Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-05-20
Crop and Farming Conditions
in Barnes County Are Good
President Johnson Of the Mortgage Company and Large FARM
ing Corporation Tells Of the Work IN mat
Part of State
By Bystander

would be not less than $3.50. thus
showing a daily return to the farm
ers of several hundred dollars. The
station agent also informed the writ
er that this was not very good day
for shipping as nearly all the people
were busy getting their grain into
the ground.
johnson Stock Farm.
The efforts to instruct in scientific
and better methods OF agriculture IN
the southern part of this county, came
from the establishment by the johnson
Land and Loan company, of large
farm in this territory. On this farm
located at Marion, the widest range OF
activities prevailed and modern build
ings and appliances were Introduced.
The local farmers who had before
been fairly successful Immediately saw
the added advantage and became In
terested to great extent in the work
ing of the new farm colony.
Was Good Investment.
Mr.. Johnson, president of the COM
pany said the farm had paid we'll and
the work had been bigger success
that they had at first believed posi-
BILE. "The immense sums spent in
erecting buildings on the many farm
units,' said he, "and the diversity OF
interests in which we subdivided the
system, paid us good income, and
not only had its effect, educationally
and financially, but has been power
full factor for social improvement. The
community spirit has been developed
considerably and the social fabric has
been more closely woven among the
people who began to see that in CO.
operation lay the surest road to sue
cessful agriculture.
Better Schools Result.
mot only did we advocate more and
better COWS, silos, good buildings,
chickens, neat and attractive gardens,
etc." continued Mr.. Johnson, 'but we
also asked for and received the help
of the people in lettering the educa-
tioaal conditions in our neighborhood.
The town schools were first thought
of then the possibility of the country
children coming to them. After that
a library of good reading matter was
taken up and reference works by au-
thorities were secured.
Took Time to Work Plans.
"All of this work took considerable
time to work out. Several years have
elapsed and now we see we'll shap-
ed unfinished pla1-for plans must
change as conditions change and pro-
gress waits not for the unprogressive.
We saw our work as a centralized unit
had been finished and the time had
come for us to divide up our holdings
and let those who would continue the
work
Brought In New People.
During the past few months we
have brought in many new people, to
be accurate twenty-five families, and
they are located on good farms with
up-to-date bulldogs. About twenty-five
more families will be placed in this
section during the next few months
and we then will only have our CEN
thai farm left. Yes, this has been
a decided success and one of which
we feel proud" he concluded.
Business Men Needed.
Touching on the political subject,
Mr.. Johnson said, 1--WE want business
men to be in Office and help us gain
better agrarian laws. That Is the
kind of men we wish to send to Wash
ington. No one should go there with
out being good sound business man."