Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08
FARM LANDS IN NEBRASKA
Why the Farmers in the Antelope State Are
All Getting Rich.
STATES ATTRACTIONS AND ADVANTAGES
Great Progress of n Few Years the
Result of Natural Conditions that
Are Only beginning to
he Used.

Up to this time there has been enough
fresh fertile lands TO supply the place Of all
lands which have been rendered unfertile
by bad usage and by erosion from torren-
tial ralnfalls in the eastern, middle and
southern states. But we have now nearly
reached the limit of arabic lands for sale
or for giving away by the government OF
the United States. The population OF the
republic has doubled about every twenty
five years. If this increase continues at the
same rate 1t is safe TO say that in fifty
years from this time the United States
win have a population Of SOO.OoO,OoO people
Meantime the acres OF arabic lands WILL
through bad tillage. have diminished rather
than increased-that Is to say, the supply
OF farm lands will be much less than we
now possess. Holding that the relation Of
supply to demand Is the sole regulator Of
value. It is fair to conclude that farming
lands in the United States. well located.
will be worth. fifty years from this time,
an average OF from 500 10 $500 per acre.
The farmers who have the most individu-
ality in the way OF industry. frugality and
Judgment nearly all believe in a future
OF high prices for agricultural lands.
Where VIII the People Got
The population OF Iowa $500 is 1858;
the population Of Minnesota $500 is L,76l.-
SeL The present immigration approximates
10000 yearly; the annual natural increase
raises the grand total TO 100000 a year. or
a yearly increase sufficient TO settle q state
like Iowa Where are the ten states like
Iowa for the next ten years to be found
or the twenty-five for the next twenty-five
years2 It is bound 20 be westward, and
Nebraska will be the great center.
for 1906 showed Nebraska 10 have held
place among the great agricultural leaders,
second only 10 Minnesota In average OF
spring wheat, second in average acre pro-
duction Of corn and fourth in average acre
production OF oats.
In summary it might be stated that the
agricultural products during the last three
years have included 100000 tons OF hay
and forage, IS, 10000 bushels OF potatoes
and 1854 1877 5S7 bushels Of grain. The prob
able value OF all products for the period Is
$50o,OeO.OOO
Nebrasks's Many Crops.
Wheat has become not only a common
and sure but particularly profitable crop
since the discovery that the hard red win
ter varieties are particularly adapted to Ne
braska's soil and climate Ten years age
IL was a spring wheat state. The yield for
the last three years was izS,o000O0 bushels
Of which more than four-nrths was winter
wheat Nebraskas shipments during the
last three years were 100000 bushels.
Normally Nebraska Is the third greatest
corn producer IN the union. Notwithstanding
its youth and the vast area IL gives over
10 grazing. which Is not possible in Illinois
or Iowa, the corn leaders In lSOS-'O6 Ne
braska raised sTa0OoOoo bushels, giving Il
a marketable surplus OF more than l0o,'
O00O00 bushels
The yield Of oats for lS0 was S,oooOo'
bushels. Tor lS0e Il was $4,000 bushels and
for 1904 reached 70.OOo.00O bushels
Barley eAn be raised In almost ever