The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-29

Pure Bred Sire Train
Add 1-2 Million DOL
lars to income of farms
CONTINUED from page one)
omies and the application of science
to agriculture.
"All over the world among prim-
tive people md upon the frontier
for thousands Of years people have
produced wheat, oats, barley and
rye on cultivated land and have used
the wild land as pasture. On the
other hand, the wheat, oats, barley,
and rye became contaminated with
weeds, insect pests and diseases of
various kinds. This had forced
people throughout the world to in
troduce both summer and winter
following of land in connection with
the grain crops. This system re-
suited in the production of little or
no feed for livestock except straw.
Livestock living on the wild land
were fattened during the summer
period and in the cold countries q
fall slaughter was necessary, while
in most of the world the livestock
which fattened during the summer
again became poor during the
winter.
$50 far as we know this was the
general plan which was followed in
one country after another from pre-
historic times until about the year
500 A. D. when the Anglo Saxon
peoples established definite rota-
ton in the south Of England. Here
they had a thrt year program Of
rotation-First, sumller fallow;
second, winter grain, generally
wheat or rye, and third, a spring
grain, generally oats or barley
This made q three year rotation
two crops and one fallow. It still
left the livestock on the wild pas
ture. Under this system the pro-
duction of grain, which for centuries
had maintained an average Of prob
ably not more than 10 bushels pei
acre, resulted in an increase from
10 to 20 bushels per acre with ar
average Of probably Is bushels.
I'm North Dakota, we for the last
10 or Is years even with some sum.
mer fallow, have maintained q yield
Of wheat Of little better than IL
bushels per acre. Possibly if w
followed the three year rotation sys'
tematically we might bring the
yield up to from IL to 10 bushels
with one-third Of our fields in fallow
one-third Of our fields in wheat ant
rye and one-third Of our fields il
oats and barley. But we do no.
have the use for oats and barle,
which maintained centuries ago
At that time only horses and cattl,
were used for power and peopl'
consumed tremendous quantities O
beer and rye. With the introduction
Of power machinery and the aban
donment Of intoxicating liquors, it i
too much to expect the farmers o
North Dakota to leav- onc-third o
their land to fallow and certainl,
we do not need the other third i
oats and barley. This system, whicl
as noted above lasted in mos
countries until about 1850 (abou
IT'S years ago) was very faulty bot
through waste time on account Of tn
summer fallow, waste products o
account Of poor grain yields an
poor uses and finally no feed 70
I livestock, except The wild land.
Big Change in 1928
"Probably the greatest revolutio
in agriculture in the history Of til
world came about 200 years ago i
. 1928, when a combination was prt
!; duced in England which has resulte
. in the most wonderful progress {
all ages. As noted above, whea
oats, barley and rye were cultivate
for centuries and wild pastures I
!, all kinds were available for liv'
stock. The great change came
the picking out Of certain pastul
;. grasses and it was about 1928 tn,
!; clover was introduced as a pastul
or hay crop in place of summer ia
low. In this period Of 200 yea
the various kinds Of clover have BET
!, studied and experimental with al
at the present time we have typ,
}. Of sweet clover and other kinds ,
:. clover adapted to our North Dako
!. climate. One Of the greatest ste]
forward in the history Of agricu
= ture was the substituting of Glow
, Tor summer fallow. We in til
: state can introduce sweet clover al