The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-27

BACK OF sheep in the state of Michigan ia
SIX pounds. Four years ago he took a
numoer OF sheep from that state and placed
them upon his farm in North Dakota. The
nrst years clip averaged seven pounds
the second seven and one-half and the
THIRD eight pounds, and this is reasonable
enough. Nature, as you know, provides
heavier coat Of hair or wool upon anil
mails in northern climates.
one coming industry, however. will be
the culture Of sugar beets and the pro
ductlon OF sugar therefrom. Tests have
Deen made IN the past two years of beetsi
produced IN North Dakota, showing al
nuISuer percentage or sacchar1ne matter
than can be obtained from the beets pro-
duced In France and Germany, where
Deet-sugar raising is one of the chief in
dustrles, and from which countries we i'm
pert large quantities of beet sugar. There
Is no reason why the northwestern states.
such as Minnesota aud the two Dakotas
should not produce all the sugar required
for consumption in the United States The
experiments which have been made I'M
taose states and the successful operation
OF the great Oxard sugar-beet factory in
Nebraska proves this to be true.
And now as to droughts and partial fail
ure OF crops. We have had them, it is
true, Dut we are not troubled with such
pests as Hessiau flies, chinch bugs. army.
worms or any of the other half dozen var
minis encountered by eastern farmers!
year alter year The partial failure of
crops In the state of a year or so ago &C.
Cured In the central portion where the
lands are high and rolling. The people
VINO settled That part OF the country went
there poor and took advantage of the lib,
eral lano laws to acquire homes. The first
Two or three years of their residence
there Providence smiled upon them
and they raised enormous crops. Then
tnere was dry season, and the Weld fell
below the average. Last year we had one
OF the biggest crops ever known, and our
farmers now have money to lend. Thew
nave learned lesson by the failure of the
wheat crop and they are not relying wholly
upon wheat raising, as they did year or
so ago. Every farmer will be found To
nave little bunch of cattle, a few horses
anc Hook vi sheep, and from the letters I
am getting from them, they are turning
tnelr attention, L am glad to say, in the
direction OF sugar beet raising Still
farther west, in North Dakota. YOU will
ind great stock ranges and inexhaustible
Ignite coal beds.
North Dakota is rapidly growing. We
have now towns and cities full of life and
progress. We have two principal cities in
our state, containing from seven to nine
thousand inhabitants. In them you will
md modern hotels, superbly furnished
nicely heated and well managed I wish /
could ind such accommodations in Wash
lngton. In them you will find fine business
blocks, four, five and six stories in height.
beautifully finished within in oak and
trimmed outside with modern aud costly
stone. In them you will find paved streets.
modern sidewalks, good sewerage, gas.
works, electric lights, street RAILWAYS and
the very best class Of water8orks AIlour
towns and cities are well supplied with these
modern convenlences, and in proportion
TO age and size L think we can show a
greater percentage of schools and churches
and the organizations that go to make I'D
civilization than can be found in most
parts of the eastern states. We are pro-
gresslVe people and do nothing by halves.
Altogether the outlook is very bright for
the future of North Dakota. With such
climate and such soil, with people un-
equalled in determination and ambition to
succeed, we are bound TO 90 forward and
we shall not stop until we are one of the
greatest, richest and most popuIous states
OF the union. HENRY e. HANsBRoUGH.