The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-07

will sell fer. an average of one-third
more per pound than the native steers
of tho same age, raised farther east,
and are but little under corn-fed stock. +,
Corn Growing.
Corn growing in North Dakota is
now beyond the experimental stage and
is considered a. necessary and regular
crop. On a section farm there are often
doo or tSa IN ths Ia the
double value. It produces the corn and
fodder, and it is also credited with d.
rect money return in adding to the fer
tility of the soil. Wheat grown after
corn will, in three years, ,outyield by
fifteen bushels an acre land continuous,
which otherwise was summer fallow ed,
and 50 long as corn has been given
these double values, 50 long will we
have feed that is cheaper than any
thing grown elsewhere, and makes pos
sible my claim that we can make beef,
pork and mutton cheaper than it can be
made in corn-growing states.
Corn, as grown and generally han.
died here, is made at a cost Of about
$3.50 an acre, which includes the ex-
penses Of putting it in stacks in the
bsrnyara and 1saf Ry for fsedhg It is
binder, stacked, and fed in the bundle
to horses, cattle and hogs. There is al
most no waste when fed in this manner,
certainly not enough to pay cost Of
husking under the present condition Of
high-priced and scarce farm labor.
Cheap Native Fuel.
Something is known Of the vast de-
, posits of Ignite coal, but it is surpris-
ing how little the immense value Of
4 these deposits is appreciated. New
4 finds are continually extending the area,
and still. there is undoubtedly vast
extent Of coal in North Dakota not yet
i to say that North Dakota alone has
without doubt, enough coal to supply
herself and her less fortunate neigh.
boring states for years, probably cen.
turtles to come.
Railroad facilities are unexcelled in
any state Of its population and state Of
development. Nine different lines in
1899 had a combined mileage of 2,669
miles. In 1902 the mileage had in
creased to 1898 and at the present. time
it is said to be s,4s 49,! miles The farm m
famous Farmers road, north of Devils
Lake, twenty-six miles in length, il
paying handsomely on the actual invest
ment. .1..,
At the annual meeting Of the Ma
h tional Creamery Buttermakers' associa
4 ton, held in Milwaukee Oct. 1924
\ 1902, North Dakota had twelve entire
+ in the butter exhibit. The averag
4 score was 9006, or higher averag
I than Iowa, Ohio and Michigan A
the state fair in 1903 North Dakot
I butter received score Of 90, and a
the state dairy convention 951a Fo
the March scoring in the 1904 educa
tional contest, eleven out of 3l7 entire
scored SO or better, and North De-
kota creamery was one of the eleven.
The sheep business is one Of the fev
industries in which it is possible t
"eat your cake and have it, too.' Th
receipts from the wool crop each yea
4 are fair return for the labor expent
\ ed and the capital invested, while th
increase in the focks is practical
profit. In fact, the experience Of man
4 profitable has been the business in tt
been glad to furnish the sheep to farm
ers, allowing half the wool and half tt
increase for the care of the focks.
Fargo and Cass County.
Fargo is the county seat Of Ca
county. The city was named for w
liam G. Fargo, one of the founders
the Wells Fargo Express company. II
named for General Lewis Cass. It
the most populous county in North D
kota and IS generally agreed to co
tive soil than any other county
+ North Dakota.
Fargo is a well-built city. Many
tho 1,a1eiuosa blocks would do credit