The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-21
SEES A new STATE
BECAUSE Of BIG
ACTIVITIES
Commercial West Depicts
Changed Conditions in
North Dakota

Commercial West: Tho state Of
North Dakota is bcing born anew. and
through the adoption Of . diversified
farming a period Of tho greatest pros:
peritN that 1t has ever known. Tho
wheat crop of tho Red river valley this
Seaa was only moderate and yet thst
eectlon is receiving o money for
Ms farm products than ever before.
This result Is due to diversified farm
Ing in place Of the old oue-crop plan.
The crops-of Grand Forks county
never brought so much revenue as
Il year, and the banks OF Grand
Forks have record deposits. Tho First
S".ooo,oO0 In deposits. the highest
D"int In its history. Tho reason is
clearly indicated by the display Of
farm products in the banks lobby,
which Is made up Of. all sorts Of grains.
Including splendid samples of corn IF
different varieties, and potatoes that
rival those of the Filter Root or Yaki-
count; fair exhibit and is duplicated in
part by exhibits the bank has sent to
minneapolis. st. Paul and Chicago
banks. When 'Vico President Wciser
and Cashier Irish started their corn
contest. offering cash prizes for the
best samples Of corn. grown in North
Dakota. they probably did not realize
ss''S * "oolu law BULL I'LL dSClCnlS
tursl show on their hands. But this
enterprise has stimulated diversified
crops. which show a marvellous in
crease In money returns. as the re-
suits this season very clearly demon
strate. 1t also means no more crop
failures. for North Dakota in localities
where diversified farming Is practiced.
This change will give the old farm
ing section Of the state Il lease of
nfn and SC{11 aaS,,ro tee 70 -, - 49,
returns that the old bonanza wheat
farmer dreamed Of even in the
pain,iest days Of l,ig wheat yields.
For instance. one of these old valley
farms "f 1900 acres in diversified
crops this year seemed to promise SO
little during tho hot winds period last
summer that wise old farmers free
~ advised the blowing up of the fields.
yet the owners realized over $4,000
when the crops We're marketed. Few
people realize the transformation go
ing on in tho eastern part Of North
Dakota. and the foregoing instance
simply shows that even old North Da-
kota. farmers themselves underesti-
mate the possibilities Of their lands.
These Die wheat farmers Gun again get
nj the thirty and forty bushels per
ncrc class. by scientific farming: This
Is accomplished by putting in crops
that will restore the clements needed
for wheat and using cultivated crops
to free the soil OF weeds that now
choke the wheat plant.
SO essential Is this plant of farming
these old lands h a the most pro-
pressive land dealers are now stipulat-
Ing in their sale contracts that a Ger
tain acreage Of potatoes and corn be
planted Zach year. In this way they
insure the future payments on con-
tracts. which has always bcen n spec
ulation under. the %one-crop plan. Some
of the lucky one have bce able to
pay for their land With the returns on
this years crop of flax, barley or rye.
but the "surc thing" is to have Il good
variety of crop.
When North Dakota gets we'll estab.
lished on a basis OF diversified farm
Ing. crop failure will he as unknown
as It is in southern Minnesota, Wis
consih or Iowa. Two successive sea-
sons OF short wheat crops in some Sec
.tions Of. the state have probably done
more TO convince some farmers on this
subject than all the preaching Of the
professors Of the agricultural schools.
This said experience. along with the
splendid returns this year where d.
ver$ified farming wat carried on.
should certainly leave no doubt as to
the most profitable policy for the bust
ness of agriculture.