The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-03
GOSPEL OF ALFALFA
IS JUSTIFIED BY 500
Line EXHIBIT CARS
Value as Feed for Producing
Milk or Flesh on Stock Is
Presented in City

Aiming TO attack the weed evil from
a new angle. improve crop rotation
at the same time and make possible
an expansion of livestock raising, the
500 Line alfalfa and sweet clover
demonstration Cars spent SATURDAY
night and Sunday In the yards here
and then continued their four-statc
tour. this morning, by heading for
Washburn and Wilton.
The cars are in charge of Howard
McNutt, agricultural agent OF the
road on this division, and Jcns
Uhrcnholdt, also OF the agricultural
department. They have been In the
southern part OF the state since start
ing the tour at Cakes and they have
been presenting their gospel OF great
or hay supply to crowds averaging 200
at the various towns on the line on
the way here. They will extend the
tour through the remainder OF the
state, then carry their message to
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.
Use Film and Exhibits
The party Is presenting the subject
of alfalfa and sweet clover through
tho medium Of q film and shown IN
one car by means Of III exhibit set
up in another. The film shows the
methods of preparing the soil and
drilling in the seed. which gives pest
results when sowed eight pounds 10
the acre. 1t also shows methods OF
stacking so as to preserve the greatest
percentage of the alfalfa leaves. IN
which there is 65 per cent OF the feed
value and which constitute As per
cent of the stalk. If the handling Is
careless. from 10 to SO per cent Of the
leaves i lost.
Making Eating Easy for Cow
The exhibit car has striking DEM
o%nstrntions OF the value OF alfalfa and
sweet, clover, One Is a balance on
one side of which rests an 8O-pound
bale of oats straw. while on the other
is n lo-puund bale Of alfalfa. t'aCh
contains the same amount OF protelnS'
l.O3 pounds. and the exhibit Is IN
tended to set forth the economy OF
feeding tho compact alfalfa. thus
multiplying results in butter lat by
making possible the absorption OF Il
greater amount of protcins IN the
| concentrated feed.
Other exhibits give tho results o.
tests showing gain in flesh IN live
| stock fed on alfalfa diet with some
grain. Milk has been Increased Tour
! fold by feeding alfalfa as conlparee
with timothy hay. One table Of re-
suits indicated returns OF S47.34 III
acre from alfalfa used AS hog pasture
Sweet clover was declared to a
eight times the carrying capacity o
the best native grass as forage or pas
turr. TO avoid bloat the feeding o
some straw with 1t was advocated.
Ono Farm Becomes Six
The soil cnriching nature OF Glove
also was discussed. plowed under
IS said to equal Ia tons of rottcd me
uurc per acre. as fertilizer. II INC
will increase the moisture carrvnI
rapacitv Of tho soil four times.
Another advantage Of alfalfa Is
the root system. They will penetfa'
six dcuths of soil AS compared wit
the penetration Of timothy OF gran
, The arsument based on this Is III
. in the form of a question, why IL
/ thus farm six farms?
, The exhibits include corn aud liz
= and the farmers arc urged eSpccial
Ia SO into the growing of o OF I.
, latter crop, They are warned 10
!, s.rc 10 use clean seed Of a wilt-r
!, s,st;ns variety and Ia be sure 10 sc
: the seed on soil suited TO growing ia
4 II also is necessary 10 SOW liaN as
rotation crop.
Several land owners of the city q
:. tended the exhibition and remain
over after the lectures 10 discuss
fa,fa With Howard McNutt. They 4
4 particularly interested in venturi
Ia syow the crop OF the river bottom