Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-07-23

to be here without vehicle, he desired to
procure carriage and drive mo up. Appre-
eating his cordially, and glad of an excuse
for devoting to social pleasure the remainder
of so gloriously pleasant an afternoon, and
finding had an opportunity to do the hospit-
able, accepted his invitation, but told him
had team, and would drive him home.
The road is almost entirely level-just en-
ough un lulation to adapt the country to farm
ing-and the vicinity we passed through is
indeed handsome. About a mile from here
we struck the Town of RAMSEY, and in about
two miles we came upon wide, beautiful
prairie. The farms, the growing crops, and
the improvements we passed through are in
deed of noteworthy character. The road
is fenced both sides; crops of oats, potatoes,
corn, wheat, and barley succeed each other
in abundance on both sides; good houses,
and large, well-made, old-fashioned Eastern
style of barns are found on every farm; and
one seems transplamted to some old farms on
the bottom lands of the East.
A stranger passing early in Spring, or late
in Fall, would think the country too sandy to
produce well; but have at no time, in any
country, seen more promising crops. Corn
is everywhere big and stout, wheat is heavy
and we'll headed, and potatoes look as if you
could almost see them grow. In rising one
knoll, observed that the sand in the road is
almost white. and the draft of the horses
showed that it is quite deep but the corn,
growing on both sides, only over the fence, is
tall, thick, stout, and apparently just as lux
uriant as any in the country-as luxuriant as
any one need see.
l found Mr.. BENsoN's farm thoroughly
titled, and the great promise of crops, which
his fields give out, rejoices ones soul with
gladness lie has a handsome farm, lying
between the road and the Mississippi, and il
is TILED as Massachusetts, farmer need moi
be ashamed of. A great, tight, warm. three
story barn, with a cupola on top, marks his
place distinctly from any of the neighbors
while t e house is but good, plain, substan
tial log building. In this particular, as vel
as in others, Mr.. BENSON has followed thu
thrifty maxims of New England: small
plain house, big, comfortable barn and out
buildings, to secure crops and shelter stock
indicate thrift and bounteous plenty; while
big, ornamented, snowy house, with tum
ble-down p'g-sty, and matched howell for I
stable, indicate pressure, hard times, crampet
means, and an ultimate visit for the Sheriff
l passed through his fields, and he ma.
well be proud of his crops. Corn which vii
stretch up as high as ones head, wheat tina
stands up to the shoulder, and potatoes tina
hide the ground, are evidence Of good LAM
and good farming.
MIR. BENsoNs name is favorite here, as
Republican candidate for Congress; and
the manner of his farming is any indication
of good qualities for Representative, shoul'
he be the choice of the Convention, the Stat
will have no occasion to regret it.
After partaking of real farmers supper
and enjoying a most pleasant visit, in the COZ
of the evening, came back to town, MOI
deeply impressed with the agricultural caps
cities of this country. D.