, 1869-12-11
MINNESOTA.
Condition or tho Farmers.

F,or. t1s ~ Fnul ps.a4, Drc, p
:. A ~ DAYS sso - esItI:atet tae "corstEno-
tex 1= q t:c price telow tIas u LAST YEAR which
1t WIS The Ertrfn! eIsee' nto1 OF farmers 10
1eai=r, q. Sa'."t@,.it. s,lch, 1noo3o toss to mo
pttGn' lrr c..xs. lar sn7rd 10 the Hho1e body Of
coLktnstk lat wbtle this IL t0uhtisas frue Is
sEals 81 Of xh&t-x.surlsK Z tho p1e4aat pftce Of
Ws..t 70 he t,kfn1siEe!-:ne Producers Of wheat
NM - On sht re ua', III cnupa7tf WITH tae ex4
F.tteo prncxetas o. ttef cEn7.. t. fs b9 no ucass
h tAis snaNipK Of their copslpun nnd resources Al
St%0a1 s II ya, y ,oss
ran,ss+ eranus, 10 oe rod. Nov IL. r,,s.: nc @ cs5p
n,e r.,[ On h1sse:s ersssts than last yesr. sn II
Ne nay sssune thsl Throughout the Nhole coun-
trs the faHorts vii late realized 40 Artsase OF
81 ccnis-7hcs, taking I'll the y heat d!s.rcta In.
to ts:isass-. 8 = !o~ eas.n ase-sasse MI oe
rta,zEs trnu his eaceks OF the wheas produce
osts Ia; ytsr, about Sdo,0 .ooo leaving = ICON
I'd ts on ea. oaotesi ote g ,asa ~,
4sr tr 10 tseua ~ the stsHced rT:ce Of al! GOODS
which fheT Tecrssd 10 e1tha.rr for their WHEAT
tot nit purchases. % the other hsud tass
=, OFT, ,ctN kEsn+a5 u wheat II 80 muca aided 10
tie HeIstsl weslth Of lie nation-
Applying ltfeas sIr~s trnIH p4r1cu'atlT to the
cnlotsot OF The agricultural inserrss IN Mlnneso.
IL, it Ut br 1]calt TO did IN it, ~ utl 1atus any
tEs'lnc*t"n q re aapLy picture Fh.ch nas To-
ess, uuy 4ssuEa sos &rsssehens:oIs OF a3y con.
s".sahe ELAtclat sst1uc+nc]. n+ tae re,nt Of any
EsHtl9l wEut Of mean. aEora our fasmef4 TO pay
1Lt7r dtsHs, 4Ld make II. If oEll1tr pafcaa
4arcGrd.ru 70 fhc ctsc'2s kas tcs rccen II CON-
+! sd ht MI Pptet, the waett crep of lses WAS
als'ns 1at4u'.st hu-uel.. The wheat crop Of 1852
Rks mucA lntxtF average yield over c0nsl3ef.
ally ers xtes slet, The average yield having
tt >;,a ated nhtn Gu. ~ tut le.s thai nineteen
's r. II scrt, taf-sf lstic !. 81 tnan eighteen
hu*ht ], Ia IeGh, IL Il. C0t*:tns.aulEE the ucSavOF-
ate III or:s VI lrtt Svceived - u The Hntussiog
tctcr ct IRE LtayJ Eta cnas:1uou4 fG.l fl1H upon
ne srs,n :, s.St = s: e.sn prsttT se,'a. acss -:
that tie fea1 ain OIL SIl kayr4i 10 good co.,
d,:'on, md rlss .or17 l. tos.!ess No os 'nfslor
n1Stt II m 1t Any s'ue ot lhrer ,eara. The eroo
| tLtu averaged better quality than laat yea.. and
ttu:y the = ho Z 1sahlty ,ut go.:s iato tie nsE-
creme n ,ls hnadsh of yness q.
u "a. 80 per cent .Aisa9,a1 1t 10
Vi oser i. l6u.@o aerca wa,cb, 1t u 6asntl4 per
.crr, 3olfd give tot4l psoduc; CT 70 00.
% e e. .is ~ III
Nrrt, for thes1 Leaf ~tl.e '..t year they real.
.iaSe. @ tie s1'e # nreeso.s ia aecoun, viii 1ae
" wheat crops o1 :aes snd 1867:
,s:a;:s S:::15:s ;s:s :H:: e!?::s !F::
=. r. e ss';; ssI pG,;sss ssas
lesr str1 ntailr or qass.. ~ mach =. last Tear
II fTIorsiop as the ratio o1 tncsease Of xneas
1.sge 1Ah Det1 Gtsn!p1ReA. 1Aat oE Q&aFf c1Dps
EnsL c.t ~1s scad amt tie oaf crop splead'a.
TIE prosluct o. corn could rot have btea less
lh,t aG,0 bu-tclg, naatuht 4.sc7,447 Last year,
nor that Of cats ies. iaan 12eu.uo9 agllnst
1,sts,;cI list ttsr.
l.utn Vt trc.e crops utuaad better pr1eeI than
l@st y a:--ea's uuth s,el.tr The pot.to crop
YRS cur kdt Eably damaged by frost, bur It Woukt
be low rs,lr &e IN pHs IL product at 81 thd
!utse,. asa!h.t tho ea6l ,o bashsts Of LAST Jrat:
lut potatoes ate ~Or.h u.oto lhan tktce ~ n0cn
n Iirs IT u e nlsEAet Tbc-e fur tonstl:a' .
.he tatts aercukEr1t sta,lea Of M1pu.+esa- Now
let "a Luke up the Qccou.t Tor the tEo 1car4: