Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-07-03
Take a Trip to North Dakota, July 9TH
Ransom County is the Banner County Of North Dakota for
Stock Raising and Diversified Farming.
Regular Land Seekers Excursion Rates.
North Dakota Soil.

clay subsoi which has the property of retaining moisture to
wonderful degree and giving it needed growing
crops contains practically inexhausbe supply soil
ged1ens most valuable for agriculture namely soluble sica
ne potash soda phosphoc nitrogen and vegetable u
There no better soil in the world general farming
It's easily puverzed and after the prairie bro
en- cultivation done with comparatively little labor The effect
deep winter freezing and the the surface the
spring taw, the rich fertilizers of the subso
with the topso that process is con-
stantly going
Ransom County,
Now just few location and typoa
rapy of Ransom county Our state divided naturally
three parts First the almost perfectly level pras of
River country the portion state devoted wholly
to the raising wheat here bonanza
wheat farms which heard much years ago. Second
the land the part of commonwealth dotted
and there with stock ranches and where horses and cattle
have the wide of the to subsist Third the
very few counties the which by fitted
hed farming of the fertility the SOIL the abundance
ofwater the eterng timber and the nduatng character of the
surface In this last DIVISION and the prominent therein
ind Ransom county Those who have settled here have rod
by the old adage concerning the risk of putting eggs all
basket and have this section for the that they
could here conduct their farming practically the they
accustomed to their old homes but with much less capital
vested and at much less He whoi kind providence
has guided locality by nature adapted to the production of
that which will support creaeres cheese factories canning
tabshnents starch factories -four mills flax mills wooen mills
and kindred industry which utze produced
diversified farming has supports upon which depend
and loss for profitable market for what he pro-
tduces
Picture yourself rectangular strip slightly unduating
country 24x36 miles traversed in different directions by the
Sheyenne and Maple and creeks the
coming broken approach the different courses
Ia Of which skted with TIMBER with railroad crossing
from east to west and another from north SOUTH you will
have before you good representation of Ransom County
Dakota
We justly proud OF water and the timber along
their banks for with the Maple the northeast and
Creek the south and and the syenne entering
county the northwestern and traverng dagonay
passing through the the and thus
corner there county the equa for this
Of the year
and shelter in the timber during the winter.
There natural springs and good pure cold
be obtained depth from Is 80 feet although
instances depth necessary when abundant supply
Of water is always found
Since the organization Of Ransom county 1880 popula
ton has increased till have 1000 inhabitants mostly
prosperous farmers.
Stock Raising.
important required in the profitable grow
ing cattle the ability produce the pounds of
the smallest of production Without
proper nutrition cattle be raed and the natural ability of
locality to produce large amount OF at the lowest
gives it desiraby and value cattle raising
locality
locality for successful and profitable cattle raising Ran
county equal The important feature its
grasses that furnishes in great abundance
Diversity Of Crops.
man build home Ransom county and surround it
with all the adornnlents make home beautiful.
There not IN temperate Climate that does
not flourish here.
Of the farmers, until years.
turned to wheat and flax
During last four five years the farmers of North Dakota
that and feed grain yield the greatest
profits.
Lisbon.
Lisbon county of Ransom county, with population
of ooo beautifully located the Sheyenne and in the
geographical Of Ransom county.
It has churches large and commodous graded school,
Soldiers Home Touring mill banks newspa
City water works telephone and acetene
gas plant.
There ninety schools in the county, giving ample educa
tonal facilities.
THOS. A. CURTIS
Call on S. A. YOUNG, Agent, in Cresco,
Or leave word at Mabon Land Office.