The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-02
STATE 1TE lI6.

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sOuR wheat buysrs have paid as highs
sixty three cents pr wheat fhis week =
The amount brought totown has been rather
Hunted. d.-Lake City Tines June 21..
CRops, Of all kind, throughout this region
are coming forward splendidiy The pros
pect for bounteeus harvests never was bet-
ter. This is the unanimous yerdict.of our
agricultural friends, Aankutor Record. r +.
!: ~THs WnEAT CRoP. P.--F From present ap-
pearances the wheat crop in this section will
be below an average yield. It is feared that
the heads were, ,stunted by the .drouth, while
the fields hava not that dark rich coloring
which promises an abundant crop.-Rss.
cott JOurnal.s ; :,a,s g,:ts re te.s,r i ta,.o
! :. The State Nsws ssys :atOur railroad is
fast approaching completion. Z he track, we
understand, is within two miles Of this city
and we are assured that we may. look for
the cars by the 4th of july, unless some
unforeseen obstacle be placed in the way OF
the contractors" -, ''=E''
= fSHEEP.-:We noticed that drove of sheep
was driven; through town--to minneapolis
BY one Of our Scott County sheep rraisers,
one day this week. Many farmers are are. en-.
gaging IL sheep raising il, this county
Stah'peo .Argus. ~ S'>'"' . ''55s% ~ ''.1'
PnopERrY CHANGING HANDs.-The best
evidence Of the prosperity Of a. country is
The transfer Of farming lands. W. P. fIil-
lery has sold thousands Of dollars worth OF
lands to actual settlers. within the last two
months much OF which now feels the edge
Of the plough shear, and on which the
white cottages Of the setlleri is springing Up
like magic. Hastings Indepe,nlont. '':7>
]MM1aRAT1oS-lf at the present rate Of
emigration to- Minnesota that State is not
filled np this year, how much does it hold ?
We should like TO know-Lu Crosse paper.
Still THEY CoME-Finy seven wagons
loaded with immigrants passed through La
Crosse, on Monday the 10th, destined 70,
the fertile regions Of Minnesota. They;had
with them about four hundred head O: cattle.
st Petr: Statesman. +.
MORE EM1GRANTs-On Monday last there
were nine ,emigrant teams arrived in this
pace and fifteen more on Tuesday. Nearly
|if not all Of these have settled here: The
arrivals have been. about the same all the
week. 1t is reported, on good authority,
that there are over two thousand families on
their way from Illinois and Indiana, to this
State:-Blue Eaath City Neacs., -:
| The CRoPs.-The crops in this vicinity
and in every portion Of this county, SO G,,
as we have observed, look beautiful and
thrifty. 1t cannot now hardly, lie otherwise
than that the crops will be- heavy TIE
winter wheat in the Big Woods looks fine
and it is now beyond contradiction that win
ter wheat will do; we'll in the iimbered por
tons Of Nnnesota.--Le SJuer County Hey.
aid. .'t5.E .... =
| ,TAE CEoPs:--We have the most courag
ing reports from the country concerning tht
lcrops.l The late rains have given new
impetus to all kinds Of grain and vegetables
The prospect OF an abundant harvest Was
never better. .-Lqks city Times. ... ,.
Nor less than twenty emigrant. wagon
have arrived in this place during the pas
week, with large amount Of stock. Their.
are, also n number of men here TO selec
land and return !or their families. Some 0
.sem want locations for FIVE Or six families
|-Bus EuM City Msus. u. !,
EM1eRAr1oS.- tide of emigration
into Minnesota still continues Every da,
small parties cross the bridge at st. Pau
and strike off for the beautiful prairies
woods ard groves, where the new conner:
go. toopen farms. The continued stream
has beeo unexpected, and it is.an evidence
that ths fact is becoming generally known
that Of all desirable places in the West. fo'
the Eastern and foreign emigrant. Mime
sofa stands preeminent -Pysss. ..~.....
THOSE who are skeptical In regard to fruit
growing in thus section, can. have thei,
doubts removed By examining the: trees al
ready planted. We have seen a number .
apple and cherry trees in this village, cover.
cd with blossoms. Mrs. Morse, near Reads
Landing has an orchard Of n,arly one hun
dred apple trees. They all stood the intense
cold of last winter and now they are in fu
bloom. These facts are more satisfactory
than all tho stories for or against fruit grow.
ing in Minnesota WaJ zshaw MralJ. II.
ACCORDING to information received from
the eastern portion of the county, we great
ly underestimated The number Of E,mlI,e.
Isettled in this county since the passage O
homestead bill. We placed the number a
fifty, but are assured, upon good au,horit,
that there have been more than twice tha
number. All tha land in the eastern par
Of the county is being claimed.-Bac ElrI
city Htw,. -. 81 -'.E'', @5I|>. r.. -, ?