Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-08-06

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Cass county, lying just north of Morrison, is
one of the largest counties in Minnesota? On ac-
count of the fact that it 'has never been properly
advertised it has settled up very slowly
During the past year, Cass county awoke to
the fact that she must do something to bring in SET
tiers to place on her broad and fertile acres Bonds
to the extent of $780, 600 voted for good roads,
These roads are to be completed during the wears
1915 and 1916. One of the main roads runs north
from Pilager to Pine River and Backus Another
from Motley north to line just west of Backus,
then east eight miles to Backus, then north to
Hakensack, Walker and Cass Lake.
Cass county could not do this but for the fact
that she has the soil and plenty of it to make the
finest farms in all northern Minnesota. The fact
that Cass county land is nearly all cut-over land
scares a good many people who would like to buy
good farm at low price. Another thing the low
price of land people think, goes to prove that
the land is poor.
Inc facts OF the case are that some of the best
lands in northern Minnesota are so called cut-over
lands 1t you and could buy the rich level prairie
land like that in southern Minnesota and buy it for
few dollars per acre, would do so. But it's gone
You can't touch it at any reasonable price, We
must take what we have left
The rich, heavy clay soil Of southern Cass is
just as fertile and productive as prairie SOIL It is
dairy and stock soil. It grows the finest clover
grasses and grains you could wish for Cattle and
hogs are the two big crops, and clover grows like
weeds.
Since the big timber cut off twenty-five to-
thirty ago, several heavy fires have swept over
it, burning out all the brush and many of the stumps,
leaving only light growth of popars, BIRCH maple
and other hard woods. Some Of this land is very
easily cleared and put under the plow On one farm
that Fergus Falls bought of me in June of
this year, party offered to brush and put under the
ploW one hundred acres for the sum of Sc. 90 per
acre. Many OF the stumps left on the soil can be
kicked out with the foot or pulled out with team.
OF course some must have stump puler or little
dynamite
Cass county is no place for armchair farmers
or men looking for easy snaps. You can find some
of those old timers there yet Old Crackers-Shot
Gun Farmers, too lazy to BREATHE to do anything in
TACT, except to discourage new, live settlers from
coming in and making a success where they have
failed.
We getting rid of these pests; buying
them out and putting live wire farmers and husters
on their land. The result is that Cass county is
taking long step ahead It is not boom but a
good healthy, rapid growth The rise in land values
during the past few years goes to prove that the
time tor you to buy farm and home for you and
your family is now, not next year or a few years.
from now.
If you live wire and willing to work. you
can get one of these fine farms that Cass county Of
fers you, from forty up, at small price per
acre with fair payment down. and long time on the
balance at per cent interest. The rise in value in
your land in a few years. time will make you indie
pendent
If you don't own the farm you are on, why
not? Can't afford it-ddn't buy at the right time
didn't have the nerve to tackle t-and is too high
now: These are some of the answers to that ques-
ton.
Don't lose your grip. You have the chance to
buy good farm right now at the price you can afford
to pay. Don't forget that. Don't tell yourself YOU
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