The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-08-25
Warmers surroundings A Brief
Sketch Of the Magnificent Country.

W, ana Is recognized Us beng tlllsur--
passed in the richness Of It's soil and
its beautiful topography, and the finest
of all this fine country is the
James River Valley. During the
past two years wonderful progress has
been made in the way Of development
and if one were to travel now over
the same section he did one year ago
after an absence Of that length of
tlme--he would not recognize the
panorama spread out before his eye.
Lands that we're vacant them
broad ezpanse of uncultivated prairie
are now highly cultivated farms,
Welding abundant return for the
labor expended upon them by the
stardy farmer. Everywhere is visible
the onward march Of progress, and
the benefits IN store for this section in
the years to come cannot be comput-
ed. immigration was first attracted
to this magnificent region about two
years ago. The settlements and i'm
proyements made since that time are
an astonishing and marvellous exhi-
hitien Of the push and enterprise
which are characteristic Of nineteenth
century people; and the many dwell
ings to be seen ON every hand, sur
rounded with evidences Of the rewards
Chat follow thrift and industry DEM
onstrate what can be accomplished BY
the dweller in this region. ANY man
with Il little money and a fair stock
Of energy and eooDomy-for these
latter are capital as we'll as cash can
settle down upon the fertile acres of
these broad prairies, md III few
years become independent, and be
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compelled no longer to bow and
cringe before a money nsurer, q lordly
taskmaster, or q petty landlord. Here
II freedom, health, contentment, and
a chance to assume the proud position
for which every good citizen yeafns.
Thousands of despairing men in the
east have ayailed themselves Of these
and located here, on
the rich, cheap, lands, and to-day they
are freeholders III the great north
west, moving on their own axis, tilling
their own broad acres, and gathering
the legitimate and substantial fruits
of their own industry. All one needs
to do here is to labor intelligently and
husband his resources the return for
his toll viii be sure and satisfactory.
One Of the choicest and most de
slrable sections Of this great James
River Valley is Brown county. The
uncnltiyated land is fast coming INTO
the hands of legitimate settlers, and
fine farms are springing up as If by
magic, Brown county contains about
1,000.00G sqnaremiles and there IS net
q quarter section in the county that
would not make a good farm. One
especially favorable feature of this
great region is that the settler does
not have to expend labor and money
III clearing the land Of trees, stumps
and stones III order to set it III shape
for cultivation. All one needs to do
ig to turn over tile sod. and it ii ready
for a crop. The s0il of Dakota has
become justly famous for it's fertility,
and it may we'll be doubted whether
there is an equM area Of the earth's
surface containing proportienately so
little untillable land as the region
tributary to Warner. The staple pro-
duets ;slsss wheat, corn, oats and bar
ley, h9it rye, fax sofgum and beans
arc cultivated successfully. Potatoes
and every kind If vegetables thrive
inaryelously. No fertilizers are
needed, the fich soil Yielding abun-
dainty with bnt slight ois;sslssy on the
part Of the farmer. Here; as in
almost the eiltife northwestern region.
iirefsliied farming has grown in
Iavofs and il now almostwholly prac-
Iced by the agricultural community.