The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-18
PROPER THAT DAKOTA SHOULD
HERALD TO WORLD PR0CRESSIN
CORN RAISING, SAYS D0NNELLY
President of Northern Pacific Railway Company Tells OF
Advance Made in Growing Corn Before Large
Audience at North Dakota Corn Show


I'll" nat ION must look to tn" north
west tor corn production t. keep
St"r with a population increasing
AT iUc rat" of nearly TWO million a
year. Probably no more positive or
SllikiuG proof can h" advanced Of
the trend rf the crop and its adapt
ability 10 northwest conditions than
III" history Of corn acreage in this
reg ion. In TWO years North Dakota
has increased her corn acreage by
half. namely, from $50. 600 acres in
l"22 10 l.l"1."00 acres in 1924: and
Montana has more than doubled her
aCr"ag" in two years: namely. from
rs, GEO acres in 1922 TO II 90" acres
~ ia2i. Nnr,h Dakota farmers, who
NAV" been constantly FACED with the
menace. Of an ONrrprDductiOn in the
en- -. of wheat, need hay. no fear of
an rE-rprOhuct ion of corn from such
additions IN acreage AS they may
plant. as an lnrrraS" OF two mlllion
new acr,S in corn each year would
just about Keep IN" nation in n bal
Inr. between supply and demand
" it'll our Increasing population, ana
thi~ only provided no new needs for
this v-rsatil" crop are developed.
This is the state to Grow More Corn
If This increase in acreage comes
At all ii would seem il must come
from n few states Of the northwest,
and North Dakota is the most prom
Sary 10 say TO YOU that types Of
corn and the naiur" Of its culture
must uf necessity he adapted t. the
conditions as il advances nnrthWard
and west ward. corn IL coming IN
this state and Montana not because
the soil and rainfall or tn" tempcra
tur. is changing, but h"c2Jl>" 1t
lends itself to conditions Of ini'n-
SiNr rather than "Ntrn>iV" farm
management. and h""nus" tn" GRO?
peculiarly lends itself 10 prptu"ti"n
in 4 wide range Of conditions.
Height and mNuriOUSmeSS of stalk
and foliage must be SaCriiicd in this
latitude. but the palatabilitE ana
nutritious nature of tn" fodder and
tn" number of ears per stalk ar"
gained. Undoubtedly W. may learn
much Of the character of growth
and kind Of ears that will survive
the IiciSsitud-S Of this climate over
a long series of years by a study of
the varieties SO successfully grown
by the pioneer Indian farmers OF
this locality which have already
been referred to.
In our efforts to advanc" the more
widespread growing of this crop. We
may we'll take not" of the general
conditions which obtain where corn
! is on" OF the leading and staple ag
riCultural products. II is we'll t.
not. that the weed menace. common
40 every one crop country. has sub
sided with the advent of :: large
corn acreage. Problems in depleted
fertility are largely solved. because
4 large utilization Of the crop
through livestock, on the farm. re-
turns TO the land in manur. what
has been taken from it in the pro-
duction of the crop. No other non
intensive crop produces more digest
! ible nutrients per acre, thus Il con-
CentrateG food is obtained with "A
. mi, LOT Of
is veritabiy the key TO mixed farm
Hing. as the growing and utilization
of the crop on the farm throughout
the year eliminates peak loads of
! farm 1"w'r and itinerant help.
! Corn Growing brings Prosperity
That corn growing has brought in
! its wake tn" highest farm prosper
| ity is evidenced by the fact that the
corn belt OF the United States is the
! largest area in tn. world where ag-
| riculture is uniformly prosperous;
| and II is not an artificial prosperity
| based on Government subsidy or eX-
| IRENE tariff protection. 1t has Tor
generations stood alone without
; government favor. The American
| farmers Of the middle west engaged
| in the corn growing industry are
! tn" most Industrious, Independent
and prosr"sSiv" group of agriculture
! lists in the wcrld They have been
, the social and political bulwark of
! this nation. The launching Of North
Dakota III the business Of corn rails
| ing would seem therefore to hold
| forth great promise for the future
, of this region.
| 1t is repeated that this exposition
! IS staged AZ an opDortune time with
: an ideal setting and historical back
ground, and it is greatly TO be de-
sired that all concerned with the ag
ricultural development of North Da-
nf lam hi,
port TO its success. Corn raising is
still in an early stage in it's develop
'nent in this region. Desirable
methods of production and adapted
typrs and varieties are still no
doubt in somewhat of an eXperi-
mental and formative stage. This
North Dakota State Corn Show at
bismarck should crystalline and aid
IN promoting those factors which
Will make for great and prosper
Gus industry in this region in the
future.
What ! have said gives emphasis
to the fact that the promot ion of
corn growing in the state Of North
i'akota. the increase in the. acreage
devoted to its cultivation, is Of the
lirSt Importance to the stiIa: and
mat IN" recurrence annually of such
exhibitions as this contributes sen.
Slhly and Enthusiastically to that end.
Important to Railroads
II" Importance OF agriculture to
IN" rail transportation interests Of
the northwest can scarcely he exar-
Serat"d We know. OF course. and
me observation is a very tri1e enc.
mat upon agriculture. not only the
Transportation industry. but al in
oustry. is essentially and ultimately
!'pcndent: but in other parts Of the
country this dependence is mach less
OBVIOUS and immediat. than it is in
'he northwest. OF the tonnage
moved ny the great rail carriers Of
me east-the carriers operating in