The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-18
WILL COOPERATE TO
GET FLAX FOR SEEDING
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of North Dakota that will have much
new breaking and may be looked for
to produce a big fax crop, to the profit
OF the farmers and the great pros
perity of the communities. lie seed can
be procured. In consequence. the
First National bank of Mandan. with
eight branches in wetsern North Da4
kota, is taking care of farmers as far
as able. and the. other Mandan and
Bismarck banks are helping. Farmers
who have seed objected to a PROPOSE
ton that Morton county be bonded.
and the county has rejected the bond
ing plan.
Bonded for Seed.
Mclean, Sheridan, Ward. Renyille,
Wells and Towner counties have bond
ed themselves to buy seed for farmers,
or have Endorsed the plan of issuing
seed warrants. Linseed oil crushers
and large firms in Minneapolis and
Duluth have arranged FOR a supply
of 100000 bushels of fiaxseed. The
supply is available and the price Of
seed fax very low, and the problem
Is one Of getting it to those farmers
who want 1T. In this way the banks
are doing good work. In LaMoure
county farmers are filing seed applica-
tions with the county commissioners,
and Paul Adams, cashier of the First
National bank of LaMoure reports
that the banks are disposed to give the
farmers who need money for seed the
preference in making loans. There il
a scarcity Of f1axseed in LaMoure
county and considerable will probably
be shipped in. Grand Forks county
farmers, as rule, have enough wheat
and fiaxseed, and c. c. Gowran, presi-
dent of the First National bank of
Grand Forks, reports that it has been
possible to this time to handle the
requirements without necessitating the
issuing of bonds or seed warrants
The county commissioners are taking
care of cases of deserving farmers who
are without seed. The First National
banks of Dickinson reports a favor.
able situation in Stark county, most
of the farmers having seed left over
from last year.
H. M. Erickson of the First National
bank of Darlington says that Foster
county is not likely to issue bonds, as
the crops were good enough last year
for a seed supply and the farmers have
some very good seed on hand. Ransom
county is also in good condition, ac-
cording to r. S. Adams, president OF
the First National bank of Lisbon, no
bonds will be issued, and cases that
come to hand Of the need of seed by
farmers unable to provide it will be
handled by the banks. Ransom county
had a spotted crop last year, but in
no part was it so poor that the farmers
did not raise seed. In Cass county
which is an important wheat producer
and has also raised big fax crops in
the past, there is sufficient seed, e. j.
Weiser vice president of the First Ma
tional bank, says, and this is true gem
orally of that portion of the valley
counties closest to the Red river.
Barnes county, for instance. is in good
position to seed an early crop on a
large acreage. and John Tracy, cashier
Of the First National bank reports that
there is nothing to call for an issue Of
bonds and that the banks will take
care Of the farmers who need seed.
Pembina county is fairly well provided
for the banks will help out the farm
ers and here is no likelihood. of bond
issue.
Take Care of All.
In Ward county $4,000 worth of
bonds have been Sold and that amount
may be raised to $4,000. The money
raised or has been used, or is available
for use. 1t is the desire of the Ward
county commercial clubs, banks and
business interests that no farmer who
wants to SOW fax this year to take
advantage of the high price shall be
prevented through lack OF seed, yet
there has been some difficulty in get
ting sufficient. r. e. Barron, cashier
of the Second National bank of Minot,
saws that this bank is giving prefer
ence to loans desired for seed pur-
chasing purposes and c. FL Christian
sen. cashier of the First National Of
Ryder, says that 70 per cent of the
farmers are supplied with seed grain
and that the county will get around to
it in time and see that every farmer
who applies gets a chance to procure
seed. Ward county will also furnish
feed for horses in localities where feed
is scarce and the keep Of horses ex-
pensive. There is a good supply of
fiaxseed in Ward county, Mr. Chris
Hansen reports, and if it can be prop
erly distributed, he looks, he says, for
a bigger fax acreage this year. The
farmers look upon it as the most pro-
table crop to raise, he says, and this
year! with the price SO high, II looks
better to them than ever.
Fifty thousand dollars is ready, or
will soon be available, in Mclean
county. The county commissioners de-
cided that the bond issue be of ample
proportions, that no farmer might want
for wheat or fiaxseed. The Northwest
ern state bank Of Coal Harbor reports
that every farmer will get seed.
Towner county will furnish the farm
ers with about $4,000 worth Of seed
and feed FOR stock, and every farmer
in that county who gets busy and
makes his situation known, and bestirs
himself, can get supply. Harry
Lord cashier Of the First National
bank OF Cando said that the banks have
prepared themselves to take care o. the
financing of the plan. No bonds will
be issued by Bottineau county to buy
seed for the farmers. The county board
arrived at this decision in session at
Bottineau yesterday. Only a few APP
plications were made for seed and sew
eral bids were received for the bonds,
but satisfactory arrangements were
made, through bankers to take care OF
all those needing seed grain without
bonding.
Stutsnlan county presents about the
most urgent need of attention of any
part Of North Dakota and III n. Graves.
president of the James River National
bank of Jamestown, says that to this