The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-09
BE BOOSTER
NESTOS TELLS
FORKS CROWD
Declares North Dakota Is
Best State in the Union
For Average Man

Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 8.-North
Dakota stands second to no state in
the union in ability to produce a
great variety and high quality of
products of the soil and yields to
none more confident vision of the
future, Governor r. A. Nestos de-
clared here yesterday in addressing a
crowd of farm and town people at
the Grand Forks Harvest Festival.
The Governor said, in part:
IF you have not already been con-
WINGED, ! am sure that your examina-
ton of the products raised in your
community and exhibited here today,
has fully convinced you that the
farmers Of North Dakota can raise
successfully and we'll wonderful
variety of products that, both in
yield and in their excellence, place
our state in the forefront among the
producing states Of the union. As
you drive through the country, | am
sure that you have also come to the
conclusion that only when we have
induced rs percent or more of cur
farmers to raise upon the home
farm, outside of the investment crops
of wheat, rye and flax, sufficient
amount and variety of the many
other excellent products that can be
successfully raised in our state to
supply all of the living expenses of
the family that works on the farm
can we hope for a continued and
dependable prosperity in our state
and be assured of the welfare and
of our people.
Business Men Must Aid
''In this process, the farmers have
a right to look to your business men
for the intelligent and devoted lead
ership that is required in order to
guarantee the early and complete
realization of this ideal condition. l
am personally convinced from the
reports received by me from num-
Der Of communities in this statc
where the greatest progress along
this line has been going on for the
last five years, that if the business
men of the community would or
and, as part of it's labors, list
every farmer in their trade terri
tory and during the winter and
spring secure a statement and prom
Use from each as to the specific pro-
gress in diversificatior to be made
by such farmer, whether owner or
renter, during the coming year and
then in the fall not only ascertain
the exact results of such progress
but an outline and promise of its
for the next year with
such counsel and guidance for the
most intelligence progress possible
that it would be the best investment
of time, energy and money ever
made by such business men and
would absolutely transform such
and establish it's pros
perity and success inside of five
years.
ut is not necessary to make this
change in year or at great capital
expense. Experience has shown that
the gradual but steady development
in diversified farming and in estab-
fishing well-balanced program of
production for each farmer and COM
munity, has been the best and it is
for this sort of progress that f!
would plead today.
ut has now been conclusively es-
tablished that we can raise very
fine variety of corn and potatoes
and that the development of these
and the raising of hogs and sheep
ought to be greatly increased in this
state and can be increased without
the investment of a great deal of
capital.
"Then, in every community there