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ISSUED MONTHLY BY THE AGRICULTURAL DEVIIIDPMENT DEPARTMENT, NORTHERN PAUIFIO RAILWAY

VOL. IX ST. PAUL, MINN., NOVEMBER, 1935 No. 4

Where the Settlers Are LocatingClilt-0V(il& sections of central Bald — -1 -- ~ larlly (in accouhlt of its ylerar '}1;oundnort ern innesota,westem Was - midc imate, t ePacic ort westington and Oregon and northern TM Cucumbe_r Patch in the last two years has been the

Idaho_ along_ with Montana and alga; °*;t:=:. ":':Ld5:"":.°:'n::; goal of additional numbers attract-Washington irrigated valleys made Scippooa on ‘h W” -71004:" ed not only by equable tempera-more notable gains in number of eld nnd pmduled eight to 10 tons tures but as well by rainfall, fertilefarms between 1930 and 1935 than per new Thm mlmbers and soils, wide variety of adaptedother areas in northwest states, ::°:°”:e':nmo:e:':n°:o:"';';!i:;'°;'£ crops, school systems, n}arkets,according to comparison of county ’ modern cities, mountains, orests,statistics presented in the report .'.'i°'s'i.'§,'I§Z:Z'° pickle‘ lakes and streams.oi we recent Uiiiieu ouites iive- |l l | Dependability y€!n"m'8nd yearY99-1' 881'1¢l1ltl1l'81 ¢6Il$118- out of the irrigation projects with

I - as eenaacorin eira rac-in wlestern 'Washington. During The same trendlis_evident in lhg ne_weemera_ Notable amehg

smzwzsi" §’§§§"A£3°¢ii‘l"L‘i§§‘eaiZ'$L} :*,:*:**,, "1 tie '5"-'*‘>‘"“ °3‘;"*"- a ave s are in increase armington counties west of the Cas- the lower reaches of the C_0lumbia numbers in the last ve years arecade mountains, or an average of river, although the gains per the Lower Flathead valley in west-more than 600_ per county. In three county were_ somewhat less. _Al- em Montana, several central Men-counties the increase exceeded a ways attractive to settlers particu- (Pnntlnued on page 2)

An ncre nnd n qnnrter of mint plnnted till year by W. C. Lnrnen on ill nmnll lrrlgnted Inrm Iocnted on the PrnnkllnConnty lrrlgntlon project nenr Pnnco, \\‘nnl., prodneed 45 ponndn of pepper-Int oll. lt wnn nn experimental plnntlng. leepage eight for nddltlonnl detnlln.

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.,,- i » .,.,,-_._=.. _.» _ and Kootenai counties of northernF - ' "N " i» Idaho with cut-over lands and a CLoSE'UPS' . < | 7 _ '{ ii number of central and northern sh" 5-::f_rI-;:‘I>‘-C-erlvie-It- '-

. ' ' ' Minnesota cut-over counties have " " ""’M ;_. been among the leaders are their

T locations in areas of sufficient rain- Mrs. M- G. Marleen. four miles north' ' ' of Mapleton in Cass county, N. D.,

Dopnrluun!€sl;bm:n|¢:r£|k.DOI0|0pIwn8 fall’ alien‘ ablhgy ttlo oer good keeps a laying flock of 200 White Wy-NORTHERN PAQIFIC RAILWAY 5015' e s°me_w 8' ower aYera_ge andotte hens. They produce at the rate

..,,", ,, ,,,_ ,,,_,,,,,,_ ,,_m_,_“_,_,_,_.. prices asked in those territories or 50 per cent or better,J. w. HAW ............. ..st. Paul. Minn. f°1' agncultuml lands and the com‘Director paratively small average equip During August Mrs. Paul Wood's 61

. . . \Vhite Leghorn hens laid an average.J. HUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . ..8.P l. Ml .W Auistam to mg 1-)g:,c;:,l' nn ment requirement '1“ gettlng a of 20 eggs each Mrs. Wood lives atw. P. STAPLETON . . . . . . . ..Seattle, Wash. start , Ea" Helena» M°l"-

Western Asrie- Development Agent Not all of the increase in farm -t——&A. J. DEXTER .......... ..st. P l. Ml . - ' re . unn. rom e ran a ous tAgricultural Development gem "" numbers, of course, is credited to 'settlers for outside these various 130 acres in the Lower Flathead val-A. ILMIESEN . . . . . . . . . . . ..st. Paul. Minn. v ley, western Montana, near Arlee a

Livestock Development Asem districts farm boys in recent years year ago for $5.500, making a downi. J. COURTICE .......... ..s attl . w h. ' ' ' ' t g 2,500, A hi 1935Agricultural Develolimerft Agent as havtbeenr;I€2:e(:}f£nre$?1na%;gs gi"’g]:el:ver% sized peas. n'l‘(lil:9€' prliducedL S. MacDONALD . . . . . . ..Missoula. Mont. ry gr_ 42 bushels to the acre on M,-_ Dunne!

Asriwlwrei Deveivvment Ale"! cities for employment. Their con- farm5- “’- BYE}‘,§§'“--r-a;,~l;,;‘--_;-§§;tP““'- “""‘- tinued useful and gainful occupa- ' _-_W ¢ LARSEN ' 8 mm, Wm, tion frequently has meant develop- W- E- Trimbie and family. former

' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ‘ ‘ ' ' " ' ' ~ Iowans, have been in western Wash-Immigration Agent ment Of HEW farms f0!‘ them III-1-M, m".“|,,, 1, "M fr“ ,0, M, h . h .t. ington on an 80-acre farm nearly amonths to those indicating an interest t 911' ome commum 193- year. They set out fruit and nut treesin the Northwest states. On expiration of i---i-- and be"-135 and raised 400 white Leg-§.'.?.‘.‘.i."?.,$‘°."..1§ii';‘:’=;’°.2£€:."{‘.f“.{’.“..%2I°2.§ll WALNUT YIELD INCREASED non-_ pullers as e pert or their ii--tor money order made out to J. . Haw. _ years work.if you wish to renew on a complimentary Orggon and wagh1ngtQn gr0w- __i_basis for five months, this may be doneby mam": wrmen "quest .9;-S of Engsh walnuts got a crop “We have an abundance of water and

this year of 2 600 tons Filbert although the place requires a great deal, .Of WOI'k, W6 {G81 tht lll “H16 ll. C81!

8'1‘°we1'$ in the two 51331795 bar‘ be built up until it is worth many times

.. Wl_{ERE THE SE'I'I‘LER§ ARE‘,gase production wasabove the pre- eidel home-" Thai’! ti1@,1!¥.B0!!LIInl-_—_ vested well over 900 C0118. In 88th its original price and will make us an

LOCATING -— vious 've_year avemgé ‘ ' ‘vin, formerly of Wyoming} feels abouthis location on a 120-acre farm which(Continued from page 1) i

tana projects, the Lower Yellow- DAIRYMEN SELL CATTLEhe bought in Missoula county, Mont.

stone project in eastern Montana Two carloads 50 head of Guern- A “aging ‘°““‘ "°""°“°"““‘ M°"',. . . ’ . ’ tana State college agricultural studentsthe Yakima valley in central Wash- sey springer heifers have been ¢°,,,peu,,g at the ,-ecem pacic Inm-ington and the Spokane valley in shipped to California buyers by national Livestock exposition withthe eastern part of that state. dairymen in Lewis county, west- Othg iglcigc lg°"h“'e8l ¢g1|<€8el8i'°\1:>B

Important reasons why Bonnerfern Washington. “ °" ‘“‘ ' "°" “'°“ " "“°° “judging hogs and second in the horset':_i;;i;;1,;_ *' ' " "* rj wmfrfiff" i dlVlBlOl1.

A new variety of Brussels sproutswas developed by W. A. Ulrich, nearPortland, 0re., through selection andcrossing of a German strain. One crosswas made with red cabbage to improvequality of the head. The season in Mr.Ulrich's locality for this crop starts inOctober and November.

William Guy, who manages severalRed River valley, N. D. farms, uses onone of them a self-feeder for fatteningcattle. It holds 250 bushels, will accom-modate 50 steers and saves work.Ground corn or ground barley ls fedand when protein supplement is addedit goes right in with the grain in thefeeder. Home-grown alfalfa hay roundsout the ration. Hogs follow the cattlein the feedlot. ii.

One hundred bushels to the acre com-_ prise a potato yield in the Hawley,

Minn., area that would be considered aNorthern Minnesota Inrnsern nre In the clover need [rowing bnnlnenn ngnln thin ggod gvgi-age, Que gld negf there theyear. This In n Ions--ncrn lelll owned by llenry Moan. nenr Llttlelork. It -nile 1.057 past season was reported to have pr°_

pounds of nlnlke need when lnlled recently, or nenrly Ionr and n hnll bnnicln to thencre. Pris-en nre rnnn-in; trons nine to 16 cent! n ponnn. duced 250 bushels to the acre.

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Cattle In tie feedlot In n wrltern Irrlgnted vnlley, IIIIII grnlnn from the surrounding lnrlun and wet lugar beet pulpdirect lrmn a nearby been sugar factory.

Yakima Valley Feeders Fatten LivestockPacic coast states do not pro- at prices which will enable its use the usual slack winter period, giv-

duce enough nished meat animals in volume. ing an opportunity for furtherto supply their own needs. This Editor W. W. Robertson, pub- return on ranch operating costshas been true particularly with lisher of the Yakima Daily Repub- and investment. Another advan-hogs and to an extent with cattle, lic and Yakima Morning Herald tage is the manure produced. Healthough the lamb supply has been and a leader in community affairs, had 1,000 loads of manure put ontogenerous with a surplus for ship- also is a rancher and one who looks his land last year.ment elsewhere. forward to more nishing of live- Bert Harris is another Yakima&aJ uon.mhp _ He haswhere there is evidence of local lives in town but is on his ranch been engaged there in the feedingactivity aimed at lling in at least seven miles from Yakima every business for years and operatedsome of this gap between supply day. He knows what is going on on a large scale during the lastand demand for pork and beef there, although during the week winter. Max Jacobson fed approx-products are the Yakima and Kit- one nds him at his editorial desk imately 1,000 head of cattle in thetitas valleys, productive irrigated in the city early every morning. lower valley last winter, obtainingareas east of the Cascade moun- Mr. Robertson had 275 head of them in Montana in the summertains, in the state of Washington. cattle on feed last winter. He and shipping them to Chicago dur-

_ states that he has made some ing the past spring.Bed TOPS Avallabk money feeding steers the last two It is estimated that from 20,000

During the last winter a number years but is not now prepared t_o to 25,000 cattle will be fed in theof lots of hogs, oattle and sheep say whether one might eicpect it Yakima and K_ittitas valleys duringwere fattened in the Yakima val- to be a protable enterprise year the coming winter.leyk Aénong the operatorshengaged aftzljfyear 0111156!‘ tY8t}<t!lBf Vigley ai-in ee ing were two in t e ower 0011 110Il$- I19 P9-I‘ 0 8 89 1118Yakima with 1,000 head of steers ration for cattle in the valley last BIG POP CORN VOLUMEand another had several thousand winter was cull potatoes. Mr. Rob- North Dakotans can and do growlambs. ertson had 500 bushels of these pop corn. Now they are trying out

Awide variety of roughages and with 2,500 bushels of grain pro- a new variety developed recentlyconcentrates is available, including duced on his irrigated land and he at the state agricultural college.sugar beet tops, since beet grow- bought a similar amount. Alfalfa The variety is known as Pinkying is again coming into the Yaki- hay and corn, home grown, also corn because of its color. Its mostma valley through use of the new were used. Hogs were_ fed_ along important feature is that the swellcurly top disease resistant variety, with the cattle. Marketing is done obtained in popping is 50 per centU. S. No. 1. Three thousand acres on the coast. greater than withlordfinary kinds.of beets are being raised in the in y is t e resu t 0 a cross ofvalley this year and growers and Fed L000 Head Came White Japanese Hulless and Blackstockmen hope the amount can be In addition to the fact that it Beauty. Crossbreeding removedincreased in future years so that furnishes another market for some of the color intensiers inthe tops will be available in greater rough feeds and grains, Mr. Rob- the latter parent and left a pinkquantity and perhaps even beet ertson likes the feeding program kernel but the corn when poppedpulp made more readily accessible because it keeps his help busy in is white like most other varieties.

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Another Early and Long Season Truck Crop ProjectLow Irrigation Costs, High Acre Yields and Productive Soils in the

Kiona District of Central Washington.

For one who likes to grow truckcrops, vegetables and small fruits,or one who is convinced he shouldgo into that type of farming the

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Kiona Irrigation district in Bentoncounty, Wash., has something tooffer.

This district is in the early andlong crop season region of centralWashington where sandy soilsmixed with volcanic ash warm upquickly in the spring and respondgenerously with tyields when moun-tain water out o the Yakima riveris used to irrigate them.

No Costly OverheadThe Kiona project is a small, "=.if,;;.€_ i . ,\'

compact unit lying in a narrow “'j~'-?\"_ 3:.'y&f§a_:‘ .area along the lower Yakima river ~‘ " " " -'- i"on its north and west banks where :.'0. Combatant] one of Ill non: ll I lleld of sorghum cane on Ill 12-acre Inl-

' ‘ gut urn on 1 e Kiona to eet In central Wallln on. Mr. o-bl ho rmfor %0 III IIIIQI IQYQl'0l', eight dlllerent kinda fa‘! cropl. C “ht "Q t.

ect has no cumbersome, costlyoverhead district organization, no has _650_ acres irrigated and under ter have at one time been farmed,

___----'-tirdenggnig load of in¢,¢re5¢,m\ti\'atioh- ..'Jlhree 1i_unrtred_and. althgui-zh indiijerenibv, &!1d-SOlIl0--—-—-charges on bonded debt, no major fty acres, most of i_t owned by are in the original sagebrush. Thephysical irrigation diiiiculties to the district organization, are for district is asking from $5 to $10overcome its leaders recommend sale. As further settlement takes an acre for unimproved property,it to nrosnective settlers with a place, the costs of irrigating will selling to likely buyers on a con-clean slate as regards such things naturally_ be aplilicable on a larger tract with one-third of the total

The district has a total deht of area which wil have the result ainount down and three years’only $22,500 and this is owed to gradually of lowering somewhat ti_me on the balance. _Land of thisthe state on a two ner cent annual the per acre costs under the pres- kind on the Kiona project once soldinterest basis. The debt is repay- em €“1'e- _ f°1' $250 an 3?"!-_ahle over a long neriod of years Farm units of 15 to 20 acres per While the district directors real-There are funds in the district family are recommended if the ize that an intensively farmed, welltreasury for repairs to the canals operator contemplates intensive developed truck crop ranch couldand other works that may he re_ cu_ltivation._ That amount_of land be eiipected to return a satisfac-ouired in the immediate future_ will keep him and his _family busy. tory interest rate on $250 an acre,

with such a set_un, the total Asparagus, strawberries, head 1et- they know too well that anythingannual charge on the Kiona lrriga_ tuce, melons, potatoes, garden, like such prices for raw land weretion project for irrigation water alfalfa, a little corn or small grain, then_and are now unsound. Theis $5 ner acre’ including hond serv_ chickens and a_cow or two are sug- district is not a real estate_ agencyiee and maintenance and oneration_ gested enterprises. Tree fruits_on and wishes to dispose of its landThere is nlenty of water in the thi_s_ low-elevation project lying and have it developed and put intoYakima river and the Kiona grow_ adjacent to the river are not production so that it may produceers get all they want_ Anyone recommended. its shiille of ilhaltlilver wealthtcolnesfamiliar with water char es in - - mm 9 $°1 - 9 same 51 "3 1°"high-acre-yielding truck crgp dis- .Fm'y Farmers on Pmlect . lmlds 19°” .°r 1.953 with an westerntriots will reoognize that amount Fifty _fari_ners now are operating irrigation districts _which own land.as very reasonable and one which in the district. Many _of th_em _own This explanation is offered as athe growers oan afford under avoi._ their places and it is in this direc- background for raw land prices ofage nriee eonditions_ tion that the most opportunity lies. $5 to $10 an acre. They are just

The district has three farms for that—raw land prices. With appli-what They Pl'°d"¢° sale which are improved or par- cation of water, cultivation and

Having 1,000 acres of agricul- tially improved. Others available crops, the land value increases.tllral 19-nd, the Kiona D!'°J'9¢t HOW are unimproved. Some of the lat- A few on the Kiona project have

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gone heavily into poultry and eggproduction. Others have dairyingas their principal enterprise. Afew hogs and sheep are raised.The heavy yields of alfalfa ob-tained are of course a major factorin any livestock program. Thelegume makes six and seven tonsto the acre on many central Wash-ington irrigated farms.

Kiona water is obtained with adiversion dam in the Yakima vemiles up the river, from whichpoint the district's canal brings itdown to the project, skirting thehigh side of the land from a fourthof a mile to a mile from the river.The project is located near thestation Kiona on the main line ofthe Northern P8ClC Railway. Slnnhle ntnck of nllnlln hny on the Klonn project. 'l'hln crop -nken Ive to neven. - tonn per nenlon on eentrnl Wnnhlngton lrrlgnted projectn. On the trnek Inrnin ItFlft€€l1 YGSYS ago G. J. Stringer nerves nn nnother ennh crop hnt ltl moat lnnportnnt nae ll to pnt nitrogen nnd hn-Inarrived on this project and bought Into the loll to ho need by other eropn.

a farm of 14 acres. It had somelmprevemente but 11° fences 91' their present level. Mr. Stringer to speak. Perhaps he doesn't haveWater l1mee- He had $2500 In has a herd of nine dairy cows, everything about the farm xed08811 but didn't D83’ it all dew" °n some young stock, poultry and up just as one might like it but9 f9-1'm- Part °f it _We-5 used f°1' hogs. the farm goes on producing andimprovements, machinery and op- “ f th dd d ' tserating capital._ At present his wears N” Man,“ C°u‘“'” §§§'i,§me ieiftei § mhpnhvemdm, _ _ e es, e as onefarm has cost him $5,000 for the All except Mr. Stringer’s origi- some hai-d we,-it in 15 years, hatland, improvements, fences, equip- nal capital was accumulated out of most people do when they mom-

———mentT fete. It is alt paid—for.~ In the iaeemrfrom hialittle irrig:_xtcd'i,iish ahyth1ha_ --addition, he has educated two sons farm. Many of us have some idea on a pieasaht fail afternoon’ aand the family has had a good liv- of what it costs to_ liv_e and educate iittie eoei hut with a eheerfui suning. Further, in 15 years his water b_oys. It's no_ insignicant obliga- evei-head, Mi-_ Stringer thi-ews hispayments have totaled around tion. Today if Mr. Stringer wor- gun under his arm, eaiis to his$3,000, an item which will be <_:0n- ries about anything, he certainly deg and they ti-amp eff in seal-ehsiderably less for the future, since conceals that _fact well. He owes ef ducks, perhaps pheasants oi-Kiona irrigation charges have been no one anything, works for him- other wiid hit-ds whieh hahitatereduced more than 50 per cent to self, “wears no man's collar," so the ai-ea_ Itis a gi-and feeling;

Other ExperiencesT. O. Combs is just about get-

ting started on the Kiona project.Two years ago the district rentedhim a farm that had some im-provements. He paid $150 a yearrent. He and his family got busyraising broom corn, sorghum cane,Sudan grass, rye, oats, asparagus,pop corn, turnips and lettuce. Thisyear he bought the farm for $350.It consists of 12 acres, making hisper acre purchase price nearly $30.He is continuing the same farmprogram and that land does makebig crops. Mr. Combs likes it andthinks the whole thing is going towork out all right.

John Dellere lives on a smalla<_:reage_ of Kiona_land. _Poultry is

lrrlglntlng n Klonn project Ield In eentrnl Wnnhlntgn. 'l"hln cllltrlet ll. ene of hls maln enPerpnse~ hunfired:.:..'.'::.'.-.";:.-,':.'.:'.:.':*a.'::'...1.':.":..1':':.:':::'::.:'.:....':°::..:::.1::r'T1:.:'.:: lush producing hens buns hlm 81,000 neren of lrrlgnhle land, 060 neren of whleh now nre helng tnr-ed hy 50 growers. (Continued on Page 6)

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Frozen Foods for FarmersFarmers on the Richland Irriga

tion district in central Washington, Benton county, wanted a cold ' _

storage or refrigerating plant toserve their individual home needs. ,

What they had in mind was some-thing that would preserve theirfresh meat, fresh fruits and vege-tables under low temperature. -

As the community is small, pri-vate capital was not forthcomingto provide such facilities. There-fore, farmers and town residentsformed an organization to buildand operate such a plant. Twohundred memberships were takenout at $17.50 each and a storagehouse 24x46 feet was built andequipped with a refrigerating ma-chine at a cost of approximately$3v500- Two pundred a_nd eight llere In whnt tnr-on und town people In the vlclnlty of Illclluni. Wunlq builtlockers each wlth cublc feet of when they Iornied nu orgnnlsntlon to rnlue Iundl nnd construct n cold utorugu louse

enough for to tint would nerve home needs: of one-I lndlvldunl in-ll)".

pounds of meat, were installed. r -

Also each patron has a tray in ANOTHER EARLY AND LONG BERRIES AND BEES INwlgifh 50 pounds ofAice mayl be SEAS0INR'5l}gg¥ CROP MONTANAm e at one time. pre-coo ing -

and cutting room also is provided. (Continued from Page s) neQ.l°§§se§}f,§, §§',1‘ff"3w‘3f‘§,_ 3::-I"'*"_‘ One person may have more tham $1.50 or more each per year protdey has done-some experimenting

one locker if desired. The tempera- above expenses and he buys all the on his own account with fruitture is maintained at 10 degrees grain they eat. Mr. Dellere says crops suited to eastern and centralFahrenheit. In addition to meats, poultry does well _there because Montana conditions.some members are keeping fresh feed requirements in the central M1-_ Hawley has devebped 3

frllit 8nd Vegetables, freelilll Washmgmn °1!m9»_te 81'? 1°W and strain of Black raspberries whichthem in storage and using them because there is _l1ttle disease due new is pl-edueing on three ae,-es

whenever desired. With this serv- t0 the Well drallled, Bfmdy $0i18 hundreds of crates of fruit ferice, farmers butcher earlier in the and the l_oW natural moisture con- him which he sens te housewivesfall than they formerly did. Oper- tent of alr and 80118- for canning, preserving and jellyating and maintenance costs of -—————i making. He also grows other$3-50 P91‘ Veal‘ are 888988“! 1'01‘ RED RIVER PASTURES fruits. He has ample irrigationeach l°cker' A few Red River valley farmers water f°r the °r°p§'

in Minnesota and North Dakota An°ther.enterpn5° ML HawleyNEW MINNESOTA CLOVER have successfully used rye in their gaff sggniiebifrgiég “$1

N°1'them M1m1e$°ta farmers are Sweet °l°ve.r pa§ture§' R°y J°hn' eral tons of honey from his apiery:having some success with 3 new son, extensive diversied operatorsweet clover—a dwarf type known in C888 ¢0llI1tY, N- D» T188 8 89%!!-as Alpha. This plent origiited as year rotation that calls for a pas- M1LL1()N$ T0 GRQWERSa se ection out 0 white ossom ture of white blossom sweet clover - - -

sweet clover, the selection having every year In the fall as soon as It ls estlmated Gauatm county’- - ' Mont., farmers this year will re-

ggl E8<1i<;:lT:u(!3:{1*>é1;:- eggiellg oats, the nurse crop, are harvested, ceive a total of $3,875 000 for pmd_81' P 3 - he seeds in . ’ -

ti” has d°ne much w°rk with tw° Pasturirrf; istostzztgliovflfe next r:?irk€,te%750n(;%l:ta:e€:d1temsstrains °f Alpha'_N°s' 1 and 3' spring. The rye comes out rst, tafihinggegas $400,000: hay $333d

The newcomer does not grow as making pasture two weeks earlier 000; oats aiid barley’, $400,000;rank and coarse as the parent and than the clover and gives the latter potatoes, $25,000; livestock, $2,-is more palatable to livestock both a chance to get a good start. Cat- 000,000. This does not includeas hay and pasture. A few grow- tle or sheep will feed on the rye maintenance crops, dairy products,ers have had seed yields up to 500 rst, working over to the clover poultry and small crops, whichpounds per acre from Alpha. later. would increase the total,

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FARM AND HOME OPPORTUNITIESYou may select from this list of typical bargains or ask us forother propositions suited to your needs. Additional information,including addresses of the owners, will be furnished on request.

MINNESOTA variety of berries. Owner wile sell flor Five acres alfalfa, 54 acre grapes, %M-g5_3__.g0 1 d 1 d, $700, including good 1%-ton hevro et acre asparagus, 1 acre peppermint.about 15 ,,c,,,,“§{§§,,,‘§'f '§‘,{’,'Q",I',§, mled truck. (Not for rent or trade). Price $1,200, with $600 cash, 5 yearstimber. No buildings This is good pro- °11 111111111°ev 11 l1e1' 1111111 1111e1‘e51-' PL-189-80 acres, only 3% milesfn‘;°;L'°m1;':‘1m:“‘:m;“‘}:rg°'§L°x:§d ‘£21 from town, in Flathead valley. Two- WL-505-5 acres line land, an miles

»» new M-» 5 -M :22“ B.?.‘.‘.i.".;.'"‘.i‘.1{..‘2."_"1a..:‘2:°“i:.‘.° 222:. §£..P§:f.°'..33“;.’.;‘J...Y’:;3'“:32?-gom 'Lap°'“:i in Hubbard county‘ ments valued at $600 Land is’ well sloping One-room shack Opportunityany mprove farms same community, ' ' 'P1""'° '1" ""1 ""1"" "1"" '°"1°°°- §91§'|§°d.§-'-'-§¢7§. “$33 §3“a§§-‘Z."'<§§§"°1d:i “I.r‘l§§§L°'}0?-'°§n|'m§‘§0'3‘"";11§‘i>m°A 1?“'5Tu“ “mm no ‘nnuanm Timber for a resybeets 37p acres rain anlll rain pears on balance’ ' c 5 'buildings and other purposes. Price hi Pr! 8'" 500 “$00 cub inns y '‘ml? ‘M0’ "50 down payment’ term‘ nybalange Farm.near ower line and WL-506-—Excellent 12-acr t t i°" ""'“°° 1° '““ "“1'°"' N° “"°"°“ 2 s el tril u hts D Columbia district 1,4 mil re "Y nfor two years if purchaser builds and a ec c 8 ' central Washington. Verye nl|c(emsm(<,>:>'t’lim°'°' °n' P1-‘Z00-111° "Tee 11°11-1' T11°111l18°11 land. practically all in alfalfa, goodM-106.1—Choice quarter section, un- F1=11111- e°11111Y lee!» $111111"! ¢011111Y- 111 productive soil. Owner has two farmsimproved land, good soil, 65 acres nat- 1311111111 F111'11 "11eY- Wee1e1'11 M°111111111- and able to farm only one, hence will-ural meadow, balance pasture and tim- A111111111111ee 11'ee 111181111011 W111e1'- 11151 ing to sell at low price——$660. $360ber, some good hardwood timber, on "111e1‘1'18111°111°1P1'°5l1ee1e1'eek- (10011 cash, 5 years on balance, 6 per centroad and mail route, 14 miles south- 11°1111e- 2 1111'8e 11111'11l- °11e °1 1131115 113" interest.east of Brainerd, in Crow Wing county, 1118' 1'°°111 1°1' 3° °°W11- 9°‘-111 1111111seed eommun|;y_ Se" for emy 310 per house, bunk house, small orchard with £02!-23&:—‘1°iL0w8-0168. llwmilel fromee;-9_ Ne down ymem 3 M§eF;g;-. . , wanton; ; __..-"um-eye to enenlrlag $500. then $300 ‘Price $4,500. About $2,500 cash, bal- K 111119 "0111 l1lVed 111811118? 8-lid 10payable he 5 yea", gonowgng wmch ance terms. various route services. Has low costMme, Wm eeeep; met me‘-wage for electricity and phone line. Good six-belenem 5 per cent ‘me;-ee;_ [D5110 room house, barn, combination wood-

shed, cellar, store room and milk room.M-106 2-2:5 acres, s miles from 1-89—160 acres. about 2% miles Sixty acres cleared ab t so 1--

. on acres cutown, central Minnesota, 1 mile from 11‘°m C°°°1a"" ‘man mwn in B°“n°' 11V111ed, Productive bottom land soil.tarred highway. Sixty acres under plow, e?11111Y- 11110111 35 111111111 11‘°111 C°e111' about 80 acres bench and hill land. Abalance brush, some timber, good soil. 11 A1e11°- 13 11111119 1111111 3111111l1°1111- 11°11‘ good dairy farm and adapted to grasseslevel land, no rocks. Large two-story, 1113 1111111 111111 P11111111 1111111» 1111°111 35 1° and peas. Taxes about $75 annually.stucco house, 30x36, all plastered and 40 "res °1°1"'e11' 111111111°e 111'111111Y 11111 Price $6,500; terms.pe1med_ 2 large eereenedqn pm-ehee_ considerable acreage can be farmedmu cement beeemem but ee, not when cleared, easy clearing, good grass OREGONeemem_ed_ Luge hem Wm, hayienv land. Six-room house, two barns (onegarage and good well—on line graded quite large), chicken house, hog house, 0-100.2—40 acres with 27 acres irri-road, near school. Price $16 per ac;-e_ other buildings. Good well near house, Killed and ¢l1|V8l6d- Building! IndHe“ “eh, te,-me on be|enee_ wm ewe spring near barn, few fruit trees. Price fences in fairly good condition. Located5 De, cent dieeeum on D,-gee for an $1,600; terms. Cocolalla is on main 2 miles from town, central Oregon, oneeeh_ line of N. P. Railway. mail route and power line—trans-

former in but house not wired. SchoolNORTH DAKOTA WASHINGTON bus by place. Price $2,500; terms.N-72.2-—-314 acres, in Casselton dis- wL_503_10 acre 5% Htrict Red River valley eastern North f p 1 ks’ m es west- - , F n 1 t, - - YDakow Fair house with 6 r<><>m=.bar-1 '\’vasi?1'Z°§mn'.’ E23. §m'<11s§§'|'i‘ n§§§t"§} “?s':""sS ‘“” . .23!“)? 5111111117 111111 11311111113111 “'e11- A it in good state of cultivation New “DlsTRI’“‘ 0PE:“hGsgood productive place in well estab- ve_|-con] "em '

lished and prosperous farm community. ;1_000_ Good :9|1,h(:gubs:ut $310 (Ki: ch|I:;l;~‘;‘: ff,"L'm2ii“1.§3:'p:$i:g"i1eI::§Price $2150 per acre; terms‘ 111 ¢°11°1'°1e 919° 1111' 11'1'1811-11118- Three grain producing section, southeastern_\[()1\'1~,\1\'A 3:113‘o:1pe:11ag?{uc1:111111§€atg1;a 111eI1,1:_:1c5- Washington. Mill served by two rail-

PL-210-40 acres good fruit land. only $1,200. $800 ‘cal-lh 2 years or? {oads' has (rater sh? ("Per advan-Owner estimates about a thousand dol- |,e|ence_ ' ‘ages’ °° °pp?n“n 17 °r anyonela". worth umber for lumber and wood nterested in gra n milling business.on place. Mountain stream runs through WL-50-i—10 acres, in Richland dis- can be purchased very reasonably‘land. Some land cleared, line garden trict, 2 miles from town, close to main Small grocery store in growing com-of about one acre, water for irrigation. highway. Good four-room house, esti- munity, 4 miles from Missoula, westernLocated in mouth of beautiful St. mate would cost $1,000 to build same Montana. Building has 5 rooms, includ-Mary's canyon, 6 miles from St. Igna- kind of dwelling. Entire farm highly ing store and living quarters, 4 lots,tius. in Flathead valley, western Mon- cultivated and completely piped with small service station. Store doing goodtana. Good sale for wood. Land concrete pipe. Productive soil, land is business with opportunity for substan-adapted to sweet cherries and wide ‘smooth with gentle slope for irrigation. tial increase. Price $1,700.

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Mr. and Mrs. \V. J. Barkes on their Franklin County Irrigation dlstrlet farm near Pasco, \Vasl. They are staadiag la oneof the alfalfa patches Mr. Barkes developed. lie also raises waterlaelons, eantaloupes, onloas aad corn.

MINT CROP TRIED ON established, the roots produce for CRANBERRY CROP LARGERIRRIGATED FARMS several seasons without being re- Growers in the state of waSh_

Several new patches of mint Set‘ ington this year harvested 20,000were raised this year on central '*'__W'_' barrels of cranberries, or approxi-llyrashinglon llrrigaated projects. MAKES STEADY PROGRESS nlilatelg (11,170? barrels ore than

evious y i as een grown to t ey i as season. ese werelimited extent on the Richlaiid J I;°ag,€{g:£lr°Zft€glgg'31I;dFLg:k¥il;; taken from 550 acres, 50 acresIrrigation project, the large Pacic C1‘ - - - more than in 1934. Oregon grow-Irrigation project nearNorthwest production of the crop “my - - ers got 6,000 barrels of cranberriesbeing conned to areas “ t f Pasco, in central Washington At f 150 h -

‘es 0 ' rom acres, t e same yield andthe Cascade mountains. glsgkgelfdvlgzsegllnpgggzegai acreage as last year.

thglfgéiddegyogg giloziig ggggaiosigggglg" §‘eg{,§*;*,, “fmlg MORE HOPS RAISEDRichlalid project. It was tried in crop farm builtpa modest home Washington and t%elgg5i 11532

1935 or the rst time on the - - ' ' gmwers ave all 931Franklin County Irrigation pl-oj_ vlgessuglzleaogegungztg harvest of 36,040,000 pounds, or

ea’ which is heated along the C0‘ alfalfa and developed other land §’095’000 -pounds over 1934' Thelumbia river not far from the Rich- for row crops lgereaee 18 reported largely 111

land project. W. C. Larsen on one H - '- T980"-of his Franklin county irrigated Smcg gettlmi-back beam: ‘iiifarms put in one and a quarter legs‘: h€e3oI:a»»"£%raB£rkgspsl;3% A Nebraskan, E. H. Dunton, set-

acres as anhexperiment and got 45 “We lie this c%untry the climate. ed alzfar S?5";:;' igggrgnghgtgd f'h d "t . '.- -’aye sresie ,gun s 0 lg Era e Peppermin li::il?té[:1sC’1,lltUI‘e and the irrigation likes ll ne and is going into p0ul_

lvllnttelflrehere Planted by Setglrlg Four and a half acres of alfalfa try ralsmg'2:8 rgtglt t§a°t'°§f§§§§sd§j.; £35 thls year gm’; ll?" Bark‘? 30t%‘.ms Harvest of the rst commercialthen is cut with a mower and ot hay and.t e egunlle '5 F“ ml; crop of head lettuce in central Ore-

- - ll.“ gmund mt‘) ne S ape or cu ' gon was started late in August inallowed to wilt in the eld. It then twated crops late,-_ The fourth D h t t3°95 ,m€° fl fllstlllen’ Snl tlil? tI?P' cutting was made on September 10. ese u es coun y’permin oi is remove y is i a- -

tion anii barreled for marketing. mggls Bz:;l;$‘l£:%s ragigngvaiird SPI%Z‘l%l:. é\€I€gl\{'lSMO-L ' f 'l ' b lk til. '- '

9319?: (gr L251; is com thls year’ He had an. acre of Reduced rates are on sale daily toY p p ye r melons that early looked like they an oi ts 1, N pIt was $3: Mr‘ Larsen has s°ld would not make a good yield. He way? 't)ne(-glut)’ eangrtilbeillrld-tllilierlgrlllsome 0f hls m small lots recently left the melons but planted also and special limit tickets. Let us quotef0!‘ $5 8. p0l1l'ld. com on the Same ound and I te rates from your station and assist you

. . . gr 3 1' i i i .Mint is a departure in this both crops came through. Over in plum Hg your mp of “pea on

. . . J. . .region from the irrigated truck ve tons of the melons were mar- "5 No,,,}§,,,“,i‘j"c},,c Ry"crops which predominate. Once keted. st. Paul, Minn.