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Farmer Encouraged.
The railroads have been the
means of invigorating activities
in " the valley. Farmers have
.been encouraged to put in larger
orops. Beet Prowers are planning
llargeifoj'for J02X-22, for they
! Cf tal 01 good market
pice foV their treets at the sugar
,t Stories.
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t,': liand which was once arid is
!tiw fertile with newly estab-
prmef cteiert places ipto garden
Wot 3vltfl the advent or tne
faflro 1 the poor mart, the man
rbo b4 always dreamed of own
ng lit ftwa home, hasj an oppor
JanKy. tat there is tA entrance
Into this land ef plenty by rafl-
th lack of which for years
a painer to nomeseeKers.
grferenco to E-Yanks.
1 (& opening of territory to the
West, Jthen it comes, in the near
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by real estate operators, but will
be done quietly and without con
fusion. ' Filings and drawings
will be made and by paying down
a portion of the cost the home
seeker may settle on his new
home place. It is said by those
who know that ex-service men
will be given the preference.
The homeseekers may take
courage; they will have a fair
chance. In a short time there
'will be a vast territory opened
to them, several thousand acres
in all, of good, rich, watered
land. A little cash, a willingness
to roll up the sleeves and use
good strong muscles, coupled
with a wise economy, will soon ,
put the homeseeker not on "Easy
Street," hut In a position where
he will he able to see light ahead,
and, ultimately, prosperity.
Beat Raisin.
Of thta fertile valley and the
opportunities which await the
young man there Will M. Haupln,
editor of "The Gering Midwest,"
in his publication says:
"When the Union Pacific's ex
tension is completed, the farm
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land in the territory it will serve,
will produce record-breaking
crops of alfalfa, wheat and sugar
beets. Beet raising presents some
peculiar features. The beet raiser
never has to worry over what the
price will be when he markets
his crop. He knows that he need
not fear that his crop will "burn
up" for lack of water, for the
water is ready at his command
to moisten and fertilize the soil.
He knows that his return de
pends solely upon his own ef
forts, for the Almighty has guar
anteed him against drouth and
given him a wondrously fertile
soil, and in addition has vouch
safed him a climate peculiarly
adapted to the growing of sugar
beets. In 1920 the Great West
ern Sugar company, with four
factories in the North Platte val
ley paid out to beet growers
farming 70,000 acres of beets
the enormous sum of $10,700,
000 n average of $150 an
acre. And the beet growers re
tained the beet tops, worth on an
average of $10 an acre as cattle
feed. Even when wheat touched
its highest mark a year or two
ago, how many farmers realized
$162 gross per acre of wheat?
THE BEE: OMAHA,
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Market Assured.
"And every acre of irrigated
land more than 50,000 of them
in this territory soon to be
opened will produce sugar beets
as abundantly as the land now
devoted to beets further down
the valley, The, market is as-
sured. And this newspaper is
willing to wager its mechanical
equipment, worth on a conserva
tive estimate $8,500, against a
railroad eating house doughnut,
that in less than two years after
the Union Pacific's extension is
completed there will be at least
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ene sugar factory located on the
extension and more than likely
two of them. Until then the im
mense factory at Gering will
take care of all the beets grown;
and if it can" not, then there are
three other factories within 20
miles of Gering -that can. take
care of them. There is no pos
sibility of an over-production of
sugar beets.
Other Crops.
."But sugar beets is not the
only profitable crop grown in
the North Platte valley, or pos
MinflitiiniintuifflrctHn iniiinintniiitawinwl
sflblaof profitable' prediction in
the new territory, jScottabluff
county' produced more alfalfa
than any other county in Nebras
ka in 1919 and again in 1920
.and the average production
per acre was .practically double
that f any ptiiervcountyi' Irri-
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ition is responsible. Scottsbluff
county's production of wheat per
acre in 1919 and again in 1920
was higher than that of any
other county in Nebraska. Irri
gation! Scottsbluff county po
tato production in 1919 and again
in 1920 averaged mora per acre
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Valley
Irrigation and Railroad
Service Insure Prosperity
To Part Soon To Be Opened
R.R.Extension to Serve Farm
Land Which Will Produce
Bounteous Crops of Alfalfa,
Wheat and Sugar Beets; 50,
000 Acres In New Terri
tory; Market Assured.
by almost 80 bushels than its
nearest competitor. Again irri
gation! ''And the territory to which
your attention is now called is
capable of producing as bounti
fully of alfalfa, wheat and po
tatoes, as the older settled terri
tory. Chance for Poor Man.
. "'What chance has a poor
man?'
"If he has any chance in the
world certainly it is in this wait
ing country. And his success de
pends wholly upon himself na
ture has provided everything es
sential and left it for him to
seize.
"Already far-sighted men are
seizing the business opportunities
offered by the extension of the
railroad, and are getting
ready to merchandise in new
towns already springing into ac
tive being. Springer, Wyo., now
a mere suggestion of a settle
ment, will, within the next four
or five years, be a little city of
from 1,200 to 1,500 people. I
is within a mile or two of the
end of the present proposed line.
Lyman, Neb., within a half mile
of the Wyoming line, is already
doing business, with numerous
lines of merchandising represent
ed and more to follow. A sugar
factory at either or both of these
places spells prosperity for both.
And there doubtless will be an
other town ' two on the new
line."
24 Towns on branch'
Line.
Mr. Maupin has been a leader
in valley activities for years and
knows whereof he speaks.
There are now 24 established
towns on the branch line, each
a thriving community, industri
ous and growing steadily with
the new homemakers coming in.
Among the more 'important
towns are Hershey, Northport,
Oshkosh, Broadwater, North
Platte, Keystone, Lisco, Lewellen,
Melbeta, Gering, Scottsbluff and
Haig. The smaller towns along
the line add their "bit" to the
importance of the valley and in
time will be lively agricultural
centers.
Near Market Cities.
These towns are little more
than 24 hours from the big mar
ket cities of the west Omaha,
St. Joseph, Mo.; Kansas City,
Mo.; Denver, Colo.; and Sioux
City, la. Formerly the stockman
and farmer of that vicinity had
to take his products to the near
est possible market Now there
is a preference of five large
cities and the market offering
the best inducements gets the
business.
When one reads of a "new
country" being opened he imme
diately pictures years of rough
pioneer living. This is not so of
this valley. While the country
is being opened up for more in
tensive settlement, newcomers
are not forced to "pioneer."
Organized Agriculture.
Organized agriculture In Ne
braska has developed rapidly in
the past few. years. With this
development has come a splen
did neighborhood social life.
Along with the social activities
, there are the various agrieultnral
and stockmen's organizations.
Each community has a county ag
ricultural agent and farm bureau
and the newcomer may avail
himself of their services.
Good roads make visiting
friends and neighborly communi
cation easy to alL So it is there
In the North Platte valley with
Its wonderful development that
Opportunity awaits the willing.
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