The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-31
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REALIZE VEAL Til IN
NORTH MINNESOTA
Farmers and Business Men Of South
ern Section of State Awaking to
Opportunities Of this Country
STEP SYSTEM" TAKING PLACE
Only Question of Few Years Before
All Land Here Will Have Been
Purchased and Developed
STEP SYSTEM TAKING PLACE

III Cl1dSCO OAu DOSCAOpCSA
Many farmers and business men in
southern Minnesota are awakening to
the opportunities in northern Min
nesota, and the State Board of I'M
migration is receiving numerous in
quiries from people in southern Min
nesota asking for information about
this section of the State The peo-
pie Of southern Minnesota are begin
ming to realize not only that the
lands here, which few years ago
were considered worthless, are PROV
ing to be among the most productive
lands in the state, but they are be-
ginning to realize that the farmers in
other states to the south, east and
west have discovered this fact and
are buying up quarter, half and
whole sections of northern Minneso-
ia lands and transforming them into
some Of the most valuable and pro-
ductive farms to be found in the
State.
Advance In Price
There is another fact that has
helped to awaken the southern Min
nesota men to the opportunity that
lies at their door, and that is the
rapid advance in price Of Northern
Minnesota lands, and the result is
that today thousands of people in
southern Minnesota, who a few years
ago were inclined to poke fun at the
man who endeavored to promote
agriculture in the northern counties
of Minnesota, are displaying keen
interest in the development of this
section of the State and are invest
ing their money in these lands. The
fact that the farmers of Iowa, IL
linois, Nebraska, South Dakota, and
other states, were buying up these
lands with such marked success stir
red our southern Minnesota citizens
to action, and they have decided to
go in for 2fheir share of the good
thing northern MinK esotashas to Of
fer the world in the way of good
farm lands at low prices.
Boys To Farm
A prominent farmer from Le-
Sueur County said last week: 81
have just bought a section of land
in Northern Minnesota. l do not in
tend to farm it myself, but I have
two boys that will be old enough to
farm for themselves in a few years,
and when they are ready to begin I
shall present them each with half
section farm and let them go for
ward and build themselves a home
the same as did,
Moving North :.
Recently a Blue Earth County
man said; "While I love Blue
Earth County and her farm lands are
among the richest to he found any
where in the world, the prices are
getting pretty we'll up. I am going
to sell some of my Blue Earth coun-
ty lands and invest in the lands of
northern Minnesota. I used to re-
gard northern Minnesota a land Of
pine stumps and sand, and when the
first agitation of development be-
gan there and people told me that
they were going to make farms up
there I though it was more or less of
a joke, but I am now thoroughly
convinced that northern Minnesota
holds great future. I knew of a
dozen men from down in Iowa who
have sold out their high priced lands
and invested in northern Minneso-
ia, and I am going to sell some If
my lands and take over tract of
that land because I believe it is a
good thing"
The Step System
These are only few of the many
cases that could be cited which lead
one to believe the Southern Mime
sofa farmers who are selling their
high priced lands are not leaving
Minnesota, but are moving further
north locating on cheaper lands. In
other words the "Step system" is
taking place in this State, which
means that Iowa farmers are buying
southern Minnesota farms, southern
Minnesota farmers are buying cen
trail and northern Minnesota lands
and continuation of this for a few
years will make a great change in
agricultural conditions of Minneso
ia, particularly the northern part
1t is a pretty well established fac
that every county in northern Min
nesota is capable of producing clov
er, timothy, alfalfa, potatoes and al
kinds Of vegetables in abundance
and with those conditions prevail
ing it is hardly any wonder that tn,
tendency of the Minnesota man VIII,
has money to invest in land is to re
main in this state where he can ge
lands capable of producing thcs
valuable products at from $12 t
$50 per acre.