St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-06-29

y.es,ig ABOUT MINNESOTA.
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FRO" ''.xin.esota. a. a Home for En1yvsaes.' :
lx4-9 IT. AGRICULTURE. asss.
Minnesota has vast area suitable
for agriculture, comprising nearly three
ourths of its entire extent. t.5E q
pit OF il extensive surface. estimated
at,neariy $1,000, 600 acres OF land. ore.
fourth j y Included 'in the hilly dietric,
q, the northeastern part Of tho State.
This section differs from otEher portion.
Of the stste, in It's geological foiinuai. md
tiea, ehmate .ad fors. ! This hilly dis.
tzict COMPRISE mahy fertile tracts al
land, aud is probably nearly equal 70
v-England ii agricultural capacity :
but valuable 1t present chiefly Tor fts
.inmeasa hseatss Of pine, and lis .,.ieh
deposits Of copper and iron. n.s-at.ea1 =;
.Thas pemaining- -thxee.fauxtha emharal-
cling sho Gress shiasissippi Slope. and
the American portion Of the Red River
Valley, may be, described q a. we'll
wooded aud we'll wttered country, With
the summer climate Of the Middle
Satss sd ( i&fle soil, jIkkssdheink il
abundance al the roots and grains Of
the temperate gone. The extent Of the
agricultural district is eq6Al to the
whole eusa:o Of the State Of New York.
Pennsylvania, OF WISCONSIN. G..i!Ya :
The prevailing soil Of Minnesota is
=. DARK, caioarious,, sandy loan, con
tanning various inte1mixtures Of clay.
Chemical analysis .of tie seiii q. vaii-
ous districts have shown that they
abound in al the psiaarl elepents, in
their various combinations, requisite
for'ssooessfal agriculture ]; i,aa are rich
in organic ingredients, the. result of the
tdecomposition Of the vegetable growth
ct nntold ages. The sand, Of which
silica il the base, constitutes 4 large
part Of this Us. Of all good soil. !; and
by its capacity for retaining warmth, is
OF great advantage in climate where
the short season Of vegetabls etowth
requires the highest necessary heat
The earthly materials are finely pulver-
lied, and the soil is everywhere light
and mellow. With these general char.
acteristics, the soils Of Minnesota diffe,
in fertility according to local situation
or the character OF the, underlying for.
nation from which their elements have
been derived. de->s -''" sz'e'.''a''s'
The limestone. soil Of the western
slope IS the: Mississippi, xattered t by
the Root, Mipneiska, Zumbro, Cannon
and VermilliioH rivers, slso embracing
the contiguous portion iot,fs the State on
the EASTERN aide IF the Mississippi,
occupying : width Of from thirty ID
Fifty miles, is described BY Oven 4.
casually Of excellent quality, rich, ID
weN ID. organic matter a. ID chose min,
eral salts which give rapidity to The
'|.growth Of plants, !, and sthac durability
which enables it to Attain g long, sue.
Foeslont Of erops:'' .ff.EfIlA -zss
+. The. agricultural district resting i'm.
mediately On, the drift stratum cover,
%. area Of IS, 600 square miles, and
embraces all that portion Of the Mis-
sasippiaad ,Mianesots valleys not in.
cluded in the preceding adivisioa. at
embFaceagsone of. the richest agricul
|.tdEa1 sections St Minnesota. =
/ Throughout the I whole IF this dis. !
tzict, vest Of the Mississippi, 4 ..iicl
loam, from one to two feet In thickness
ooveisS tatijus subsoil 81 fcGy; mar
|ers gravel, whilst in Ill the valley bot.
toms, rich alluvial soil prevails to tie
fdspth'of from two sto four feet con.
ftainihg 1 hrgs amount Of organic mat.
ter. The Saul, Grow, and Blue Earth
4lll<5.,ISa rse inte1f te1ai dhl
M4li9nnesota apd the region around
tions Of thu district. sss
+ ThseeiF Of lhs Red River Valley i
= black, aiginscsods, ailpviaf mould
sbouudih9 u Sorgs.io saepdsisJsffrom
two 10 four feet in depth, resting on
tenaeious-ckD 5nk5s, ao1 is Of grea,
fertility. The Minnesota portion d
thatslll5 p6ntains ab6at ! ,QoOsfu.rt
| milA5 nj Rt.P z affs@Fsssa f*stzi- |
Is'5 e .hss.s,e', l.r,bts. lands must be added
| the allsyial valleys Of, the great table
'Eland, the ewooded declivity of the north
ternshors Of lake Superior, and th.
I fertile tracts 81 TIE pine d1iisstsfic T. max
ling in Minnesota q aSgrsaate q, Of IS,
600 square miles adapted 70, pro6tabl
fagrisalture; aaad leaving but 18,OO(
| tsquare miles unified fdr farms. ant
pfsven che laieset aieset portion sof this i highl,
valuable tor its minerals and timber,
isaa ed LIZ -57.-'..s..>' III.
Secretary Seward notifies Secretar,
I Weiles that France has Withdrawn he
restrictions Of naval intercourse viii
The, United States, and Also the bellig
erant rights granted to the Confedarat'
States, and asks : renewal Of the oil
feelings and. sympathies with oar peo