The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 27, 1929, Page 6

“PAGE SIX - THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE PROFITABLE CROPS MAY SHOW DECREASE IN STATE'S HOLDINGS State Now Holds More Than 200,000 Acres of Arable Land Ready for Tillage POPULATION SHOWS GAIN Farms Will Go Far Toward Pay- ing Purchase Price With One Average Crop The state of Nor h Dakota is the unwilling owner of more than 200.000 acres of land, all arable and under} p, cultivation. ‘These 200,000 acres, which in them- selves constitute a fair-sized patri-/ mony, are in addition to the millions of acres held by the state for the public schools and the various edu-/ cational and cleemosynary institu- tions, and have reverted to the state through foreclosi: proceedings. This acreage is not increasing. In fact, it is decreasing rapidly nd with a good and profitable crop it will diminish as farmers obtain enough money to secure it by th: one-fifth of the purchase price re quired. Those tracts that have bee! sold, and which are now being sold under deed or contract, are going. in large part, to the same men who were unable to keep them in their own hands in ihe first instance. ‘Through the Bank of North Dakota the state holds 121.723 acres of fore- closed land. and approximately 89.000 acres wmder the supervision of the Jand commission, likewise taken be- cause the original purchaser was un- able to meet the payments he had Promised. Holdings Decrease The state has sold, through the Bank of North Dakota, 75.930 acres. cutting its original holdings from’ foreclosure from the former high figure of 197.658 acres. Farmers of the state apparently have faith in Dakota, according to| | the figures given out by the Bank/ lions of acres in original holdings, | of North Dakota, the land commis- sioner and the commissioner of im- in Burleigh, Bottineau, Renville, Mc- Henry and Ward counties, although there are holdings in practically | } every county in the state. | Average $24 an Acre | Values of the lanus held average | about $24 an acre. This amount in- ‘cludes improvements on the land, in some cases listed ..s fencing. houses | jor barns, and in others, as complete | | equipment except machiaery. ; , Practically every acre owned by the | state because foreclosure is adapt- | able to cultivation, and much of it is planted to mixe’ crops. All of it is rented or leased this year, much; of it to the men who forn erly owned | jit. ‘The crops on the state land in-) ide wheat, oats, ‘lax, barley, spel | corn, potatoes and rye. |. Although the amounts cf land in} the holdings vary. average 250 acres to the tract. There are ap: proximately 500 parcels of land un: der lease today. i | The rental required by the state: , through the Bank of North Dakota. ! |18 one-fourth of the crop, delivered at the elevator, without expense or charge to the state. Although the! rentals all over the state are good,! Mr. Cox/said, those in the northwest- | crn part of the state are especially | valuable, the st on the original loans on th® same tracts. Promise Good Yields Onc of the developments watched special interest this year is: the | up of nev ground and sow- 9 flax. This crop promises to be especially Jood this year, and promises to bring two dollars a uushel above the threshing charges. ne crop tuias out well, Mr. Cox Said, a great deal of the state land may be sold. A farmer can go far toward paying | for his land with one good crop, it | was explained. The average price of a quarter section is $3,000. The first can break and sow | ? land to flax, and | x ; bre The following year he can put the | remaining 69 acres in flax, and the | 1100 acres he put to flax the year) before. he can sow to wheat, plant to corn or potatoes, or some other } crop. | In five years time, it is said, a man can make his living from a quarter Or, if he has other holdings that | will pay for his living expenses, he can just about make the-land pay for itself in two average years, Of the land held by the state under the jurisdiction of the land commis- sioner, 22.999 acres are to the credit of the institutions, and have reverted to the state. Compared with the Ynil- | this amount seems small. | Terms Are Good {residents of the state are just now! Iwithout paying a premium. ielding enough rental to residents of the state, letters of in-! that acreage will net him about $1800. | state to own the land and lease it 2, and at the same time pay for | migration. All declare the largest! This land is not segregated, except number of sales has been to Dakota’ for the purposes of bookkeeping, from farmer residents. ; the other state land, and is handled A feature of many of the purchases | by the same board. The foreclosed is that they have bee:: by fathers| land is leased by the board on the and mothers who are setting up sons | Same basis as that originally owned and daughters as farmers on adjoin-; and never sold by the state. Like- ing lands. Especially has this been| wise, the foreciosc® land may be true, it is said, among the thrifty | bought from the state either at pri- Russian and German farmers west of | vate sale or at auction. the Missouri river. If sold at private sale, the pur- “Five years ago,” A. B. Cox, of the| chaser pays cash at its foreclosure Bank of North Dakota, explained, price, plus five per cent interest to amount is paid. ‘The unpaid portion | from outside the state have come in bears interest at six per cent. jto the number of 1,850 families since Part or all of the principal pay-;1923, and have also invested more ments may be made at any time, snd) than $10,000,000 in Dakota land. Their | the interest on the amounts paid! holdings average 200 acres to the pet at stops with the payment. All sales'son. The average price they | are made subject to existing leases. | paid is $30 an acre. 3 Other States Interested Many Seck Land | i | Towaand Minnesota land dealers are : | dae oe Bee and commise | Soneentrating ee Love Mr. | so Gs) WON LRGRATLA c re hy |Devine said, because of the large sioner, explained in an interview, and crops, salubrious . climate, and low ; price of land. beginning to learn that under the; A statement of Mr. Devine’ . y a | 45 . e's that Bey nw a cen euy, SA they | seated, but which he proved to be ai true, is that manufactures are grow- i 5 TAURI ER i \land purchases. Last year. he said, ce interested in land pur: ithe state produced $52,000,000 worth Moreover, if the crops of the state |/Of manufactured products, and will are good this year, and the farmers | Naturally oo See lation grows. iy ups rot. 4 TERS HARDEE of eral The things necessary are found, he cels of land held under foreclosure. | S44. On tiene ean Rison tend, | In many cases the land is leased byjieaio ig uy dia the men who formerly owned it, and V2 secs and the officials of they are especially interested in re-! noth Dakota have faith in the fu- session. The board bases its opin-| {1 ‘ ates |ture of their state. The only thing ion on the large number of inquiries | 11. farmers lack is money to make Nhl come in from these former the first payment on the land. In addition to the queries from| Railroad Commission Prepares for Battle The state railroad commission is preparing data for the hearing on the application of railroads for an injunc- tion to prevent the new rates in North | Dakota from becoming erfective. The hearing will be in St. Paul July 2 be- fore three federal judges. The date for the order to become effective was set forward, Commis- sioner C. W. McDonnell explained to- day, to allow Commissioner Fay Hard- ing, who has been attending the hear. ings of the interstate commerce com-| mission in Washington, D. C., to be present; likewise the attorney gencral PICRY For the relief of Poison Ivy. Mf not satisfied, money refunded. Sold Exclusively by Cowan’s Drug Store quiry frequently come from outside} the confines of North Dakota, from| men looking to this state as a place | to make their home. In every case) the commission has given the infor- mation asked, it was said, and in sev-| eral instances has aided settlers in finding homes. Homeseekers Welcome i Although the commission must of necessity maintain rigid standaras| concerning leases and sales. Mr.} Byerly declared, the board is inter- ested in putting the tracts into the hands of home makers. It would be greatly to the advan- tage of the state, it was said, to place the land in the hands of farmers and collect taxes, rather than for the; Over in the office of J. M. Devine, commissioner of immigration, a spirit of optimism pervades. Mr. Devine is a thorough believer in the state of North Dakota. Within the last two years, Mr. De |vine declares, farmer residents of Da-| kota have invested more than $10,- 000,000 in land within this state, and have added this land to their own present holdings. The average ne they have paid per acre is $33. In addition, he declares, settlers | Half Price on Brushing Lacquer and Old Style Enamels A nice line of colors from which to select. “we had a ot of land lying in the counties west of the Missouri. But the thrifty Russian and German farmers have bought up so much of it we have little left in that part of the state.” The greatest number of tracts taken in foreclosure proceedings lic the date of purchase. If he buys at | auction, however, he can buy the land jon time pay..ent at not less than its appraised value; one-fifth cash and , the balance in deferred payments, not to exceed 20 years. 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