Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-07-10
From MOores Rural New Yorker.

From Moore's Rural New Yorker.
MfnnesOta.--CIimate Productions, &C.,
MEssRs. EDS :-Minnesota holds out great
inducements for all such young farmers as
desire to till the soil. We have plenty o
Uncle Sans land which is not in market, but
open for presumption every man that has
not pre-empted, is entitled to l60 acres, and
no more, giving every poor man the same
privilege as the rich and thus keeping the
spectators from holding large tracts. L am
fifty miles from st. Paul, southwest, near the
south fork of tho Crow River, and here may
be found one of the prettiest countries in the
entire West
This part of Minnesota is covered with
p'enty of timber-black walnut, hickory,
black ash, bass wood, slippery elm and good
York State sugar maple. In the timber
land is plenty of marshes for hay dry enough
to drive a team on. think that each 16O
acres, has hay enough to keep from six to
ten head of cattle. 1 am using this hay,
put up last July, for my stock, and 1 must
say never wintered cattle in Western New
York, on good Timothy hay, that we're doing
any better than mine. The soil is black
loan and sand with clay subsoiI. Corn winter
wheat, potatoes, turnips, and to sum nip,
everything that is planted grows bounti
fully. l don't write this for brdg letter,
or to extol this country-nether do l which
to induce any one to come-but what say
can be relied on. We want settlers, men
who are not afraid of hard ,Uork and if they
live on corn bread and potatoes awhile, no
matter. We want no city fops with gloves
on-they won't ans er-but give us few
sturdy, honest farm er's boys who have been
taught how to chop and plow, and We will
soon show you one of the richest grain grow
ing countries in the world.
Some will say you are too far north-you
can't raise corn it is so cold and frosty. This
is all a mistake. Spring opens by the first
of May and we have fine sun shine and less
cold rains and snow than in New York. In
the middle of May, last year, l made garden
and planted corn. We have no suddt chang
es, but clear, healthy weather-no fever
nor ague here. As far as the climate is con-
cerned it is very pleasant and healthful.
The country hereabouts abounds in game
of nearly all kinds-ducks, geese, wild tur-
keys, pheasants, pigeons, wolves, bears, deer,
&c, but they don't stalk up broad-side and
ask you to shoot them.
We have another blessing that an IL
Wise Providence has placed here for the
good of man, and that is plenty of fish, We
have large number of good pure spring
lakes and streams which furnish water for
st ok, and excellent places for lazy men to
sit under the shade trees that overspreod the
banks. would say to the reader, if you
want a Western farm and have few hundred
dollars, come where land is only $1,25 per
acre. You will find here able and willing
hands to help you. The way to come is to
take the cars to Dunleth, on the Mississippi
and then to St. Paul-from thence to Min
neapolis md then to Watertown on the Cow
River-thls is little town, just beinning to
grow-Our trading point for provisions. We
have Railroad now in contemplation from
Minneapolis to Big Stone Lake. Soon the
iron horse, with shrill whistle, will be heard
over the Indians hunting ground.
AMOS. j. GARDNER.
Watertown, Minnesota, 1858.