The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-15

. in the more southern Russian Possessions,
barley and rye come TO maturity. On the
eastern coast Of America il IL scarcely
above 81 Q. II is only in Europe, in Lap
( lind, that grain is cultivated at 80 high
latitude "a 20 ,; byond ths thu bark Of
the PING, dried fish, and here and there
po,atoes, supply the place Of gram. The
grains which extend farthcst 10 the North
IN Enaouc are barley and oats tifs", which
IN ,he milder latitudcs are not usrd for
bread. afford 10 the inhabitants Of the
northern part Of Norway and Sweden, aud
part II Siberia their chef vegetable food.
Eyr il the next wbich becomes associated
with these This il the prevailing grain IN
a great part al the northern temperate hpnf,
namely il the south Of Sweden and Norway,
Denmark. aud in all The lands bordering on
the Baltic, the north 81 Germany and part
Of Siberia. IN the latter, another very
nu,ricious grain hackwheat "A frequently
cultivated. IN the zone where rye prevails,
wheat is also generally TO be- found, barioy
being chiefly cultivated for the Manufacture
OF beer and oais supplying food Tor horses,
"1'o ihesc there follows "a zone IN Europe
! and Western Asia. where rye Icssens or
disnpvcnrs. and wheat almost eXclasiviy
furnishes bread The middle or snuth oi
trancr. England part oi Scotland, part
Of Germany. Hungary the trln"a and
Cancaqus. ~ also the lands Of Middle Asin,
whrre agriculture II followed, belong to this
zone. Here. also. TIN vine is found wine
supplants the use Of beer, and barley is,
consemnily less raised. Next comes IL
~, -. L..,
longer exclusively furnishes bread, rice and
mnizr brcomng frequent To this zone be-
longs Portugal spain, part "l France On
the Mediterranean Italy and trccce FUR
ihcr, the countries OF the East. Persia,
Northern India, Arabia. Egypt Nabin,
Ear ,nry and the Canary Stand, IN these
latter countries, however, til, culture ot
muilr or rice towards the South, i always
/ ,norc cons.drrahlc In both these regions
+ nl WHEAT rye only occur, at considerable
/ elevations ont-, however. tnric sa'd"m, and
/ Al last cnturc,y disappear barley ailordlng
food ,ur horse, aud mul's.
la tn EASTERN pant OF the trmp, rate zone
ol he old Continent, m CHINA and Japan,
our northern kinds OF gram alc very nnlrr-
I quert and rice Is found 10 predominant.
/ The cause ut thl. d,nyr,nrr bytHccn the east
I and the nc.t oil The odd tuatHeut appyArs
/ 10 be ia the mauucrs upi p,cIlarilics Of
/ the pop!c, Ma,lc Is more raised ia the
| Western than in the cd World and rice
/ most cultivated ~ the Soulh.tu Province
/ Of the Uuilcd States.
II appears to be- one Oi the Na,c ltspen.
! salons Of Providence, Of which the study of
nature furnishes so many and sach striking
rXumpl,s that tLs ccroalla or complaints are
distributed over the iacc oi tl.r earth, or at
least. IN all those partz where Il l. mos, dc,
( ,nAtc that man 4huud tiN hi, abode and
they ate likewise u9N become to such an
,At,nt the object OF culture, that no civilized
/ cou,'ry Is de~t,a'css this valuable addition
10 ia mean. ol sH,tguanct
. Bach hemisphere has contributed to nld
tIe other in furnishing the m.aus Of suh.i,i
cnge b. It's tnlllue millions Am rlra ia,
received from the cd " ord i'r eiii Of most
Ut tlp seed. oi the c,i,alla or corn plants
aud has bestowed upou 1t IN return mazr
ot Indian corn. the noblrst 81 the family
which IS INDIGENOUS TO our own continent.
Experience la. ne, yet fully proved
whether the cultivation al winter wheat ~
Minnesota can bc made profitable. Many
tine crop, have been harvested. II is truc, but
IN many cases, likewise, the attempt to raise
IL ha. proved aborti,e. All W. can uoS
predicate of it Is. that IN proper SEASONS and
. und,r fayoRhly circumstances. winter wheat
will weld largo return tor our iahor,. In
NV Judgment. however, based upon sonI,-
what enlarged experience, as we'll rs ohscr-
Walton, we must depend mani, upon spring
wheat, which We all know has hitherto pro
duccd sure aud abundant crop That,
with oats, barley. and Indian com MUST nc
the staple productions oi "ur new state,
among the cerralia. ami furnish our FARMERS
tn ,ucnns To exchange with Lake Superior
ion it's minerals and ITS fish on ons sllc, ald
with the south Tor sugar. cotton, voal and
other attichs, either oi necessity ur ui luN.
ury Eut 10 eject this. We must await lhc
construction ii the maguiicsnt railroads
which have bcru pre-, Idcj iur 10y Congress.
aud which viii ,nahl, our tarnars inland 10
compete with those Ut the states helOW ~
tntI that time arrives, tl,y must III pend
unigly ulsn home market, whi'h ,an ouN
lr relied on IN the even, Of a regularly IN
creasing iamlSra,.nn Bat It Is evidently
u couNttI plan IN the tast,tn States 90
arrest bl every means III their power the
emigration nl thu citihcus westward They
have already lost large uu'a1,r OF u,,ir
population, and they viii moist 70 the at.
l,1mnst, every additional Induo mriit wh'ch
may b. i,id out hy the Western states to
their Eastern brethren, to remove in~arb
the setting san The laCssts east 81 the Al
icrhAn,,> have curd Tor months With state.
mcutS calculated 10 inlnre the Visit and 10
discourage cmIstation. lr Iudnn dlihcul.
3 ,lrs "a ioaa aGd Mu,t Ola, aegulllcant ~
'lc. selves have heyu exaggerated into u
p.u,ar system ut saNage warfare. And ~
aid. ton, w. haze been accused OF hodtng
tp To the pUhlic view. whs;yd ~cpulchor of
financial aul ,otnui,r,.U. prosperity based
,,pun rn substantial, tuud,'Ion and pre-.