Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1907 — A LETTER FROM NORTH DAKOTA. [ARTICLE]

A LETTER FROM NORTH DAKOTA.

Berthold, No. Dak. June 24, 1907, F. E. Babcook; — I thought I would write you something about this section of North Dakota. Everybody is breaking sod nowadays and some are seeding Bpring breaking down to flax. What grain that is already sown, is growing fine. Wheat, oats, barley, flax and speltz are growing as well as could be desired. All garden truck is simply fine. We have onions, peas, beets and beans that are hard to beat Potatoes are fine, so is the corn. We have about an acre of the early sweet or sugar oorn planted. Here is something of a surprise for you. All of the gardening is growing fine and we still have some snow left from last winter. You may not believe this but nevertheless it is so. This section was all open prairie two years ago. But now you can count 30 or 40 shacks all around here that yon can see. The publio land is about all taken around here. There may be a few 40-acre plots yet and possibly a few 80’s and a 160, but they are soarce and rather rough. As this is alt th at is of any importance I will close. A Reader.'