Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-07-25

$1,000 ~ SAS OA-
ern Paclic's new sectional land map
folder of North Dakota. 1t shows all
the vacant land in the state and contains
many valuable statistics regarding the
country. In speaking of this new folder
P. B. Groat, general emigration agent
for the Northern Pacific, says:
This publication has been newly re-
written and contains much general infOr-
nation concerning the new state of North
Dakota. Such statistics as was possible to
obtain were incorporated in its pages, and
efforts nave been made to present the ad-
vantages generally which The new state
offers for settlement. The sectional land
map, showing the government lands open
for entry and the railroad lands that are
for sale, also showing the government
lands which have been taken up and the
railroad lands that have been sold, has
been corrected up to February l, 1890. This
publication will be furnished to all appli-
cants and it any Of the citizens of the state
desire to have it mailed to friends in any
part of the United States or Europe, If they
will send me the names and addresses of
their friends and acquaintance, we will
mail to each a copy OF this map folder. 1t
is printed in the English, German, Swedish
and Norwegian languages.
II pIOAl1oC VI CACCllCLC ClOpS UlllOuRu-
out the state is so encouraging that it has
stimulated inquiry from many portions of
the country in regard to the lands that are
open for settlement IN North Dakota, and
there is considerable movement this sea-
son in the purchase of lands in. various
portions of the state. The Northern Pa
cific railroad company has already sold
more land in North Dakota this spring
than they have in all of the preceding
eighteen months.
AS all indications point to an abundant
yield this year and the indications seem fa-
vorable to anticipate a succession Of good
crop years, such as North Dakota has here
tofore experienced, it is probable that
there will be a large accession to the pOpu-
latlOn of the state in this and the following
year, and if the anticipations should be
fully realized in harvesting a good crop
this year and especially if this season is
followed by a succession of good crop
years a large portion of the agricultural
lands of the state will soon be settled.
Upon a recent trip through various parts
OF the state it was noticeable that the am
pie rainfall of this season was filling the
streams, lakes, ponds and slOughS with
water and investigations showed that the
ground was mOistened to such a depth that
it is reasonable to expect that we are en-
terlng upon the return of a period of good
crop years, such as North Dakota has been
favored with in the past.
The live stock industry of the state is
growing rapidly. The experience of the
farmers in the successful and profitable
raising of live stock has been so %satisfacto-
~ for the past few years that there is a
large increase in the cattle, horse and
sheep industries. Many farmers are buy
ing sheep, and sheep dealers are putting
out large numbers Of sheep with farmers
to raise on shares. The usual terms on
which sheep are furnished to farmers, who
have not the means to purchase, are one
half the wool, one-half the increase
OF the sheep and the return to the owner
OF the original number of sheep furnished
at the end of from three to five years, &C.
cordlng as contract may specify. So
largely profitable is sheep raising in North
Dakota that it not only pays the sheep
dealer a large interest on his investment,
but the farmer derives a good annual in
come from the wool and has also a flock of
his W at the expiration of the contract.
Cattle i'll considerable numbers are also
being placed with farmers to raise on
shares. The usual terms being the return
to the owner OF 0ne-half of the increase
of the cattle and one.half of the proceeds
of the beef cattle marketed. Horse rails
ing has proven a most profitable industry.
Farmers who have combined stock raising
with diversified farming operations in
North Dakota have been uniformally sue
cessful.
The Northern Pacific railroad company
has in North Dakota nearly 100000 acres
OF low price agricultural and grazing lands
for sale, and there are upwards OF l6,OOO,-
OOO acres OF government lands in the state
open for free entry and adapted to wheat
growing, diversified farming and stock
raising.
A united effort in bringing the natural