The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-05-30
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
Sale 81 co., ". s. Kings ! Iy,nda1e Herd
One of the most Remarkable Stock
Sales IL, America-:Best Stock State ia
the World-Minnesota Large Farms.
SALE OF THE LYNDALE HERD .
Letters are frequently written to the:
proprietors of the National Colony ask
ing whether Minnesota is good State
for stock growing. These letters are
uniformly answered in the affirmative.
Grass grows luxuriantly and is exceed
ingly nutritious, while the climate is as
favorable to the health of the lower
animals AS it is to the health of men.
We give below the Chicago dispatches
announcing the sale Of the celebrated
Lyndale Herd, of Hon. W. 5. King, of
Minneapolis, which took place at Dex-
ter Park, Chicago, Oh the 21st, and i'll
vite the attention of our several huh
bred readers abroad to the facts and
comments contained III these dis
patches:
To the Press and Pioneer;
DEXTER PARK, CHICAGO, May d.
Tins may bc considered Il proud day for
Minnesota. Tie sale of Col. Kings
I.yndale herd, which has involved tie
solution Ut the problem whether or not
Minnesota is adapted to the successful
culture Of the highest bloOded cattle,
has proved more brilliantly successful
| than the rUsiest hopes had f0resll;.<l-
owed. Even King himself, confident
and plucky, as he has proved himself
through his long fight to secure for
Minnesota the short horn Champion
ship, is agretably disappointed at the
result Of his endeavors. lie would last
night have taken $lOO, 900 for lis herd,
which has to-day netted him Sis, $50
under the hammer, thus giving to Min
nesOta the proud title Ut having been
the home, and in most cases the birth
place, Of herd which, taking it's pedi.
gree into account, has brought the
highest prices and secured the largest
average Of amy herd ever offered i'll the
world.
England, the birthplace, and for two
hundred years the home, of the short
horn breed Kentucky, the famed blue
grass garden of the world Illinois, the
boosted rival Of the world in climate,
soil and fruitfulness-all have been
compelled to succumb to the rare and
radiant atmosphere, and the succulent
and nourishing grass, which the soil OF
Minnesota alone affords. Col. King is
therefore not only to be thanked, but
the State OF Minnesota is to be cOngrat
ulated, for all achievement i'll Short
horn ANIMALS which will hardly bt
eclipsed III the present generation, I'M
less the present sale serves as the slim
illus for still higher figures.
Altogether the sale was a marvellous
success, and Col. King is tonight beins
congratulated by IL large crowd of TIT
most famous breeders in the world, Iii:
herd having attracted hither represent
atives from California, Europe, Ken
lucky, Vermont, and every other sec
ton where Olooded cattle flourish.
To the Western Associated Press
| CHICAGO, May 2l.-One Of the mos
remarkable sales of bloodtu stock eve
held in this country took place ut Dex
ter Park, being that Of the celebrated
Lyndale herd of short horns, belongin,
to Hon. W. $. King, of Minneapolis
Fifty-eight COWS and twenty-one bull
were sold. the former at an aggregat
: OF $1OO,6l and the latter at $25,375
being an average of 81 ,9S2 each 10
| cows, and ST, POI for bulls.
: REST STOCK STATE IN T1IEwoRLD.
Col. Stevens, former editor Of tn
l Farmers Union, speaking of Mr.. Kin
I and his herd, says:
l "IIe has bred a herd which, consid
, ering it's pedigree, sold for more money
:, by reason of the splendid condition i
which they were put by Minnesota cl
> mate and grass, than any herd eve
t offered before in the world and he ha
i. thus added to the reputation of Mime
, sofa of being the best wheat State Q
the world, that Of being the most sue
: cessful stock State in the world.''
LARGE FARMS.
Probably no State in the Onion ca
q show Il more uniform success in larg
, farming operations than Minnesot;
: Dalrymple has never had a failure 9
+. crop, and in the seven or eight years {
his extensive wheat operations he
n said to have netted quarter Of a mil
ion in crops and the advance in lis lan(
The St. Paul Press recently containe
- the following concerning two extensi,
: wheat growers
i "Col. E. W. Grovenor and VIM.
" Runlney were in the city yesterday fc
i the first time since spring opened so 4
i to permit of grain being put in. The
j. have been busily engaged in sowin
!, wheat, few acres of ground-1 40 i
nunber-on their farm in DaxOt
= County. This is the largest amour
l. soWed by amy one party except Olive
=. Dalrymple who has in wheat this Sc;
- son something over 1900 acres. Tie
% report the grain all in exec llent contl
l. ton, and ut present are engaged
rolling it. Messrs. Gr0yenOr and Run
n mey came to the city yesterday for Il
= purpose of purchasing the necessa,
outfit for breaking Il farm of 600 acr,
8 near st. James, in Watonwan County.
|e The st. James Herald recently COZ
a tanned the following mention of lar,
t. farms in Watonwan County. The.
II farms are OH the line of the Sioux Cit
and st. Paul Railroad about Sc mill
northeast of Worthington.
d Wat0nwan County contains nur
r. Der Of large farms, several Of which y
4. have noticed heretofore in these &C
j" umns. There has been Il large amou,
Of grain sown in this county this yea
le which now looks well and prom es
y, large crop: Among the largest farm
PLANTED this year we are told that
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