Wheat counsel from Hill calls for intensified farming
Railroad magnate James J. Hill told 5,000 Wahpeton attendees at Richland County fairgrounds that wheat prices will rise, urging farmers to expand land use, adopt efficient byproducts, and follow scientific agriculture to secure bread for families. He warned land depletion and urged coordinated effort over isolated farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wahpeton
Richland County Fair
James J. Hil
Hill
Jamestown
Plymouth Rock
Big Increase in Crop Yield in United States Soils
A forthcoming Bureau of Soils bulletin by Prof. Milton Whitney argues U S soils are not wearing out and crop yields rising rather than declining. It analyzes yields from 1866 to 1907, omitting the Dakotas early on, and asserts both new and old soils do not degrade, though individual farming deteriorates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
Phillip Armour
Chicago
Malthus
Bureau of Soils of the
Agricultural Department
Milton Whitney
Bureau
Dakotas
Firsts
Europe
Kittle Falls Country Comes Into View in Washington
Ed Downie returns from Kittle Falls Washington to tell The Tribune about the region. He reports a growing fruit country with 160 acre holdings and potential land values rising from 300 to 1000 dollars per acre. Transportation improvements and railroad surveys are expected to unlock population and wealth growth along the Columbia River benches and nearby Spokane area.
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Downie
Kittle Falls
Wash
the Tribune
Washington State
British Columbia
Rawland
Columbia River
Falls
Spokane River
Northwest
Janas
Magnificent possible base near the Columbia River
Fragmentary text notes the Virgin Soil and natural resources as a base of magnificent possibilities. A man plans to stay several weeks and will share information with anyone seeking details about the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia River
Reward Offered for Recovery and Arrest of John Bloss
Notice of a $25 reward for information leading to the recovery of two horses a bay gelding George and a dark mare named Allie plus harness and wagon gear and for the arrest of John Bloss. Description of Bloss provided with height and attire. Notify the sheriff at Williston North Carolina. Independent reports crackdown on vice in Minot with arrests and fines. Also notes death in Wisconsin and county auditor’s trip to Minneapolis for financial settlement between Ward and Mountrain counties.
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John Bloss
George
Allie
Williston
N. C
John Jameson
Minot
Dick Steinhoffer
John
Fennimore
Wis
Wisconsin
L. A. Larson
Minneapolis
Ward
Mountrain
Larson
Commissioners Proceedings in Ward County 1909
Official minutes show a quadrennial budget of bridge and grading bids from Geo. W. Kemper and McDougall & Son, with contracts to complete by December 1 1909 and penalties for delays. Board orders notices to bondsmen, approves requisitions for office supplies, and adjourns sine die after authorizing contracts and payments.
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Board of County Commissioners
Board of’ County Commissioners
Ward County
Mountrain County
Countiss
Amundson
Abbott
Geo. W. Kemper
Township 157
Township 156
Belgea Avenue
City of
Minot
Glenn
Lokensgard
McDougall & Son
Township 151
Township 153
Hurd
J.A. Thompson
Lokens
C. D. Smith
A. C. Nedrud
R. E. Hopkins
Knute T. Hagen
S.A. Sorenson
Mitcartates Ae
Louis A. Larson
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Expares
North Dakota
Bureau of Soils of the Agricultural Department
Washington
Cedar Land
Vermont
A. C. Wiper
Bowbells
N. D
Theo. Albrecth
B. M. Wohlwend
T. O. Hunter
John R. Jones
Hankinson
New York Exchange
Kittle Falls Country
R. Downie
Kittle Falls Valley
LeSueur
Magic City
Independent
Minot City
Murray
Columbia
East 22d Street
New York City
N. Y
Commissioners' Proceedings
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