The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-12-09

elaisr.) Indian cora succeeds well on Mr..
Gowler's farm, and onions Of rare dimensions
we're growing 10 his garden. He had THIS year
. splendid crop Of melons, the seed beng so~h
| In the open air at the end Of May, and The nut
gathered about the first Of September. Al the
time IL my visit the melons had all been con
| suined. but had several opportunities Of test
| ing and eDIoyiug this fruit At Fort Garry and
elso where. on tbs Assiniboin and Red river.
I IN every instance they were grown in ihe open
! air. without any artificial aid beyond wedding
/ from the time the seed was planted 10 the ma
! tur alton Of the fruit. Mr., Govler Insisted ON
J my tasting his xfe's cheese, aud smoking his
| tobacco, before departed. The cheese Was
/ tsisra able the tobacco, which was grown 10
| ths neighborhood and highly priced by MrGow'
J Ter, was dfeadiully strong aud would involve,
/ | should think, long training, IN order to &C
1 qgire taste for ils qualities. Nevertheless,
Mr.. Gowisr preferred II 20 some excellent TX.
leaf which offered him he remarked that he
had grown and prepared 1t himself and knew
/ what u was.
This certainly should settle the question
IA to whether tobacco eau be grown success
fully in this Latitude.
Mr GowLEa proposes 10 extend his farm
considerably, when tho Northern Pacific
Railroad gives him n market at 81. Paul
Said he 10 Prof. IliSD -
look at that prairie 10 600 head Of cattle
| might feed and iatten there for nothing. II !
found IL worth my while, could enclose fifty,
| one hundred. or 800 acres and from every acre
| &c, thirty six To forty BASKETS Of wheat, year
after year. could grow Indian corn. barley,
oats, Bax, hemp, hops, turnps, tobscco-~sny'
thing you wish, and to any amount, but what
| would DO the use There are no markets, IT, =
al, n HAT L. t.L- ..I, tat
I may have TO give 10 the pigs. we had only
= market, you'd have To travel long before you
would see the like of these prsiries about the
Assinibon."
Can anything be cosier than this picture
Of hyperborcan parsonage The north
wind shall hereafter come laden with per.
fumes 10 the poet who reads this
On the Sd Of October visited the Indian
Missionary Village, about seven miles below
tho Stone or Lower Fort, and fourteen from
the mouth II thu river. Here ! had an 0ppor
| tunity ~ acquiring trustworthy inf0rmati0
from the liev. Mr. Cowley, the hospitabIe aud
| excellent missionary Al tue station. Ia the
| garden around the house some towering shrubs
| aud ANNALS were still in bloom. The air was
fragrant with the perfume OF mgnonette, and
tho bright orange yellow extrolizia shone pre-
| eminent among tastsrs and sweet peas, wbic b
had escaped the autumn iross.
The parson should be fat by token Of
Iii, ,vL.
"""' 'o"o"e' ""e"' ""' '''''y ""' 'o'"'
aud preternatural potat e. anl--wellr read;
Tho farm attached To the mission was cult.
waited with more than ordinary care, ~ u Is
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,'.''n,iia 49, a,i 80 ,na ~, yu' =,
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asncy hx ma mean. i,,ntoh.h,. ain.a sa'',
w ,,,,h, s a,,',,.,, .,.,
nv thes,' ns"nln mini Nm, second ';.ns,l,,''n
IN the part OF the garden allotted 10 segela'
the purpoa, Of raising seed from an early yari.
sV, which MI '"A'y nau procured from scot
Was SOW" "n 'hc sixteenth aud eighteenth Uf
Nay. " was reauy i"f tho s'ot ~-i isarta
on 'he twenty 'ou'th VI august having b"th
ninety seven Jays W arriving al maturity The
common wheat oi 'ho country was So"h May
hIth ahd hai'tAieI august eighteenth, having
required one huhdtcu anu hNc dayS 10 rpeh.
Barley wa4 sown May twen'y,eigh'h' and
tc'pcd August e'Rh'"su'h, INDIAN corn %.
planted ABOUT the twenty thHn OF May, aud
rlpeh every year. IH'",oeS are planted rom
thc twenty second 10 me twenty sixth OF May.
Inc po'al" crop nero "Huly magnificent l
Was favored WIN an Inspection oi Tue Pfodhce
| " no iner OF more pleniInl returns could ha
desired All perfectly clean and sound and OF
avery unusual slxe anu weight WIN the per
m,-Soh OF MI towl"y took tour potatoes
which lay close AT hand. on the top OF large
heap, containing very many epnsling ia SIZE
those had taken without special selection !;
when carefully weighed, 'hey wore found to
average ten ounces each COL ounces). 4
practical experiment proved Them to be an ex
| csient table variety. may here moniion that
IN the garden noticed asparaRu. growing lux
urianily' breIs, eabbage"' brockoli shaDots,
aud indeed most culinary vegetables.
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'n'"A w '"o "'o""'u' P'"h''o"S W
Missionary life under such affecting dispen.
S"'ots nv 'hes"
In tho farm ward ws,o inel. foxIs ,nrksy,
ni,,, .hs.n Win .om. ,xc,lI,nt miIL,ny -.
.nd throngh The noI,,ene.. of Mr.. Ca.lcv /
vas enabled 10 farm . very nyorabl, amman
of several varieties of pressrye, nom IN. " nj
| s,r,vher,y rr,nb,,,,.. AMI nIum. whch ,,.w
| an n,ofu.,on ,,n, IA, s,n,, ~. yilI,,, ,no,',
m,,y md nf via nn,. com,,n, ..,. al
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