The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-03
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county in the state, setting forth the
the population, area, topography, pro-
duction and other interesting details of
each subdivision. Accompanying each
sketch will be found a half-tone Of
some farm or pastoral scene, typical
of rural life or scenery in the county
illustrated, the whole forming a truth
descriptive and pictorial history Of
the state in its enviable position as
leading agricultural state of the unfon.
The AGRICULTURAL statistics fol-
lowing relate principally to the
year 1912, hat year being the
latest for which exact data have been
collected; the yields for 1913 will not
be available until some time. after the
spring assessment of 1914, too late
for use in this publication. The acre
ages Of the various crops in 1913,
however, were secured by the as
SCISSORS in the spring of that year and
furnish reliable data upon which to
base conclusions.
The total acreage planted to wheat
in 1913 reached the enormous total
of S,144,9S9 acres. Of which 7,282,924
acres were planted to spring wheat,
833, 937 acres to durum wheat. and 49,
OTIS acres to winter wheat. These fig
ures place North Dakota easily in the
lead over all other states for acreage
of spring wheat and indicate a gain
over her own acreage for 1912 of $780,
900 ocres. This gain is largely in
acreage of durum wheat, of which
nearly 900, 900 acres more were plant
ed in 1913 than in 1912. A noteworthy
feature Of the 1918 seedlings is the
great falling off in fax acreage-from
1.549, oil in 1912 to 921, 566 in 1913,
Ransom and Trail being the only
counties to show a small gain, losses
in other counties amounting in many
instances to more than half Of the
1912 acrea. The oats acreage shows a
small loss as compared with 1912.
Barley, however, in 1918 gains nearly
300, 900 acres over the previous year,
with an acreage of 1,696,127. Spring
rye about holds it's own; winter rye
shows a falling off; speltz gains $4,000
acres; corn gains some 1000 acres;
grasses. with the exception of
show satisfactory gains.
Live stock statistics for the spring
of 1918 show approximate gains over
1912 as follows: Horses, 10000; cat
tie, 1900; hog, $4,000; mich cattle.
900.
In railroad construction for 1913
North Dakota again led every other
state in the union, and indications are
strong that this condition will be re-
peated in 1914. In addition to the g.
01S miles upon which taxes were lev
led in 1913, nearly 200 miles were
and put in operation too late
to appear upon the rolls for taxation
the closing in of winter only prevent
ing a still greater mileage being COM
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western countries, although the extern
sion northeasterly from jamestown of
the Midland Continental to it's present
point at Wimbledon, with
ultimate objective point at Pembina,
passes through some of the richest
and oldest settled parts Of the east
ern half of the state. The Minneapolis,
Paul & Sault Sainte Marie rail
has been pushing its extension
in Divide county westward at a rapid
rate and is now working in Montana.
activity in the same field may
be expected in 1914 by the Great
Northern railway which parallels the
named line for seventy miles
with only a few miles separating
the two roads for the entire distance.
Seventy miles south from this field
of operations the Great Northern is
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North Dakota line with it's present
objective point stated to be New
Rockford in Eddy county, where it
will connect with the Surrey-Fargo
line of the same company. This line
Is already in operation as far east as
Arnegard in Mckenzie county, and is
practically completed as far as Mo-
in northern Dunn county, while
the survey indicates its route east to
be through Dunn, Mclean, Sheridan
Wells counties to it's destination.
Pushing westward with equal energy,
q dozen miles south from the line
last named is the Northern Pacific
extension nOrthWard and westward
from Mandan in Morton county. This
has been completed halfway
across Dunn county, generally paral-
leling it's own main line % miles
south. The 500 branch from Fordville
in Walsh county west to Drake in Nc
county is now in operation
with a regular schedule.
The year of 1912 was a prosperous
one for the dairy interests of the state
and these conditions prevailed also
during 1918. In the spring Of the last
named ear there were nearly $4,000
mich cattle reported to the assessors.
creameries, many of them
cooperative in whole or in part, en-
joyed a lucrative patronage during
the year. Butter, milk and cream to
the value of $4,287,180 was produced
in the state during 1912. Now that
corn culture is a demonstrated sue
cess in all parts of North Dakota a
tremendous impetus has been impart-
ed to the industry n scores Of silos
are being erected all over the state.
Elimination of poor grade mich
COWS by scientific tests, the keeping
Of individual COW records and the es-
adjustment of dairy cattle breeding
in many places are WORKING
wonders and adding materially to the
of owners |
The high reputation of the state in
educational matters has been main
and 1913 scores another best
record in all those items which
denote healthy conditions and sub
progress. The latest statistics
for the year show that there are now
in the state 222 high schools, 5,29S
common schools and an. enumeration
Of 172,081 pupils, instructed by T.
1877 teachers. The total income deriv-
ed from the land grant endowment
was 1915, 405. This income is derived
interest on money paid in from
sale of lands and permanently invest
ed under constitutional provision;
from interest on unpaid remainders
Of land contracts, and from rent paid