St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-03-16
rnE EAST SIDE OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
PECULIAR SUITABILITY OF THE
COUNTRY Fur STOCK RAlslNG.

,o"l ssrodoea iyr fsinas ion stpuo :,
s,aassselc Of pantry ii t'af e3A si4ot'
sst g lMississifpi NitbRhsh l bave'
1, been. a"tIiap fot<S1bc 'lass IN yspts !
and i" which for several years I was
Il" actual resident, has led to the prcpa-
ration of the following article.
do not propose at this time to speak
particularly Of il very extcusive5 area Of
tcrritnEy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. suggest;
that ,hMer is a. general ,unacnaringof
the merits Qftho count ,ior settlement,
,qn the cast side ot,the Mississ;ppi:a ~ ;
Ia SloekFaisins In its 'Sariou5 depart
sn,ent IA is naturaAy,isant ewilisol,inlately
prove, thesWostE rcmunerutivebranch of
agricultural Industry for'lhis' portion
LOT tho "A y ouh.wc<t. Forathis reason.
wherever nature has MOST, bountooasly
provided the natural grasses, in the
charac,er ,ot good meadow lands, there
the stock raiser will find tho most con
vinciny argument ta2woo him to SET
tie, And " hile,' fortunately, for our
State, Their" are hardly any localities,
entirely destitute Of this argument,
the,e are those. where 1T does ''much
more abound" AIMING this / latter
class,t the counties Of Sherb0rne, Ben
ton and. Morrison, will claim and hold
first rank. :aIf ihs comparison, these
counties as a whole, have: a less entcn-
sive area than others suitable for grain
raising, yet in stock growing facilities
they have compensation that well
nigh If not fullyHbalances tlelbooks'in
their favor. I; : / -i...tS 3:t' ID >"''>'I
! L shall now allude5 particularly to
that porti"n of Morrisen county lying
between.tlie east and west branches Of
Platte river, ana distant from St. Cloud
from thirty to forty miles. '.''''* - '' ::''
The area here referred to, most in
vitiny foriscttlemcnt, is about ter miles
square, and consists Of a well watered
section, ,adn'i,ably adapted Tor all farn-l
ing purposes consistent with tl,is ;.latti-
tude.9 Tho. soil:is a 'black, sand Yloan;
covered with thick,, ldxurlaht growth
or native grass, and" when worked
proves7not only productive for all cere.:
ais; and root crops, but. happily adapted
to the growth Of the cultivated y:1faassses::'
This latter iquality is al great "desidera-'
tun: and one' chat Ecanunt be success
fully nealized3 upon the lighter and;mo1e
sandy soils; found'near The Mississip1pii.
But even these light: and sandy soils
cansenrich'the farmer, where the AREA
is not too 'limitedj' and are actually
proving desirable sheep ranges, when
not: too! far removed from meadow
grounds: but othcr things being equal;
a'rich2pii'nitive soil is an object of too
much INTEREST," to: be SHE hted blythe set,
tier in Il Few country; and where Shis
condition is met by "a union Of the best
Of meadow lands. anh' weN waaefcd
sections, giving re;isonable'aeeess 'to both
hard wood Dand pine timber and''all'
furnished :by the }s"vefhhessfeitEer' las
,"Homesteads" without prier;s ur atashe
,low fate Afioncsdollsr and a quarterper
acre, we have contlitions which Gus ht,
at lcast;9 to- Be- sufficiently inviting TO
lead to am observation-disclosures to ''whethdr
these things are ,sod' In :ceHfirtnation
.of'tae"faot that >tl'cyi d. appiy to rhc'
'an' hcswibjuyjl beg leave To-
add an extract from published article,
sigdedby pumber'of The 'leadfng 'citi-
jzens Of: Morrison county soon after the
:passageof ther Homestead Jfaw" They
say:a baa s.;ri1a 'cd' IL -, 1000 III
): :o1m selecting a Io,nte,,H it esl;odldsbe itht
.ohject, cff the settler, to, combine gaed ,sail,
good water and good meadow with pleas
mt locatiDh, ACCESSIBLE ID 'maikets,, mills
ana lHmpfrnu, }1rst.,.41 igs t2GI @it;
"The undersigned, residents for years
'cf sslerr,seh county, "Mii1nesota,' ar9 con!
yinGed lf4lt there ore at least tpe.thoasanf1;
vacant claims within the limits OF said
County, continuing ma sfaSIllr degree Tie
rab4ys &eqpisi.esr tantb now inviting aecu::
gn9'1 nR9sE r. SfnsFeqat Rfs''s'sRes Of
Il, 's41ookooto.he facts issThe area lio# SET
3s$ Ra3;g 81 sjF9 sSy 'Ss s sf
of the Caun1y but itssric1lzss qaBaS uh0cca7'
1 1d$zy zy: "a e. &! s!'s;*se ILL.,
III, abdilienue dhdusaada1f'Acfeas dfequA1fyt
1yYal!pnbt!e s4sbdls NOW lieixgo}}oinaf} on, the
east side, in the vicinity Of towns, Of, mar
ke,s, and pine lhmber4 thus imsunriink better
returns for, the surplus, products ofhhe farm
and a cheaper outlay in purchased articles;
Whether f6f1 permanenr inppSfGSemeGntss e 81
home, consumptiono7 .iaauare7o9 aaj nc
Si B I'M st5Sr2S5 e5Sns{y g sFsai
araci,y andoas enysdblai ay reputation sihi
these respects (if her lands be occupied)o
as WILDE enjoyed by any county offequal area
III tn a. 40 +. EEor ;3G3 oSsl!