Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 119, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1911 — Sidney Holmes Likes H. Dak.; Lets of Grain Planted—Fine Rains. [ARTICLE]

Sidney Holmes Likes H. Dak.; Lets of Grain Planted—Fine Rains.

Sidney Holmes writes from Jamestown, N. Dak., to let his old Jasper county friends know what conditions are there. He says: “I like th's country fine and think if we had come here 15 or 20 years ago we would have been riding around in an auto now. The spring has been a little backward, but since beginning in the fields have only lost two days. There has been an abundance of kuoistur? so far; had a big rain last week, and another yesterday afternoon and last night We have out 470 acres of wheat and will sow 30 more; have 34 acres of oats sowed and up fine, and will sow 100 acres more and will plant 100 acres of corn. The wheat is all up but the last days’ sowing. It, will be a grand sight to see so much wheat at harvest time, as there are no fences betwwen farms and thus it looks Just like one great field as far as the eye can see, with houses every mile or two apart The land is rich and any one wanting a home in the northwest would do well to invest here, but let everyone como and see for themselves, is my advice. The land is advancing and in a few years will be as high priced as it is in Indiana.' Mr. Holmes encloses a slip from the Jamestown Weekly Alert, which describes a twelve hour rain there a week ago last Wednesday. The paper states that the rain wps not badly needed but it was timely and the farmers are wearing broad smiles in contemplation of an abundant crop.