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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1913)
NORTH PLATTE VALLEY It: 1 " " " "" ' " " - I - 1 Br V 8 Prc8lilrnt S. K. WAKK First Nntionnl Scotsbluff Cashier Pirt National Uhnk. Allian.e president i'.nr.k rf Mlnalare Scottsbluff Sugar Factory STOCK GROWING ON account of the large amount of alfalfa grown and the immense number of acres planted to sugar beets, stock growing is found Very profitable. The sugar beet tops are very useful for feed and some So, coo tons of beet pulp is used for the same purpose. Raising cattle, hogs, sheep and horses is being encouraged by all. A ready market for all the stock, combined with quick transportation, makes it favor able for the stock miser. The immense dry land ranges on the table lands adjacent to the alley furnish plenty of open range. 40,000 sheep and jo, ncx) cattle will be fed in the Valley the Valley the coming season. THE SOIL of the Valley is a rirh, sandy 1 im, adapt?'! growing rf all WONDERFUL results are produced in the North Platte Valley by irrigation. The great government Pathfinder reservoir in Wyoming stores nearly 1,000,000 acre feet of water which is spread over the farming lands of the Valley during the irrigating season of the year at the rate of 100,000, 000 barrels of water every 24 hours. Sugar beets bring prosperity IUGAR beets pay big returns. The factory in the iwiey, which is iie oi the largest in the United States, with a capacity of 1,4.00 per day. has the second largest acre age in the United States, over 17,000 acres but tig planted last season to sugar beets. The yield per acre is from 15 to 20 tons, and a price of $5.50 is paid by the factory. The rich soil of the Valley makes excellent beet land, and by the proper rotation of crops, bi 4' yields with a high percentage of sugar are always raised. ALFALFA BRIISGS GOLD ALFALFA is the largest crop raised in the Valley. It is particularly adapted to the soil and brings the money. An alfalfa mill is located in the Valley, where hundreds of tons are ground into alfalfa meal. Thousands and thousands of tons are shipped out each year and as much more is fed right in the Valley to stock. Three and sometimes four crops are cut each year, the yield running from four to six tons per acre. Hank of . 'V' ' "'"'':Mr'',' '' " I J Headgates of a Big Valley Canal l heavy cr ips. Constant tilling in some parts of the Valley for twenty-five years has not impoverished its fertility, and shis soil is some of the richest to be found. Artificial fer tilizers are not necessary, although the growth of some crops can be increased by their use. The soil is particularly adapted to irrigation, and on account of its nature, is very easily farmed. Silt carried bv the water over the land is worth many dollars per acre per year, as it contains so much in fertilization qualities. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY are many. New towns are constantly in the course of building, and the constant Influx of new settlers makes a demand for new lines of business in the older towns. Men with capital enough to handle their ! usiness are needed all the time. Investigation will show that the opportunities here cannot be excelled. Harvesting Sugar Beets For further information address the COMMERCIAL CLUBS of UNGLE r TORRINGTON, WYO.; HENRY, MORRILL. MITCHELL, SCOTTSBLUFF, GERING, McGREW, MIN'ATARF. BAYARD, BRIDGEPORT or NORTH PORT, NEBRASKA W " 1 V. AI.KXAXDKU Mayor of Scottsbluft' rr SCOTTSBLUFF A Vkm lnrgcst und leading town of "... valley lu Wfilrrn Nebraska. U baa the " . " sugar factory, large bank and mercantile establish Ments. It la surrounded by a thick . settled Irrigated farming section. Koine of Hi. leading attorpeys of the atale are loeated there. It lias ad.uiartera for tbe Hi-State Canal 4 mpuuy. recently purchased and now managed by iln- fanner under Hie immense Tri-Slate eanal. It also 2,560 acre irrigated bad hcailtiuni u rs fjr ilio Noril) I'latte Valky 'f eleftkoae I'mmf. owners of ibc ibone ayateina lu the I all. y. HENRY la the youuKKler on tbe Hurlington. It liea only a quarter of a mile from the Wyoming atate line and to tbe aoulh and west of it lie the noted Uoahen Hole country, now culled (iosheu I'ark. MORRILL ia a coiuuaruttvely young town and farm at Lingle, Wyoming. Devoted to raising of alfalfa .... . t ..... .1 I . . . ... -nn I . . . I i., Mill is making u ady, rapid growth- To Hie mirth and east lie the famous ' Dutch Kiata" watered by the big nc 1 nun nt Intti state canal, every eighty ai re having a 8 1- tier :here 011. Thia ia u noted aeciion of the valley. MITCHELL baa tbe I'niud State Kechtmutlou Service headquartera for the valley and baa an alfalfa mill which is kept busy grinding alfalfa into meal the yeur round. To the soutb, acrosa n.u river. es Mitchell MHley, tne oldest aud most prosperous irrigated section of the valley. BAYARD I has one of tbe finest bank buildings in the valley. It is the fint town west of Bridgeport on tbe Guernsey line and has a number of prosperous storea and business houses. Uayard draw-- trade from a large section of ! surrounding country which is being quite thickly settled. McGREW ; is the first town west of Bridgeport on the new I'nion Pacific railroad. MciJrew is a young town, only start ed a couple of years ago but It boasts of u fine bank, hotel, and a nuuibi r of other mercantile and bus ;neas firms. McOrew draws trade .'row (he Irrigated section surround ing and from a large settlement to the south. MINATARE la tbe second town west of Bridge port on the Querueey line of the Burlington. It Is the center of a grtat buy producing section, while back of it on the tables under the imputing raiinlt. are hundreds of settlers. BRIDGEPORT Is a freight division on the Burling ton, the terminus of the Guernsey branch. A large number of railroad intn make their homes there and it draws a good trade from a rich farming country surrounding. It is the county seat of Morrill county and ha a fine court house.