The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-23
NORTH DAKOTA
is JUST RIGHT,
FARMER AYERS
Frank SanbOrn of Barnes
County Addresses Greater
North Dakota Body
CLIMATE, SOIL GOOD

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 23 Land
climate and facilities just right for
raising livestock give North Dah ota
ample cause for the feeling that the
"paticnt," temporarily indisposcd,
has nothing serious to worry .ihout,
| Iranl. Sanford. dir, farmer of Barnes
county, Said today. He address
cd Il communication to the Greater
North Dakota association. formed TO
tell the truth about North Dakota"
Mr.. Sanford started with capital
Of $l37 in 1882, and now owns 200
acres. farms them all, and markets
300 registered hogs and several ears
Of purcbrcd Angus baby beef annual
ly. He has a residence in Valley
city and Il farm in Floridu, paid for''
from the profits of his North Oak ota
farm.
Fertile From Glacier
Few, if any. states have been en-
Gowcd by nature with a better soil
than North Dakota" Mr. Sanford be-
gan. Lying for centuries beneath Il
glacier, this state, in the melting
thereof, was given a soil more fertile
than any not so formed.
"Climatic conditions arc such that
our SOL loses but little by erosion, 4,
being locked by frost for Il large part ,
of the year.
NO further proof of the qualify of !
our soil is required than the fact /
that it has stood up longer under /
the one crop method Of farming than
any other state that has pursued ,
such meth DDS.
we may offer To the home sc cker a
soil that will. under efficient man.
agement, produce at Il profit to the
operator thereof any grain, grass or
domestic animal that can be produced
at Il profit in any state north of the /,
Ohio river.
People, Stock Thrive Better
while it is useless to deny that |
our winters are cold. yet, owing to
the lack of humidity in our air, pco-
pie and livestock thrive better In our
climate than in states much farther
south, where the humidity is greater
From a livestock point of view this |
lack of humidity is one of the states
greatest assets. The domestic ami
NAL that gets wet with winter rain
will not thrive equal to the one which
is fed in Il climate not subject to
winter rain.
my ancestors for generations back
have been cattle feeders. | have
seen feeding cattle hump up and
swallow their cud in Texas feed lots
during rainstOrm styled Il norther,
and | have seen cattle finished in an
Iowa corn field without shelter when
at times the thermometer was 90 be-
low zero and 1-2 feet of snow COW
ter us long as the animals are kept
dry. From observation and exper-
fence ! am free to state that given
the same quality animal and SINH
lar quality Of feed as large or larger
gains can be. made on all classes Of
livestock in this state-with the pos
sibfe exception of swine-than in any
other state south of us.
Four Big Railroads Cross State
Our state is traversed by four
great ranscontinental railways Civ
ing uncXcelled facilities for market
ing of all farm produce. I may load
a car of livestock at the station near
my farm ut 2 p. M, on Saturday and,
jumping from the train near Camden
place, Minneapolis, where the coach
is cut off. take Il streetcar to South
st. Paul and find my stock yart'ed,
fed and watered ut 2 p. m. on Sun
day, ready for the Monday morning
market. Should the South ST. Paul
market not suit NE | may reload
and be in Chicago for the Tuesday
morning market.
North Dakota was settled largely
by Scandinavians, Germans and ma
tive Americans. We have, through
intermarriage Of these peoples,
people containing all the industry of