Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-10
The Lake CRYSTAL Stock association.


The grasshopper visitation to this State, and
especially the ravages of the pests for three or
four years in succession in that portion ira
versed by the st. Paul & Sioux City railroad.
was not all a misfortune. in that it forced the
people to dismiss the idea of building all their
hopes and expectations in the development of
the country upon the production of wheat and
other grain. Driven by necessity to look to
the production of something the gay and fes-
tive hopper could not masticate, attention
was turned to the raising of stock, and through
this hopper invasion this industry has been
much more rapidly developed and the
people have been more generally interested
in it than would have been the case for years
to come had the hopper remained away. 1t
may be, perhaps, that the settling up of this
section has been retarded, and that
the resident settlers are poorer to-day
than they would have been had they
escaped these visitations, but there can
be no doubt that through it the people were
forced to make departure that will in the end
result to their own benefit and rebound to the
fame of their section-the natural breeding
centre of the State, the ''blue grass" region of
Minnesota, as it were.
1t is pleasant to remember that while the
people were forced by their necessities to enter
upon this departure, capital and. enterprise was
found ready to help them to right start.
"Barden Barden," the stock farm of our fellow
citizen, r. Barden, ESQ.,, the home of the trot-
ting stallion, Western Chief, and bevy of as
fine bred mares as can be found on any breed
ing farm in Kentucky, is a notable example
of the right thing at the right time and at the
right place. But while Mr.. Bardens enter
prise and the thorough business manner in
which he has carried forward his experiment,
has been more instrumental than any one agen-
cy in attracting attention to that section of the
State as admirably adapted to breeding pur-
poses, there are many Others who have done
we'll their part in this preliminary work.
Among these is the Lake Crystal Associa-
tion," headquarters at Lake Crystal, Blue
Earth county, an association of citizens organ
lied under the laws of this State. to furnish the
people of that section with
high bred sires from which to
breed. The association was formed last year,
with but one stallion, but so carefully has it
been managed, and SO well las it met the
n noW S Sa the people 9sig Of that sire st
each of which is worthy attention. The first
venture was Young Bashaw, bred in Iowa. His
sire was Captain Grant, he by Green's Bashaw,
he by Vernops Black Hawk, he by Long Is
land Black Hawk, back to imported Grand
Bashaw, the Barb. Young Bashaw's dam was
by Wesley Georges Young Samson, by Samson,
Young Samson's dam by Wild Hornett, by
Rysdyk's Hambletonin. Young Bashaw is a
coal black, with two white ankles, star in fore
head, 1914 weighs 1,400, has shown 2:30 in
trial and has 5 year old record of 2:41.
One of the new purchases is Security, foaled
1870, also black 1914 hands. by old Nam
brine Chief, of Kentucky, half brother to Lady
Thorne, Erickson, EWoodford' s. Mambrino, Mann
brine Patchen, etc. Mambrino Princes DAM
Miss Duncan, by Scott's Highlander out of a
daughter of Aratus, her grand dam by Tim
aleon, the sire of Boston. Security s
dam by Marco, son of Sir Leslie,
dam Miss Lances, she by Lance out of Aurora,
by American Eclipse, and so on back to i'm
ported Messenger. Security grand dam by Old
Kentucky PAGER, Copper Bottom, out of a
daughter of Old Bald Hornet. Security has
never been handled, but can show 240 gait.
The other purchase this spring is 3-year old
stallion, Young Scotland's Glory. He is dark
bay with black legs, good STYLE strong BONE
fine action. and weighs about l, 400. Young
Scotland's Glory was sired by Scotand's Glory,
a Scottish prize winner, his dam by Merry Tom,
one of the best Clyde stations ever brought to
this country.
The association has done exceedingly we'll,
and if the people of that section are wise they
will accept tine chance offered them for i'm
proving their stock.