The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30

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NEss1rr. Man. Dec. II. 1893.
IED,roR PIONEER, +
B%ottineau, N Oak. -
DEAR SIR: / I'm exceedingly sorry to have
to write this acknowledgment of your fav-
OF of some time ago. and not be able to
enclose to you the amount due you for
your valuable paper. l may state that it
is no an oversight On my part. it is not
because I did not appreciate your brains
or efficiency when spread u on paper.
and it is not because I did not appreciate
your necessities. but because you are one
of my distant creditors and we're not pres
ent to present our bill when the money
was on the fly. The early bird unfortun-
ateIy seems to have caught the worm in
this particular case, However. it will re-
ceive my attention at he earliest possible
date. I am ashamed to write this. but in
order to explain, allow me to mention a
few facts about the times in this country.
am under necessity of contributing to
the columns of another publication in or
der to keep my subscription from IN
ming behind also. But seeing so many
able articles in your paper kept me from
offering you ANYTHING of that character.
If it be any advantage to you to make use
of these remarks. or any part thereof.
kindly correct all errors. practical. gram
NAUTICAL or otherwise before doing 50.
Money seems. to me. to be as scarce
and hard to earn here at present as It was
in Hottineau in the years $4,000. Wheat
is Al cents, which does not seem to pay the
cost of producing. From my place east
ten miles. the wheat probably averaged
fifteen bushels per acre, and. again. from
my place west ten miles. the average
would not be over six or seven bushels.
But it all vent I Hard except a small per-
centage that was smutty. The Manitoba
farmer has a great many grievances to
contend with which seem to keep his nose
to the ground. I will mention a few:
I. The long distance to a wheat mar
ket and the excessively high freight rates
for hauling after paying a large, share of
building the road.
Z. The unreasonably high custom tar
ifs on agricultural implements and binder
Irvine that is charged upon these articles
coming into this purely agricultural coun-
try, and then the proceeds lavishly squan-
dered on immigration. THE increase in
population for the last ten years has not
been equal to the natural increase.)
4 Short summer seasons and early
frosts in the fall in wet seasons. and dry
weather.
The drouth and early frosts seem both
to have the same remedy. viz: Early and
thick sowing on well compacted soil and
in the use of manure. while the earliest
lripsned. plumpest and best matured seed
should be used. Narrowing after the
grain is up three or four inches seems to
kill the weeds and help the growth of the
grain wonderfully. as it loosens the top Of
the land round the roots and does not pull
the grain out. Sand land should not be
50 treated. In order to produce lots OF
manure, / sank a we'll in the barn yard
and spread the manure well round in tine
yard all winter (besides mixing in lots Of
straw. a. I haul it from the stables.
then during dry weather pump lots Of
water on 1t. and by the time summer fal'
lowing is done. the manure is in splendid
shape { o lee-spread over the land and b
narrowed in. A farmer easily can on one
half section produce " or three hundred
loads each season in this way. and thai
spread out at the rate Of two to four loads
per acre seems to enhance the value of ths
crop at least o. per load. This manure
Question i. we'll worthy of many Of your
readers consideration.
In case there be any Of your reader:
&, that wish to know more about farming in
this country. I will be glad to give any in
formation that MAJ be of use to them.
l may say in conclusion that I hav.
been 50 busy since the beginning Of har'
vest that ! have not been able to write Il
EfHL&&Eta& S&& #E@ ~HgIr &~
many Of my correspondents in that Sec
zion but ! remember them all.
Wishing you all . Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year. ! am. dear sir.
Yours truly.
Jho. BRAHDEa,
r. s. Our markets q present ar.
about = foliowssf Wheat. ! Hard. 4Ic'
per bu,. yheatslls Hard. 4 Northern
3oc., oass Sc. barley 4oc.. potatoes SOC.
hay. IS PER ton: buttsS. COG. psr h.: eggs
aoc. psr dos: pork, Is per cwt, besl a
mo sale): mans wages, board: girls. SIts
per month. BE
This country . noss full Of horses ant
grumbling farmers and both sIs = = djs
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