The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-23
RESOURCES OF
STATE LISTED
BY ]. M. DEVINE
Tells St. Paul Advertising
Club that North Dakota
Has Remarkable Variety
SHOWS POSSIBILITIES
Land Is Cheapest and Most
Profitable on the Cont
nent, He Asserts

st. Paul, Minn, Nov. 23.-Ncrth
Dakota's resources were laid before
members of the St. Paul Advertising
Club here at luncheon talk by COM
missioner of immigration Joseph M.
Devine. Mr.. Devine,in tabloid form,
reeled off facts to show the accom-
plishments of the state and the pos
sibilities for the future, and in clos
ing made plea for faith in his state.
Mr.. Devine talks at 1880 o'clock to-
night from radio station WLAG,
Minneapolis.
Mr.. Devine listed North Dakota's
resources as follows:
Dak6t1ns' Know Your Own State
NORTH 'Dakota9 has 10000 square
miles :ofolahd
North Dakota is 1-2 times as
large as the State Of New Jersey and
l-2 larger than the State of New
York. These two states have a po-
pulation of 100000. North Dakota
has population of 100000.
North Dakotas agricultural land
under intelligent diversification can
support population Of 10,00O,0OO.
North Dakota has 45,000,0O0 acres
of arcable land. Enough good land
to make farm of 100 acres for
2,8l2,0OO home seekers.
North Dakota has 28,0OO,OOO acres
in farms of which 100000 is under
cultivation. ''3 = - ~.
Norths Dakota ,leads all states in
the production of No. I hard wheat.
She produces nc-seventh Of this
wheat in this country and the best
wheat in the world. ~ h3<
North Dakota produces more chan
one half of the flax crop of the Unit
ed States, 100000 bushels.
Norh Dakota produced 100000
bushels of corn in 1919. The estf-
mated production for this year is
| 100000. Within ten years North
Dakota will grow to be, tone of the
great corn producing states in this
country.
North Dakota land measured by
what it can produce consistently and
profitably is the cheapest, best land
| on this continent.
North Dakota is producing as good
mich cow as Wisconsin and Mimi
esota, and population considered. dds
ing it more rapidly. In 1919, dairy
products amounted to $l7,O0Q,O0O.
The estimated value of dairy pro-
ducts for 1923 is $33,OOO,000.
! North Dakota can produce as good
a steer, hog, horse or sheep as can
Iowa or Illinois and round them up
for the market as cheaply with our
corn, alfalfa and sweet clover.
North Dakota is soon to be one
of the great poultry states: This
year we will sell under conserva-
tive estimate 100000 turkeys, and
because of special quality command
the top price in the markets of Chi
cago and New York. In 1913, poul-
| try products amounted to $2,712,OO
The estimated value Of poultry pro-
ducts for this year is $10,500,000.
North Dakota will soon be the
leading bee state, both in, quantity
and quality Of honey production. In
1920, the State had 70S hives Of bees.
This year, 1928, we have $4,000 hives
and the estimated production is L.
100000 pounds. The North Dakota
Bureau of Crop Estimates show, in
1922, ai,production Of 157 pounds pei
hive, which was the highest record
of any. state In the union.
North Dakota is a great potato
state, both as to size, quality ana
lease Of production. The North Da-
-kota potato is eagerly sought by
Eastern consumers and Southern po-
tato growers for seed.
| North Dakota is tie leading sweet
clover state, both lfor seed and feed.
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