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MINN.

ISSUED MONTHLY BY THE AGRICULTURAL DEVEIDPMENT DEPARTLIENT, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY

VOL. VIII ST. PAUL, MINN., JUNE, 1935 No. 11

Producing Honey by the CarloadBees in the Red River valley of I six and a half cents a pound and agement of M. W. Cousineau, wereNorth Dakota and Minnesota. in a say they can make “good” money for wholesale houses in Northwest

normal year produce 50 carloads of at that gure under present condi- states. A carload of honey willhoney. The present year to date tions. vary from 36,000 to 80,000 pounds.is better than normal and prospects The reason for beekeeping devel- Most people think of honey asare for a bumper honey crop. oping in this area is the large a spread for bread. Actually it has

The valley is becoming a center amount of sweet clover grown by a far wider use. One manufacturerfor specialized beekeepers who de- farmers. Apiarists locate their now buys a carload of Red Rivervote their entire time to the busi- bees adjacent to areas of sweet honey annually to use as centerness, keeping 500 or more colonies clover and the farmers are agree- material for golf balls. It is sup-eacu. rue hundred colonies will able, partlculally if they u-.6 :.lo"::.i -posed ta add to ;::i!ic:::.; cf :1 gtlfmake enough work for one man. seed growers, because where there ball. Honey is used in curing hams.In fact, occasionally he will have are bees the set of seed is much It is used in candy, tobacco, coughto hire a little help. more complete than where clover medicine and in general cookery.

Clover for Pasture isn't poninated by bees’ Location AttractiveGood colonies of Red River val- Used m Gd‘ Bans In this northwest climate many

ley bees produce an average of 150 Chicago and New York are the of the apiarists have in the pastpounds of honey. Sometimes they principal markets. However, last‘ wintered their bees in cellars. Ofwill make 200 to 250 pounds per year 10 carloads packed by the late years some have been packingcolony. The price is improving. Northwestern Supply company, at their colonies out-of-doors for theSome growers recently sold for Moorhead, which is under the man- ((~<,,,,|m,..., .,,, page 2,

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NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY“Thu al the Northern Trance-ontlnealale"

J. W. HAW . . . . . . . . . . . . ..St. Paul. Minn.Director

W. J. HUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8t. Paul, Xian.Aaai t t t th Dir ts an o e ec or

W. P. STAPLETON . . . . . . ..8eattie. Wash.Western Agric. Development Agent

A. J. DEXTER . . . . . . . . . . ..8t. Paul, Iinn.Agricultural Development Agent

A. R. HIESEN . . . . . . . . . . ..8t. Paul, lllnn.Livestock Development Agent

I. J. COURTICE . . . . . . . . . ..8eattle, Wash.Agricultural Development Agent

L 8. llacDONALD . . . . . . ..lllseoula. llont.Agricultural Development Agent

H. W. BYERLY . . . . . . . . ..8t. Paul, llinn.Immigration Agent

W. C. LARSBN . . . . . . . . . . . ..Paaco. Wash.Immi ti A tgra on gen

This magazine is sent free for vemonths to those indicating an interestin the Northwest atatea. On expiration ofthat period it may be obtained on a yearlybssis by sending 25 cents in starws, coinor money order made out to J. . Haw.If you wish to renew on a complimentarybasis for ve months, this may be doneby making written request.

: JUNE, 1935

Three C8-!‘l08(lS shipped t0 Seat- Femco Johanna Bess Fayne, a nine-tle were to leave that port on May year-old registered Holstein bred and

- - owned at Femco Farms, Breckenridge.18 for Alaska’ whee the remainder’ Mlnn., has recently nished her secondconsisting of two carloads. are production record ot more than 1,500gchgduled to load at Sgattle fgr pounds oi butter in a year. This record

b°** Passage °" -We 4- Five P“'°' Zlr‘§.'.or‘.;?.’o°"§ ‘£21351’ til‘? 3r'irr§°i”m‘Z>“€bred sires were included in the pounds. She is the champion buttershipments. The cows and heifers, cow ot the United States. Frederick n.25 per cent Qf are purebred, Murphy, Mil1I168|)0lil, is her OWHGT.

are with calf due to freshen in -ifrom three to six months. Promi- A D kDunn. Ya ima county, Wash.,nent Guemsey bloodlines were breeder ot purebred beet cattle, whoselected. showed the champion steer at the In-

H°"°8 f°' the new A1981“ °°1°"- ir°J’o‘l iEoT."I§ri§Z‘ §o’€’°§i.'l'&Yr '1'; 181331

ists 315° were bought in Mmltana stock knowledge’ and ownership as aand shipped by rail to the west 4-H club boy, the crowning achievementcoast for loading onto northbound oi his club experience having been teed-

lng, tting and showing oi! the cham-b°at8' These were bought around plon 4-H steer at the Pacic Interna-Mi]e$ Cit)’ and Bi“ing5- tional Livestock exposition in Portland.

“ENS MAKE $1 PROFIT aniiJ'e$'ltlgeiiniiifiikeityligagyegr IlfeilizhiA flock Of 425 North Dakota a tarmpin Cass county, Minn., moving

hens last year averaged more than *0 "16 M" 11°11" "1" 59""!!-$1 t h Thpro eac . ese hens comprise __i

PRODUCING HONEQ BY [H_E_ a_f]_ogl< mmagedm a artnershi‘—""-- ' CARLOID e * ‘"'Boois byemss*i . tracted to grow 11,520 acres oi sugar((‘n|ilinued from page 1) the Natwnal stock farm N°- 1, beets for the Amalgamated Sugar com-

winter and report satisfactory re-suits.

It is said there is plenty of cloverfor more beeyards in the valley.Ninety per cent of the principal

near Mapleton, N. D. puny taht Mtlsouts thi: dYi8l‘r":liKl1i.lyTotal receipts from the ock, in- "‘°'° an °" “W” ° °' ° °°m'

eluding eggs and broilers sold, were puny hm ye“$1,342._48, from which there was 1-‘deductlble $892-74 in eXPen39s- This spring, cattle which he hadEvery pound Qf feed used was roughed through the winter on fodder

apiarists new located there have i h ' and silage brought L. R. Le ird, Davenmoved from other areas, attractedby abundance of pasture for theirbees. Even now they come fromvarious states to look for locations,one recently having visited the val-ley from Florida, consideringwhether he should move his bees

' north to the Red River country.About one acre with an average

stand of sweet clover is requiredto pasture one colony for maximumresults. This kind of clover makesa high quality product, known asclear water-white honey.

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c arged against them and was 9 'measured out in balanced rations. §§{:1'e’{;,l:'},l|‘20': :§'§d§,e,il§J;‘.’,‘_""“ theThe expenses included also pur-chase of roosters for use in produc- :-ing hatchery eggs, although more c. w. Hull after moving from Colo-eggg wefe ggld for table use, these rado this year: rented a farm eight milesbeing infel.ti]e_ A charge was made from Coeur d Alene, northern Idaho.

against the ock also for purchase -#-of baby‘ chiclés. Béirley and wheat 0 F Mme,’ Fargo N D has been

were 0 3789 3t_ 5 ¢9nt3 and $1 keeping bees in the lied River valleya bushel, respectively. ior 25 years. Thi: has beenoigis pl’i5l6

In addition to revenue shown, §§{:L,::_"“°‘°' h“ "5 "°“‘ 6 '° 7

587 dozens of_ eggs were used on _ithe table and in the kitchen at the

- Two other large apiaries are thoseNatmnal Stock farm No‘ 1 as wen oi George Seastream, Moorhead, Minn88 40 h8IlS and 18 bI'0il8l‘S. who has 500 colonies, and R. C. Daniels:

The ock was conned to its lay- B‘“m°' N‘ D" “"‘° h“ 70°‘One hundred and thirty head of ing house and adjoining poultry i-

dairy cattle for 200 or so familieswho recently moved from northcentral states to farm in Alaska,sponsored by the federal emer-gency relief administration, werepurchased in western Montana.

8“.“ii..Si.T.‘..°ri%‘%“iI.‘§..$‘2.r?rf§f.§§°{‘.; “"" “- " '""=- "5Dllworth, nn., living on at ona1934, size of the ock is being dou- Stock ffm N0. 2. last year on 200bled this yea!-_ The record was acres got 55 bushels of oats per acre,

Iii 11,000 b ll l i K Ill billl.kept from Feb‘ 1' 1934' to Jam 31' iillur ilvgright fed aulote tit gags anti then1935- had some left over this spring to sell.

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Plowing under nweet clover in the Red River valley. I-‘armern In thin vnlley yearn ngo began growing insert 1-lover tomake their fertile. heavy hottont-lnnd noliii more poromi nnd generally improve itn phynienl eoniiition. They Iouml the cropInder vnlley conditions frequently net n good crop of need nnd the harvesting llltl marketing of much n crop hnn ue\eIopeiiinto nn extensive imluntry.

Red River Area Biggest Sweet Clover ProducerEastern North Dakota and west- 1,000 pounds. Five cents a pound seed while there still are a few

ern Minnesota, particularly the to growers is a normal price. blooms, as at that stage a maxi-Red River 1-aiiey, *cmn'prise-—the~——-Mirmesota—1md~ North--Dakota mum of matured product can belargest sweet clover seed growing sweet clover seed has high quality. saved with less chance of lossarea in the United States. This It is plump, well matured, of right through shattering due to wind orproduct is marketed throughout color and relatively high germina- handling.the middlewest, in a number of tion. North Dakota growers have Sweet clover came into this ter_eastern states and shipments even more than once won the champion- -

have gone to California. ship on their product exhibited at ggqegitéen(§sasr§o:e$‘.$1odlP:;il;iWhile between 300,000 and 400’ the International Gram and Hay growth penetrate to much greater

000 acres of sweet clover are grown Sh°“' m Ch‘°ag°' depth than most crops and makein the valley and adjoining areas H88 Ollie!‘ U888 the soil more porous, a desired con-8111111311)’, I101; all Of it is kept for The clover is seeded with a grain dition on heavier soils of the Reda seed crop. The annual output of crop. It is biennial and the second River valley. The seed businesscleaned Seed for distribution Will year, if wanted for seed, generally was a later development. Sweet1"-In in eX¢e8S Of 12,000,000 D0l1I1dS is clipped for hay and then allowed clover in addition to uses for hayin I101‘m9-1 Years. In addition there the balance of the season to set and seed production is pastured18 an eX¢l’l8l1Ze between farmers seed. Experienced growers harvest or plowed under as green fertilizer.and smaller dealers throughout theterritory which is unaccounted for 'in that gm-e_ Most years Fargo NORTH DAKOTA RAIN wea_ther.1n the northern state re-has been the leiading fshipping GOES FARTHER :i\1ltingP;1;cil;>i\::tri0:e:1;1l(§

' ' ' ane . , , on. -ggegtingiiitgtégsrgzgchiiiiz (zis high as Lower evaporation of 5°11 mols‘ ture, of course, are two of the most10,000,000 pounds. Seed comes ‘“."e "1 N°"h Dak°t** as °°mP”E"°d important factors in crop produc-into Fargo and nearby towns even with southern_parts of the United tionfrom distant points in the terri- states is an. ‘mp°rtan.t factor m The federal department Pointsto,-y to be deaned, sold and ship_ °1'°l? Pmductlonv a°¢9!'dm8' t° state‘ out that in Dakota, natural vegeta-ped. ments from the Umted States De‘ tion and crops characteristic of the

Quality Obmjned Partment °f Ag1'1°"lt“re- humid east are found as far westDepartment experts say that as about the 100th meridian, while

Three hundred to 400 pounds of rainfall in North Dakota of 20 in states to the south the shiftclean seed per acre is considered a inches may be equivalent in pro- from humid to semi-arid vegeta-good yield, although it has been ducing crops to 30 inches in Texas, tion takes place somewhere aroundknown in the valley to produce due to cooler growing season the 97th meridian.

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Farm land is being bought andsold in the Red River valley. Thisis not a distress story but one inwhich land gures as a desirableproperty in demand at satisfactorysums and the price trend is up-ward. It has been years since old-timers have seen anything like it.

Principally it means that tenantsare becoming owners but that isn'tall. Private capital invested insecurities is being changed overinto land, a factor so long absentin the farm real estate picture. Toknow the volume of land that hasbeen dealt in during the recentpickup and just who has done thebuying is impossible at this timeas no authentic, thorough surveyof the situation has yet been made.Examples, however that show thetirend can be observed almost everyay.

Raising the MoneyA New York man is known to

- - 1| - ,x.n.. ' 'e- Ivahave spent several weeks in theRed Rlver valley seeklng a |)IlYQI":.(:;n|l:l.:l'nl.ll°Il |R‘ol'lIJ=l:-‘f)ll:;' :ei':»:i: ::I::0.'o';l\|ye|'n llI'Qn d'|g.glng up |‘n:>ne§' to ply. Ifrgm up tg acres 111 your many Red River vllley (arm: made Ihelr owner: en-ellenl returns.farms, demonstrating his ability topgy for aiéd operate it. bie {la} J _*" i..*:..::.. Red River V afley Land

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_Red River valley people will re- Farms Desirable Property As Ca:1 x

a::1..;*';..*.:'.:.*:.e:.§‘.;;‘$;*2:: Present Cw» Pwspithem by cashing in low interest-beeng see“rmes' The largest coming forward again with money half the crop which, if capitalizedgroup of buyeis are actual famefs to help nance their tenant rela- at ve per cent, would place a valuein the area’ elther tenants a'eqmr' tives toward land ownership. Re- of $100 an acre on the land. ThereEng ‘"51 fer tbemselyes or owners lease of funds previously tied up are other examples as good but itmereasmg the" holdnigs“ In most in other property plays a part in must be kept in mind that these9f "“?s° la“? eases elther an cash this situation. are well operated farms whose‘S be".‘g pald °r eneugh ea.sh 8° . managers were on the job and nottihat ltitle for the property 1mme- Security Is Factor frittering away their time in curb,‘ate Y passes to the purchaser‘ To these people land now seems stone debates.

Cqntrects for purchase are "1 the secure. One man proudly explain- Life insurance companies ownmm°nty' ed how his section of land last year some good farms in North Dakota

Ask people in the valley where in the valley, farmed on a half and Minnesota, as they do in otherthe money is coming from and they share basis and managed under a states. No doubt they own somecan’t give you a denite answer. commendable rotation system, re- which are not so good, but theseBits of information pieced together turned in 1934, sufficient net in- companies primarily are not farm-indicate that a fair crop in the come to equal ve per cent on a ers and so they are one importantvalley last year, even in spite of capitalization of $87.50 an acre. source of supply of land for buyers.the general drouth, and higher You can gure out that he got an The Fargo oice of the Lincolnprices for commodities are the attractive sum for his ownership Life Insurance company last yearleading factors. Farmers have cash last year. Actually he has much sold 100 farms. Ten of these wentagain. One year of crops at cur- less than $87.50 an acre invested for all cash, ranging from $25 torent prices make a world of di'er- and his income on investment was $30 an acre. These prices applied onence in that territory. Further, higher than ve per cent. A Cass improved farms. Only one-fourthcapital is seeking users. Fathers, county half-section last year made of the 100 farms were sold onuncles, cousins and whatnot are a net return to the owner who got contracts. The others either were

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1...... 1935 THE NORTHWEST wPrice $37.50 An Acre

Paul Smith of Casselton, is re-ported to have sold a section ofland near West Fargo for $37.50an acre. The buyer had been atenant farmer for several years.Sam White, East Grand Forks,Minn., owner of the John LeeCoulter farm, a short time agobought another quarter-sectionwithout buildings. He paid spotcash. Many more examples ofsimilar deals could be cited.

Insurance companies are not thei ’ ‘ M only holders of land who wish tosell. Mortgage companies, banks,absentee owners who have weariedof long distance management,estates and private individualsreaching the age where they wishto retire, will entertain offers fortheir property.

Precipitation IncreasesNormal precipitation at the

Moorhead, Minn., weather stationis 23 4 inches annually based on a

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r. with n great prospect for the present year. has more activity at present on the part ol 50-year I'eCOl'd. Last year wasin all i-ash, I substantial portion oi the purehsse price when deals are made. Even last only inches’ nearly 14, buteven then there were a lot of goodcrops. This year, up to May 21,

Being Bought and Sold "t°“‘°“‘1“'"‘°*‘*°“ii"°°"" *‘““t at—a ittle over six inches.Usually, most of the rain comes inthe growin eas .Deals Are Frequently Reported; Averageglesngthmof the growing

It Ieeeeeeee Demeee Zi".‘;‘,ii’J.‘1%‘%°.§Z‘;’§’€.§?.‘L2£?$1§’$té§on the basis of average last killing

all cash or enough cash so that a I am doing no advertising. Our f1'0StiI1 Spring QI1_MaY 12. ehd thedeed was furnished andamortgage farms are selling from $5 to $10 average rst kllhhg frost lh thetaken for the balance due. Most of per_acre_ more today than we were fall 011 September 24-these sales were to tenants in areas asking in 1032. Very few sales The_Red River valley, 1110118’ _thewhich obtained moisture last year were made in 1933. We couldn't Red Rlver Whleh drains north ln_t0and fair crops. This year’s sales interest anyone then and did al- the Hudson B8)’ eellhtry, e0mDI‘1$-by the same company started out most no business_on_the sales end. mg Parts Of both e8$tel‘_h Northpromising with a good prospect for The ample precipitation so fa_r this Daketa and WeStel'I1_ Mlhheseta,the balance of the Year. Yearthas htelpd a 10% and éf the never has atcrop faiéure 5-lome

mois ure si ua ion con inues avor- crops are no as goo as o ers.Sold 107 Farms in 1934 able we will see even more demand ket yes!‘ mehy eattlg Wege fed an

. for farms before the year is over. ay an grains pro uce on t eH' A‘ Schnell’ tn charge °t land Average Red River valley prices Red River valley, the livestock hav-sales for the National Life Insur- now run from $25 to 40 an acre_ mg been moved in from dry areaS_t F ld 107 ' 'ante compatty 3 arg°' so 1 The highest priced tract that I General farming predominates

farms t°tatmg 21599 Ftcres ast have sold so far last year and this in the valley» althwgh there areYea“ Up t° May 21' thts yearuh season was closed recently at $40 specialized lines. Wheat and otherhad closed deals for 20 tttqre wtt an acre, an improved half-section grains are imperte-ht» but hvesteekthe prospect that an addttttmat 35 involving in excess of a $12,000 also holds a prominent place. Thewould be Sold betbre July 1' deal with one-fourth paid in cash. valley has proven itself dependable“I have been in the farm real Rental opportunities are less nu- yet land prices are not excessive,estate business for 20 years," Mr. merous than they were two years do not place_a heavy burden on theSchnell said, “but I never before ago, afactor which is causing some buyer who is properly nanced tohave seen as much activity in land tenants to buy if they can raise the take full advantage of opportuni-sales. I receive inquiries daily, yet money.” ties.

Iune, 1935Q THE NORTHWEST

MONTANA’S PIONEERSTOCKMAN

Henry Sieben is Montana's pio-neer stockman. At 87 he is theTreasure State's oldest livestockgrower and still is active in con-nection with his ranch interests _.--- -

near his home at Helena.Born in Germany in 1847, Mr.

Sieben came to America when veyears old with his father andmother who settled near Geneseo,Ill. In A_pril, 1864, Mr. Sieben leftIllinois with a brother, Leonard,and two other young men, andwent to Montana, a four-horseteam and a wagon being theirmeans of transportation.

His rst job in Montana consist-ed of working for ranchers whopaid him $50 a month and his sum-mer work was mowing hay with ascythe, using a lgland rsitea The fgl-owing spring e wa e t() t e Henry Sieben. pioneer Dlontlll Mock-

Gallatin valley where he bought 8 |—l':= '17:: '5-LI 7.§'='i-°¢:':"':: 1:: 'i>¢"§:teem Of °XeI1 and 8 V880" Wlth %‘~$';"°...‘-"-‘£31’-'3'.‘ .'3§li':'.'.. ‘I2. ‘I.1»Z°$i‘..i'.which he began hauling freight 00 run-from Virginia City to Last Chance 9

Gulch, now Helena. For the next ety, a director of the Union Bank

blackberries grow on land that wasin brush when he started. A three-quarter acre piece in youngberriesbrought in $150 last year. Betweenthe rows of youngberries, lbertshave been planted and they event-ually will displace the berries.

There are 50 cherry trees andsome Bartlett pears, with straw-berries between the rows of fruittrees. In addition he grows vege-tables and takes care of 1,000 hens.Poultry manure and alfalfa keepthe land in a high state of fertility.

WESTERN PULP INDUSTRYThe pulp industry in the state of

Washington with about 20 mills,employs 5,000 men and has an an-nual pay roll of $5,000,000 not in-cluding indirect employment sus-tained through purchases of woodand other raw material. The plantsrate among producers of high-grade sulphide pulp entering intomanufacture of book and magazinepaper, bond paper, rayon, lacquers,plastics, cellophane and other n-ished products.

three years he continued his —-—-—-ifreight bi;sines_s__with hi br r 5‘ Tm“ C°"‘Pa“Y at H°l°““' ‘me .-

ggdinogsgftégezvgggghulgnéo $22 the Federal Reserve Bank of Min- With an average production ofslack, paying $10 to $12 a head. “°“P°““-The next year they sold them for$90 to $100 a head. INTENSIVE CULTIVATION

Frem that time 011 he W8_s 8 A large-scale wheat farmer fromsteelimsh, 9-lthellgh the f1‘el8ht Colorado, who changed his tacticsbusiness w ti d f l ' '

817.5 pounds of milk and 30.2pounds of butterfat, the 46 cows ontest in the Gallatin Co-operativeAssociation topped other dairyherd improvement associations inMontana during April, it is shown

as con nue or severa when gram Prlees were on the <le- in the monthly report of J. 0.Yee1'e' In 1876 “ether _b1'°ther ellhe, R- E- Herman the last el8'ht Tretsven, extension dairy specialisteeme West and they Went mte the years has been making a living for at Montana state c0|1ege_ Thesheep b“emess- Three Years later himself and family 011 8 seVe!1-8el‘e- Yellowstone county association wasMl'- Sieben bellght his h!‘°the!'s' lh- intensively - cultivated farm in second, its 110 cows averaging 877tereete and eentmued llveeteek Western 0l'e8°H. Washingteh e°lm- pounds of milk and 30.1 pounds ofYehehlhg by hlmself- ty, near Cornelius.

Previous to 1900, his interests The Hermans have a neat littlewere transferred to ranch holdings home, three poultry houses withnear Helena, where he has been capacity for 1,500 hens, and a barn.located since. Mr. Sieben achieved Mr. Herman built all but the house,more than state-wide recognition. and that he remodeled extensively.He was active in organization of Intensive cultivation builds up vol-the International Livestock Ex- ume of production on this smallposition and his portrait was farm.among those of prominent stock- In front of the dwelling anmen and agricultural leaders in the asparagus patch occupies land thatold Saddle and Sirloin club at the used to be a roadway. It is worthUnion Stockyards in Chicago, be- more producing “grass.” A little

butterfat.

MILLIONS FOR EGGSThe value of egg shipments from

the state of Washington last yearreached $5,596,693. Into foureastern markets alone producers inthat state sent 1,575 carloads ofeggs.

BERRY CENTERMost of the berries canned and

fore the stockyards re in 1934. patch of alfalfa pastured a horse cold packed in United States areHe is a charter member of both and two goats and made enough packed in Oregon, Idaho and Wash-the _Montana Wool Growers’ asso- hay besides last year to bring $60 ington. This includes strawberries,ciation and the Montana Stock revenue. Much of the land hadn't raspberries, blackberries and logan-Growers’ association; is president been cleared when he bought it, but berries as well as other smallof Montana Children's Home Soci- Mr. Herman got busy. Evergreen fruits.

1-». 1935 THE NORTHWEST ®FARM AND HOME OPPORTUNITIES

You may select from this list of typical bargains or askns forother propositions suited to yonr needs. Additional information.including addresses of the owners, will be furnished on request.

)lI1\‘XES()TA ' .\i0X'1\\yA garage, small hen house and well.Al) l. 8 lll I Cl, b l

M 65 7—In north central Minnesota 3'193—1 930-16"! "063 l'l"1¢l1- in t on "§f°' he“ lee e d e enee' - - ’ il . P t d t3 mu” from good town; cream truck sectiboln oiastern Montana aiiording ue iioliglillliornoroigoio ooomacéitca 88126 too

and school bus by place; 1,5 mile to °°m 1" °n ""nm°" 9*'“"'°' water,’ $1,800. $500 cash, monthly install-

rr. :1. :*...:"2.i..:"::':... *:.*:::.:..:::='::: aim-:":*. :::=:*.1.'::%1:'.%-*:::::;:::. -we in. - ' annua .eluding mm" house and pmcucally set ranch buildings; about. 150 acres w_o2€_12o ‘mo lo oohnew barn. “"8; garage’ fa“. chicken cultivated, balance pasture, 70 acres uooooo on oooo olo oo"_

h°‘"°' 3°°d we“; lake “cm” "°ad- meseeee "em eeee weeer eeerege easily ’cleared' locateei 5 miles fromAb°“t 15 acres °]e“°d' 4 acre‘ cum‘ Lend le mainly eeeee bottom end eon‘ Centralia 80lilllW8Il.8l'l1 Washington-"mm "M17 “id cl" 5°“ with cl" me Mm’ en eeneee' Aereege een be electricity" outside range for grazing’boom 20 acres t|mbe,._p°p|".’ increased to 1,600 acres if desired. Per- ' -

arch oak Dome Norway pine. some mit for 240 head of cattle on forest Th"°°"'°°m b“n3a1°"- 5"" i°" 12 head‘unable far lumber; mm" Qawmm ogeiloowith place. Price only $8.50 iligiglinloarioge lo,l‘i:!ceoDos:l)1}).oteit1:olliond farm23$ miles. 20 to 25 acres pasture, few ' W 230 3_238 ooroo 12 mnoo fromacres waste; small fruit orchard. Own- 1>1_,.177_.30 mm; on oiled highway, ' ' 'er states has always raised enough hay 5 miles from Hamilton, in Bitter Root §‘;’,';',°“,“,,‘;‘,‘,’;,,,{',_1,,K§'§"§‘.§Z.°‘II.'§§§' colg

"sun. 3° 1» 20' ' "mfn " M °' “'9” W‘ ef four-room house, good large barn, roottruck cross. small fruit. grain and hays. right, 20 acres river bottom pasture, 68"“ other banding‘. 3 apmos at3:211 l:iosilirry‘ing.o1o13ricm$'1i‘500. "o$7’5‘0 {illenty wood; runniiog water foir sttoclo: house and water could be piped in; 1%toroot ° a 7 ' ' '°"°':m ‘:“'£'l t"°g:‘:'hp§' lino’ miles to school. 50 acres fall wheat,

' :6? 60" es" op 11° o n ° P F em" 700' 7 acres oats; laud rolling. Price $4,000.' * ' ° °° u" '°° ' ' 1/5 crop included. Reasonable terms.M-105.1—160-acre partly improved $1,000 cash, terms on balance.

::;':;y“ N";;‘§,', "{§§L,P{§§dR':f;; PL-178—80 acres. 1 mile from Arlee. OREGONblack loam soil, clay subsoil; about 20 P F_“m:fa;! |'a1tl°€;bm_5}‘w':“7 heme”: 0-125—48 acres. 6 miles from town.acres quite rocky: much of land covered b‘g::'to':'_mo({rt€: iovoryi Y3" eéwggr D68¢hlll0s ¢0lllllY. 08111111 OYBSOII: 46 1 nd under irrigation;cultivated and about same acreage good ' excep o bll. Ul"B‘l'illlilli1KB ‘hay land. Good auto road to farm, 1 be dalgifa’ 3'?“ “ti? seed p:“'s M93 full’: good road. scl100l bus transporta-mile to school; in well gottled com- g°° anon‘ Pig“ '7‘ ‘mic '" :m_ tion. Adesirable farm home for $3,200.munity; place adjoins large stock "h°"'§’°,:“ g“'°'h 1"‘ "‘ f “f :56 $660 cash. terms on balance.ranches. Two-story frame house, good 5°“? 25“; t ‘fut; 9 a°°'oP]' ce 3 ,'rm ().33__17i,§ gm-Q, Wm; 5 acre;Cement bsemelli. IZXZ42 800d sill! W he 1 ea; ' "um: on Ne'nee' e cleared and cropped to clover, wheat,frame barn for 12 cows. 2 teams and "me °n7 2 m °' mm ”°“ a‘ fgmy 3;;-¢en_ ‘mall patch of 5;,-aw-some muss stock: good well Some 9-37—-4° l°"°'- 3 "1"" ""1 H°"°"- berries, etc., balance rolling logged offvaluable white pine timber on 5 acres. % mile fl‘0m s¢h00l- ill Cilfkl F0l‘k lamp 3|] gen¢ed- 18“; me] 'ood- two

F I p y IBuildings need repairs. Price $800 cash. V8118)’: ea cult‘i‘vatt;o(l: ftilloset oi: "no wells, one runs gallon per minute.rovemeu , we . ace s enc an .M’-65-8-—-30 sures. frame and log teross-fenced. Nice little western Mon- }1,‘1,':;*{;‘,2,‘,1‘,,1‘°;1,‘2",‘:}},,§?;:;1"§?,;,§}§§§¥

house. 2 rooms and upstairs: barn and tana farm home for $1,000. About 8,,-age hen ho“, go, 100 chicken,’ha? 9h°d5- "me °°n5"'“°°"3 1°! $500 03811. 19"!!! °ll bi\i3n¢°- root h'ouse, rabbit hutches: barn (Oi:chicken house, garage, woodshed and hon”. duh.’ stock hay and (Bed. hogwell. 25 acres cleared and cultivated. IDAHO ht. an kind. wild 1;e".1ea_ Plow Qagonbalance timber and pasture. Located ‘only no mnoo from Looorto, in Hub_ 1-g9_30 ac;-em 3 mm,‘ from post aodnotherlsquigmegt lI1C;l2(l8(l."L0(;&i.8t‘l

]l\a||5_ 10 | oe 1 on ii. eel‘ an , a out In es romgutcountm lgotod roads’ iuégservokégad naved h|ge|:lwl:;;e:;$u$ 36",?‘-:8 °,':,',’,,u, St. I-lelens. county seat, Columbia coun-ooiisl gsffgo lgzoirooo -for 30 bottom ,0"; ma" c,.,,,,k; 40 ac," ty. Price $1,300. ssso cash will handle.yea"; which buyer may a"ume_ fenced. balance timbered and hilly: X 0-83—38 acres with year ‘round

mile from school, daily mail at place. creek, enough timber for wood; 28Four-room house, chicken house, ma- acres cultivated; good spring piped to

NQRTH D-‘\K0'l'-4 chine shed. Price $1,000. $500 cash. buildings: on good road: four-roomNJ“ 4 on H t t 320 balance $150 oer year, 5 ner cent inter- house, fair barn. Located in Silverton— rac ve arm o acres,oooo oon ooo loootoo lo tormo form eot).wel:]a:tm<5f laoiodcrig in hay and some district, western Oregon. Price $2,500.

territory, 6 miles from town, Walsh D y D BUg11\'i)3g A1“) '

county, upper Red River valley; 0118 Lloeliazoeacre stock ranch: ne [\'DUsTRIAL OPEQINGS.mile to school: gravel highway borders "“"'°°m m°d°"' h°“'e' 7"“ "mam ‘ ‘ 'farm; phone and R" F_ D_ Good bu"d_ hasementi KO0d lllfll lfid 0\lQl)Illld- Buglnggg pl-0pg|-ty_ front; on main‘nos include 1%_stm.y' sevemmom lugs: 50 acres cultivated meadow. ,1;-get in goeur d'A|ene, 1dah°_ 3590house, good foundation, small cellar. "weed and °"°“'t°“°ed~ Irilxued 5"" DODlll8!i0!l. Bllellds bsck I0 1838 sll0l'9-good cistern; fairly large barn for 30 den: ma" "°‘"°- "‘°"t l"'"m¥ °"t8ld° Building about 150150 feet. Front parthead stock: garage, machine shed, fair "a"I6- Price $5,000. $1.000 08811 Wm is two stories, 12 rooms upstairs. Dancesize chicken house. 2 good granaries; h‘"'d'°- hall. 100x50 feet, in rear, new iloor.spring well and windmill. About 320 wAsm\.G.m\- Property now leased but available foracres cultivated, black loam soil, 20 ‘ ‘ purchase. Suitable for grocery, hard-acres pasture; nice grove. Price $8,000, W-87—20 acres, 3 miles from Sedro ware, garage, etc., or ideal resort—has$1,500 cash, balance on 30-year amor- Woolley, northwestern Washington. own docks and boat storage spacetized loan. Taxes about $100 yearly. ‘Small house and barn, poor condition; ,Price, terms, etc., on request.

7

June, 1935® THE NORTHWEST

Qevernl thounanll people in the Three Rivera neetlon oi eentrnl \\'a||hin:ton gathered reeently nt Pnleo to welcome lettleruand their Inmilien who hnve bought Inn-mu in that loenlity. Governor Martin nddrenued the erowd, whleh included the new net-tler: and their fnnniliel. and at noon. uneven hnrheened steer; were served. the neene nbove being the crowd Kllthereal nroumlharbeeue pita watching the heel being removed reldy for serving.

OLD-TIMERS ENTERTAIN and other contests with prizes toNEWCOMERS What the Setefs Say make a full afternoon.

Four thousand people met at Newcomers in the Three RiversH . . . section have bought more than$35?» Waslh-» °n_ Sat\"'d3Y» May We were born in Illinois, went 3,000 acres on i - t d 0- trriga e pr J60 s.

nu’mg€ra %%5b:rg.gnhe€:$::15sth;: to Utah for 13 years’ w9rk§d hind From 15 to 20 acres is the family" the Three Rivers section of’ central and momyIp '5TZF'1'8YlT!llfTiT>'11§TTS6If1€ 511% larg-

Washington Settlers and members g?s;' e. 051*‘ mg lgmllg Pg’ er. Settlers have come from sev_of their farbilies who now are on ‘g APt'i:?e an £ 3%? em t pa't' eral states. Truck crops, such as

irrigated truck farms after having $121. I m mun y’ mneso a Se ' heaid lettllei ¢amal0l1P6S, Water-- “' _ me ons, po a oes, asparagus, peaslOCl2;:§(;ilo€]sUI(;l\:1eg;1t?hv:a]:Sal'2 g)el;:o}l;f:I't3(; dso we read about Minnesota and beans’ Spinach and other vege_

- - - all made a trip in July‘ 1933- tables and small fruits and treell§:1"_ts_ett1"{l£5 and thglllf faglllle5- In Liked it_ne_and that fall bought fruits such as strawberries and3 l l°ll- l was P" 1° ° 5°l'v_allce 80 acres in Aitkin county. My wife . - -

_ - sweet cherries are important crops.Zicgli ‘iffliiii “ii 3-‘l‘¢Z°§t $21318 “”° °‘“-“”°“ “"“ I “ad the ‘Pest The growing M0“ Ovens early l"not on] in uttin its cod irri at: garden In 1934 we ever hadi Tamed the year and continues until lateed lands topworkg butgin naniial 100 bushels of oats and ~S0ld $150 in the fan‘ The sandy loam Soilrehabilitation of its irrigation dis- “'°"‘h °§ We ale sh!‘ fgedljig Wlllillls "ll ‘l“l°klY and g'°“’°'s gettricts’ improvements of the h s_ some ° 9 °°m “Q T3159 - their crops onto the market early._ _ , _ P Y this time, March, 1935, we haveical works of the irrigation systems 30 acres paid fol.’ good house, barn,and a wider understanding of op- workshop and garage and are get- CANNERY VOLUME UP

P°l'tllllltle$- - ting out logs for an ice house, al- The Washington Canners Co'0p'In the f0l'eI100H, U19 ¢!‘0Wd 8831- though we have our ice for this %atl;e m ltslggaolgoat Vane;-“Z-velzi

ered on the well-shaded lawn of the summer. Have a good team, 11 as "team ll’ h ca-ses -0 00Pasco park. where Washington's Guernsey cattle all necessa ma- pm "° S amma y’ -“mg m°reas'

- - ’ ry ed to that amount in a few yearsGo\ ernor glatrtin welcomed new- chinery, good hay meadow and from 40,000 cases_comers an roug t to them as more land broken for this spring.well as to old-timers a message of Just sold six tons more of wild haystate-wide importance. F. D. for $14 a ton There are ne lakes, SPECIAL RATES ACC0MM0'Balmer, director of the agricultur- lots of sh, wild game, and we have DATE HOMESEEKERSal @Xt°"Sl°ll Service °f WaSlll"8’l°ll Plenty of rainfall in summer» and aiiR°.§lll§§doJ°$§’§ ~?S?ti?e'lns‘¥»'§¢i‘ii‘Z‘%..i‘i‘3State College, and W- P- Sta-Pletont winters are D01’, bad." way? One-way aiid round-trip seasonwestern agricultural development _ 1-» i and special iimit tickets. Let us quoteagent for the Northern Pacic Everybody had plenty to eat with ""9" "°"‘ Y°‘"' s““l°" “ml “ssm l'°“Railway, were other speakers. barbecue sandwiches and trim- in planmng your mp °t inspection‘

At noon, seven barbecued fat mings to accompany them. Then J. \\'. HAW,I11 \'ortht-rn I’ ci R~ . 8 (‘ _\'.,

steers were ready for the crowd. there were foot races, tugs-of-war. st. Paul, “inn.