The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, October 5, 1916, Page 15

fect and beauhfy their homes with shade : trees,dt is giving a larger share of-its attention %o the reve: ue-producing crops. 55 Practlcal work in' t nl:e best ‘methods of _grain growing and the Droper ¢rop rota- “tions' to”conserve the moisture are being “carried on under the direction of J. T. $ R . Sarvis and ‘A, W. Schulz, both of them 4 : ,‘_agncultural college graduates who are. S . “thorough enthusiasts in their work. The: station' fields are divided, according “ %o experiment station custom, into plots ;of _one-tenth acre ‘each, which: makes: 5 compitation of = expense and yields R »-simple” ‘and - easy. Mostly. - three-year -‘."‘rotatmns of various crops aud various * +This season’s work completes the third " S " year of the station and from these three iyears some results ‘may be" ¢considefed | available for use in the department’s * - Tbulletins., In this way the station-event- . { . methods of goil treatment are being used. - furmshes the wfi government the land and the opTe. FATTENING CA'ITLE ON NATURAL PRAIRIE GRASSES “The cattle whmh were grazed there last year gained an average of 200 pounds. in- the season,” said Mr. Schulz. “We find that the natural grasses fur- ° nish good pastute where there are not too’ many cattle on too small a field. It is one’ of our purposes to find out the right number of cattle to put on a field of a certain size and also to discover - ‘which of the natural plants are the best for feed purposes.” station “is the careful selection and - preservatxon of ‘'seed. A large brick . storage and, seed house, the lower floor of which is sheltered by a bank from the prevaxlmg' winds, is one of the most - “ually will discover ‘series of crop: rota. ™ mterestmg of the buildings. Attached “tions which produce the best results and ikeep the ground in bestcondition; i The station wheat this year was hit iwith rust just the same- as the crop of ithe ordinary farmer. The little rust “devils would just as soon-work on Uncle % ‘Sam’s land as. anybody’s, but the:rust S dldn’t .get all the wheat. " + The statlon is: testmg outa: European' ; durum or. “macaroni” wheat known as , " Kubanka durum. It is a Russian grain, “selected because it ‘is less liable to rust damage, and this year it produced excellent’ yields, being practically unaf- fected . by. the rust, while bluestem: m -adjoining plots produced shriveled § Which would rate very low.as “feed.” - THREE ALFALFA CROPS <~ B FROM STATION'S FIELDS- Alfalfa flo Shes. on the station plats. : Atlurdc_ ytocutwhenxt “was hit by an-es st. The work the station has done so-far has proved alfalfa - e , 4'worthy of taking'a: -front place in the rank: -of pmfitable ¢rops in western * North Dakota. : “The . alfalfa ‘at . the on was seeded “in rows 42 inches- 4 S The field hish bberi: clit a.nd was’ thh ‘big greenish shocks about ‘ mine feet “tall: The statlon has proved -/ '%hat sorghum for feed purposes’can be' " - grown suc Iy, field of: ‘Sudan. grass which has' tlmved andproducedagooderop. e "“Men at the station notmed where. plots : of sorghum and Sudan grass: had adjoined: o anewplantwmchappqaredtobeacross between the two. -This year an experi- : X lot of Sudan grass with occa- jonal stalks of sorghum was planted in - “which mxght prove to. be of value. There is @ .sectxon of land in the home “farm - of the' station.” The: ‘government - = owns another section a mile removed to.. o B the southeast. On tlus ‘section exper fv"‘Elevator Managers lf in nnd iof ‘an Elevator l(uulu for yonr » write “or- wire The Equity y Co-Op. Ex hange ST, PAUL, to it is'a greenhouse hanging from a rack. ‘There: was also a the hope of: developmg 8 Cross. specxes : 89® “.‘..6..’.0'.‘......' In-the seedhouse already was 3 “éénsiderable quantity of grain and big pumpkms, squashes and a few citron were lying in ‘a corner. In the basement there were s variety of berries bemg soaked out to extract seeds and in the greenhouse two of the young men employed at the station were putting up seed ‘samples in envelopes. “There’s an interesting thing,” said Mr. Schulz, pointing’ to ears of corn “We gathered . thhm its borders, One of the prmclpal mterests at the ° _ The Slope country southwest of the Mi the state, pays one-tenth of the taxes, has Teft “HOM&.6f it to take chagfies wnth«bhe frofii That gathered before the frost showed nearly perfect - im . the' - germination, 'test, ‘while that gathered after the frost was only 26 per cent good.” This seems to be good evi- . dence that.it; doesn’t ‘do ito allow your f: seed corn to be frost-bitten. - % - The buildings at the station are all of brick and substantially built according to 'the custom™ of Uncle Sam. They include an administration ‘building, a very handsome residence for the superintend- ent, ‘a' number of ‘cottages for other employes and a dormitory for single men. The road which approaches the. station winds in a series of “S” curves up the :steep hillside. When one reaches the top he sees the tall flagpole-with the stars ‘and stripes floatmg above the group of buxldmgs and if he looks to the northeast - B “We Fit Them Some men are tall, others short, fat. thin, etc., and every man likes a suit to fit his-own :Derson. We huild clothes to fit the individual and’ are specialists. Our $18.00 Suits and Overcoats are of high quality goods and stand the wear. '“Also!suits and ovenoats .at $20, $25, $30 and. $85. Every xmneg: anteed.. Over 300 pattérns to select from. - ‘Write us today or come in and-see us, _ These are hand tailored ‘garments. Hagen & Olson . FARGO, N. 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