Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-16

the river aud 60 westward Inc character OIL
the subsoil changes somewhat, the clay being
Tighter and more porous, land containingan ad.
mixture of sand and mari, which latter ele.
ment shows itself in the production of su.
perior crops OF wheat. / know of no better
way OF illustrating the productiveness of this
unrivaled section than by comparing it with
some of the other wheat producing regions
OF the country. No crop ever yet raised in
Trail county, properly seeded aud harvested
In season, failed to produce at least twenty
bushels per acre.
Compare this county with localities which
Tor the past three seasons have not produced
an average of ten bushels per acre. The same
acreage would enrich the Trail county
farmer while in the other instance the farmer
who raised the least number of acres would
be the one most to be envied.
walked and rode over the fields
near Mayville where the wheat
was coming up fresh and green, and although
less than day of sun had interviewed since the
rain, which had fallen steadily for three days
| had ceased, was amazed to find the surface
quite dry to walk upon and was assured that
the ground in this section was generally fit to
seed much earlier than in the eastern part of
the county.
Ialso discovered in passing by where an ex-
cavation was being made for a cellar that at
the extreme depth of seven feet frost was
found and l was assured that 1t some
times remained until several weeks later, and
even as late as the middle of June, thus pro-
viding for the retention of moisture longer
than it would otherwise be.
l walked over land that last year produced
thirty bushels of the best quality of wheat to
| the acre and visited farm of a quarter section
where this was the average for the whole farm
last season.. also couversed with one of the
largest wheat-buyers at Mayville, who in
formed me that at one time last year his firm
had thirty four thousand $4,000 bushels of
wheat in q Duluth elevator, out of which but
four hundred and twenty (420) bushels graded
less than No. hard, and that out OF sixty
thousand bushels he bought last year less than
five thousand bushels graded less than No. l,
and all of that was because it was net wheat.
was also informed by reliable men that land
that had raised eleven successive crops produced
last year over twenty bushels per acre.
WHY IT is.
This wonderful showing as to yield and
quality marks the Goose river valley as one of
the best wheat producing sections in this
famous Dakota land, and, while the peculiar
and especial qualities of the soil already
named accounts for it in part, the climate,
NOhAmOH pCiHdpo W I'LL eCCblOHc LII tuio lobituUC,
contributes Its full share. The summer de-
velops with wonderful rapidity. Scarcely
have the icy letters of grim old winter been
broken than the land bursts, as it were, at
once into midsummer, and with a startling
rspidity vegetation develops and maturity
comes to the wheat plant before one is
scarcely aware OF ii. Good crops of wheat
have been raised from lands that were not
seeded until June 1. While the wheat plant
1ry oil In how
tain degree of warmth, which the bright,
warm summers OF this latitude furnish, while
the cool nights and the extreme depth and re
tentlon of the frost keep Ii cool and moist as
it desires, and prevents, no doubt, the blight
which SO depreciates both quality and guam.
tity of the more southerly wheat districts
II then one wishes to adopt wheat farming,
certainly the choice of no better section can
be made to prosecute it In than in Trail
county, and no better part of the county than
the vicinity OF Mayville, and while upon this
subject wish to draw attention to this fact
1t costs no more to produce an acre
OF wheat in Trail county, D. T., which swiil
yield you twenty-five to forty bushels per acre
of No. hard wheat, than it does TO produce
elsewhere from Blk to twelve bushels of On In.
feri0r grade. 1t costs no more to harvest ana
but trife more to thresh, and you gain not
only in quantity but consequently In price, on
account OF superior quality.
OTHER PRODUCTS.
But while the Goose river valley is especl.
ally adapted to the production of the wheat
crop and other cereals, it also produces roots,
potatoes, and other vegetables, unrivaled 10
quantity aud excellence. Two hundred bush
els per acre is no uncom mon yield for pota
toes, and In the loose porous soil roots
onn eiza and yorfonttoo ub oh,
is perfectly marvellous, and this prepares the
way for asubJect have been longing to intro
duce ever since began this letter, viz:
STOCK RAISING IN DAKOTA.
When country imports any commodity
which they might produce themselves, and
which is needed for home consumption, they
are working themselves an injustice. They
are sending money out Of the country which
ought to be retained at home. Such is the
fault OF northern Dakota at present in i'm
porting the vast quantities of horses, mules
and cattle, necessary for teams, and food. or
course to a great extent this becomes neces-
sary in any new country, but it seems gener-
ally that the idea is to raise wheat
for export and to import the stock.
To controvert this too prevalent
idea as we'll as to demonstrate to the incredu-
lous the practicsbility Of raising stock in this
section and latitude at least enough to supply
home demands, the Grandn Bros famous,
already for their success at wheat raising
conceived the plan OF establishing a stock
farm in Dakota. Struck with the admirable
location along the Goose river valley where
the water was abundant and pure, the pastur
age excellent and the timber furnishing
warm and safe shelter during the inclement
season, they secured tract OF some 5000
acres along the river, and on the most delight
full spot on the whole tract, at a point just
west of the present town of Mayville began
to erect their buildings. To carry
out this to many chimerical idea
neither pains or expense were spared.
as glance at the buildings will at once testi-
fy. A neat and tasty residence, 20x36, with
wings 20xS0 and 1Sx20, is IN the foreground,
flanked on the left by the home boarding
house, 20x40, and wing, 20x20, furnishing
quarters for the family OF the overseer and
help for the home farm. To the rear and
right of the residence is found barn No. l, a
horse barn, 40x60, with half basement and
capacity for fifty head Of horses. The floor of
this barn is just forty feet above the level
of Goose river. Below and upon what is
called 'tthe first bench is found stock barn
No. /, mammoth structure, 81 by $50 feet,
and containing stalls for (20O) two hundred
head of cattle. The internal arrangements are
fire aud adapted to secure the best possible
| sanitary condition of the stock.
In the center a drive way, 10 feet
wide, runs the entire length of the barn.
| Stock barn No. 9, to be built this season, q