The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-10
ACHIEVEMENT
OF FARMERS
IS OUTLINED
king Corn Is COnquering
North Dakota" Is Title of
Exhibit of A. G..
TELLS OF VARIETIES

Fargo, N. D., Nov. 10.-"King Corn
is conquering in North Dakota" is
the title of the educational exhibit
of the North Dakota Agricultural
college prepared by DR.. H. J.. Wal
ster, agronomist, and 7. II. Hopper,
agricultural chemist, to be shown at
the international Grain and Hay
Show at Chicago Dec. to 8.
THE exhibit will show graphically
the accomplishments of generation
of farmers in introducing the cult
walton of corn into North Dakota
during the past third of a century,"
DR.. Walster declares. During that
time the acreage has increased from
approximately $4,000 acres to about
three quarters of million acres. This
has been accomplished through the
introduction of native adapted var
ietes of corn and through the gra-
dual adaptation of introduced varie-
ties.
Entire plants of twelve different
varieties of corn will be displayed,
ranging from the small, early flint
varieties to the late maturing fodder
types. Varieties inclAded will be
Gehu flint, Dakota White flint, Bur-
leigh County Mixed, Ivory King
flour corn, Mercer flint, Rustler
White dent, Northwestern dent, Min
nesota 13 of North Dakota origin,
Minnesota 10 of Minnesota origin,
Minnesota %, Golden Glow and Rain
bow flint
Data will also be presented show
ing the relative maturity and yield
| from these varieties according to
field trials made this year at the
North Dakota Experiment station.
On Aug. q the early flint varieties
such as Gehu, Dakota White and
Burleigh gave yield of as bushels
per acre of ear corn which was fair
~ ripe and hard. Sixteen days later,
Sept. IL, these varieties had increased
the yield 10 to IL bushels On the
earlier date the late varieties such
as Golden Glow and Rainbow flint
gave less than 80 bushels per acre,
but increased 20 bushels in the L.
day period to so bushels. The medium
early varieties such as Rustlers and
Northwestern gave 40 bushels Aug.
| l..
"From these figures it is evident
that the early flints gave the high
! est yields at maturity. Another
noticeable occurrence was the heavy
decrease in yield of slower during
, the 16-day period, the decrease av-
eraging one-half on per acre. This
decrease was due mostly to the
/ rapid increase in weight of ears and
partly to the mechanical loss of
leaves through drying up and blow
ing away. The necessity of cutting
corn early enough to secure a max
mum weight of ears and fodder is
emphasized by this experience.
Ten one-bushel samples of ear
corn grown in different parts of
North Dakota by farmers will be
another interesting feature of the
display. This will include exhibits
from Bottineau, Cass; Richland,
Morton, Grand Forks, Stark and
| Dlckey counties.
About $50 individual entries have
been made by farmers of this state
IN competition for the $4,000 of pre-
NUNS offered and North Dakota has
an excellent chance to capture some
nigh places in corn, alfalfa, sweet
Grover, hard red spring and durum
wheat. I. H. Hopper of the agricul-
tural chemistry department and Ed
gar l. Olson, superintendent of dem
onstratlon farms, will have charge
OF the Agricultural college exhibit at
the show