Morris tribune., 1903-04-25


or straw stack for protection. When
the winter season breaks up it is
gone for good, and the farmer can
commence seeding in the first warm
days of spring. The day of summer
are warm, and the whole season is one
of sunshine; the nights are cool. AL
though the air is dry and bracing,
the climate is free from the hot winds
which work such damage to crops in
the ATTITUDES farther south.
Owing to the location of this coun-
try in latitude higher than that of
the great corn growing districts of
the middle west, the days are fully
an hour longer than in those
localities. In fact, during the summer
season, we have two hours of sunshine
to one hour of darkness. This longer
period of sunshine in cooperation
with the notifications of climate
which prevail here, give this section
capacity for corn growing such that
corn fully ripens and natures every
year. These conditions also make
the superior quality of these native
grasses, and of grains and vegetables
grown here.
The autumn weather continues
through November, and often into
December.
In all climate to make good grain
and healthy people.
GOOD HEALTH STATE.
North Dakota is to congratulated
upon the record given it as the
healthiest state in the union by the
statistics compiled by the marine
hospital service for the 1,l9O cities
and towns having population of
1000 or more each. The annual
mortality per 1000 for all the cities
and towns enumerated was 1857
but .or the North Dakota towns the
rate was only 695 per 1000. No
wonder the vigorous young north
state is attracting immigration in such
large volume, when it promises its
inhabitants long life, good health and
unbounded prosperity Minneapolis
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WATER.
An abundance of good water forms
one of this country s many attractions
to- settlers. A number of good sized
creeks, many smaller, tributary
streams, mostly spring fed, and
numerous springs give plentiful
and general supply of good water.
When necessary to dig wells, water is
found at an average depth for the
deeper wells of ABOUT fifty feet.
Ignite COAL.
Vast deposits of high grade of
Ignite coal underlie almost the whole
of this region at depths ranging from
two feet to seventyfive feet, and in
veins running in width from two feet
to twenty, and even twenty -eight feet
of solid coal.
This coal is here used for power in
all the Touring mills, creameries,
manufactures, and in the state in
situations, and forms the source of
heat for homes in city and in country.
Wherever the lay of the land is
somewhat more rolling, the coal ap-
pears very near the surface on the
sides of the slopes. In these places
the farmer has an opportunity to
obtain his fuel supply with very little
labor, as the earth from the small
area required is soon removed with
pillow and scrspper, and the coal is
easily mined. Or coal can be bought
mined at any of the many mines
throughout this section at 75c to ST.
for as big a load as one wishes to
haul away.
Whenever shipping facilities are
at hand large quantities are mined
shipped to other points, though the
demand is far greater than the
supply, and the larger parts of these
great resources of coal are yet un-
developed; but as the state grows,
and as branch lines of railroads are
extended, this splendid fuel will be-
come the source of many manufac-
tories, and chief source of wealth
in county SO richly endowed in
many ways.
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.
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