The Bismarck tribune., 1933-12-29

q total Of more than 1000. No
schools are known to be closed in in
corporated cities or towns. A magni-
ficent loyalty Is being demonstrated
by some groups of teachers who are
themselves taking up the financial
slack in their school districts by ac-
cepting warrants, based on lower wage
scales.
IAN agricultural state must look to
its junior farm clubs for an index Of
confidence on the part Of true farm
families. H. E. Killing, state club
leader In North Dakota, produces fig
u,es on enrolment In Junior clubs
which show G,045 members, this win
ter, q slight increase over the 6,026
in 1882, and just small drop from
the 6,467 who were registered In 1891.
He also reports more inquiries on club
work than in the average year. No
diminution Of interest in agriculture
can be possible when this situation
obtains"
Bonk Debts Show Increase
Total bank deposits in North Da-
kota as Of the last call, October Is,
stood at $59,845, ,4l2.51, only minor
drop from the $67,123. .153.43 reported
September 80 year ogo. Deposits in
state banks actually showed an in
crease In October over the previous
call in 1888. Only four banks closed
since April this year, barring in
stances Of moving or Of voluntary
liquidation. Against these closings
can be matched several re-openings,
indicating that the banking situation
in North Dakota is now in excellent
shape. Debts to individual bank ac-
counts In the II principal North Da-
kota cities for the months Of October
and November this year show an in
crease Of more than $4,000 over
those Of q corresponding period 4
year ago, according to federal reserve
bank statements.
Farm sales in North Dakota by the
federal land bank reveal q greater
total acreage involved in sales during
the first IL months Of 1888 than in
any other Of the northwest states in
cluded in the land bank district. This
state also showed q smaller drop in
farm sales compared with 1882 than
Wisconsin or Michigan. with Mime
sofa the only state showing an actua'
increase.
State on Accredited List
With livestock, livestock products
and dairy production occupying a
growing Importance within the state,
it is extremely helpful to have the
entire state placed on the accredited
list with its herds. The state live
stock sanitary board announces that
there is less than one-half Of one per
cent Of TB reactors within the state,
an enviable record for state SO
young in beef and dairy cattle pro-
duction.
North Dakota is proud, not only
OF its record Of production Of volume
OF foodstuffs, but for the constantly
rising quality Of its grains and meat
products" the G. N. D. A. review con-
cludes. "Tke International Hay and
Grain Show at Chicago annually
brings together, under severe COM
petition, the finest quality products
from this nation and from Canada.
In recent years, producers from this
state have crowded all other visiting
growers with wheat, corn, flax, clover
alfalfa and all other important classes
The show concluded December . this
year witnessed the finest samples Of
grains ever assembled from North
Dakota. with the result that growers
from this state won more top hon
ors than ever before With Is ,OOC
farmers striving constantly for
higher and higher quality In their
agricultural production, and with 97e
cities, towns and villages working fol