Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-19
PROSPERITY IN NORTH DAKOTA,
North Dakota Ranchman Reports
Times Good In Western Part Of

Times Good In Western Part Of
State.
Pioneer Press: J. J. Delaney OF
North Dakota, who has large ranch
ing and business interests In that
state, is in Minneapolis. He is en-
thusiastic over the brilli.r: prospects
Of good crops, AMI tre gen~::>l pros
poets in all parts oi the state.
II have just come do M from the
northwest corner Of the state" said
he, "and all along the line fnom one
corner of the stats to the other the
crop prospects are exceedingly good.
The grain stands strong and thick
and is in healthy condition. So far
as can see, there is every prospect
sof heavy yield, o regular good. old
fashioned bumper crop
1.-THE stock interests are recovering
from the heavy loss of last winter
which was occasioned by the severe
weather which we had. To show how
great the loss it is 'only necessary to
state that the stockmen lost during
the winter more stock than they shipped
in the fall. The sheep and cattle were
strong then, but the long, severe winter
weakened them and thousands of them
died. There will be falling off this
year in stock, and the wool crop will
be about 100000 pounds short of
last year, when there was a total of
100000 pounds: Those who have
! wool, though, will get good prices for
it, and of the estimated 30,0O0000
pounds over 100000 n1unds was
contracted for before the cutting, at
an average price of 171s cents per
pound.
1.-THE severe loss last winter was
pretty hard on the ranchmen, but will
result in the introduction of advanced
methods in caring for the stock and
preparation for winter feeding. Shell
ters will be more generally provided
and the ranchers will put up feed for
the stock to carry them over in case
of another severe winter
''The scab trouble, which has given
us considerable trouble, is being sue
cessfully fought and it is only a ques-
ton of short time before the disease.
is under control or stamped out. Part
of the state is quarantined to prevent
further spread Of disease, and every
precaution is used in the 'other Sec
lions. Dipping of cattle and sheep
has been demonstrated to be an ex-
cellent thing and is almost sure
preventive of disease and vermin. 1t
takes time and money to do it, but
it is worth the trouble and is being
generally adopted.
"The farmers are also learning that
it pays to diversity their farming and
rotate crops in order to rest and i'm
prove the land. The eastern part of
the state has been we'll developed and
is in good shape, and the west is COM
ing forward with rapid strides The
crops failure and stock troubles' dis
couraged many settlers last fall and
hundreds went up into Southern Can
ada where they Thought conditions
were better. They have found, how
ever, that they were we'll off in Dakota
and many are coming back.
Land values are down some from
what they were last year, but are
bound to come up again. We have a
most desirable and thrifty lot of SET
tiers in the state and there is a great
future ahead.
"As I said before, the crops are in
fine condition all over the state, and
barring some unforeseen accident, all
eyes will be 'on North Dakota this fall
when the harvest returns are begin.
ming to come in and the farmers of the
west see what we have"