The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-02
BIG MONEY GARNER
North Dakota Steer and the Natural
Range for Him in stutsman
County.
Wells & Dickey on the Advantages
of the James Valley and the
Jamestown Country.

Wells & Dickey are one Of the strongest
and most conservative land firms in North
Dakota. They have headquarters at
Jamestown and make a. specially of James
River valley soil.
"Stutsmans county is peculiarly the agri
cultural center Of North Dakota because
of it's position in overlapping both the
great grain, belt and the great stock belt,
each of which has superior in the
world says Mr.. Wells. THE eastern
half of the county has been gradually
demonstrated to be fully the equal of the
ia nous Red River valley. In 1901, the
rainfall of Stutsman county. 1855 inches,
was second among all the counties Of the
state. The northeast corner of the county
along the line of the 500 railroad is es-
pecially famous as being the greatest
flax producing belt on earth. In 1901
there was scarcely a. flax field that did not
yield fifteen bushels to the acre, most
fields exceeded twenty bushels. Twenty
bushels Of flax from an acre. selling at
lao a bushel, makes a productiveness for
land almost unparalleled.
Ceases in which farmers have paid for
their land from the first years crop are
frequent, and as a safe. uniform and sue
cessful producer of wealth. there never
has been a gold field that would compare
with 1t. Stories Of North Dakota wheat
are too we'll known to require repetition
and the largest of them has been fully
equally in Stutsman county this year.
twenty-five and thirty bushel crops meet
ones eyes in every direction from James
town. while barley and oats run to two or
three times that figure.
The real estate offices In jamestown
are filled with splendid samples of all these
grains. as well as of corn, a compare lively
new industry In North Dakota, but one
which has attained a success astonish-
ing indeed for a country so far north.
Other new possibilities of the country are
shown by heavily loaded branches of crab
apples and by mammoth sugar beets, as
we'll as great fat hogs now to be seen on
almost every farm The state has never
felt a touch Of hog cholera. All veget-
ahles grow to a high degree Of perfection
as Well as great size. Jamestown celery
is an especial favorite with high class
caterers. and mammoth potatoes always
dry and mealy, with never soggy or a
black center. are the rule. Residents of
North Dakota find eastern potatoes scar
Cely palatable when making eastern visits.
An actual visit is necessary to ap-
preciate the greatness Of the cattle and
sheep range which covers the western
half Of Stutsman county. This country is
just hilly enough to afford winter shelter
for the cattle, which. notwithstanding
the stories concerning North Dakota
billiards., run at large without serious
inconvenience almost every day Of the
winter. This is peculiarly possible be-
cause the North Dakota grasses cure into
hay upon the ground, and are as nutri-
t1ous at the end Of a winter as at the
beginning. The hay is to be had almost
for the asking; cattle will be llerded and
fed for a, summer, season at dollar
head and come out fat enough to earn
for their owners SIS or $40 an animal