The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-04-28
TRIP. THROUGH
THE bAK0TAS'
Review Represe ntstiye Makes Hurried
Trip From Arion to Mcintosh,
NJ. b., Last Week.

Trip From Arion to Mcintosh,
N. D., Last Week.
TWENTY-FIVE MILES BY AUTO
Farmers DIscovertn That Rotation Of
Crops and Keeping Live Stock
Are Very Essential.
The writer last week took flying
trip into North Dakota, passing
through northwestern. Iowa and South
Dakota in reaching his destination
One scarcely realizes how far he can
travel in one day with the splendid
railroad facilities which are available
The train on the Milwaukee road
left Arion at 6 O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing and at5l O'Clock on Wednesday
morning Mcintosh, N. D.. the destina'
tion of the trip. was reached. dis
tance of almost six hundred miles.
Wednesday was spent driving In an
automobile over into North Dakota,
passing, through a portion of Standing
Rock Indian reserYa ton, where some
very fine land is,tO be seen, but 1t is
of little practical utility in view OF the
fact that this: Indians All, Incapable OF
farming and the title to the land Is
held in such a way as to prevent 1t
passing into the hands OF white set
tiers. The drive Of tWenty-siX miles In
the country brought US to what Is
known as Paradise table land in Nor
ton county, North Daokta. embracing
perhaps twelve or fifteen thousand
acres of as fine land as the sun shines
upon. Most of this land is taken up
and under cultivation and has a rec
ord for producing abundant crops un-
less the drouth may disappoint the
expectations. 1t is said that very good
crops were raised last year In this To-
cality an dthat the prospects for the
present year are all that could be de-
sired.
The farmers have discovered that a
rotation of crops and the keeping OF
stock are essential to successful
farming and. consequently, almost
every farmer has number OF cattle
which, with good pasture and water,
insure adequate income during the
year. One of the chief complaints II
the long distance to market, but the
people have visions of a coming rail-
road which will enahle them to deliv-
er the products OF the farm without
driving the distance they are com.
PEELED to drive at present. The belief
is generally entertained that alfalfa
can be grown to great advantage IN
that section and predictions are made
that the values Of the land will great
ly be increased when 1t is demon
strated that alfalfa can be raised to
advantage.
1t is said that the snowfall last win
ter was less than that of many other
seasons. that rumors were heard OF
heavy blankets OF snow in other d.
rections, but that in the locality OF
Morton county tho snowfall was light.
1t was said that one of the heaviest
falls of snow occurred but short
time ago and that copious rain oc-
Cured but two weeks ago. 1t is evil
dent that the amount OF precipitation
was less than here and in parts OF
South Dakota.
In passing through South Dakota,
and especially the southern part,
ponds of water are standing every
where, something which is rarely seeL
in North Dakota.
On Wednesday q rainstorm passed
over Morton county from west to east
and in many localities soaking rains
occurred. The farmers as rule are
hopeful and believe that tidal wave
OF prosperity Is coming and that those
who have held onto their land will
profit in the increased price for which
they will be ablelto sell.
South Dakota made something of a
record on the temperance question. A
great many towns which formerly
were classed as wet towns this year
went dry. Aberdeen seems to have
been the battle ground where cham
pions of both sides exhausted their
efforts to win with the result that the
unofficial report of the election held
week ago shows tie vote, which
means that no license shall be grant
ed unless the official canvass shall
change the result. Mitchell is always
dry town by safe majority. No
other question Is absorbing SO much
interest with travelling men and peo-
pie one meets on the train as the
question ol prohibition. The argll-
ments pro and con are about what you
would expect to hear wherever the
nuesfian is IN for consideration.