The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-09-06
What About Dakota?

turned. leaving most Of our idols to
be numbered among its future inhab-
itants.
The disadvantages II that country
are many: its long winters and high
latitude. precluding the possibility Of
4 diversified system Of Agriculture,
its atmosphere and its soil are both
to dry for grazing and hay produc-
ing country. nor is ii generally sup
piled with stock water sufficient to
render the vocation lucrative or de-
desirable.
No richer soil is to be found. 1t il
very quick in producing and natnr-
ing the cereals adapted toits latitude.
which are wheat, oats, barley. rye
and peas.
With these crops grown in the
abundance the soil is capable Of pro-
dncing. and fed out in fattening hogs,
in almost unlimited quantities can
that industry be carried on. Peas.
early sown. will produce the food for
an early growth, and a few bushels
of cracked wheat toward the last will
profitably complete the fattening pro-
cess.
The advantages of the country to a
young man consists in it's thousands
of acres of lands which can be had
for almost nothing by occupying and
| Improving for series of years.
These lands are every where accessi-
ible to railroads and markets; and, in
addition to the prairie lands of the
government throughout northern
Dakota, are large quantities in Min
nesota owned by the st. Paul, Minne-
apolis & Manitoba II. r., near to tim
Der, well watered generally. which
the company will sell upon easy
terms and Mt low prices.
| The management OF that road
seems to have an appreciation Of the
fact that its prosperity will be meas
ured to some exteut by the success of
those living in the country it travers-
es. Its transportation charges are
based upon the worth and cost Of the
service instead of what the traffic
will bear. 4 shipping bill of car OF
household goods. stock and farm i'm
plements shipped from Cresco to La
kota illustrates the difference. From
Cresco to st. Paul. Isl miles, the cost
was $3l: from St Paul to Lakota. $40
miles, the cost was $34 And rela-
lively as great difference exists in
shipping the produce of the territory
to market, compared with what Iowa
farmers pay. And the Dakota road
Of which we write was built without
government or other aid, while near
~ one eighth of Iowa has been do.
mated to the railroads to aid in their
construction.
The wheat crop of Dakota along
the lines of the st. p, NJ. & NJ. from
Fargo to Grand Forks was nearly al
cut, and farmers and others reported
it damaged by frost and rust combin
ed from ten to twenty-five per cent Of
what was anticipated, The yield
where it was being threshed was var
iously reported at from II to 20 bush
els per acre, little or none of which
was thought to be No. hard. Oh
serving and experienced wheat grow
ers of the territory for several years
past, claim that the injury Is as mucl
the result of rust as of frost.
Along the line of railroads may b,
seen thriving villages every few
miles. Taking the cars at Lakota
We passed through Mapes, Michigan
City, Niagara, Larilnore, Kelnpton
Northwood, Hatton and MayvilIe.
Here at the Mayville farm of tn
Grandin Bros, Of Tidioute, Pa, W
saw harvest fields where % self-bin.l
ing harvesters We're at work. Mr.. J
/. Grandin came on board the trail
here. also DIR. NJ. NJ. Fenner of Ere
donia. \. Y. Mr.. Grandin relate,
many of the details Of theirsuccessfu
wheat farming at Mayville and nea
: Casselton.
Their wheat crop last year. he said
Oh these farms, was $4,000 bushel.
which was produced. harvested
: threshed and put in the elevator
! ready for market, ut trife less tina
+ "a cents u bushel, and sold in tn
. markets ut Buffalo SO that it nette
!. them so cents IL bushel.
4 The Jay Cooke failure left him in
: debted to the Grandin Brothers SEQ
: 600, for which they took Norther
Pacific K. Il. scrip at 40 cents tn
acre. locating it about Fargo, Casse
ton and other towns along the line 9
the n. p. and the st. =. NJ. g. NJ
roads.
These lands are SO remarkably lev
el and smooth that II continuous fur
row, without breaking it, may b
turnded entirely across a TOWNSHIP
in many instances. Near Mayville
s'Jbr' siN'i. 10 IL lItle DOuy u
timber Of several hundred acre
which the Grandins located will
their scrip.
Leaving Mayvilic, we passed thro
Blanchard, Greenfield. Hunter, Ar
thur Armenia. cusselton, Everest
Durbi:l. Kindred. Walcott, Cola.
and Wahpeton, where night all,
darkness shut in about US.
Rail road lands are obtainable nj
along tie various Manitoba roads il
Minnesota, and Government land
west of I.arimore all the way alon:
its line. to Helena, Montana. T.
make the people familiar with til,
grand opportunities offered alon.
III" various lines of the company. j
offe : very !, W n ,nsrortation rates
which are advertised in the pLAI,
DEALER, terminating the latter par
If October.
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