The Wahpeton times., 1904-03-25
THE EVOLUTION Of NORTH DAK0TAN DATES FOR THE CONVENTIONS
Steady Progress Toward Continued Prospcritv-f1ow
to Succeed by Adopting Diversified Farming.

an outlay of money. Under the old
plan OF opening up wheat farm the
settler had to be on the land in the
spring. He would break his land and
backset it---that is. plow it the sec.
ond time, hut could raise no crop un.
til the next year. and would not get
returns from that until in the fall;
therefore 1t would be year and a
half from the time that he established
himself in Dakota before he could get
any returns from his land. So. to
break up 100 acres. plow il year and
half. get the machinery to seed and
harvest 100 acres. required some cap
ital.
Easy to Get Start.
Many settlers with small means
made the mistake of undertaking too
much and got in debt. so that r. the
crop proved not to- he very profitable
one they became involved. Hut now
that they are raising flax. they can
break the land the first spring, SOW
flax the same season and &c, a pretty
1alr crop. the income Ut which enables
the settler to go for seeding the next
season to other grain. Thi, practice
oil seeding flax ON newly broken land
mas been quite All attractive feature to
the new settlers in the Northwest for
the last few years.
Settlers in North Dakota should &c.
into stock as early as possible. They
should go into mixed farming and not
depend entirely upon grain, and there
fore not break up all of the farm.
even ii they can do SD. but retain a
part OF 1t for pasturagc and stock pur-
poses. feel confident that on a plan
similar to this. a good. thrifty. enter
prislng. economical young farmer can.
under ordinary circunlstanc succeed
IN short time in establishing a com.
Portable home in North Dakota.
The atmosphere is dry and devoid OF
any humidity during the winter
months, and therefore it never pene-
trates and chills as does the damp at.
mosphere of the Atlantic states. 1t is
fact borne out by the assertions of
all the readers OF the state. hailing.
as they do. from all sections of the
United States, that the winters oi
North Dakota are no moro severe and
cause less suffering and Inconvenience
than the winters of New England ar
Western states.
The Autumn lnaers.
The autumn is IL delightful season
and is generally prolonged far into
December: set cold weather rarely
comes until after the HOLIDAYS.
The winter breaks in March. usr
ally. and is followed Immediately by
the warm. sunny days OF summer
Seeding and farm operations. general.
~ begin in the latter part of March. or
early in April. and are seldom inter.
rupted by the return of frost or SNOW
There is no agricultural district in
which a farmer of small means has
been able to start more advantageous.
~ than in North Dakota. 1t is possible
that the opportunities for establis,,ine
home in North Dakota ON small
means are not as favorabln at the
present time as they were earlier in
IT'S history. owing to- the advance in
the price of land But it must be re
memb"red that all other conditions
are IN favor OF opening up and estab.
ilshins homes more cheaply than could
he done Il decade ago, owing to the
great reduction in the interest rates
i'll thc price of farm machinery and
nearly everything. that the farmer has
to purchase.