Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-10-03
GOOD STATE ADVERTISING.

Reports from the North Dakota ex-
hibits at the state fairs in Indiana,
Illinois and Wisconsin show that there
is much interest in and comment upon
the exhibit. A recent issue OF the Ierre
Haute Morning Star, published at Ierre
Haute, Ind, where one of the exhibits
was held, says:
"There is no more interesting.exhiblt
in the entire building than that present
ed by the state of North Dakota, IN the
extreme south end of the building. The
products of this new, but great, western
state are artistically displayed in a man
ner to attract attention and invite a
closer scrutiny. Large cases containing
grains and grasses raised this year can
not fail to catch the eye of the farmer
and demonstrate to him that the agrl-
cultural products of North Dakota are
of a superior quality. These grains con
sist of fife and macaroni wheat, excellent
samples of rye, barley and oats. These
grains show great length of stem and
heads and Commissioner of Agriculture
Gilbreath informed the Star reporter
that the annual yield was quite large.
Macaroni wheat while harder than either
spring or winter wheat, is a sure crop,
and withstands either wet or dry seasons
The speltz, alfalfa and broom grass eX-
hibits are certainly fine and are worthy
of close inspection by those in agricul-
tural pursuits. Flax is a novelty in this
section, especially to the grain growers,
and furnishes an interesting feature to
those who have heard of the many
valuable ways in which it can be used.
The prevailing idea has been that North
Dakota could not raise clover or timothy
yet we found as many fine samples of
this class of grass as could be seen in
the fields of the middle states, which
boast of the superiority of their grass
producing soil In addition to these
there was a large display of nutritious
native grasses, which furnish excellent
feed for stock and grows beautifully in
the western part of the state. Until the
past few years the western part of the
state was used as a vast cattle range,
when eastern farmers saw and realized
its value as an agricultural producing
section. Since that time there has been
a constant immigration to that portion
of the state and a wonderful agricultural
development. Another striking feature
of this exposition of North Dakota's pro-
ducts is its mineral resources. 1t has
the finest pottery and brick clays that
can be found in any portion ofthe world.
The superiority of its brick has been
demonstrated and the beautiful speci-
mems of its pottery attest the truth of
these declarations. 1t would be we'll
worth your time to inspect these hand
some evidences made from the pottery
clays of that state. North Dakota, we
learn, has over twenty-five thousand
square miles of Ignite coal, which can
be obtained at the mine for ninety cents
a ton. The supply is inexhaustible and
Will MAINTAIN the entire state for humid
reds of years to come. We're there no
fuel to be obtained of any character
from outside this for fifty years, there
would be a sufficient supply to meet all
demands within it's borders were its coal
mines operated. These, we are told, are
only a few of the many great attractions
which this new, but rapidly developing
state presents to those who are seeking
new homes, better advantages and OPP
p%ortunities to accumulate wealth."