Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-11-07
A BANNER COUNTY.
Statistics Show Up Ramsey County With
$1,335,5o3 of Flax.

Statistics Show Up Ramsey County With
$1,335,so3 Of Flax.
The following compilation of stats
tics, with reference to crop yields in
this county the past season, has been
carefully prepared by A. NJ. Powell,
for the Record, published by Col. c.
4. Lounsberry, at Fargo.
No section of North Dakota has
made better showing during the past
few years than the Devils Lake
country. Ramsey county raised
more fax last year than any other
county in the state, and also larger
average yield per acre. The area
under cultivation has been largely in
creased in Ramsey county, and nearly
every quarter section now has its farm
dwellings and buildings. There are
few large farms in Ramsey county,
and to large extent the land is in
the hands'of the settlers who secured
it from their Uncle Samuel. Within
the past year or two noticeable i'm
provement has been made in the way
of new farm residences, barns and
other buildings, and there is an air Of
evident prosperity every where. This
section has fully demonstrated its
value as d stock country, as we'll as q
country without superior as grain.
growing district. At every hand may
be seen large herds of as fine cattle
as can be found anywhere Many OF
the farmers are raising thoroughbred
stock and grading up their herds.
Ramsey county is now shipping a
good many thousands of dollars worth
of beef cattle annually, and the num-
Der in the county is being rapidly in
creased. There is growing interest
in dairying also, and instead of i'm
porting butter for the local markets,
as was the case few years ago, the
dairy farmers of Ramsey county are
now not only supplying local de-
mands, but shipping large amounts of
surplus butter to other markets. The
farmers of this county are, it may be
noted, not only prosperous, but they
are intelligent and progressive as
we'll. The settlers of this section are
largely from the eastern and central
states, with considerable proportion
of Scandinavians; also many
Canadians, and some from other ma
tionalities. The splendid district
schools of Ramsey county are anothe,
indication of the progressive character
of our people, and this county is GER
tainly,in the front ranks in this direc-
tion. Scattered all over the county
are neat and comfortable school build
ings, equipped with up-todate ap-
pliances, and with superior class of
teachers. Churches are numerous also
in the rural districts, and settlers from
Iowa and other states locating in
Ramsey county do not have to get
along without the advantages of old
settled communities but find them
here to an extent enjoyed by few new
sections Of the west. The highways
have been laid out, graded and i'm
proved until our good roads are one
of the advantages of this section.
During the past season Il Q farmers
living north of Devils Lake have sue
cessfully undertaken the construction
of railroad of their own. This has
just been opened for traffic, and is
already doing large business. It
extends northward from Devils Lake
city distance Of twenty five miles,
tapping one of the richest agricultural
sections in the state. Elsewhere is
given some interesting information in
condensed form of the crop this
year. The prices of land in this
vicinity are still very low, when the
numerous advantages are considered,
and settlers seeking new homes will
make no mistake in locating here.
An immense amount of building has
been done at Devils Lake this season
including brick blocks and new resi-
dences. Very great improvements
have been made about the depot and
three of the large elevators have been
moved to make room for the railroad
improvements. The depot has been
moved a block west and new side
tracks put in. It is reported at
Devils Lake that the division head
quarters will be moved to the Lake,
and local interests are figuring on
something like 100 additional families
on that account They are also talk
ing about the extension of the Aneta
branch of the Great Northern to
Devils Lake. This is probable.
A new and rapidly developing local
industry is the manufacture Of brick
and stone by the Devils Lake Stone
and Brick Company. They are put
ting an elaborate and beautiful front
in the new city hall building here,
anfhave already enlarged their plant
three times. This is as yet an infant