The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-05-15
NEW SERIES, Nosss:32s.
MtysssorA. TUESDAY, April 1. 1856.

MINNESOTA. Tuesday, April !. 1906.
The arst two, and probably nsess inpssssst
questions tot the smigvspt srs ~tsss b The ssil
snd climate Of the se~ .sadi iAgricustsss b
tho essis u oil trsds srd Ia 10 a great ssseas
dependant upca tho ehsrsc,pv ai ,he sciA 10
enjoy tho fruits OFT, srsay oshcr ,osiuss, rood
health d highly tmpor,as, .-isnes ths isipor.
tsns of sssss ,~s qussiiens Thcse qucseioas
| propos now 10 answer tn u mssu.r that Al
pefssss may understand spd pay upoa. 4. l,.
a Aud Hnt Of the so,l. Bong par, of tho
gvvss Mississippi Valley, |, Ia rich, cs staar.e.
still. Il differs from that OF the mos, westerh
tlta,es While Il 10 full "A rich as Wisconsin OF
Illinois, Il Ia far ,is,mf, and auiekr;a IL con.
saha more sand ibsp ths prairie Aol Of ,hs
West genernlly, yet not 10 much but that s,esl
plows arr necessary. The soil Of the Immediate
valleys Of the Mississippi aud the Mieuessss
Rivera. tor DO or 20 miles back. generally rrsss
spoa the wsgnesian limesiopc, which may b
secn nsppipg all tho blutk along tho MissiSlp,
pi, from the mouth oi the Wisconsin 70 Fort
snelling Below thIs Ia ssndstopc. ard tbrs
again rnagncssn limestone Of another tbemsr
tion. The soil fbrnei by Tie dccompositiqn OF
this rock Ia very warm and Grlilc The land,
Zoe ten or twelve miles hack iron, the Missis
sippi, avery bluffy. or bsokes-,too much % for
Iarma Numerous vslleys are formed ap,oeg
theaa blais, through which tie atrcsn,s rap 70
the river, and tlc8c arc even more fertiie thar
Vie prAlrles In their rear Ros Vegetables, I
Ss,a~ sasev- -saca shesr. saasl They An bcausi.
fhlly wstsrcd with tho dnest Of ypriugA spd
trout brooks. or courss fsrma In thcse valleys
sv, and always sv,l w ssyy nch9les' aud Of
gvater value than those Oh the pfAirIes. Owen.
IN l'is 0solegiesl Survey (paes o02) ssys No.
"rhs soil of W. vallcye b . deb, ssrk. saedy
loan. aud thst Of the slopcs byi littls Interiors
SVEN GU the ridges, where Il d derived from, The
|dscompositlon Of The lower tnagnesian linn
sloue. ibs soll 10 good, and Ice wel fbr tsrmiue
purposcs," An anslysis of THE toek ~ Ovss
tpags <e>l efves nssrly 90 psris csrbousts q
lime and about thirty carbonate pf msypsslA
The dip OF tho 70 10 70 the sootb. 90 that -
you 70 north tts sAsdseous cossss nearw u.
aud auslly bsoQRes sbs ssrlsS, roek iu many
plseraj benes npstbers .hlraeeo.a y more ssn:
dy and lea brittle. Stlif 10 tbsyfsinlsy VI ltsd
Lake and Turtle river, which b nvsr S0s nortb
latisuds 0wsa stEtes (psss ~ thss b. -sv
Potatoes fsi superior Ia favor and siss TO aag
bs had ever sccn in The. Ohio VALLEY 1 spd ,nr.
nirs and bests produced sbundsntly. With httIs
otSyuuVNt AUu tunt gVtu Neu W SRlNvNA&y WIN
~ little OF leaa Labor thsa ID Ii Middle
Sts,es" .laag yisaasss#,gssa
! A. al instance Of Whist the soll will do,
May lsst plantyd tbs ohlo drps ceru. and
bed any hvse, 10 ~ plasssd % ed, and
onl rS,e MELONS. ssd Il siulisr pfoassss,
Yield snormously. 4 ns.w! .boe Of nine RAISED
one squash Which wsIghsd nix poupds, spd
urssurrd seven feet aud four ISSbss In cIrcun,.
Serbes, Another fsissd d., tufuIp which
weighed swsnty.oos poandA Thsss feuarhs
spply mors particularly 10 Souihera Minasso-
10, BY which 10 meant that portion lying sou,h
and wsst oi Lsks Pspin. The land between
the liniestope ranges u the Mhsisaippl and
MInneso,a Rlv.rs 10 dsifl fosnsaion. wish Q
riuh prsirs soil and sutsoil irup sis 70 tsu tuss
deep, below which ID gvperully fouDd white
ssna. The surface d qnits rolling, aud is sbun.
dainty wstered With springs and creeks. For
farming purposes u b deoid~dly superior 10 ,hs
rioh pralriss et Illinois os Wisconsin. aud 10
! only equaled BY Horihsza lows. which 10 aml
lar Ia lie fofmsiIon. II 10, gepyrsIIy epes skinf,
prairie country; bat The p1airies sre smaller,
siors rolling. ssd bsstsv suppiltd With both
wsicr aud sitsbrr than ihoe Of Illinois. Tbsss
are some aScssdiDgly 6pe bodies Of tinbsr 10
The iptorior. generally ou or psS strsAms.
Ths climate of minneaota is 10 every respect
sepefir. There arc several reasons Why II
should bs 70. some Of which will mentIou.---
Ii the FIRST place, there II . total sbscuos Of
marsh. which ~ fl& ths Wssssss States with
fsvers and sgue. Secopdly, tho surface OF lhs
land "a elevated about fbur hundred hsst sbovs
Lake Michigan, which gives Il high, dry at
meaphere; shd then Il h out of The ,n0uenoso
thoss damp, chilly winds WHICH prevail 10 the
vicinity Of the Great lakes Add 10 this the
abundance and parity VI he springs II giveets
Minpevota oil tho elements oi 10 excesdin9ly
hrsltby climate. For consumpiivc II b cses
sIetrrea highly benshcial. and IN tbs caAs Of ny
own tamily, know II 70 be 20. 10 the Ohio
cultiyator recently poticcd statement that
sbwp and wool eSn be grown tns konbssu
lows and southern Minnesota, q twenty -
cent. mote profit than Ia Ohio. and tho .reaoon
given Is tho dryDcs aud purity Of Tie atmoe
phefe Tbs winters, OF coerys, ~ cold, bat
IHves damp B0ow covers ths grouod IN D.
cnobsr and remains ill March, slmeol vishost
= thaw. Thsrs b no rain or slest during shs
a,tirs winter, and ths sun shines brilliantly Il.
most The whole ldsyl tims. L u The bright,
kern winter 81 NswiE6giand. without iss rsiss
'hews a. slssA. A men lssvipg hons with d
Ssigh pesd moi lear Of being caught on bap
sround at any time daring tBs Winter
district y oYWss,sru wlscosiss, ~. q ~
!" This elevation oi tbs ssgdy nylea eo0st'
bates very mach toward nodHyiag tbs climais
efths agricultural district bofd<fiug % tAe
Nhu6ueipoi. The ruys Of tbe sas sct aosu -
srCpsiealfy In sisvsied than In low pegtoaa; snA