The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-25

VI al luCiedSe VI o,4JC acres. J uc average!
yield Of wheat is from II to 20 bushels to-
the acre. although our good farmers find no
difficulty ir producing from 25 to 81 bush.
yields, largely. Corn 10 successfully raised
1877 Wadena county carried off five premi-
ums including the sweepstakes at the MINI
neapolis Fair There are three towns in the
county along the railroad all Of which
are doing good business and destined to be
live-go-ahead towns. The county seat and
largest town in the county is
WADENA
which was created the county seat by an act
Of the legislature approved Feb. 2lst, 1873,
and a building for the county officers has
been erected here. The chances f>r removal
OF the county seat are only about two in
thousand and exists only in the fertile imag-
ination Of her enemies. The growth Of Wa
dena has been indeed rapid. In the year OF
1879 nearly $4,000 we're expended i'll
buildings which was more than double her
total valuation previous to that time. Out
Of III 900 bushels of wheat shipped from the
county in 1879 Wadena shipped 1l5,OOO
bushels and owing to the scarcity OF elevator
| room i'll Duluth and the consequent inability
Wheat which naturally seeks this town un-
der favorable circumstances was driven away
from her last fall. The amonnt which was
thus lost to her last season is estimated at
200, 900 bushels. These unfavorable circum
stances are. however, being removed this
year by the erection OF large elevators in
Duluth which is an almost certain indication
that this town will regain this great trade.
1t lays entirely in the hands Of the Northern
Pacific managers to drive it away or to re-
gain it and their policy assures us that they
will adopt steps to realize the benefits OF the
latter condition. The regaining OF this trade
and the increased acreage in the 10 town.
ships in Wadena and the northern portions
Of Todd and Otter Tail counties will give to
this town for the fall Of 1880 the trade of at
least 400, 600 bushels of grain. Besides this
large amount OF trade the development o1
Minnesota's richest portion, the Shell River
prairies, will be another source Of trade fol
Wadens and the Importance OF that country
may he guessed at when it is known that
700 claims are taken there and the best lands
yet to be bought OF the R. R. company. The
business men of Wadepa have during the
past winter opened road to this country
which travels the best portion Of the county
and many settlers have already taken claims
on the road. Wadena possesses three re
ligioas societies, Methodist, Episcopal and
Congregational, and a fine large school house
presided over by accomplished teachers
The principal, Prof. George A. Whitney, j:
also County Superintendent and is maj
deeply interested in the cause OF education
and is doing much to elevate our schoo
system.
The population of the village is SO rapidly
increasing that figures given to-day woulG
be much too small in a few months hence
Az an index to the business Of this town ",
refer the intelligent reader to our advertis
ing columns.
is the next town in size to Wadena and il
pleasantly located. It Possesses goot
school house and first-class teachers. Vern
dale is enjoying fair growth and bids fai
to be quite a village. She now has three
general stores, hardware store, I dru.
store, 2 blacksmith shops, shoe shop,
butcher shop, 2 lumber yards and = news
paper. =:
This bright little village mas future pres
pect which has been to some extent over
looked by many, but the time is not far dis
t.nt when size will spring into activity in :
manner which will surprise even her best
friends. Possessing as she does the trade O
q large district of timber and farming land
bhe has in addition the Partridge river
which flows swiftly by on the western edge
of the village furnishing water pswsr enough
for four or i've mills within short distance
Aldrich has stores, blacksmith shop,
wagon shop and saloon. During this win
ter she is getting into her railroad yards
$4,000 feet Of piling, 5000 cords Of wood,
and 2,l00 ties. During the season of 1879,
she shipped nearly 1000 bushels of grain,
and the coming harvest will doubtless
double it. No better point can be found for
the establishment Of saw and grist mill
than Aldrich.
The FAhMEB will be happy to furnish all
information relative to this country in its
power upon application.
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