Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1911 — FROM NORTH DAKOTA. [ARTICLE]

FROM NORTH DAKOTA.

Thos. Callaghan Tells of Crop Conditions About Minot, Dear Editor ana Jasper Friends: Seeing many letters ftfpm various states and " especially from North Dakota printed in our good old paper, The Jasper County Democrat, remembering my success last year, I decided to try again and write to my friends through this paper. Last year I spoke of our hopes for a booming crop this year. Well, that hope is not fulfilled, although the greater per cent of the North Dakota farmers will have a fair if not a large yield. We are today enjoying a crop helper in the form of good old soaker which reminds us of one of Jasper county’s steady rains. It will make a g6od yield for all of the later crops and we still may have a boomer crop in such things as oats, flax, millet, potatoes and all truck.

We are glad to report that the former Jasperites, now North Dakota citizens, around here are enjoying good health and in the main, fair prospects.

We were pleased to find this year that we can go berrying even in North Dakota. We would be glad to go berrying with any Jasper friend who would present himself with a pail and desire to go. Great quantities of June berries, chokecherries and wild plums grow along the Mouse river about five’ miles distant, and also out on our prairies. We could take you buffalo berry picking earlier—in the spring. Well, not to tire the friends who are reading this, I will close, hoping that already I have not taken too great a space. So just saying this, that we hope our Jasper friends are enjoying good health, as we are. and sending best wishes to each and all, we are Yours sincerely,