The Bismarck tribune., 1929-01-28
Land Sales drive
IN STATE Will Be
SPEEDED THIS Year
Big Boosting Body wilt Prepare,
by Advertising, for Agri.
cultural Revival
OTHER ACTIVITIES GO ON
rurebred Sires, Clean Seed,
Trench Silo and Feed Cam.
paigns to Be Pushed

paigns to Be Pushed
The broad development program
being carried on in behalf OF North
Dakota by the Greater North Dakota
association will experience no partic-
ular change during the coming year,
it was decided upon at the board Of
directors meeting at Mandan Satur-
day afternoon. Reports submitted re-
vealed that the association had re-
sources Of $l0l ,089 during 1928 and
concluded the year In strong finan-
cial condition.
In line with its experiences of the
past three years. and the findings of
the first land sales conference held
by the association late in 1928. the
association will continue to major its
farm development work with possible
expansions in this direction II re-
sources will permit. Second In i'm
portance to its farm work will be the
associations advertising campaign to
speed up local land sales and give the
state position IT advantage when
improved economic conditions in
midwest states permit q greater
volume of new settlers. It's service
to motor tourists, promotion Of
Roosevelt National park. cooperation
with other spring wheat states
through the Northwest Agricultural
Foundation on such matters as tar
iff. federal farm policies. and the
like, and the carrying on Of miscel-
laneous activities Of Importance of
the states agricultural and indus
trial development, will continue to be
a part of the routine operation Of
the association
Land Sales Discussed
A report on the present farm real
estate situation in North Dakota was
made to the board by James 8. Mol
10y, secretary, who discussed q sur
very of the national farm real estate
situation just published by the u. 8.
department Of agriculture.
The number Of voluntary sales and
trades per thousand farms in the
United States IN 1928 was 26.3 as COM
pared with 23.9 In the west north
central group OF states consisting Of
North Dakota. South Dakota, Minne-
sofa. Iowa. Nebraska, Missouri and
Kansas. North Dakota led the group
and exceeded the national average
with 28.6 sales per thousand farms.
Missouri vas second with, 27.7, Kan
sas had 27.3, South Dakota 26.9, Me-
braska 26.4, Minnesota 1874. and Iowa
17.2. North Dakota also showed the
greatest reduction per thousand farms
In forced sales from mortgage fore.
closures. bankruptcy and the like, for
the period 1926 to 1923, the reduce
ton in the state amounting to SO a.
compared with 81 in South Dakota,
SO in Kansas, 81 in Missouri and 4
In Minnesota. Increases in this class
Of forced sales were shown in the
same period in Iowa, Nebraska and
Kansas. The nation as q whole
showed an increase.
Buying For Larger Units
"A study OF this federal report
shows that for 1927 and 1928 s2.5
farms per thousand were involved in
bona fide purchases" Mr.. Milloy said,
bearing out the findings Of this as
sociationS surveys which showed
bona fide purchases involving some
100000 acres during the two year
period. 1t also occurs in the view
point Of this association by declaring
In connection with sales in this Sec
ton that voluntary buying, though
appearing to have picked up during
the year, Is still below normal and
buyers continue to be cautious In
their ventures. Purchase Of adjoin-
ing properties for consolidation into
larger units constitutes q consider.
able proportion of the buying that Is
going on, according to reports, espe.
cially In the western sections where
conditions for that shift are rather
more favorable
sThe report likewise justifies the
viewpoint held by the Greater North
Dakota association that its current
campaign Of advertising for this
state will show more definite returns
In purchasers from other states
when the general economic situation
In midwest improves. It points out
that purchases in North Dakota, Is
well g the country as . whole, are
almost entirely by local buyers and
that there remains very large vol
ume Of distressed land especially In
the so-called corn belt. It Is because
Of this situation that this association
has been devoting some Of It's ener.
gieg 70 encouraging local purchases
and has taken the position that its