The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-24
SPECIAL TRAIN REVEALS MANY
FACTS ABOUT NORTH "a.
koTA FARMERS.
WAS TRlUMPHlAL MARCH
Met by Brass Bands and Orators
Farmers Learn From Instructors
and These Learn Much from
Farmers and Trip.


farmers aud the seemingly unlimited
features which most impressed the ex-
perts from the Norph Dakota A. c.,
who were with the N. +. better farm
ing special on its trip across the state
and who returned to Fargo Saturday.
The special which left farso June
closed up its circuit at Beach Friday
evening, having held sessions at thir-
three places on the main line and
branches. {.
ut was sort Of triumphal march,"
said w. G. Palmer, the A. G. publicity
man who made the trip. The coming
of the train was made the occasion
for gala day, towns were decorated,
the band would be out. and people
would be coming in from all directions
In buggies, wagons and automobiles.
'In some places every farmer must
have had an automobile as the streets
would be crowded with them and
wherever one would turn one would
hear the chug-chug and the toot of the
automobile horn, so that it hardly
seemed safe to venture from the side
walk.
"Power rigs are also used in break
ing up the prairie. In Kidder county
five steam and gasoline rigs could be
seen from the train at one time, and
hundreds of these rigs are breaking
up the western prairies.
"At Dickinson visit was made to
the sub-station. Here could be seen
growing clover and alfalfa and as fine
as can be found anywhere, Over 200
varieties Of alfalfa have been> expert
mented with. The Grimm has proved
the hardest in that it has gone
through every winter successfully.
The medium Red clover is also doing
fine regardless Of where the seed was
secured.
"Winter wheat has come through
the winter in fine condition where it
has had a little protection, when
sown in the stubble for instance the
snow had been held and the wheat
there is no good stand Of wheat just
ready to head out. When sowed on
the summer fallow, however, while it
made a good growth last fall it died
out during the winter as there was
nothing to hold the snow and give it
protection.
Gall the crops are doing fine. There
were agricultural editors from several
states in the party. They were as
tonished to see the crops and the fine
condition they were in. In fact the
whole trip has been one Of revelation
to them. They were not prepared to
see such fine crops Of grain, corn, clov-
er, and alfalfa growing over these
western prairies. They could scarcely
believe that the once so-called ranch
ing section could show up crops as
goods as or better than any Of the
states east or south Of us.
"The yields at the Dickinson sub
station last year were: wheat, 42h;
oats. S8h; barley, 4SA; Emmer u; po-
tatoes 334k. The Williston sub
station, which is located in the west
ern part or the state, also, secured the
following yields last year: wheat, 80;
oats, 104; barley, 57%; flax 231s; pota-
toes 1913.
These editors are going hame with
their impressions Of North Dakota,
their note books full Of the facts
that they have learned about the state,
and with photos of North Dakota farm
homes, cities, automobiles and general
views. Already they are sending out
information in their writeups that
will let the older sections know Of the
wonderful possibilities that North Da-
kota possesses.
Sen. M. F. Greeley of South Dakota
states that he Travelled from Alaska
to the gulf and from Maine to Cali
fornia. but has found no place that
offers so many opportunities with so
few drawbacks as does North Dakota
This altogether unusual train has
proved of profit, not only to the North
Dakota farmer but the railroad officials
who were on the train stated that
they had learned things in the lectures
and demonstrations that they had new
er known before, and the farmers
have expressed themselves as being
highly pleased with the lessons that
have been prepared. There is but one
regret and that is that the train cannot
continue its mission over the other
railroads Of the state"
Latest New Town.
Mandan.-Birdsell, located II miles
east Of Mott, on the Milwaukee and
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