The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-01-30
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For the Minnesota Pioncef

! ssThe fact deserves to be extensively
known" says Doctor John Mason Good,
shat however torpid "A seed may he, ant!
destitute Of all power to yegetate in any
other substance, it STEPPED in Il diluted So
luton of oxygenatcd muriatic acid at ii
temperature of about as degrees or 4S deg.
of Fahrenheit, provided it still. possesses
its principle of vitality it vii! terminate in a
few hours; and after this, if it be planted
as it ought to be in its appropriate soil, it
will grow with as much speed and yigour
as if it had evinced no totpituslc whatever"
! VIII not some of oar farmers, in Ramsey
county, try this experiment next Spring! If
corn should be planted early and be cut of
by frost, SO as to require planting again by
soaking the seed to he planted, in some of
the above named acid, probably TO he had
at ST. Paul Drug store, doubtless there
might be Il gain made of two or three weeks
III the season.
This fact is an important one to be OBJ
served in climates where the summer is
short. While in winter we regulate the
cold by the use of fire ard stoves, thus
cquaizing temperature, it seems we have
III this fact Il way to overcome the disad-
vantage OF short summer, by hurrying the
termination of plants, and III moral point
Of view the same fact shows that there is
to be found in the nature of things, IA com
pen>atory Good to counteract Eyil-the
application of one as a remedy for the
other, resulting in Harmony.
! Fl. SMELLING, jan. 1850.
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The ST. Paul correspondent of the Du-
buque Telegraph says:
In 4 previous letter, | gave you q few sta
tistics, relative to the productveness of our
soil; | have endeavored to gather few re-
gardng stock, there being few who dev otc
attention to this valuable branch, my infor-
marion is limited. The Oldest stocks of
cattle, are from the Red River of the North,
but originally from Missouri. Halfbreed
Durhams, flourish well, and several at
tempts have been made to cross the buffalo
with them, the result proves to be the same
as that of crossing with mares-a breed
that are incapable of increasing among
themselves. Quite number of our far
mers have obtained buffalo calves, for the
purpose of raising, if possible, breed OF
oxen, Of greater strength than those now in
use. Hon. M. Mcleod, has raised the buf.
falo calves on the St.Peters, until they were
two years of age--ihe teats Of the cow are
quite small, about the size OF goats teats:
be never MIXED them, hut supposes the
quantity they furnish to be small. but ex-
ceedingly rich and nourishing. Although
so far North as latitude 45d. and $50 miles
from the mouth of the ST. Peters, during
some winters his cattle nee,:no hay, brows-
ing in preference. The same attention i.
not paid to wintering of stock in the Yves
tern States, as in the East; there, warm
barns are provided, while here, the hay is
stacked and the cattle are often exposed 10
the winter storms without shelter; they are
hardy and improve rapidly. Some a,ten-
ton is being paid to the raising of sheep.
which do exceedingly well on our hills
they increase fast when kept secure from
the wolves, through whose attentions the,
are said TO decrease in u far greater ratio
cannot vouch for it, however, never hav.
ing witnessed the peculiar affinity, said b,
zoographers to exist between the two spe.
cies of quadrupeds.