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

wedding, as second only 10 the production Of
Ind an corn. In Its relation 10 the climate adspta
| ton Of q country for agricultural purposes; and
| 10 view Of this connection, have vestured 10
introduce the foregoing facts relating " its eul-
tiyaton aud growth in AssiDiboin.
Mr.. FLEETS FARM.
J On the night Of the fifteenth Of September, |
stsid at the house Of Mr.. George Fleet, fifteen
miles west Of Fort Garry. Mr.. Fleets tarnips
have been altogether consumed by the grass
! hoppers; his wheat Ii safe and good be says
/ that indian corn succeeds well. and almost al
/ waysrpeDs II is bis opinion that II may always
/ be relied upon when care 10 taken; IL does not
4 progress quick enough ON the open prairie TO
escape every season the early au,umnsi frosts;
the points Of the river where the soil Ia lighter
/ aud dryer than in the open prairie. and where
some shelter may be obtained from the neigh
/ boring timber, he has never known IL 20 fail.
/ Mr.. Fleet finds the cut worm the great enemy
/ to- the tarBips his potatoes for the summer
/ crop are planted the first Of June, and ready
for eating from the tenth to the fifteenth Of
| August the winter supply he does not lift unit,
/ October Oyer the whole VI the White Horse
Plain District, thirty bushels W the acre Ia an
average crop 81 wheat but ON New Island,
iorty bushels IL not uncommon but generally
! expected.
But wltt is the staple crop Of Red Riy
er. There is an immense significance ia
this fact. II means that Northwest OF ST.
Paul there lies wheat growing region of
the first rank, hundreds OF thousands Of
square miles in extent, which sustains the
sane tributary relation to this point that
the present. cultivated areas Of the North.
1 wrat do Ia Chicavo.
This Ia the staple crop Of Red River its cnltiva
ton IA so general, and the good quality Of the
grain 40 well and widely known, that very lit
lie need be said GA that head. In favorable
years that is IN years which have not been dis
tnguished by wet and backward spring for
farming operations, as that OF the present year,
wheat "opens and is ready Tor the iekle In
three mouths from the day Of sowing. think
il very probable that new varieties from Can.
ada, or the New England States, would ripen
IN less thar three months and this ia the opiplon
| of several of the heat farmers III Red River
Tbs mean sumner tetnpera,urs there In sixty
seven deg. seventy ak minutes. or three deg
seyen,v .igbt minu,,s abov. that ~ To,on,n
vbil. a eoIrespondiuv perioa shows . mean ~
stxty. three deg ninety eight minutes No fact
however. ia more satIsfaetorily determined
than The nd rabl, ad,ption of the climate and
soI of As.sinboin Ia the cuture of wheat
Forty bu.ho 10 the acre ia a common return
nm new land .nd bav. aIr.adv s,a,.a tha,
Mr. Gowler has obtained nftv.six bushels IN
the aere withont the introJuction Of any arti.
fee heyoud deem land futrow. IN keep m. rich
vegetable mouli az The prairie dry
The great drawback 10 the rnltlvatjon of
wheat il want of market. ON inouiry M n ma
live ,h.,, va. bIs :, heat 6sId no ~ A ,,., n.
had grown enough the year before to last for
TWO years and 'he chance OF his being able to
de,ermnea not To- ,rouLle himself this year
with growing wheat. Asith,pdened. he would
hay. been well rspaid for aur surulu. the ex
prcted arrival OF the troops and other circum
stances. created a TEMPORARY market for wheat
which. however. could no, have been fore,e.n
by the easy going half breed
None Of those diseases with the exception Of
crop N caaadn and The United states are sub
iaet cannot Spnah ,t"in peiso"al .srfrtiehee
a. a. ,sn az y 'n't nc'n Nv cc -, ;,s -
.'rs yet \, wnnti h. ,e,v nn,,s. ,n mr.
~, 80 shor, Al, ,x,.ri,nc. ,b -, ,,,s, "a ,o, az.
ern,ny 10 The r,on ,bers the ch.rsc, -,
og 49,. una, Ie,gst ~ ,hs lu,,,o.,,on ,h,, !, III
h. fund xbrrevsr wbe,t "a grow, n m. eli,
n,,. No. r,yn,,LIa In ~. ,,ed.ctinn IT, ~,
ENC. ,f ms, Ia ,,oh,hts ,no,e +. o,.s,,o, -
which prevent it, attacks. Although made
{ IN.
ilessian ny or wheat Ny, as having been oh
served thct". ihe RfaHAh"ppef from eighteen
hunu'eu a"" SeNen'ec" 10 esh'ee" h"hufeu
ana twenty, were the most destructive enemies
An"Wh' snu VS. nu'"r'uha'ey proDabie that
h'Nt year 'he" ta'ases VIII again 70 De Ia
ment'd.
lhe 'ohowing rcdoient extract Is pert.
! nent In the subect of climate.
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=" J" .aa go, U.t 49,, Wv asy g..ole
na,.,,s and s,y.r.l o,h.r .nn.sls, IN H.. nj
| g.r,Isn near tho middle settlement, AMI az
! .imil.r GARDEN nourrs .till IN bloom ami AZ,
| ,nnchsd he Nos, in MIR Ioran'. garIsn ana
Ala in Mr. Wcnermo,t'.
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! ''''N NV ''"N s'"''"' '"ec''o'ouo vi
| different products
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