota Farm Bureau, ederation and
in the national organisation, was ef.
lfected during the year. Outstanding
activities of the Farm Bureau during
the year were the holding Of the re-,
ferendum vote on proposed farm legis.
Ilation, and the holding OF i q county
lhaarina. ~ secure Nm formation regard I