Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-12
THURSDAY, DECEMBER ~, 1912
TWO YEARS PROGRESS IN NORTH
DAKOTA.

DAKOTA.
Written in figures, narrating In long
columns OF statistical data the record
OF the states varied cereal crops,
giving to each county subdivision its
due credit for acreage and yield. the
biennial report of commissioner OF
Agriculture and Labor w. G. Gil
breath, now in the hands of the print
ers and soon to be available for gen
eral distribution, constitutes an ac.
curate, complete and intensely inter.
esting record Of North. Dakota's agri-
cultural and industrial progress dur
ing the past two years. TO many the
mere sight of figures suggests dry and
uninteresting matter. To the good
citizen of this state. however, who Is
healthily interested in the welfare OF
his chosen home the story told OF
stupendOus acreage and vast aggre-
gate yields in the largest grain-pro-
ducing area in the whole world can
not fail to arouse another and more
vital interest as he comes to realize
the magnitude OF the agricultural op.
erations which are being conducted
around him, matters OF everyday rout-
inc too commonplace to attract more
than passing remark. -'
The report is the most voluminous
that has ever been issued from the
department of agriculture and labor,
and may. roughly speaking, be divid-
ed into three subdivisions viz agri.
cultural statistics, dairying depart
ment and promotion OF immigration.
Under the first head will be found the
detailed record of all the cereals,
tame grasses and root crops grown in
North Dakota during the years 1910
and 1911, with the acreage planted to
crops in 1912, the whole being copi-
Ously summarized for each annual pc.
Rod. The acreage sown, plowed up,
harvested and yield in bushels, with
average yield per acre for each coun-
ty is given, thus enabling the seeker
for information to follow intelligently
the agricultural progress Of each sub
division. To the careful reader a
study OF the figures discloses the
steady trend OF the North Dakota
farmer towards more general diversi-
ficatiOn of cereals as embodied in the
crop roation -nethod OF tillage, fore
shadowing ossibly radical change in
the farm schedule. In the dairy divi-
sion will be found statistical record
OF butter made in families and in
the creamery. cheese manufactured.
amounts received for dairy products
and number of cows milking in 1912
In each county. The statistical rec
ord is preceded by an interesting IN
PRODUCTION and review Of the dairy sit
uatiOn from the pen of Dairy Com
missioner r. F. Flint. Under PRO
motion of immigration" is given a
brief history Of the operations OF this
bureau during the past two years, its
object, scope and methods adopted,
whereby the population OF the state,
in the course of but little more than
half OF one decennial period, has gain
ed almost 100000 in number, ranking
nth In percentage gain for the ten.
year period ending April, 1910. OF all
the states in the Union. The relative
values OF the various ways adopted to
attract attention to our growing state
are discussed, such as travelling ex-
hibits OF the states products, displays
at land shows, the home exposition
and other details of interest to all
who realize the! tremendous POSSIBLE.
ties OF our broad acres and other val.
liable resources.
In addition to the above copious in-
formation concerning live stock coal
mines. vital statistics, farm labor,
manufacturing and other Industries,
labor organizations, elevators and
warehouses, Touring mills, grain ship
bed through elevators and directly by
individual shippers, is to be found,
.tsbhlated yin convenient form 80 as to,
be III ready access to the seeker for'
information along these lines. \;
Taken as . whole, the report will