The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-30

season when it is needed by the grow
ing crops, and the wonderful fertility
of the soil, tell the story of North Da-
kota's annual farm output.
The crops raised in Central North
Dakota embrace everything raised in
Iowa, and the yields in every instance.
except that of corn, far exceed the re-
suits obtained in any of the Middle
Western states. One exceptional fea-
ture of farming in North Dakota is
the immediate response of the soil to
cultivation. Flax, a never falling and
always profitable crop, can be success
fully raised on new breaking. The set
tier does not therefore have to wait
a whole year before being able to util-
ize his newly plowed land, but. on the
contrary, can, within a few months
from the time of turning the sod. har-
vest a crop of fax that will pay the
cost of the land, all expense of break
ing, seeding and harvesting and a
handsome profit besides. The commits
sioner of agriculture of North Dakota
declares that 1912 per acre land can be
broken, seeded to flax, and the land
paid for in one year. Such instances
are not only not rare, but, on the con-
trary, are frequent.
Everyone knows of the superiority of
North Dakota wheat. Originally moth
ing but Scotch Fife was raised. and then
No. hard" was the rule. OF late
years the farmers have been raising
blue stem, and now the principal crop
is No. northern. But owing to soil
and climatic conditions this celebrat-
ed soft wheat becomes the choicest
hafd milling cereal when planted in
North Dakota. Wheat throughout the
state averaged in 1902 eighteen bushels
per acre, the yield in the central part
being from twenty to thirty-five
bushels per acre Of course all aver
ages in North Dakota are based on
total acreage under cultivation and
this includes the lands west of the Mis-
souri,, where farming is simply Incl
dental and accidental
Rye, barley, oats, speltz-a Russian
hyorld grain-potatOes, and all kinds
OF root crops give enormous returns.
ana corn is fast becoming a certain
ana profitable crop. In spite of the
oft-repeated statement that they can't
raise corn in North Dakota" that
states product took second prize at
the Pan American exposition in COM
petltoh with the contrasting states.
North Dakota potatoes are almost as
cele brated as its wheat, and NAV be
relied upon to give an assured bounti-
ful yield. The tubers are large and
1aealy and far superior to those raised
farther south. Vegetables of all kinds
attain to mammoth size and possess
flavor and crispness seldom eaualed
elsewhere.
But farming in a strict sense of the
word must ever remain dependent on
the seasons hard work and the whims
of the elements. Not so with stock rails
ing. This does not mean stock raising
as an exclusive branch of business, but.
when coupled with agriculture, the two
together hold out inducements to the
intelligent, honest worker that he
should not fail to consider The nu-
tritious grasses, the pure water and
the healthful climate all conduce to
successful raising of all kinds of live
stock, and the stock raiser of North
Dakota is not dependent on his corn
crop, for his CRASHED steers will bring
a better price in any market year in
and year out than the average STALL
fed steers of other regions.
In proof of this it may be stated
that CRASHED steers taken from the
ranges of Central North Dakota dur
ing the winter of 1923 brought the
top price of $40 per 100 pounds. Dur
ing the same season Iowa and Illinois
farmers were finishing their cattle at
material loss of money.
The awful blasts of heated air that
are driven from the southern sand hills
and work much havoc in Kansas, Ne
braska and parts of South Dakota do
not reach to the central part of North
Dakota. The range of coteaux that