St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-10-26
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The Minnesota State Fair, held ias: sex
At Minneapolis, was not full s1hibi, cf
the products of the State, and, indeed,
sould not be, in the present infancy sf her
Railroad system Its ch;sf Yslue 70 stran-
gers lay in The evidence j, Afforded Of the
clinstie sad agricultural possibilities Of tbs
adjacent region. Very good grapes Of the
hsrdier popular varieties, thoroughly ripe
aud sweet =; superb tomatoes, luxuriaat &Sk-
plant, gigantic wsternelonE,. &C., are easi-
ly grown here, but the grape .viass require
protection (by eovering) from the sx:rens
cold OF winter. Tbs largest sqEashes e1-
hibhsd weighed over 30 pounds, and were
of good qnaEty and Minuesotaiis justly
proud Of her potatoes OF quality unsur-
passed. the at1cs,eI yield sesnas snornoua.
am assured that bushei has in some
instances been dug from fesr hills, SAD that
400 bushels per acre is col an e1aEG=rs:ioa
is attested BY the ruling prics-20 cents
per bushel, when corn is 80, ard when po-
tatoes arc selling at, L. Crosse, Wis. It
so cents per bushcla l be!ieve.Honey could
be made by buying, and shipping them
hence by the boa.-Ioad.,
Since the Fair closed have hastily vis-
l.sd III. St. C-oix ,esisn, divil;as Mibneso.
to from Nisct As:n-or rather, se ru5:: O:
it ~ skirts tie eeAIt,infi Lake St. jCC1o:s,
thirty miles long By Que sr two wide. vhic..
links tho ST. Croix river vita the M:ssiss
ippi. This region should Ill. belong to
Minnesota. aud there Is M sgitst;o. began
for transfer, making the Chiprsvay IL
stead Of the 81 Croix the boundary. The
Md i>ia (sr1~S> H.. Es$1>
course with Madison Of Milwaukee, having
some 800 miles 10 travel to reach either,
while St. Paul, the capital Of Ninnsssts, ia
just 1t hand II the transfer coulk 0e e.
fected, and the two projects of Railroad
connection between the Upper Mississippi
snd Lake Superior besttereby. fused into
enc and pushed ahead, II would give new
impetus shd > better dstsiopsmen, - &
most important region.
After speaking of-ths unesr,Airsy .:
money making in lumber trade, lie s.ys:l
Wheat is q: better staple. and one tha.
gisess . more steady and gainful employ
ment. to industry. And l am moro md
more impressed with the WheatSrow,ng
sapaoit,ss which are here just beginiag 70
be developed. At tu:1scn. at Prescott, aa6
all other points on the Wisconsin side, ss
we'll as at Hastinzs and all the Landings il
Minnesota, the cry is Wheat: Nhsst,
Hudson is pretty Easter village, strung
along the Wisconsin shore cfLaie ST. Croi1
and the shire town Of St. Cro;1 County.
whose staple is wheat. WAset-laden wsg-
ons surrounded, the stereaouses Ut an cs--
y hour yesterday zaS-aia5. awaiting ihs
turnso each 30 hsre:;s lead weighed, eapt-
led and paid fox; .ad they s:.l svsrmea
there when ve isf, at nisatf,!. Every
steamboat goes dswa shs river With s!l tie
Whsst on board thai she VIII take, e7G
couple Of WneA,-laden esrges .aaae FIST -
her rides. Littls vil!s3ss Of three i, six
storshouess talk Of shipping sLelr Half Nil
lien bushels each. 9hs crop nanno. seerly
ii; be threshed out this fsll-ia fact, sons
Of it Jet stands in tie shock nor could Z:
be brought away, if ready, before ,h- r.ver
f:eezes but shall be disappointed if tea
million bushels do not p .ss La Crosse going
ssuthvaSd and eastward Of the crops Of
1856 Yislds Of 50, 81, aAa even 40 bush
sls per aers, are frequently reported, ~hiis
can hssv Of NO failure anywhere; Sad
firmly believe that Minnesota nuet average
at leaet Il bushels per asre, and then be
beaten at least three bushels l.: North OK
western Wisconsin.
~, = II il Us.ober, aud ~, frost yet
in al this region. 1he.r of e.-a planted
in July which is ripe, though ::a,t large.
see none that frost can hurt. Iomsto
vines are rs green as in August. y: course.
this is an unusual season hat corn is ns
safe though no, 80 large crop here as il
ll'iaoi: or Iowa. Wheat, judge. will. al
Ways be safer and better
In taking leave Of the Upnss Mississippi,
With grateful appreciation Of :he generous
kindness Of her people, vita .a:scgea coA-
ceptions OF her rcsources AMI advantages,
and with sa2gaine authorizations OF her rap
id growth in population and wealth, l 1eis
the generally robust health OF her inhab;-
tants Is her best re sofa incubation, l have
heard NO person cough. aEoug the many
thousands have :ne; since passed UP tae
river : weak aga, and nave Rat heard ..
ague even hinted ~. Ifsny one seeka
country wherein he may reaso.shly hops
10 work hard without excessive Is-
tigus, eat heartily without incarring dys-
pspsia. enjoy good health and a.taia hais
old age. I can heartily commend to lin the
rejoia Of the Upper Mississippi. NO.
Ysuns bat Atrial.
Frank. Il say, Arthur, l wish ycu'a
20 and kiss my sister. There sha is.''
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