Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-25
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Governor frnninkson 90 the Commits tSs,en.
er 81 Asricsllssxr.
The followinsis the result of Governor
i'enninston's recent observations in north
ern Dakota sls2 -6N tAaA
3telNs TERRlTURS OF DAKorA,l
ENEcuTIvE OFFICE,
aankton, Dakota, Sept. 22d, 1877.
Hon. Geo. ". Dc Due, Com. Of .Agrieulturc,
Washington, D. c.: - "
DEAR SrR:-1 recently visited northern
Dakota aud am prepared 70 speak from per-
sonal observation of the extraordinary
strides made in the agricultural development
Of that section. is0iS4ifsF
Along the line Of the Northern Pacific
railroad west Of Fargo Tor twenty miles or
more, the wheat fields stretch out ON bosb
sides of the road as far as the eye can reach.
At Castleton, Is miles from Fargo. where
the cars stopped Is or 90 minutes, we could
see six or eight steam threshersg going in
different directions. and we were told by the
Messrs. Dalrymple that the yield run from
% to so bushels to the acre. One piece ol
sao acres had just been threshed, to itself,
and measured just so bushels to the acre.
The Messrs. Dalrymple and those associated
with them hads seven thousand acres in
wheat this year, snd next year they propose
to have twelve thousand. i ~ ~
The success u these geltienen and Others
in that section This ysaf, has caused grea,
enquiry for lands, and the country is settling
up with great srapAiy. I was informed
that the country along the Red River of the
North as far down as Grand Forks dis.
tance of IS miles below Fargo was pretty
we'll settled up, and that everywhere the
crops were splendid. Five thousand bushel,
per day we're being shipped from Castletor
at the time We passed there, and the whole
country about Fargo seemed to be in mos
prosperous. condition. il.
To people who wish 70 engage in wheat
growing, no better lands can be found il
the United States for that purpose than il
Cass and Grand Forks counties, In north
ern Dakota; and in fact there are million
of fertile acres all over the territory, an,
families who can come with small mean
and will work hard and manage well. ma,
soon render themselves independent.
Around Bismarck, in Burleigh county
while there is not much doing as yet in ag
riculture, we found small crops of splendid
wheat and corn. and the most abundan
vegetable crops, and there can be no doub
but the lands of Burleigh county are vel
adapted to agriculture. Both Burleigh ant
Cass counties sent collections of their ce
reals, vegetables, &C., to the state fair at Min
neapolis, and it was notorious fact tha
they were among the very finest collections
exhibited there, and the largest and fines
potatoes at the Minnesota state talr wert
grown near Bismarck. 80
In fact, the whole country along the lin.
of the Northern Pacific railroad is suscep-
tible of improvement; will yield the means
of subsistence, and may be made to support
dense population. And in my Judgment
the next quarter of century will see it all
we'll settled up.
Besides the fertility and productive quail
tiles of the soil, coal Of superior quality has
been found in several different localities IL
the neighborhood Of Bismarck @
Very respectfully,
| JOHN L. PENNINGTON,
| Governor.