The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-07
Land EXHIBITS
LEAVE TOMORROW
PRODUCTS or RED RIVER VAL
LEY WILL BE SHIPPED TO ST.
PAUL LAND SHOW TOMORROW
NIGHT ON @. N. NO. 10-cALL
FOR LAST ENTRlEa

The land exhibits OF the Red river
valley boosters league to be displayed
at the st. Paul land show viii be
shipped from Fargo tomorrow night
on Great Northern train No. 10. To-
morrow win be the last day for en-
tries to be made in this vicinity.
A vast exhibit Of resources OF the
North Dakota counties in the far
famed Red river valley viii be shipped
from Grand Forks. Wahpeton and this
city at the same time, reaching st.
Paul Saturday morning where they
will be unloaded and work will be
commenced at once for the completion
Of the display of the North Dakota.
products so that everything will be In
complete readiness by the opening Of
the show, next Tuesday. Dec. IL.
Worlds Bread Basket.
The revival of the old SYNONYMOUS
term by which the Red river valley OF
the north was know three decades ago,
will be the feature of the North Da-
kota exhibit. In those days the Red
river valley was known as the Bread
Basket Of the World and to renew that
appellation and stamp in clearly in
the public mind, q huge bread basket,
IL feet long, viii be the central OBJ
ject Of the fiickertail exhibit.
This bread basket will be 8 feet deep
and on It will appear the words. The
Red River Valley of North Dakota
The Bread Basket Of the World.
Through the medium of the st. Paul
land show. the Red river valley boost
erE expect to place before the people
Of the northwest and the people OF the
central states, some facts which viii
bear out the contention that the val
ley still holds its own.
Crop statistics, bank figures, educa-
tional figures and in fact all figures
available which will show what the
valley is capable OF doing for its resi-
dents will be presented. These have
been recently compiled with the ut
most care by the officers of the league
who have been interested in the mat
ter.
Crop Fiauers.
In the North Dakota counties in the
valley, comprising total acreage Of
S,s42,S14 (Which comprises Cass, Rich
land. Trail, Grand Forks, Walsh and
Pembina counties) the total yield Of
spring wheat was about one-fourth of
the spring wheat yield of the entire
state. The yield was 24.SS9,025 bushels,
with the total state yield estimated at
10O.000,000 bushels. OF durum wheat
there was also good yield. 756,465
bushels being marked, while 106,9s0
bushels OF winter wheat was marketed.
That brings the total wheat yield UP
to rs, 761 $50 bushels.
Other equally interesting crop sta
tistics covering the valley counties
have been compiled showing the valley
yield Of corn to be 5,301,675 bushels,
of oats 16.S76,537 bushels, of barley L.
S96,S10 bushels, Of potatoes 1872, 900
bushels, and of flax 1,017,691 bushels.
Last Call for Entries.
In speaking of the last call for en-
tries for the big North Dakota exhibit
at the land show, Henry AmerIand, who
is in charge Of the collection Of all pro-
ducts from this vicinity, stated today
that the Fargo train would leave here
| tomorrow night and that all those
wishing to make entries should do so
at once as tomorrow will be the last
day.
Anyone who has not yet entered
| what products they may wish to send
1 along for the Red river valley exhibit
at the st. Paul land show, would bet
ter send them in at once" said Mr.
Amerland to Forum representative
today. Now is the last opportunity
for the train leaves tomorrow night on
the Great Northern No. 10. This will
get our exhibit into st. Paul Saturday
morning and we can begin working al
once at decorating the booths. This is
the last call"