There was a time
In: F644.M6 R45 1960, 1960
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The author's recollections of growing up in Minot, North Dakota. ; 125 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. ; CHAPTER XVIII A WHITISH RED HERRING X he North Dakota farmer is a versatile and resourceful fellow. He owes his success largely to his ability to adapt himself quickly to changing conditions. When in the dry and dusty days of the early Thirties, low yields and falling prices threatened to bankrupt him, it is interesting to see how slickly he adjusted himself to the situation. He is also an individualist who views and tackles his problems in his own way. The case of Jim Bachelor, therefore, while interesting is in no sense typical of North Dakota farmers generally. This was in the days of National Prohibition with the famous Volstead Law in full force. The supply of wet goods had been reduced to a trickle, relieved only by an occasional jug brought in by an enterprising citizen making moonshine in some secret place. Jim, his income dwindling and his credit gone, was nearing the end of his rope. Some means must be found to recoup his fallen fortunes. He had tested and discarded one idea after another when suddenly one day the solution came to him with a force to leave him shaking. His farm, while largely flat prairie, had a deep coulee running through it which was of no value as field and scarcely more as pasture. He had often studied how he might put the coulee to some use and make the pesky thing pay for itself. Goodness knows he had need of revenue from whatever source. Owing to his penurious state in recent years, he had been obliged to farm with limited power and indifferent tools. In consequence 74 ; Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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There was a time
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Reishus, George Alfred ; Independent |
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Zeitschrift: | F644.M6 R45 1960, 1960 |
Veröffentlichung: | North Dakota State Library, 1960 |
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