The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, September 7, 1916, Page 19

Editor” Nonpamfl?;fi;f" August 2. He Was “Keenly Interested” in Welfare ?i;’i‘,’;fii‘.' e 1 cemy g g o on the feigns iosion, wnd Thope o0 Of P. Romsaas Until Asked to Make Good o . Femmington, do you not cons sider it an outrage when you charga will keep on hammering at them until about twice the actual value of the we get just and eqmtable rates in our gred engmes that stand idle probably agree with you, but to raise stock you article itself for transporting it from state. - nine months in the year, waiting for got to have pastures, and fencing Gully, Minn,, to Ryder, N. D.2 And Am enclosing you some con'espond- the peak of ‘the load that must be . materials cost money. I will now give here is where you can help to a large ’ ence—or rather only 'two letters—as I handled during threshing time. This' you an instance (where you can help if extent. The cheaper we can buy fé.nc. did not receive any reply to my letter., If gystem results in -glutting the market you are willing. Last February we had ing material, the more stock we raise, you can use these two letters to any- instead of feeding it slowly, and as a a car of tamarack posts shipped from -the more tonnage your road gets. I advantage, why so much the better. ‘result, farmers ordinarily get: low Gully, Minn,, to Ryder, N.'D. There hope I will be favored Wlth a reply. 1 PETER ROMSAAS. prices for their grain; it takes ‘their ,were 1550 posts in the car and the cost am; THE LROAD’ horses away from farm work when they = was 5 cents per post or a total of $77.50. Yours truly, * Mi ESR‘;I AI,)S OFFER 5 are needed most, for as you know plow- The freight on that car of pests was PETER ROMSAAS. inneapolis, St. Paul' & Sault Sainte ing done xmmed.\ately after cutting is, Marie Railway Company; best. ; Office of the President, Minneapolis. No merchant would think of doing a July-15th, 1915. suécessful business ifihe kept a stock of || W H E A T w A N T E D ? Mr. Peter Romsaas, Ryder, N. D. goods that could only be moved during ¢ . ® Dear Sir: one season_of the year, and yet that is Through our immigration agent, J. S. the condition of the farmer who spends A T BN N TR A R B 03, B R " We are in the market for a few cars of choice S e S S Wheat, .Oats, Rye, Barley, also Millet Seed ll;‘;u(li'mer% z;ppreclate go:g adgnce as well asany- | | body. But sometimes they face difficulties that | § ARGO SEED Gl | call for something more substantial. Just now | | : anea RCE ; the rairoads of the northwest could do mere for | { FARGO . ;i NORTH BARGTA the farmer by cutting a few cents of exorbitant ; ‘ local frelght rates fl‘an by tefllng l“lm to “d.l .........'.........‘....................O........‘O...... in either car lots or small shipments. Mail samples for our bid: ® i ° g m JAME LEGE: | _ | versify. : . . o es00s000: J"MESTOWN N. DAK- 00000000000000000° ; Murphy, I learn that you have located aill his energy raising grain. He puts 1 pic é ‘ .in: North Dakota and intend to farmin all his “eggs” in one basket, and when : gt that state. Iassume that you have made the drops the basket he is financially = § { £ a resolution to succeed, and~you surely crippled. No farmers ever succeeded ! i { - should succeed—the opportunities in that permanently by grain farming alone, and - LB . state are unsurpassed. it 'is unreasonable for you to think that § I am interested in your success—the that you are going to succeed by any & Z greater that success, the more legitimate method that has produced so many 8 business we will get. In effect, you are failures. The European war is the chief {h A practically in partnership with the Soo cause for the comparatively high price line, and we take a direct and personal X of small grains; that war will not con- i - interest in every settler tributary to our tinue indefinitely, and the law of supply JbOLY: . i lines. and demand will dominate: the price of & : Now how are you going to farm? . wheat in the future, as it has in the past. e ¥ You should diversify and raise stock— So, I suggest you should not follow the <) that is the only way to‘farm in any ° crowd, but diversify from the beginning. e 7 b country. You should learn to conserve If the average farmer could be induced § 8 : moisture—it is fundamental—and when ' to raise more stock—and life :stock do ° you make the conservatien of moisture splendidly in that staté—he would appre- S o i S W one of the main :(l))gects‘-—always—you ciate the advantage of silos and gran- & A Corner of the Campus’ Library Hall and Heating Plant ® ! . are sure of a g Crop every year. aries; his work.would be more evenly o ° - | " You will probably get a lot of advice on distributed, and he would drive hi work & ThE DIGGEST COLLEGE OF THE PEOPLE IN THE STATE. ¢ farming methods—just watch and con- instead of his work driving him. ° 3 ® £ 1t th m:thod loyed by success- ° Endowment Money to Loan at Farmers’ Rates. FALL TERM OPENS o S e T Gt tiis THEY WANT To HELP e - Write for iliustrated booklet and catalogue to SEPTEMBER 19, ¢ | county agent s;f the . Better Farming ~ Write and give me impressions of e President B. H. Kroeze, or Registrar Wm. B. Thomas. H 1 » association; get bulletins from the Agri- Wutr;‘ewdh"me—fhow you like ‘thltf! noooooooooooooooooooooooo.oooooooooooooooooooooo-oooooooo ] llege, and your own common coun and your future prospects. 3 | g‘;:!-:.lngosoe!;‘ned ;?dgxzent will never let you have Idgg;mbl‘:iesh:em c;.n heoip flfou‘ ‘ . I 4 ou -go far astray. The average acre ‘overcome g CAr: R ~ 3 .. 3 )< | in North Dalkota should produee twice —for 1 assure you I am keenly imer? (| (GOOd Early Plowing Means Better Crops " it ‘does at the present. es in" your welfare. § - R < :i';nme uchm dc::!l:e:swe get in more farmers, Every settler: tributary to the Soo line ~. Land plowed in August and September is in about as good condition B X result wi i kota, should, in a way, be for next -year’s crop as if it were summer fallowed. Every farmer knows | like I trust you are, that Pinitldhe l‘{ortmhija' = S 3 A this to be the case. Then why not get a Hart-Parr Tractor and get your 2 momplished. “;‘ am hemt;on gt fik';::;:f' n:_ work done in time. . All Hart-Parr tractors use kerosene or distillate per- I SOME EXCELLENT ADVICE B n o SSRANLTD DI, S o gy rofunded | ey is a good country for you, it is a The Hart-Parr- moneymaker separator is made in all sizes and is guaran- [ Do not start in on the exclusive grain good place for your former . neighbrs teed-to thresh as much grain and save it as any machine made. Send for < g farming idea—-it is not only unwise for and friends. Send me the names and catalog. ) you, but it is hard on: the railways. We! addresses of any people who should be Write us. for list of second hand and rehmlt oil tractors and steam A t " have hundreds of cars and half a hun- jnterested in the opportunities to be had engines—also automobiles. : { , /' in your vicinity, and we will- send:them - g o literature-and do all Wwe can to induce B I:‘ART PABRr:() tv. Oil ! 3 ‘ 5 o }" them to again become your neighbors. MRS, /KoTosene, ‘DETLectly. . « ! ‘ Amel'lCall _Every new settler adds to the value of Cooled. This alone will save £ = your land; he helps pay the taxes; and price of engine in ten years. ; i 4 Natlfinai Bank 1 mmntams'schoola, Farmers’ clubs: and :No Bével Traction Gears, : ; % : V\ALLEY CITY, N. D., 8 x::,&:};l&s ox:caic:t};f;:uetter in many Light - Weight, High Power. g e c'fi"' and Surplus $110,000.00 © T want you to feel free at all times ilxty bf:i‘e d:.mrsepowe;; m‘m‘- G rolle s e F..rmer' Friend - § to write and tell me anything that. you. eclm-nc awhar i ; 3 & J think will be of mutual interest to.you power; special hold fast lugs 8 Lo | Money to Jomu ap all times to and to the railroad company—particu- i::;«;fg:hgrgun? f:;t sf'tel‘”s’: i < :\ : % reliable parties % larly of your success in farming in; your e i Ky 0w ancen ‘“‘d‘ e o 5 e - - 4 new home. Your success - may -prove: N arr Tractor : - X s i, '. 7. quite 'an inspiration to- others situated : v Exmivalont pawer of slght sty horses Vi % ) ; : like you were before you moved:to North driw bar. Adaptable to all ‘your farm - b i E RIS ; Dakta. e ; Wiahmgyoflthebestofsuccess,lam ;‘j“"m’.‘:m tn teady dependable S ’Very truly yours, . - P Palls three 14-inch plows in_stubble—one | ARM ANS' T TR PR ey : i‘ Lk L.' e e -‘"'",.'.’IZ"’.,:L'%":?:*"W'.;'Z..«, '1’ Loans at W : “ |} one o w “on Fair Terms : g AN /UNANSWERED REQUEST R qn?ld"' 24-to ' 26-inch: lepu'mr 4 ] ¢ Ll cocmmm 1 & popng 23%en N. D, dugust 2, 1915, || i ol e ot s by e st e by 2y it ¥ T e : FAWS mmm anea lis 3&3’1‘% ‘BUILT-—TWO srg:“nnns mnwm Only seven gears and ; pinion... ’ gears ‘Motor attached by three points suspension. Bd!-tuu-lng when plwlnz. Yours Of July 1o ax2 i o % We <can_ make immedxate dehvery from Fargo. contents ‘carefully noted. You atate : -your letter “If you have difficultiés we mhelpyou overcome 1 wfllb&glad of them—for T-assure y henli mterested in your ‘welfare. us: to di ; um.w-nttonunnm;'