, 1870-03-12
NIHNENrk.

We are indebted to the Hon, 7, Pnssy
ios copy Of his report Of the progress OF
minnesota In agriculture, manufactures,
DO, for the year 1869. Tho statistics which
ne has gathered nre Of shs"m gratifying
character, and ahow development in ms-
te11al prosperity which can only be equalled
IN this country, and rarcly hers. In 1850
thero vcte only 1900 acres ot land under
cultivation in tho whole State in 1869.
l,690, Goo. Most Of this wonderful inc.esss
has been made sincs 1857; previous to
which time attention Wa mainly devoted 10
specu!ating In town and city aites, rather
than to tho cultivation Of the soil The
hinneeotian who did not own d town, in
1867, held about the same position in So
ciety that the "pooz white trash" /" did at
the South. Tho hard tines Of 1873
had salutary effect upon Minnesota, as
they had on many other sections Of the
country, for they wiped out all merely spec
nlativo schemes, and the people we're
obliged to go to work to develop the re-
sou1ces by which they were surrounded,
and hence the most substantial and crafty
ing progress has been made in all that can
make State OF nation rich, prosperous,
and powerful.
Mr.. Pusey asserts that ssNo nation has
long Jagged in the race for civilization
which gave prominence TO the growth OF
wheat. It glres toug ghneas to the musou1as
fibre and tone to the brain. Rednemeut,
fortitude, and enterprise most distinguish
those nations that consume most wheat.
Defeating and wheatoonsuming races at
oncs dominate and elevate the rice and
pork consumers with whom they coma in
contact" He gives England, whose people
not only consume all the vheAt they raise,
bat laT tho world largely under contsibu-
ton to supply them, az an example Of the
power which this cereal, as q constituent
element OF her food, enAb1es the nation TO
acquire. To the production Of tbs finest
wheat, the soil and climate Of Mime
sofa seem 10 bs specially adapted.
So late H 1858 braadstuffB were still i'm
ported into Minnesota from the States
south Of her. In 1859 ahe produced
o,374, ,41b bushels Of wheat; in nine years
the amount had risen TO 1881, ,o32, and
the estimate for the last year Is lS, COO, 900
buahels- Tbs average number of bushels
per acre is IT, and that for each inhabitant
il 4o.47. Minnesota, in the last decade, has,
therefore, grown to be among the very first,
end. We believe, Mr. Pusey claims that ahe
Ii the largest wheat-produolng State in the
Union. Oats and barley are grown very
successfully; but most Of the State lies too
far NORTH to allow it to raise corn as sue
cessfully as Iowa and Illinois. Po-
tatoes flourish huely and are of q
very superior quality. The average yield
per acre Of several leading crops is as fol-
lows: Wheat, II bushels; oats, 3G.3
com, 37.3; barley, 2s5; rye, 1912; pota-
toes, 1869; buckwheat, 1911; beans, l3.
The crystal streams and rich grasses have
enabled Minnesota to take rank among the
largest and best butter and cheese.produc-
ing STATES Of the Mississippi Valley. Cat
tie and sheep and hogs arc rnised very sue
cessfully. The total value of the agricul-
tu1al products for 1850. at the average
prices ruling for several months, is esti-
mated Is follows: