The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-06-01
Minnesota ~ q StOck.grvw ing States

Mr.. G. J Morton, Of 81. Paul, m
experienced stock raiser, has writer to
the Worthington Advance upon the
a"vantages Of Minnesota ~ . stock.
growing State. He quotes from the
circular Of the grange showing that Of
live sock Minnesota had 10 1870, as
follows: Horses, 92Ol1 head; uilch
cows, 124, ,467 head; 43176 head Of
working cattle, and 145 736 hesd Of
other cattle swine. 143,456 head;
sheep 132 343 besd;-shesc last pro.
ducing 4O1185 pounds Of WOOL.
With these 6gures he corrects the
wrong impression that to some extent
prevails outside Of the State that the
winters Of Minnesota arc 90 long and
severe that stock raising here 10 an
Improbable business, and he argues
that the winters-long and somewhat
cold. it is true. being Of q steady and
dry mperature-are in fact favorable
10 the health Of stock, and stock Of all
kinds adapted to the climate Of the
west generally Gao be winserej ss
comfortably and chesply and with sur
er freedom from disease than in the
States Of Missouri. Illinois, or even
Iowa. Mr. Morton has raised stock in
the neighhorhood Of St. Louis for
years and also in Minnesota. and he sf.
trms as the result Of bis experience
that the same breeds Of cattle. horses
hogs are much more free from disease
IF every description 10 this State than
in the milder climate Of Missouri.
Hog cholera which not uufrequeutly
decimates the crop Of Illinois, Indians,
Missouri and other States. is utterly
unknown in Minnesota In a single
c"upty in Illinois, (Sangamcn) ffteen
thousand hogs died of this diseas 10
1875, and the entire losses OF the wear
from chclcrr are estimated by tho
Country Gentleman at not les than
seven hundred thousand. valued At
$1,000 1000. The following extract
from Mr Morton's article contaius tho
puh Of tis advice to Minnesots farm.
ers m this subject:
From what have a.ready written it
will Be iofe,red that l believe that
stock rai~ins in Minnesota will pay.
In the greatest confidence assert this
belief, aud sbout the only thing that
eau possibly render it improbable will
be the TOO common use Of common and
comparatively worthless breeding ami
una|s. The poorest grssshopper afflict-
cd farmers in Southeastern Minnesota
can not afford to use a common or
monsrel sire upo" his herd. no mstter
what the animal is. or how commonly
bred it may be For instance, his ua-
tive c"w-no matter how suall and
common" she may be-~hould be-
bred only to good straight-bred bull,
for. if it be ever 50 plain ''seven-
reen' (short horny bull 'ba. is used,
the get from such cross will be- fully
~ large ut two years old os the Of the
same COW and sative bull vesld be
at three years, aud in the eastern mar
kets the half blood beef viii always
bring the most money by from II to
23 cents per pound. Save your i'm
proved females, castrate al your pa.
tiv" and grade males, and stop selling
off your yearling cattle, and see wheth-
er with good use Of your millions Of
straw (Which most Of you burn every
year, aud the most nutritious wild
.rass which any country ever pro-
duced. you dom tprove that s.ock.rsis.
ing in Minnesota is profitable, and
that it is neither profitable or pleasant
to run everything. every scar, to
wheat-and gra shoppers.