The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-02
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ioI Ihe purpose Ol lnauguraClng
measures to bring not only the
southwestern portion of the State,
but especially Blue Earth county,
into prominence in Eastern and for
eign circles, there were many hearty
expressions of unqualified astonish-
ment at the rapid growth of Blue
Earth county and it's general adap-
tation for diversified agriculture.
Mr.. Jno. A. Willard, an extensive
trader and shrewd observer, said
He was Justly enthusiastic over the
greatness of our country, and was
free to state that he believed South
western Minnesota equal to any sec
ton of country in the world for
dairying, stock-raising and DIVERSE
fled agriculture, while Blue Earth
county was superior for butter
making to even the best Of New
York counties. This was a strong
position to take, but coming as it
did from a man who was born and
raised i'll Herkimer county, one of
the best dairy counties in the State
of New York, and being backed by
Mcssrs. Burchard and Buck, who
are from the same locality, there is
good evidence to prove the genuine
ness of the statement. He thought
that not sufficient attention was
devoted by the newspapers to show
up this feature of our county and
country, and urged that particular
emphasis be placed upon this mat
ter in every possible form and at all
times. If the people of the old
world could be made to comprehend
this important factor to our indus
try half the battle would be won.
lie felt that now Us stOck-raising
and dairying were receiving atten-
ton at the hands of the farmers a
complete revolution for good was
working, and soon we would be
among the most prosperous of the
land.
Mr.. Burchard, a visitor, said he
came here from Central New York
a region noted for its fertility, and
one of the first things that struck
him was that this was the best
stock raising country in the world.
There never were more luxuriant
and nutritious grasses grown any
where. While the soil will grove
wheat-will raise anything that can
be grown in the most favored agri-
cultural districts in the world-it
is especially adapted to corn culture.
No country is adapted to wheat for
any great length of time. He be-
lieved that this is the great stock
raising district of the county.
Where one cannot raise corn one
cannot raise stock.
Mr.. Burchard expressed the be-
lief that Blue Earth country is
richer soil and better adapted to the
purposes Of agriculture than Oneida
county, New York.
Hon. Daniel Buck, whose obser-
vatiOns are worthy of consideration
for their practicability, remarked
That We did not often see it men,
toned in the newspapers, that in
northern Dakota and Manitoba
you cannot raise corn, and you can
not raise stock successfully in
country that will not grow corn.
He knew something of the dairying
interest of Oneida county, New
York, for he had been raised there.
He knew how that county had been
made to prosper from the prosecu-
ton of this industry, and Blue
Earth county can be made equally
prosperous by developing this in
dustry, for which it is so we'll
adapted. The wheat interest is not
a success here, and farmers should
be encouraged to give it up for
dairying and stock raising, for
which the country is much better
adapted.
This is one ofthe finest vegetable
soils in the United States. The
same is equally true in regard to
some kinds of fruit. We can raise
grapes here that will defy the world.
He had grown in his garden rs diff
terent varieties of grapes, and he
would defy the world to beat them.
Many of the varieties are of the
choicest kind, they are doing we'll,
and bearing beautifully. He had.
several choice kinds that matured in
August, and if the gentlemen pres
ent would call upon him at that
time he would give them a taste of
rich, luscious fruit that they would
not soon forget.
Mr.. Jno. F. Meagher was urged
to speak of manufacturing interests,
as this feature was all-essential to
the rapid settlement and Develop
ment of any country. This Mr..
Meagher did, and while not pre-
suming to speak considerably of the
of any other town but
he showed conclusively
that our facilities for manufacturing
purposes were most excellent. He
spoke of the fact that a cement fac
tory could be started here and made
to pay from the start. We have
superior stone for the purpose, and
as cement is not manu-
anywhere west of Milwau-
kee, and in only two places this side
Of the lakes, such an enterprise
could not help but prove a bonan-
"a. He was enthusiastic as regards
The establishment of a canning fac
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