The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-06-18


from yearstoz year does not exceed
twenty bushels per acre. 81 ~...-af 3.
These RESULTS 50 favorable to Min,
nesota, asa corn growing Is we'll as
wheat growing State, will surprise no
one who is familiar with the fact es
tablished BY Climatoligists, that ssthe'
cultivated plants yield the greatest
products near the northnost limits at
which they will grow .I>
In. Southern latitudes, the warm
spring developes the juices of the plant
too rapidly. They run into the stalk
ana leaft to the neglect of the seed. ~
Corn, for example, rises thirty feet
high in the West Indies, hut it pro-
dnces only few grains at the bottom
Of aspohgy cob, too coarse for human
food. In the Southern State. the corn
stalk is 6fte en- feet high, but the pro-
duct is much lessthan IN the Northern
States, where the stalk is ten or seven
feet high--and 40 of all plants which
can be grown at. all at the North
The cool, late springs Of northern eli
mates restrain the undue luxuriance
Of the stem or leaf, and throw the
chief development Of the plant into
the ripening period. With the cum
mer heat of Southern Ohio, Minnesota
yields = greater produc, offs given
plant and of richer quality, because
its cooler springs check the expendi-
'ture of the vital juices on the stalk and
leaf to lavish them on the fruit. On
the other hand,wi the same springs
as Massachusetts, Minnesota produces
more abundant harvests, because it
has warmer summer. 1t thus COM
bines the most favorable conditions of
quantity and quality in it's products -
and the remark applies equally to all
the cereals, the esculent roots, and the
wild grasses Of the country, which are
"a rich as the cultivated species in
lower ]attitudes. Its wheat, barley,
potatoes, &c, are in high favor through
out the Mississippi Valley.
Its distance from market, which ab
sorb. much Of the profit of wheat cul
). ture in the cost Of transportation, is
forcing attention to its peculiar ad-
vantages for stock raising and 1000,
gro,oing Prominent among these
are: l. The richness and luxurianct
Of the native grasses. The statistic,
Of the hay crop of 1850 show tota
product of 100000 tons, with An av
erage Of over two tons per acre, bein}
sixty per cent. more than the average
, of Ohio. The grass is mainly cut 0,
the meadows which everywhere che
quer the rolling prairies or fringe tn
countless streams and lakes. 2. Tin
great extent Of unoocupied land, at
fording for many years to come
wide range offree pas'urage. 3. TIL
remarkable dryness and healthfulnes
of the winter. The sleet, siush, mad
and the train Of Diseases which tn
damp and variable winters of Easter
or Southern climates inAiet upon an
mails and men, are here nearly ur
known. Sheep prefer to live and Slee
, in the open air all winter. The col
dry air sharpeus the appetite, and pr<
notes rapid secretion Of fat and
} vigorous muscular developement. Th
> wool grows finer and heavier, an
. mutton, beef aud pork sweeter Al
r more juicy. The effect Of clitaat
and the rich heritage is seen in til
$ dairy product.. In the census yea
|. 1860, over 100000 pounds Of butte
u and cheese were made from ss, ,sa
/ cows, or 77,6 pounds per head, again
: SO pounds per head in Iowa, 4s,s
Illinois, aud 81 in Wisconsin.
t To the dryness of the air, eve
y under the abundant rains of SUNNI.
. the healthful,aess cf Me climate is a
e tributed. It is the sana,arium ofco,
3 sumptives, and is exempt from the f
= vers and agues incident to the dam
G maIarious atmospheres Of the low,
It States Of the Mississippi Valley. 7
h this too, is largely due the e:c>n,7'tio
+ cf Ninnesota GUNNER from the de
IS tructiye trusts which prevail in rnoist'
:Ilatitudss. At the same time it's pos
,. ton in the system Of atmospheric ci
l. culation, AZ shown in this report, al.
Il the great extent Of water surface pr
d sen,ed by its numerous lakes, ,,rotec
1t completely from the severe drougI
It ,chich desolate Kansas.
n Minneso:s possess a great G6un
d dnce Of ecdter po,eer. Some Of i
- ,nill-sests-tl,at of st. Anthony Fall
l. fer instance-being among the fine
It in the world. Its principal manufa
lures are -four anI lumber, for t.. IL
,e ter Of which the extensive pine fare.
!, which cover the north eastern i,ortis
J. lof the State afford L.exbaus,ible su
j. plies Of material . .. i. Es-..~
D. The commercial position Of MINI
$, sofa is one Of the most important
'e the Continent. The Great Lakes co
}. meet it with the Atlantic on the Ea
rI-the Mississippi with the Gulf
e Mexico on the South--and the r.
e. River aud Saskatchewan, interlocki,
e-Iin Lake Winnipeg, carry the cbain
4 n navigation through their fertils vale
le II 400 miles % the Northwest TO d
n gold bearing slopes Of the Recl
b. Mountains. A considerable emi9r
,e ton Is already passing through Il
4 channel to the geld fields Of Britt
Of CoIumbia, Aisnesoea u sAe o.,
70 &ase on the pess bank ~ a.e Miss
-lsippi sohich has any great agyic.
sy Isslral region fri6ssdyy q R from