Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-16
BUSINESS REPORTED ON THE
UPGRADE IN NORTHWESTERN
COUNTIES OF NORTH DAKOTA
cashier Of the second National Bank

cashier Of the Second National Bank
There viii be only a few cases, in
my estimation, where the farmer will
have to be furnished, more seed" safd
Mr.. Byorum.r TN most of these cases
the farmers are SO far IN, that they
had to sell their seed last fall, and it
is a grave question ~hether. they. will
be able to get seed this spring. I
Nos. of our farmerstar are optimis-.
tic this will be a good crop year and
the ground is in better condition thar
1t has been for the last four or five
years. 49, =
Business conditions in Minot are
holding up fairly well and the ner-
chants generally are fairly we'll salts
fled. Naturally everything has slow
led down and there is not az much
buying as there was a yeart ago when.
we had d large force of railroad men
at work hero. The railroad has now
cut down Its force to a minimum, but
from now on believe it expects to
increase its force.
w expect the Great Northern to
undertake. some extensive improve
ments here at Minot. and it Is esti1nat-
ed that nearly IL million dollars Will
be spent on tA!ese. It the Great North
e:n goes ahead with this work>it will
help conditions greatly. @
deposits Of the hanks here IN Mi
not are holding up well, and neither
of the NATIONAL banks here shows any
borrowed money. They all have large
cash reserves and fesl very %optin,istic
as to the outcome of the present year."
Good Conditions in divide.
Crosby. Nd, March 16.-The stu
alton in Divide county is, on the whole
very good. The crops last year were
fair with an abundance OF hay n
As a consequence most Farmers have
ample seed and feed, and quite a bit
of land is in good shape to rc%celve'new
seed. However. there are also quite
"a few individual cases where farmers
must receive outside aid to get what
seed they must have. n unless this
Ear be furnished at once they cannon
put in the acreage they ordinarily
would.
The war finance corporation is do
ing very little to relieve the farmer
who needs additional Financing.
Business conditions are fair and on
a pretty good standard. New settlers
we think would find present condi-
TORS up here very pleasing as land
can be bought very reasonably. and
also quite a bit of farming equipment
with the amount Of plowed and pre-
pared land, and in most cases with
ample feed and seed. We feel that We
have Il pretty good show for the coin.
ing year.
Improvement in Williams.
Williston, n. D., March 1s.--Busi-
. ness conditions in Williams county
arc already improving With further
development likely to be gradual nm
till the issue of tho next cSop is Ger.
tain. in tho opinion of officials of. the
Williams County State Bapk.
The present outlook here indicate,
the planting Of fully the usual small
grain acreage or better. with a rather
heavily increased acreage. of ~potatoe:
and some increase in feed crop
The abundance OF spring moisture
is held by most farmers to be a favor
able sign. and most of the farmer!
are we'll prepared with seed Tor tn.
planting Of this years crop. the. onl,
exceptions being the faTmers wh,
were hailed out last years
All farms in the county availab III.
for rent have been taken up with thu
exception of those which are withou
buildings and are too far from point:
from which they can be worked.