The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-01
FARMERS WILL
LAY PLANS FOR
DEVELOP
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from inc easing Of decreasing pro-
duction of any agricultural COM
modify. From this information the
plan is to outline q specific pro.
gram for each locality Of the state
to increase che production Of certain
commodities and decrease the pro.
duction of others; to standardize
crop varieties, selecting those which
do best in the particular section un-
der consideration and for which the
best market prices can be secured;
to increase lamb and wool production
and decrease beef production, or vice
versa, according to the best infor.
nation available.
Wheat is specific example Of
one of the problems to be taken up.
Should a farmer in Criggs county
raise more or less wheat, should it
be durum or hard spring wheat or
some Of both, and what particular
variety Of wheat should he grow?
Four farmers from Griggs county
and from each other county in the
same section have been selected to
consider this problem. They have
been selected because they have es-
tablished the reputation o. knowing
more about wheat production than
the bulk of tfeir neighbors.
Facts to Consider
This group of 20 or more wheat
experts will then meet wit. the
memers Of the agricultural college
staff who have specialized knowl-
edge along this line. Some Of the
information they will consider is as
follows:
The world acreage Of wheat in
1909 was 204,O00,O00 and IN 1926 had
increased to 232, 0OO, 900. C..nada, Ar
gentine and several other countries
report that there are many millions
of acres of land that ar. available
for increased wheat production
whenever demand and price condi-
tions warrant it.
Wheat acreage in the United States
reached its peak in 1919, "a million
acres, dropped to So million in 1926
and increased to So million in 1926.
The acreage of spring wheat. includ-
ing durum, in the whole country has
been fairly constant for is years,
wheat in Canada has nearly doubled
in acreage in the same period and
slightly exceeds that Of the United
States.
Spring wheat acreage in North
Dakota has increased rather stead
lily since 1905 when there were f.
100000 acres to the high point Of
last year, 9,8S7,000 acres. In 1917
there were 1,7O0, 900 acres Of durum
wheat in North Dakota and last year
more than 100000 acres.
Griggs county - in the group with
an average of 80 to 80 acres Of wheat
per farm. This acreage decreased
from 1910 to 1920 and again from
1920 to 1925, but since then has in
creased about SO per cent. Rust or
dinarily causes damage of from 10
to Is per cent. The average yield
for this county is Ill bushels per
acre. The average gross income per
farm from the sale Of cash crops,
wheat, flax and rye, is $1,7O8. OF
the total income per farm 46 per
cent is realized from sales of wheat.
Of the total wheat acreage in Griggs
county, SO per cent was durum in
1924 and in 1927 this had increased
to 80 per cent. In this group Of
counties durum has exceeded hard
red spring wheat in yield By an av-
eragc Of 3.4 bushels per acre, an adj
vantage in cash income Of about So
per acre.
Prolems Can Be Solved
Information from the college and
the substations will be presented
showing the merits as to yield, rust
resistants and other factors Of the
different varieties OF durum wheat.
In consideration Of these factors and
Of the individual experiences Of the
members Of the wheat committee. it
is believed that answers to the var
ious problems regarding wheat can
be made.
In a similar way information has
been collected and recorded regard
: flax. rye, barley, oats, corn, po-
tatoes, forage, crops, horses, beef
cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, hogs,
poultry and farm management. Com
mittees for each commodity have
been named for each section Of the
state and sectional meetings will be
held during the coming month, be-
ginning in northeastern North Da-
kota at Grafton today.
Experience Of the past has shown
that Moth Dakota farmers are
quick to appreciate and act upon any
changes in farm practices which will
increase profit. The programs to be
worked out will be based on facts