The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-05-04
A Fen Pertinent Facts on
CQohat North Dakota Has
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An assessed valuation ii more than $685., 100000
An actual property valuation of 81, ,929 315, 900.
per capita Of S. o29 population Of 1894
Six hundred fyfour state and 151 national banks be-
ing total Of so5 institution with deposits Of o27
January l, 1915
bank for every 791 inhabitants.
A motor vehicle for every "a inhabitants
capita production for 1915 wheat barley
hax speltz potatoes and hay of 1856 based De-
cember l, 1915, farm values.
An assessed railway valuation Of $5e 9oo, 772.
Six thousand two hundred eight miles Of fully equipped
railway tracks in operations.
More than 600 miles of railroad construction
contemplation.
surface $500 600 acres 70 1886 farms
in 1915 with average for 367 acres, being
total Of rs 794, 1873 acres. M
Sixteen million two hundred twenty nine thousand
actually cultivation
crop 1915 Of 1856 OOOO 600 wheat 1902 O0O
600 bushels of nearly 60 600 bushels barley
as acreage follows: Wheat 1862 1866; OATS
2,5sl,4Ol flax, 528593 barley 17so844; rye 245ooo;
speltz 1885, corn, 34 alfalfa 982 potatoes $685.
and other smaller Of and grasses
verified production in 1915 Of SO bushels per
Average rainfall for 1915 for state Of 1911
days in 1915 which sone 95 hours more possible
sunshine at Bismrrck N d than Springfield, ILL.,,
month of April, May. June. July and August.
More than 1900 grain elevators
Five hundred eghtyeght thousand hundred forty
horses 702 mules; 1872 1877 cattle; sheep
717.914 hogs $50 337 milch cows.
Nearly TO- 600 pounds of butter made in
1914 3 600 pounds Of sold ceameres S. $685.
127 received in 1914 by farmers for milk cream
Nearly $14 500 600 paid 1914 for farm help
school and industra1 land grant worth $64 600 COO
More than 1000 school departments; 10000 pupils and
5000 teachers; 333 consolidated schools
Fifty-two organized Counties
No unoreanized counties. 48
population in 1915 of ese ee4 being an increase of
nearly 100 per cent since 1900.
Eight hundred ten postoffces. aa
Two hundred thrty-eight incorporated villages and
Thirty two thousand square miles underlad with fve
billions of tons of highest grade Ignite coal
ly $50, 600 tons mined annually.
Manufactured products worth OOO 600 annually
although North Dakota is the purely agculturay
state in the Union.
gas available in large quantities for iluminat
ing and commercial purposes.
Artesian water in many parts of the state.
Natural cement deposits
The highest grade brick and pottery clay
States the state products going to Seattle New
York. east and to the Canadian northwest
Highest quality deposits suitable glass making
State institutions follows State university agrcu
ura college, three normal schools another projected
blind school, deaf and dumb school home for feeble
industrial school, Of forestry, school of science
home agricultural experiment station and five
sub stations and mining experiment station.
North Dakota has highly religious Temperament and
all denominations represented and supported.
North Dakota lies between the 9th and 1O4h degrees
Of longitude and the 18th and 10Th degrees Of latitude with
ranging 735 feet Penbina 1880
Summit II raises spring wheat, flax and barley
any province the continent
II Offers comfortable home and prospective wealth
energetic thrifty welcomes within boundres ali
who possess these qualities
Morning Ihe subject tor the service will
Evening service 8: 90 p. u. be Behold thy Mother!'