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VOL. XI ST. PAUL, MINN., NOVEMBER, 1937 NO. 4

Christmas Holly Becomes Big BusinessThe annual holly harvest is g%t- gowbing nd markletig gt‘ holly in

ting under way in the Paci c t e ort west is . . eyran, atNorthwest. Western Washington Crop Increase‘ Gig Harbor, who went to Pugetand Oregon. growing the English hw"l‘l"5'°" ;'°“' l‘ ‘bib’: ""°';5 Sound country years ago for hisvariety with red berries and large, :5’ "‘0|f':;:|'l h""§';°,h'_ health and made a big thing out ofshiny leaves, produce the choicest w,,,.|,;,m,,,, “,1 0,-"on mi, ye.f the holiday business. His homeholly in the country. It is culti- produced one-fth of the nation's holly farm is known as Hollycroftvated, grown in groves or orchards, Pf"- Till! PlIl¢¢ of Pl'°'"i'l°'l¢° Gardens. Several acres are pro-as well as for decorative purposes‘ “ah "ha °"°‘P 5",’ 3”" "(';)l"°‘l if ducing on his place. There nowin house yards and has become welll riwli, [elf p';:"we,:':;.own'?:",';,'e» are half a dozen Puget Soundover a quarter of a million dollar mo ',|,m pfiof go 1932, growers who market nationallyindustry. and put out more than 100,000

Every fall, arrival of Armistice pounds annually, with the demanday is the signal for crews to » and cafes over the nation now ad stil increasing.

sharpen their snippers, gatherlthe hgalidaly touch wgtg the tzlvigs Mr. Peyfran alio has] [Hit intio usetheir ladders and initiate another from as ington an regon one aprocess or ma ing o yan sev-season of harvesting and process-fin different forms and even in vary- eral forest foliages, such as salaling the holly from tall, fat trees, ing colors. Wreaths, boutonnieres and huckleberry, into permanentthe job continuing at a fast pace and all kinds of sprigs and fest0on- types of decoration—which with-until Christmas. ings are prepared. stand heat and use, retaining their

Homes, stores, churches, hotels, A pioneer in the commercial (Continued on pane 6)

Some of the holly trees. some of the buildings. the driveway and arch at Hollycroft Gardens, Gig Harbor, western Washington. ThePacic Northwest ls increasing its commercial hell‘ production every year. It’: a quarter of a mllllon dollar business. Holly fromwestern Oregon and western Washington gets a hlg rating for quality.

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THE NORTHWEST .~....-........ 1931

. - south for fall lantin on cotton- '1‘ ‘_.< 7 -»,,-,,~ _. -V \="_r~»_ . P 8 1

" ' -‘ r-'€..._ !;.,,;.' ,-1‘~J;~.‘_-1. I and tobacco lands as a cover crop CLOSE-UPS l

3 ‘ ' , _ ' I \ Q to maintain and replenish soil fer- saw P------w Ar»-n A;-1--11-~ 1»

12 -. I .’ \, I tility. A few carloads were ship- ”°"""" "'”“ ""“"'"'1 - 1 | » ' 1 <1 b tn 11 1 t-,7 , A 1 pe y eva ey growers as year.

Austrian peas yield 15 to 25 15- I» I-app and family are former,. ,,,‘,___,b ,_ bushels er acr of d_ N rth Colorado people who now live on a

Dopnrlmenl 1»; A‘grl¢ul|:r:lnD¢ve|op|||e||| Dakota ggowers elant issihe lg 20-acre irrigated ranch they purchasedV _D_ Dn8»‘thYk' 11, tlWh'-

as early as possible, since the peas ign. e a ‘ma Va ey Gen fa as mgwill stand cold weather. The raise i

J' w' HAW """ "ii1'r'e'¢'1'<;r""s" Paul‘ Mm‘ the crop to replace small igrains Ems Hay‘-”‘"d am‘ his family "‘°"edw. .1. HUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..s¢. Paul. Minn. and seed it broadcast or in rows.

‘“5‘S“““ ‘° "‘° °"°°‘°' Peas from this area are free fromw. P. sraramow .......... ..s n1 . w 11. -

Western Agri. Developmenteikggnt as weevll damage‘A. .1. DEXTER ............... ..sz. Paul, Minn ii,

Agricultural Development AgentA. R. MIESEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..St. Paul, Minn.

Livestock Development AgentL. S. MacDONALD . . . . . . . . . . ..Missoula. Mont.

Agricultural Development AgentH. W. BYERLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..St. Paul. Minn.

Immigration AgentW. C. LARSEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Pasco. Wash.

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to those indicating an interest in the North-west states. On explration 0! that period itmay be obtained on a yearly basis by sending25 cents in stamps. coin or money order madeout to J. W. Haw. If you wish to renew ona complimentary basis for ve months thismay be done by making a written request.

NOVEMBER, 1937 f

NEW RED RIVER CROPAustrian winter peas have been

introduced as a new crop in the]upper Red River valley from Grand 5

Forks to Grafton, N. D. A few‘ l

large operators have been testing

from Wyoming to a 10-acre berry farmthat Mr. Hayward bought in northernIdaho.

Marshall I-Ialstead, a former residentof Colorado, bought a farm at Sand-point, northern Idaho.

After locatinlg at Sandpoint. Idaho,Mrs. William eu says: “We had anideal summer—rain whenever weneeded it. Hay, grain, potatoes, fruitand vegetables were in abundance thisyear. e have over 800 quarts of foodcanned besides fresh vegetables, pota-toes and apples in the cellar. We havea deed to our place now and it's agrand feeling to own it."

In Pembina county, North Dakota.W. O. Victor this year harvested 300,000pounds of honey from 2,300 colonies ofbees. Mr. Victor packed nearly all ofthe crop in 60-pound cans and expectsto gross approximately $20,000.

Chris Pedersen moved from northernIowa to northern Minnesota, where hegurchased a farm 10 miles east of

lackduck.

An irrigated eld in sugar beets onthe Cold Springs ranch near Forsyth

the crop for several years. They Closeup M Almrlw Wm" Wu own In Mont. the past summer yielded 20 tonsharvest it for seed which is senti,l-£1’ ;','§,mN'l§"',,°z§,k'i,',T;h,§h§, y¢'§1"§¢§’§_ mu I0 the Mire Of Sugar beets-

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Austrian winter peas growing the past summer on Ole I-‘hat’: farm, in the Red Rivervalley, near Grand I-‘oi-ks, N. D. North Dakotans are trying out this crop to replace someof their grain. They send the pea seed south where it is used to produce a cover crop.

George Nesemeier, Cass county.North Dakota, had a large eld ofThatcher wheat which yielded nearly30 bushels to the acre.

Henry Wiedemann’s 780 acres of sug-ar beets in Clay county, Minnesota, thisyear yielded an average of eight tonsper acre.

Thatcher wheat on Roy Johnson'sfarm in Cass county, North Dakota.yielded 27 bushels per acre comparedwith a yield of 12 bushels on the samefarm with Ceres wheat.

- The rst crop! from young lbert‘trees in Grays arbor county, Wash-ington, recently yielded Carl and JohnSchafer a ton crop of nuts on 10 acres.worth $350. Half the orchard was

‘planted four years ago and half ve‘years ago. The production will in-crease for several years. Barcelona andDuchilla varieties are grown by SchaferBrothers.

A hundred and forty acres of sugarbeets on Leo Sinner‘s farm in Casscounty, North Dakota, this year aver-aged 12.2 tons per acre.

November, 1937 THE NORTHWEST

Growing Top Lambs at JamestownAt Jamestown, North Dakota, ‘

the old idea of livestock shows hasbeen given a new twist and nowassumes a form that is serving apurpose local people long had real- 4 ._ -

ized needed attention but whicheducational projects at hand werenot adequately reaching.

Four years ago a high percent-age of lambs from farm ocks inthe community were selling on the I

market as feeders because their J

nish wasn't right. The net resultwas an annual loss to producers,viewed from the standpoint ofpotentialities. Jamestown farmerscould produce lambs that wouldbring more retu.n and more protbecause the materials to W()rk with The rst prize [pen of market lambs exhibited In Selptember at the Jamestown. N. D.,

-1 bl lamb show by E. . Demary. These lambs were sold or 22 cents a pound. Forty-elghlwere 3V8! 3 9- pens were exhibited In um show, the third mnuu exhlbldon at Jamestown.‘ Snappy Auction '

At that time Harper Brush wascounty agent of Stutsman countya n d conferences between Mr.Brush, H. C. Fulton, secretary ofthe Jamestown Chamber of Com-merce and the chamber’s agricul-tural committee, Dr. G. A. Ottin-ger, A. J. Linn, R. R. Wolfer andF. E. Curry developed the idea fora county lamb show, not an exhibitof breeding stock but an array ofmarket lambs.

Businessmen previously hadgiven their support to 4-H clubprojects. This was another thing,working directly with the Dads,but the merchants took hold. Therst Sh°“' was held i" 1935 after won 'I.'8.;';¢”§§|;"‘.""‘A’la.§’."=’§1§$,1°§'§‘5“‘Ifll‘213%.’ipiéi’.$Z'lZ“1'.lS'2¢"l‘»‘.i’."§2Zl"‘l‘lthe many d€lZ8llS SUCH 38 arrang- blg feature was an suction of the lambs exhlblted. 'ing a list of prizes for entries ofthe pens of lambs and other re- Businessmen made a party out of weighed 285 pounds. The averagequired preparations had been taken bidding against one another and price for all lambs was 133/; centscare of. Businessmen promised to through the three years have paid per pound.give their support to an auction of an average of three to six cents Results of the Show this yearthe entries following the awarding abov_e the market for the show ihdiwte what is Qgcurring to theof the pr1zee- entries. County Agent Merle 8- quality of lambs being raised in

In its third year, the Jamestown Bllrlfe 118-8 ¢9!1t1I1l1ed With the_9X- the Jamestown area. It is denite-lamb show in 1937, held during teI18l0!l 86!'V1¢9 00-ODQPBUOH 811106 ly on the upgrade. All the lambsSeptember, attracted 48 pens of the l‘e8iE!l8ti0 Of MR BI'118h- in the 1937 exhibit averaged 86market lambs. Six hundred people pounds per head, an ideal marketcrowded around while Carl L. Remus in Quality weight. There are now fewer ofSpong, eld representative of the E. H. Demary, of Jamestown, the large, unhandy, overweightCentral Co-Operative Commission was the winner this year with his kind. L. P. Murphy, stock buyercompany, and A. J. Dexter, North- pen of three fat lambs. He not at Jamestown, recently commentedern Pacic agricultural agent, did only won a $10 prize but got 22 that he has noted a decided im-the judging and gave a demonstra- cents a pound, the top price, for provement in quality of the lambstion of what the market requires. 280 pounds of lamb. Alfred J0k- coming to him during the lastThe crowd stayed right there while umsen, of Buchanan, won an $8 three years and that there now areColonel Ben Gilbertson mounted prize for second place and got 18 very few which have to be sentthe box and began selling lambs. cents a pound for his lambs that (Continued on page 6;

'rm~:- NORTHWEST ~.......1m. 1931

Red River Valley Corn Cribs OverflowCrop in Eastern Part of North Dakota Emphasizes

Value of LandAverage interpretation of weath- Albert Sinner has been manu- they will show that approximately

er and crop news has done a great 4 facturing part of his crop into meat 400 head of cattle have been oninjustice to North Dakota's Red products. When his records are feed during the year, and aboutRiver valley, a slice of soil 25 to summed up at the close of the year, 150 of hogs. In April and May Mr.50 miles wide along the eastern Sinner sold 124 head of fat steersborder of the state, one of thei for 11 cents a pound. In Juneworld's richest agricultural land he took 21 head to market whichareas. brought 111/2 cents a pound and in

The common misconce tion of early September a price of 123/4I3opportunities in the Red Rivercountry comes about because thevalley lies in the Great Plains,which has received its public noticelately largely on the basis ofdrouths, dust clouds and grasshop-pers. But that is not the story ofthe valley.

Consistent PerformanceA wedge of fertile farming land,

the bed of an ancient glacial lakethat once was present where a mas-sive glacier moving in from thenorth gouged out the earth’s sur-face, the Red River valley is theseat of a versatile, prosperous agri-culture. This is attested by thealfalfa and sweet clover elds, thecorn, sugar beets, potatoes, grainelds, livestock and poultry, thetillage methods of the farmers andthe improvements on their farms.

Since farming began in the val-ley, 50 to 60 years ago, it has acontinuous record of harvests. Onlyin one year, 1936, can it be saidthat there was a failure. No othernatural rainfall area has a morefavorable showing, even in face of1936 results, which were the con-sequence of the lowest rainfall inhistory the country over.

In 1937 Red River valley cribs,bins and haystacks are bulging.Acre yields of corn, for example,have been remarkable.

Corn Into MeatIn Cass county, Albert Sinner,

long a successful diversied farm-er, raised 130 acres of corn. HisFalconer variety yielded 50 bushelsto the acre and Minnesota No. 13averaged 35 bushels. His brother,Leo Sinner, with a similarly suc-

cents was obtained for 41 head.At this time Mr. Sinner has 55

head of western heifers on feed forthe November market and 155 headof cows that are fattening for theDecember and January markets.This kind of farming means incomespread over a large part of theyear.

A 2,000,000-Bushel CropOne hundred and twenty-two

acres of sugar beets that yielded 11tons of beets to the acre on theSinner farm are playing a part inthe livestock program. The topsstarted the cows on feed in a rationconsisting of beet tops and straw.The cows will be nished on corn,beet tops and hay. The heifers nowin the lots were started on groundbarley, hay and a protein supple-ment and are being nished oncorn, hay and supplement.

Cass county alone produced morethan 2,000,000 bushels of corn thisyear. Drive on west from AlbertSinner’s and you continue to seeevidence of the harvest. Joe Ka-sowski’s long crib reaches from hisfarmyard almost out to the high-way and it contains 6,000 bushelsof corn that were husked from 160acres.

In Casselton, you get a view thatcheers the heart of anyone whounderstands farming, anyone whorealizes the basic stability of goodfarm land as an investment. Fiftythousand bushels radiate their richgolden color —ear corn piled inmany cribs at the Casselton eleva-tor. Casselton corn is being ship-ped to many points says George M.Bresnahan, president and managerof the elevator. The highest yields

cessfialtgaregll Caslsdcountly farm- in the coigmunity reported to himing,o ine i eyie son is corn. °" "I ¢°"' °" V- "- "I" "m 1" "'° were 50 ushels to the acre andMany other 50-bushel yields have .'|‘§iiy.::‘n:'i<:'r?riiE1’§¢i?'»::€:|inhum'££E£.§>€“ga'%: the lowest were 25 bushels. It isbeen reported. f,‘§“f,§,, "§,"§‘§,,,_"‘°'° " ' ‘“"° all well-matured, dry, merchantable

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Pitt thousand bushels oi ear corn are in the Cauelton, N. D., Elevator Company’: cribs, having come in from 50 neighboring (arms,and will be distributed to many points. hr and near. The Bed River valley’: harvest indicates again the opportunities on its arms.

corn. In addition to that on the *§*{f';I_1__!W,r=~'§"f»1~>r'<I'T"FY‘/lei " - "

ear, the elevator is handlinga large " * -' f," '* '_; -

amount of shelled corn. ' . ' '. . \

New Kind of Wheat ‘

Nearby on Roy Johnson's farm,one sees a repetition of the cornstory. -Mr; ~Jolmson’s corn aver: i

aged 35 to 40 bushels per acre. Hepicked some of it and had 900lambs harvest a 40-acre eld. Inaddition he has hogs and cattle on

7 Corn galore! This describes theCass county situation. All throughthe valley there were good cropsand it extended to more than corn.Barley, oats, ax, hay and beetswere a good crop. Some of thewheat, where varieties resistant torust were used, was excellent.Thatcher, the new spring wheatand one that is resistant to a large *

extent to rust; is llaleing uised more —and more in t e va ey an is meet- Sunr been lelded 10 mu per me anding requirements very well. $3‘: oliigg if #31": 83:1; v::lz{hl:::tsmil:

Red River valley beets are made §.*.°§;,};‘:.,'§';§§,'f,e_§ §f,'§s{°,"",';'o',},':"'1-,1’;into sugar at the American Crystal is rmemn: mm hem.Sugar company's factory in EastGrand Forks, Minn. The factory Both the feed and weather condi-contracted more acreage this year tions are a boon to that business.than ever before and the average At West Fargo a meat packingyield of beets per acre reached a plant is handling a large volume

There is good sugar beet land thatis not yet growing beets. Manymore farms could be brought un-der the inuence of balanced, diver-sied agriculture and there is fer-tile land that should be more fullyutilized.

Better Than RentingRainfall of the area averages

from 18 to 24 inches annually, de-pending on location. The valley isnearly level, with a slight fall to-ward the Red River. The elevationis from 800 to 1,000 feet above sealevel. The soils vary from loam toclay loam and clay.

Paradoxical though it may seem,the prices of land for sale in thevalley are low. The corn belt prop-er offers no better lands, yet theRed River opportunities are pricedgreatly under what is required inthe so-called corn belt. Renters inolder districts should nd herewhat they have wished for—goodland that can be acquired at pricesreally making them as cheap asrent or cheaper. A good farmerneed have no fear about Red Rivervalley land being a sound invest-ment. A few typical offerings arequoted on page seven of this publi-

new high. of business and a more recent de- cation under the North Dakota. . velopment is a public stockyards at

Lwestock Feedmg West Fargo. Dairy and poultryFinishing of livestock for mar- markets have been developed.

ket is a common thing in the valley The industrial and agriculturalon many farms. Cattle and lambs opportunities in the Red Riverfrom western North Dakota and valley still have room to grow. TheMontana are put into the feedlots. farming could be more intensied.

division.

Northern Minnesota producesannually about 750 carloads ofrutabagas. The Arrowhead strainof rutabagas developed at Duluthis gaining favor.

THE NORTHWEST ~.......i.... 1937

Many a Red lllver valley hrmer the past season found that not onlv his corn but all his crops were tor notch. Here are 6,000 bush-els l{omdJoe Kasowskrs 160 acres in Can county, North Dakota. The farm and industrial opportunities n the valley can be furtherdeve ope .

' sin Black, Early Manchu and Min-| soy varieties. These are kinds that

(Continued from Pale 3) More Strawberrle‘ shoglld-tgiv(aManBa(%l‘:ant?']%e early

back for more ;@e<.1gq§~ Japetetgwn ...t”;:ti":::.".;.";‘..:’.".'.:';.';‘;:;:,'a l EI;.§‘."L.-;’.t.t.. .§;.h°y;2J?‘T§?.‘iZ§;’3'.lamb gmwers °". atyhq a eds‘ lore» in 1938- T1111 year 24.000 he also got good returns on 200back seat °n quahty ° elr pm ' "°"°' “'°"° l""'°“°‘1 ""1 15° 5"‘ acres of buckwheat and 100 acresu¢t_ year avelnhage, l?28-32, was 22,040 of ax

C e I 'I POI Q pl IQQIOII WI! IVOI"Til) f!'0IIl Hi8 Neighbor able and the price was high enough '_—‘_‘_—i

Docking a n d castrating the :_:i::‘°‘::";::"':i‘°"'n:’h:‘:'n":;n Fourteen northeastern Minne-lambs at proper ages have come in nun yen.‘ mm sota counties raise 100,000 acres afor attention and lZl'18lY8.lllll8 of goeil year of fodder and silage corn.rams has been we i ustrate . .__i____one gm‘ “°}f°‘:.that “mehhe was ket requirements and that the (;1:[R13TMAg HOLLY Bgggmggway ownteistattesowte -

rst year, his neighbor, W110 had a Z£l)iIi1l:i)tli?>ifel<t>ftht1llrtt<:kee lEl;(l>tsloIli?oIlr(l BIG BUSINESSg°°d Purebred ram» “'°n 3 prize °“ each of several different owners ‘c°mmu°d "Om page 1’a choice pen of lambs. The rst would bring Ont many points on value much longer. Methods ofman bought and used the neigh- grade nriee ete_ preserving, rubberizing and lac-b0r’s ram the next year and when ' ’ quering are used. Often the prod-show time came again he was up '—'i——-' ucltls are made so match the eglorin the money. sc eme in mo ern stores. is

ih 1936 the show had entries for To CAN VEGETABLES portion of the business has ex-46 ens of 1emhs_ First rile win, A vegetable cannery is being tended the industry so it is occu-

P P . . .ner that year was Frank Stein, established at Astoria,_ Ore., by pied more of the year than former-wsndy of Eldridge, whose nen of P. J. Burk, central Washington and ly was true. Mr. Peyran says heehamniens hrenght 17 cents a Oregon operator the past several is about ready to retire, do somenennd_ The average nriee that years. He Wlll ean peas, vegetable resting and traveling and is offer-yesr for the anetien was 10 eents salad nd other items in the Astor- mg)his holdin)gs for saléa.

a pound. In 1935 the winner was la sec 1°11- °W11 111 198011» 11_ °1 311 »

August Wanzek, Eldridge, N. 1). -—-i— gohn B- Kfellyzlgas been ml:11; hollyHe competed with 38 other exhibi- 118111688 01‘ ye81‘$- 118 111-

tors. The 1935 top lambs brought S0YBEA_N CROP SCORES 0193390 11991113’ W91? W111» he “Y3-13 cents a pound and the average R, H, Be“]n.t()Ok up prQduct]Qn In 8.ddll2lOl1 t0 whlch he Cutsprice was 9,22 cents, of soybeans this year near Wahpe- 110!!! 1118 OWH three 811188, he

ton, N. D., growing 350 acres and handles holly from 60 acres in andM0" F¢11"‘¢8 Added getting yields of 25 bushels to the near Portland in various stages of

d'§\i(/10 negv Jfeatures hahre bgen acre. Bellin, a former mechanical ge6163Il8- La? YZ31‘05%81lY k$hiPPeda e tot e amestown s ow. ne superintendent foralarge farming , W168 S, , 10 8118 01'

is a ram exchange and the other company, hit a good year in that b0l1t0!1!1i9I‘8$ 81111 1,000 P01111115 Ofa department for 4-H club_ mem- area for beans. After looking over straiht 11011)’-

bers. Fourteen club entries of the situation during the winter and Oregon's 50 commercial growerssingle lambs were exhibited this early spring and conferring with got $125,000 for their crop lastyear. North Dakota and Minnesota agri- year. All up and down western

Commenting on reasons for cultural college agronomists, Bellin Oregon and western Washingtonstarting the show, Mr. Brush said undertook seed purchases and got there are plantings of English hollyit was “designed to emphasize mar- a considerable quantity of Wiscon- of various extent and ages.

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FARM AND HOME OPPORTUNITIESYon may select from this liat of typical bargains or ask no for otherpropositions united to your needs. Additional information, includ-ingaddreoeeooftlneowner-qwillbefurnlshedonreqneot.

MINNESOTA ghartllll in AF-l'lathe::lld!d V:.ll¢z1,fal\t!88181'3 %8l:th§€ ternlls al)l41/5 per cllant interest.- on a. s a an _o consi era y more, ut owner is

erMmtg'5'g"r£:;;nr’gd‘:c‘;e:; blglldersltggl some tame pasture. Six-room house, sick and must leave.Laporte, in Hubbard coun northern bar" and large My 'h°d' F°u°w‘§'g W-60.7-20 acres, near Oso, in Sno-Minnesota. All new bull,ding,s—sik- aw g:£s’"nll:n“lfl2l:l8g§°1Yli:l}eglalc:€s: homish county. About 0 acres cleared,room house, large_ replace, uilt-in 15" spring, 1 team good’ mater 2' mare spring water, small one~room house,features, water inside at sink, cement colts, 50 ileghom hens, 25 tom’ hay, 50 barn, only 14 mile from good pavedcellar. Bam with larlge haymow, _room bushéls wheat, 1 cream’ separator ne'al__ road and 1 mile from store. Nice placellor 12 head stock, weksgl barn. Clllcken ly new, and all farm lmplemenls and toll laid $(aO6l.(l)pl8. hTo settle estate will

ouse, garage, wor op, ice ouse, ’ se or , cas .woodshedl hog house’ etc“ nice ova small tools necessary torun farm. Pricearound buildings“ 21 acres clearegrand $3,700 with $2,000 cash, terms on bal- W-148—50 acres with 15 acres clear-cultivated, 5 acres new clearing, bal- wee‘ ed‘ F°m:'r°°m h°use' bam'.1°ts 91ance timber and sture, fenced and PL-329—580 acres, 1 mile from Vic- wood’ 1 mlle from small town’ m-Lew“crossllfencleld. Googarllieixed llnd ltgll. in Bitter lgglatgvalleyaweslllril Monl ‘étlggéyfo scl’l°o‘glhg$tg:l omvggsgggzxlconsi era e saw tim r. a ac ve a. Good m an wi ots 0 - - ’farm or summer home, close to three wood and running water. Over 200 :?l%g'o:‘?-Ce slbaoo-lvm‘ $400 cash’ bahgood shing lakes. Owner says build- tons of hay have been cut on this place. me Sm 'lngs alone are worth more than $2,500. 200 acres or more can be irri ted at W-149-35 acres, 18 miles fromFor limited period this fall, owner has low cost. Price $22 per acre $1,000 Tacoma, 11/4 miles from school, 7 milesreduced price to $2,200 and oers im- cash and $1 per acre each year on bal- to church, good highway. Good six-mtlgiate ptllssessitgi if p\lA§l\e8S8gb€§0l'lQ ance. rm hougle, large, %3-Sl.%1:(!lhl0!‘ldb8!'1llico wea er se in. r s a , g con 'tion; too , w an caglee will be as am quoted or $2,600. D§;1l'afl22—°°lngagggj °c‘;*lfg’l§' llwglllgg sheds, 2 small chicken houses, well

lllgllvingh tB1gIl8'8gply at pmlgll: from gt Reg“. in w”lem’M°ntam watter, ;lectrielt:lr,ll*1‘l.1".D.36ang llnilk, cas an pure aser assume - ' . . . ' rou e. cows, ei ers, c ic ens,

eral loan of $000. Earl‘ 21,1’;°§p§l"n"‘&‘°'§ll° ;’§r‘lg";§’-m*§§; 15 tons hay in barn. 12 acres cultivated.M-177_ln no;-ll, cent;-81 Mlnncso1,a_. could be ploweg for -n with very balance pasture. Black loam soil with

larlle 52°'°°1‘° st°¢k farm» °" state little clearing. Ideal did? small sheep Sqme gravel! -Taxes ‘mly $20 annually‘hig way, 12 miles from town, 300 acres 0, stock ,.,ncl,_ More than coo am, Fine proposition for qmryman as therecumvalzed rlayl Flu“ .23? mtg: °f could be leased from the state at low gglulligoo s':$e;’al_‘::t§t€_° $§?l%°' $903?)good a , o S01 wi s am - - - - . - .t rough land. Good house, two barns, §§";,§0f,°‘:,,."l‘},’,§“§l,§':,‘“§4“l”,‘;,§.‘ dqwn Payment, terms $0 be arfneother buildings, lood well some good cc§l, l,,ng_tlme tel-ms on balance W191 bllyltimber. Sell or ess than £10 per acre, ' '

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or $5,000 cash. Some terms if necessary. [D539 OREGONM-109.8—Good improved farm of 160 . . - ~ -3% miles northeast of men 1_71_1_'p|-lbugcry to Moscow, ln fa- O 130.7 115 acres, in Salem district,

. , ' mcus palcucc cclm cl-tll western Oregon, 60 miles south of Port-mce .m° t°w“M9" N°"th°m Pagmc _l5o ac;-cc with 1§?',§,,, ¢°§1'Z,§§,1‘I{f land. 45 acres cultivated. balance tim-Ry., lll‘ westel'n_ tlnnesota. dGoodrm1 v- watered by well and springs pal, lm_ ber and pasture, level to rolling, ne8&3 lwlel all‘ $3‘ ‘:f°n lfl k re - P;-ovcmcnga pl-lcc $50 cc; ac;-c_ Tc;-ms creek, 2 good wells, woven wire ences.Pelvic glam,’ ps lll;IlV:cre8C A can be an.anged_ Five-room house, barn, 50x48;‘F-anary,$720 down payment balance terms I 142-1 120 acres in Bonner county m-1fhl:ne;lhed' Price $5'0oo' an cash

considered one of nest stock ranches W1 an 8'mm »~<<>-M :1, ":{,*“,:,*:,§°,;'},‘;',;, 42;’ =;*==,:,“1i;v=;- ...°.-.i§’.=.-.=*~*°...... "221:-..;”2:::.:s 6.22%;' N-l0l.2—643 acres, 4 miles from hlél-lway glcch-lclén ,‘{,“,,,i,,bl,, farm buildings, plenty of timber forWahpeton, in Red River valley, south- 5"-cams ’ cross place ample cutsldc domestic use, all pasture sowed toeastern North Dakota. Place is well l-al-lge_ Two dwellings 3 barns 3 hay grass, on good hard surfaced road,farmed and buildings in good condition. sheds drainage dllcllcs in ’ pl-lcc School bus, mail, cream and milkSeven-room house, large barn with $27 56¢ will subdivide m-',l-tll 330 routes. In ne progressive communitylean-to, granaries, garage. Alapraised ac;-Q5 or south 309 ac!-es' tel-ms -l-ill- in western Oregon. Price $1,600; haltvalue, $15,000. Will sell for on y $17.50 able land this yccr in glmctlllf alsikc cash.per acre on very liberal terms. and dam ’

N-40.9--180 acres, 3 miles from Wah- BUSINESS ANDpeton, in southeastern North Dakota. wdsllqqrglq llqpusqqgldl, QPENINGS;Five-room house, barn with lean-to and . .gl.anal.y_ all ln fall. condllloll lnsllred W-201.Z}—80 acres, 3 miles from Ar- (_}ood opening for a doctor_ at Newl -l - - f llngton, in Snohomish county, north- Leipzig, North Dakota, a nice littleva ue of bul dings, $2,500. This arm . .ollered at $20 pel. acrd very liberal western Washington, ‘A mile from two town and good trading center of 400terms. paved roads, 62 acres cultivated, good population, on Northern Pacic Rall-

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A home on a stump ranch in the Pacic Northwest. Mrs. J. L. Miller, who used to llve In Mlssourl and Oklahoma with her (anally.has found many things which interest her on n stump ranch In western Washlngton—and not the least are the large blooms on herowers and the generous yields of vegetables in the family garden.

What a Stump Ranch Produces“I would not want to trade our same time had a few berries this same thickness of covers nearly all

stump ranch for a house and lot year, as did boysenberries set out year. The air is good and we havein town.” this year. We have a few plants of pure spring water to drink, and

It was Mrs. J. L. Miller speaking, youngberries, cosmoberries, logan- it's as soft as rain water.wife of a settler in Grays Harbor berries and deerberries and this “We have a crop of potatoes stillcounty, western Washington. fall will set out grapes and rasp- growing. There are lots of carrotsStump ranch farmers have some berries. Our neighbor to the east we can leave in the ground nearlyblessings, and thrills, too, she has prunes as well as berries. all winter. There are large turnipsstated on Sept. 29, last, citing an “We put quite a space into arti- and mangels for the livestock. eexample: chokes. The boys did not have time have 70 Barred Rock chickens, a

“Our neighbor is marketing to work the grgund and only dug dozen milk goats, a cow and threestrawberries from his Mastodon holes and put the tubers in. Some heifers.everbearing plants. He is sending of the plants most have been seven “We expect to add a water sys-a crate to Quinault Friday to be and a half feet tall. We expect to tem to our house this Winter. Withserved to President Roosevelt's let our eight two-month old hogs the pressure type light, gasolineparty. harvest them this winter. The motor for the washing machine

“We had ne vegetables and hogs eat out the fern roots, too, and gasoline iron, the drudgery issuch a variety in our garden this and leave the ground in good shape, eliminated. It's a matter of a littleyear. Mr. Miller took a head of “After you get the fern roots time until we have electricity. Ourcauliower in to display at the out and the old wood o’, the soil children so to a ne school by bus-chamber of commerce. The orist is ne to work. Some form of lime I feel We have mlloh to he grote-next door said he never had seen is used for crops that require non- fol for-"a larger or nicer head. We have acid soil. We used a generous The Millers have 8 large tracthad beans, lima and regular, peas, sprinkling of the ne limestone of Grays H8-rho!‘ lend Whioh theycabbage, cauliower, cucumbers, sifted from the oystershell given have owned fol‘ 8 mlmbel‘ of Years-Swiss chard, beets, turnips, celery, to the chickens. We used some fer- A few years. ago they establishedonions, radishes, carrots, kale, New tilizer, too, and the results were themselves on this land and haveZealand spinach and Chinese cab- gratifying. In ton lots the oyster- been building UP 3 home thel‘e- Inbage. Our sweet corn was put in shell is reasonable. The oyster that time also they have sold tfeotslate, made ne growth and full of beds are near by. to newcomers and have otherears, but we haven't eaten any yet. "1 had wonderful owers this pieces of land available near theClleomhelzis _We€‘e ID‘-It $11 hill; this summer. The dahlias have been a highway-oh grollh Jlls o ellre o e o mass of bloom n w for almost two W.“wood and loss They were ne and months. Flower(s have been my SPECIAL RATES ACC0MM°'large and I got three bushels from hobby for years, even back in Qkla- DATE HOMESEEKERSa Sm" SP8” home where the wind turned so siiR§§iii°i§°0.§“$§213S§ii?é‘m“i3§ei?iZ‘%sii‘3

“We put in 10 small gooseberry hot it cooked owers and grass way. One-way and round-trip seasonbushes a year ago this past spring unless you had Bermuda grass. It and special limit tiel$ets- Let us quoteand I gathered four gallons of has been a joy to see them grow Fate‘; f'°.m Y°‘" 5:aF‘°"fa.“d 3558.5‘ Y°“berries this summer. The Himi- out here. We have such a nice §?v““,',‘j.{‘,%y‘{§‘§ §§;¢§,,:‘S¥§€;i§:,n'nv_laya blackberries set out at the climate out here—sleep under the ' 'st. Paul, Minn. '