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Title: Marvels of the new West : a vivid portrayal of the stupendous marvels in the vast wonderland west of the Missouri River : comprising marvels of nature, marvels of race, marvels of enterprise, marvels of mining, marvels of stock-raising, and marvels of agriculture, graphically and truthfully described
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Thayer, William Makepeace, 1820-1898
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Publisher: Norwich, Conn. : Henry Bill Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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ed as Great Britain, it would number overfifty million people ; if as densely settled as Belgium, it would have apopulation of seventy-two million. Here is an empire in itself. Andfive years ago even, the scanty population of one hundred thirty-fivethousand one hundred and eighty people produced twelve millionbushels of wheat in one season. The following year the crop wasalmost double. Since that time a steady stream of settlers haspoured into the Territory, and the wheat fields have multiplied by thethousand, until now the population are looking forward to no distantperiod when tivo hundred million bushels of wheat will be raised inone season. In 1885 Dakotas exhibit at the Exposition in New Orleans wasthe largest and most remarkable of all the Territorial departments.The arrangement was unique ; and the preparation, on so grand ascale, denoted that Dakota farmers were confident of success. Mr. S. S. Keeler, livimr about six miles south of Wessinc^ton, on 6/2 MARVELS OF THE NEW WEST.
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MARVELS OF AGRICULTURE. 673 section 2-110-66, has contracted all his crops of this season, the figures of which will show for themselves whether or not it pays to farm in Dakota. The following is a statement of his whole seasonswork : — Breaking 94 acres, (5 $3 ^282.00 Backsetting same 141.00 47 bushels seed wheat, @ ^1.25 5^-75 Seed oats 53-75 6 pounds of onion seed i3-50 25 bushels seed potatoes 20.00 Labor of springs work, including board, men and horses 180.00 Expense of harvest 15400 Expense of threshing 192.64 Total ^1,095,64 Products. 900 bushels wheat, @ $i ^900.00 3,000 bushels oats, @ 30 cents 900.00 400 bushels onions, @ 75 cents 300.00 400 bushels potatoes, (rv 40 160.00 Total ^2,260.00 Total expense 1,095.64 Balance ^1,164.34 Mr. Nichols had one hundred and fifty-six acres in crops as follows :wheat, forty ; oats, one hundred and ten ; barley, six. The expensesinclude his own time and that of his sons, so that the result is an absolute net. This statement does not inclu

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