The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-08
STATE POTATO
FIELDS TOUR
REACHES LEAL
Agricultural Experts from Is
States Start Trip Over
500 Line

Valley City, N. D.. Aug. s.-R-
Members of the 500 line potato tour,
which begins in the state today. ar
rived at Leal, near here, at 8 q. m.
and spent the morning visiting fields
where fertilizer tests are under way
in that vicinity. Visits were made to
the c. w. Burke, Howard Wilson,
Henry Myers and P. NJ. Abrahanson
farms. More than 80 men compose
the party, representing Is states and
the U. S. department Of agriculture.
At noon the party left for Car
rington, being greeted there At 2 p.
m. by a band, members Of the Car
rington kiwanis club and large
group Of farmers from the surround
ing territory. Visits were being
made during the afternoon to vari-
Gus potato fields, attention being
paid particularly to three strains Of
cobblers planted in competition with
early Ohio seed.
Tonight a program is scheduled at
the city park, various members Of
the party to give short talks. Sreak-
ers will include DR.. William Stuart,
chief of the horticulture depart
ment, U. S. department Of agricul-
ture; Professor M. Hull, of Louisiana
university; Professor D. c. Mooring
of Oklahoma State college; Profess
sor E. R. Lancashire, of Ohio State
university; E. p. Miller, Of Albert
Miller and company, Chicago, and F.
R. Newman, vice president Of the
500 railway.
See Harvey Warehouse
From Darlington the special train
in which the group is travelling, will
90 to Harvey, where they will visit
the fields of several Of the so per-
sons who are cooperating with the
500 agricultural department and AL
bert Miller and company. in potato
projects, and inspect a new ware
house being built by local business
men.
Escorting the tour to Burlington
will be a group Of Minot business
men, and entertainment for the eve
ming has been arranged in Minot.
All day Friday will be spent at Ana
moose, where q barbecue and pro-
gram is planned. Several hundred
there are expected to accompany the
tour members on the visit to the var
ious farms.
At the Moorhead farms near Ana
moose inspection Of fertilizer tests,
treating Of seed and fields Of tri-
umph potatoes planted with seed
from five states will be made. A visit
to the potato warehouse which is be-
ing erected at a cost of $4,000 is
likely. Included in q series Of talks
in the evening will be Professor C..
p. Close, of the U. S. Department Of
agriculture; Professor NJ. c. Gaylord,
of Purdue university; P. Vandercock,
of the Armour Fertilizer company,
Chicago; and Professor P. F. Trow-
bridge Of the North Dakota agri-
cultural college.
On the visit to Fordville COMPARE
son OF the new potato warehouse
there with other types seen on the
tour is planned. Potato fields are
to be visited and an afternoon pro.
gram has been arranged, tour mem.
bers to be entertained as guests Of
the Fordville Commercial club.
In Minnesota Saturday
At Radium, Mimi, Saturday eve
ming q meeting is scheduled at the
j. o. Allen farm, potato growers
from Radium and Viking and vicinity
to attend. Burbank and cobblers and
different fertilizer applications are
to be discussed at this time.
Members Of the tour follow:
F. r. Newman, Minneapolis, vice
president Of the 500 Railway and
host Of the tour; E. P. Miller, Albert
Miller & Co, Chicago; Professor H.
Howard, Albert Miller & Co., Texas;
Professor NJ. c. Gaylord, Purdue uni
versity horticulturist, Lafayette.
Ind; Professor e. R. Lancashire,
Ohio State University, Columbus;
Professor M. Hall, Louisiana Uni
versity. Baton Rouge; Professor D.
c. Mooring, Oklahoma state college
Saltwater, Okla; Professor p. +.
Trowbridge, director. North Dakota
experiment station, Fargo; Profess
sor H. L. Bolley, North Dakota seed
commissioner, Fargo; DR.. William
Stuart, chief Of the horticulture de-
partment, u. S. department Of az
riculture; Professor C. P. Close, po-
tato marketing specialist, u. s. De-
partment Of agriculture; Art Scales,
Tomahawk. Wis; j. H. Dance, Nj
agara Sprayer Co., Waupaca, Wis;
P. vandercock, and DR.. H. DeLoack,
Armour Fertilizer Co., Chicago,
John Boucher, K. p. Bemis, Mime.
apolis, E. P. Moorhead, president
Moorhead Inspection service, Min,
neapolis; c. r. Butler. Swift Fertil-
ixer company, Minneapolis; F.. l.
Behlirg, "A. G. C. Fertilixc. Co.,
Fargo; William Mum. e. E. Dupont
Co., Wilmington, Del; Professor =
Sherwood, West Virginia University
Morgantown, w. Va; w. L. Bart.
lum, Orlando, Fla; B. F. Wallace
agricultural agent, Missouri Pacific
railway, st. Louis; G. G. Tacket, iii.
nois Central railway; H. D. Paulson
The Fargo Forum. Fargo; and p. F
johnson, Jens Uhrenholdt. H. A
McNutt, S. J. Sandres, w. w. Daven.
port and r. L. Auey, al 500 line &C.
ricultural agents; c. =. Ebling, coun.
ty agent at Stanley. N. D.. and G. A
Norling, county agent ct Washburn
N. D., also are to spend two or three
days with the tour.
COTTON CROP SMALLER
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