The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-17
GROWERS TOLD,
CORN is KING
IN NO. DAKOTA
George Will, Speaking Before
Tri-State Body, Tells
of Increase
RULES ON GROWING
Favors Flint Corn, He Tells
Growers - Sees State
Yield on Increase

ltS pace -TlSntly as King III A<VAth
Dakota, George F. Will Of Bismarck
told the Tri-State Grain Growers
Convention in session here today.
"Corn has attained permanent
place in North Dakota Agriculture
said Mr. Will. " At worst it is de-
cidedly better than useless summer
fallow, at best it is cash crop
surer and often more valuable than
spall grain. Always it is perfect
solution of the feed problem, and
it is absolute necessity in any pro-
fitable dlversification program.
"Our most successful farmers on
the Missouri slope who have raised
corn for many years, figure on one
year of corn followed by two of
snail grain, and they have prospered
amazingly by combining this system
with the raising of live stock.
"For the greatest profit, corn
should be and will be increasingly
used in the cheapest possible way
fed in the field, cut and shredded,
and used in the silo.
North Dakota has increased her
corn yield the past year about 40
per cent. Her acreage and yield
Will increase in the next year or so
100 per cent. This is true as well in
Montana and in western Canada,
where a tremendous agitation for
ccrn planting is in progress. I'm
doubtedly this great development Of
corn culture will be followed in the
near future by the introduction of
suitable machinery for handling the
most profitable types of corn, which
Will very materially lessen the cost of
harvesting.
\"Varieties especially adapted to
our climate will be produced more
and more perfectly as interest in
corn breeding increases. Our corn
will become more standardized as will
our methods, and our yields will
greatly increase with perfected vari-
cites. Though she will doubtless al
ways be a leading wheat state, as is
Kansas, in twenty-five years North
Dakota will be as independent of the
wheat crop as is southern Minnesota
today.
"In other words, corn, the native
American grain, will take its rightful
place as king in North Dakota farm
ing, bringing with it prosperity and
that increased affection for home,
state and nation which rich state,
prosperous homes and an assured flu
turc are certain to inspire
Holds Flint Best
Mr.. Will traced the development of
acorn in the United States and il.
North Dakota, where it was grown
by the Indians. Corn growing by the
Indians, however, he said, was mort
properly gardening than farming. the
entire production of q community Of
Indians not being more than 1000 or
5000 bushels, enough for food.
The problem Of farmers, he said,
has been to adapt it to growing on
a large scale.
Discussing various types Of corn,
Mr.. Will favored the growing Of flint
corns in North Dakota over the dent
ccrns except in some sections Of the
state. The flint, he said, is primi
tive type and therefore very tough
and hardy 1t is found in the cold
est, regions where corn is grown
and it can be handled and stored in
cool and damp surroundings with
greater safety than the -four or dent
corns, he said
Rules for Growing.
CivirD hriofl,, co,mo r,,loo IN corn
raising Mr.. Will said:
"By far the most economical sys-
tenn of utilizing the corn crop is that
Of hogging off or feeding directly in
the field. This is practical for cat
tie, sheep and hogs, and has given
exc1Rcnt results with combination
of cattle and hogs. The season for
hogging off, if the paintings arc
made early may be from three to five
months long, depending on the eli
matte conditions Of the late fall. In
this department the flints and early
flour corn, on account of their ex
treme earlinessSand very heavy yield
of fodder and grain are pre-eminent
By planting about May first with the
extra early Assiniboine and follow
ing with Gehu, the hogging off could
start very little after August first
and with ordinary conditions could
continue into November and some
times we'll into December. With the
mixed ration of fodder and grain and
with plenty of water, the stock make
truly wonderful gains"
Mr. Will took occasion to boost
the first state wide corn show, to be
held in Bismarck Jan. 22, ,23 and "a.