What Makes Farm Land Values So High
The piece analyzes rising farm land values in Illinois and other states, arguing speculation and sentimental factors drive prices beyond actual agricultural returns. It compares returns on corn and alfalfa, notes European land prices, and concludes high values require better farming methods and management to yield real income.
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B. A. Bereman
Department of Agriculture
Corn Belt
Illinois
Iowa
Europe
Isle of
Jersey
Atlantic
Paris
Baltic Sea
Oregon
Chicago
Evans
Syston
Tock & Home
GETS-IT Clears Corns with Two Drops
The ad touts GETS-IT as a simple corn cure that uses two drops to shrink corns without pain or tools. It claims it removes all corns, with millions using it and availability through druggists or direct mail from E Lawrence & Co in Chicago, and local endorsements.
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Thors
E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Williston
Erick Rather
J. Creaser
North Dakota corn yield contest announced for 1915
The Better Farming Section of the North Dakota Experiment Station invites entries in an acre yield corn contest for 1915. North and South sections each receive 325 in prize money. Applicants obtain blanks from the station for entry and information.
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North Dakota
North
North Dakota Rejects State Elevator Tax Proposition
North Dakota voters decisively rejected a proposal to tax residents $75,000 to fund a small state owned terminal elevator. The outcome reflects the public’s cautious view on state projects and taxation.
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North Dakota
Comparison of Early and Late Selected Seed Corn
A North Dakota Experiment Station report on 1913 corn seed selection compares early field selection before frost with late shock selection. Germination averaged 83 percent for field selected seed and 60 percent for frost late seed, indicating about one third seed value loss when left in shock after frost.
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North Dakota
North Dakota Pork Production Contest Returns in 1915
The Better Farming Section of the North Dakota Experiment Station announces a 1915 Pork Production Contest with 415 cash and two pure bred hogs in prizes. Open to farm boys and girls ages 10 to 18 who select a sow to farrow by May 1 and raise the litter, with entries due by November 20. Objectives focus on total weight produced and cost efficiency, using pasture and corn hogging strategies.
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North Dakota
Better Farming
Iment
Father Goose for Farmers and Notices of Estate Sales
A collage of farm verses about rising egg prices and middlemen, a humorous farmer boy note, and legal notices including Notice to Creditors for Henry D. Schaaf estate, a real estate foreclosure sale notice, and a U.S. lands final proof notice with witnesses named.
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Farm Department
Ee Balliol Org
Middle West
Omaha
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Duluth
Farm, Stock & Home
Zlint, Mich
Peerytown
York
Cit
Luury
Ai Boe
ALY
Sis
Chevrolet
Ated
Minnesota Motor Car Co
S. 10Th St
Minnesota
Father Goose For
Famers
Y Don Allen
Higglepy
Piggleby
England
Henry
Schaaf
Charles A. Schaaf
Henry D. Schaaf
Spring Rook
Williame
Geo. A. Gillmore
Williams County
Williaton
Willams
Gey
Jacob Leuthold Jr
Geo. A. Gilmore
Department of the Interior
U. 8
N. B
Ethel de Lorme
Ethel Seymour
Mormon
N. D
Township
P. Merdian
Zens
Ir & Receiver
U. S. Land Office
John Silker
Arthur Patterson
John Burke
Joseph Hough
Marmon
Thomas B. Murphy
Hepiater
The
Williston Tannery
Western Auto Repair Works
Bismarck, North Dakota
Ically
Rew
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