The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-05-27
ABOUT noarn1as e,slnnusorA,
Columbia. BooN1 Co., MISSOURI, I
May ~, 1869. I

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Columbia, BooNz Co., MISSOURI,
May ~, 1869. !
Eplroa Jou1NAL.-I am in possession
Of copy Of your paper. have been
hoping to ind some one in your State who
could tell me al about it. and I suppose
you can, and hope you viii. Give me.
If you pleaee, tho prices Of land, improv-
ed and uuimprovsd; the quality Of the
land; tell me whether you can raise corn,
wheat and oats, and how much per ACRE
if health is good, and grass aud game
plenty. l notice in your paper farm ad'
vertised for sale-l60 aerss--by j. 8.
Dam. Can you tell mo his price,
Yours truly,
WI. WlLHA1TE.
As the above is ono Of many such
letters we 40 now receiving, we will
answer some Of tho inquiries briefly
through TIE JOURNAL, At the same
time recommending al Who desiro full
information concerning this State to
write to Col. Chart Hewitt, St. Paul,
for 4 copy OF bis pamphlet, "Minns-
sofa, ito advantages to settlers" It il
sent FREQ Of cost aud tells people al
they may want 20 know.
Plenty Of good land can still be had
In Northern Minnesota under tho pre-
visions Of the Homestead Law, the set-
tier being merely required to occupy
aud cultivate the tract for five years.
The total cost is but about $40. Tn.
improved land can be purchased At
from $3.50 to IS or $40 per acre, &C.
cordiog to quality and proximity to
town. Improved farms range from IS
to $50 per acre. Good lands can be
had on either side of the Mississippi,
At very reasonable prices. The soil is
rich, being Limestone, clay, drift aud
trap. The New York Commercial
Adverti.er s-ys in an article quoted else
where that "the soil Of Minnesota i.
the best within tho United States TO,
the production Of wheat" Gen. Pope,
in an official report, says Of Northern
Minnesota, II know of no country On
earth where 80 many adv 'ntages ore
presented to the farmer and maniac.
turer." The wheat crop is always good,
the average being over twenty bushel.
per acre, and the yield frequently being
Is high Is forty bushels per acre /; o.,.
average from fifty.dve to sixty bushels
per acre, and are always . certain crop
corn seldom fails, and averages fifty
bushels per acre potatoes never fail
and roll ont from two hundred and fifty
to three hundred bushels 10 the acre
The testimony from al sides is ths|
Minnesota is one Of the healthiest coun.
tries on the globe. 1t is general re.
sort for invalids. There are none o.
the fevsrs here which are found In 10
many of the Western and Southern
States.
There is al abundance of grass. On
the natural meadow. it grows from
three 90 five feet high, and yields rom
two and half to three tons Of hay pc,
acre. Game Of all kinds can BE- found
for just the trouble Of hunting it.
Thousands Of 1eer were shipped last
season from St. Cloud alone to Chica
60.
One.fourth of the area Of the State
Is timbered. Prot. M,ury, formerly o.
the Washington Observatory, says
"Minnesot. is the best watered State
in the Union" In schools, manufac'
lures, newspapers and Libraries, the
Chicago Post pronounces this, in pro.
portion to its population, the foremost
State in the country.
We cannot give the price Of Mr..
Dams farm, but think it Is about s.,
600. It has raised rapidly il value
since Mr.. D. first put it in the market.
In conclusion, We have no hesitation
in advising Mr.. Wilbaite and al others
who desire good homes "ahere health
and plenty cheer" the industrious, "a
come to Minnesota, and they will be
especially fortunate if they locate in
tho Northern portion of the State.