What to see in America . d nearly as manyin the harvesting. It is no infrequent sight on theBonanza farms to see a row of twenty or more plows,harrows, seeders, or reapers working at the same furrows may be plowed for miles in a straightline. The wheat harvest begins about August 1, whenthe enormous fields of yellow grain are exceptionally beau-tiful. Another section with superlative fertility and productive-ness is that around what is known as Jimtown in theJim River Valley, but which you will find on the mapas Jamestown. The state, as the white men found it, consisted of one


What to see in America . d nearly as manyin the harvesting. It is no infrequent sight on theBonanza farms to see a row of twenty or more plows,harrows, seeders, or reapers working at the same furrows may be plowed for miles in a straightline. The wheat harvest begins about August 1, whenthe enormous fields of yellow grain are exceptionally beau-tiful. Another section with superlative fertility and productive-ness is that around what is known as Jimtown in theJim River Valley, but which you will find on the mapas Jamestown. The state, as the white men found it, consisted of one vast open range, which fur-nished grazing in abundancefor the herds of wild animalsthat roamed over it. Duringa considerable period after-ward the region was consid-ered only suitable for thepasturage of cattle, horses,and sheep, as the annualrainfall seemed too small forraising crops. The discoverythat by proper methods ofcultivation most of the mois-ture in the soil could be con-A Farmyard served and rendered available. North Dakota 333


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