The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-01-05

Inc farmers ana business men OF the state Will
do we'll to go little Slow" one OF Minots most
successful business men said to the Independent
editor mo tell what next season will
bring forth We all hope that bountifu crop is
in store for US, and if it is, then the fact that we
have all gone little cautiously, will not have hurt
us any. Another year like the one just ended
will make it very hard for majority of North Da-
kotans, unless they take time by the forelock, and
prepare NOW. Save every dollar you possibly
ear. Don't contract any debts than you have
to. Get onto cash basis quickly possible,
less you are already there. And whatever you do,
farmers, hang onto your land if you l am
not pessimst, calamity hower but l
who believes in facing any situation and consider
ing it just as it is"
The above statement will furnish good deal Of
food for reflection. The business man emphasized
the fact that the farmers should hold to their land
the foundation of practically all of prosperity
an independent little fortune for the man who once
gets out Of debt Make an effort to keep the farm.
If it is mortgaged, scratch around and pay up the
interest, get sort of an extension. The
business man gave another good bit Of advice when
he said: Get onto a cash basis just as soon as
you possibly can" You can do it. We know farm
ers who have done it. How? Well it took some
cows, feeding hogs, churning butter raising
some good colts, perhaps keeping few sheep, sell
ing dressed chickens turkeys, butchering nog
or beef occasionally, furnishing meat for ones
own family as we'll selling some for cash. All
OF this in addition to the grain should raise will
make farmer rich in few years, and that's
about the only way you going to thrive at all in
the long We gave this advice seven
op1co of fho 1ou ohod
We are sorry that cannot make success at
farming from raising grain alone, but in time such
proceeding will spell failure with capital let
tiers. You must raise corn. You must feed some
stock. You must put back onto the land some of
the fertility that you have been hauling to the
elevators. You must experiment until you succeed
in getting good stand of clover or alfalfa. You
must spread the manure onto your land or some day
you will see It impoverished just as the old New
York farmers ruined their land half a century ago.
The North Dakota farmers who desire to play
safe game next season, will not depend on any
crop. In fact nearly every farmer is going to
raise respectable field Of corn and others will
grow potatoes on a large scale. Potatoes this year
did vesy well whore they were properly tended,
for matter how dry the season may be, with
ture in the ground to insure good crop. Many
farmer this year give his potato crop credit
for tding him season which otherwise
would have made picking pretty SLIM With modern
potato growing machinery, it is said that the farm
make money if they get no more than rs
cents bushe, though the price is usually much
higher. dollar bushel at the time OF the potato
harvest was not considered large this year. The
Odc 1orp for cood Grou
corn and potatoes next year and be sure OF
thing, besides this gives you good opportunity to
clean up your weedy patches of land.
The county commissioners OF Ward county nave
already received many applications for seed grain
and feed fer next spring. The commissioners will
doubt grant every request deemed worthy both
to feed and seed, for there good farmers who
will be soreIy cramped for funds, unless given as
sistance Of this kind. No farmer who needs this
help should be in the least ashamed to ask for IL,
because there is law that provides for the countys
locking after your interest. You are merely asking
the county for loan, for which you will have to
pay per cent, and in the long rum the county
will not lose any money Tine county will have
lein against your crop, but this matters little for
if you will be able to pay for the accommodation
next fall farmer will hesitate in the least. It
will be Well to the commissioners at an early
date, that they will know just what will have to
be done and besides they make such nvesti-
cations they deem necessary.
The Independent has made arrangements to get
a complete account Of the doings in the legislature
this winter and will publish several columns of live
matter each week. The matter will be compiled
by North Dakota's famous writer Jimmie Foley,
and its bound to be Interesting. Make practice
OF reading this department carefully and keep close
tab on the actions Of our eolona
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