The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-11-19
SEEK TO INCREASE
PROFIT PER ACRE
ON TENANT FARMS
Annual Conference Of Land
Owners Convenes at Fargo
to Consider Problems

Fargo, Nov. IGNORE profits per
acre on tenant operated land in
North Dakota is quite as important
as continued progress on the part of
the owner operator, James s. Milloy,
secretary of the Greater North DakO-
ia association, told the annual land
owners conference here today. The
meeting is the third annual n of
executives of insurance companies,
banks and loaning agencies control
ing approximately 100000 acres OF
North Dakota farm lands. It Is a
part of the associations general eff
fort to speed up better farming
methods on rented land and thereby
increase the aggregate income from
agricultural production in the state.
Tenant operated land In North
Dakota falls into two general classes"
Mr. Milloy said. There is the land
owned by large institutions, some OF
them owning in excess of 1000 0
acres. Then there is the land owned
by local banks, scattered investors
and estates. This conference is held
by the Greater North Dakota associa-
ton each year for the benefit of this
first group and we believe there are
definite signs of this type Of owner
adopted an operation policy that is
helping bring this class of land into
step with the progress being shown
by owner operators. Our association
plans a series of regional short
courses in January and February fol
the benefit of men in charge of farm
land for local banks, estates an6
scattered investors.
Much Land Sold
while sales have materially re-
Guced U volume of excess rented
land in many sections of the state
during the past five years, 1t will be
sometime before we return to a status
quo in some parts OF the state. This
demands a sane approach to the
problem of handling this land an6
calls for the kind of program that as
sists the tenant in getting away from
straight grain farming. We hops
these conferences permit land owners
to exchange views and incorporate in
their respective programs the Sue
cessful experiences of other owners
Definite progress was reported at this
conference a year ago and We expect
more progress to be related here to-
day. The owner operator in NORTH
Dakota Is leading the way by picking
his competitor. He Is competing, by
his method of farming, with lane
worth four times Ii North Dakota
land instead of producing wheat ant
trying to compete with IS and $l(
land. It is up to the owners Of ten.
ant operated land to help the tenant
adopt a similar course and we arr
glad to note that many of them art
doing So"
Values Are Discussed
Rex E. Willard, of the North Dako.
ia Agricultural college. led the dis
cuSsion at this mornings session or
Land Values and Factors Effectine
Them"
"The most important factor effect
ing selling values of land IN t"
cissippi valley, from the time of set
Element to 1920, has PEI. D.
increasing demand for land" Mr.
Willard said During all of this
period the population of the United
States and of this particular area has
been steadily increasing. Because Of
the increase in population there has
been a continuing increase in demand
for food products. Until 1920 the de.
mand was far from being saturated
and as a consequence, as the decades