Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-16

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ac!o-s tge ale from ST. Paal south to the Iowa
IRE, and one wetftom Winona to MARSHALL, aud
tne &c south to Tue Iowa Ile YOU have what
! l'FV pe 'eIned tue Dlfe grass eeioa OF Min
ne5o'a: Ids ro..lol OF lie sta e IS todnd
10 pe famous as g,eat az og region. Tn
yedi-o.d 8 sde Sbotc-horn st3els, 9 dzed on blue
grass IN to,s belt, vi tn the beam at 700 to
300 pounds. Tbs potion OF the late. EN-
2clng tIe blne gross. is as fiue as Kentucky, or
southern OHIO, vine g sc variety orit,;uated. and
whefe alone It is genefalIy believed, it can
grow.'7
Such is the testimony of one who has made
this question practicc study aud whose noble
AocEs and herds have Viodiccted his judgement.
The fact, d.. Holmes once w:tiiIv said.
Boston is good place to be botn in, for he
man nbo is once boih ia Boston doe at hays
to be born asaiJ.'' TIE MAJ who settles in
Southern Minoo ,ota, doesl't haze TO 90 VI
and settle again. Tnat bdsl-ess is inteiligentlv
concluded. Give Us a COZ ~ whece you can
m9ke lovely farm bones, sUr oupded with YER
dant lawns and pas,cls7, deoo ated with cattle;
where the dairy cen resi- be ide the spring or
tue lake, or The stream: a scot tlat you can en-
bel1sh and enrich WITH cees, ald frul'1, and
tio~ers, and vines; where skill and lste can
create, in the midst of dive Gifted agriculture,
the noble adOrnmelts OF no ne for ourselves
and our childreo. Woe we sec Dal,ymple, and
othet 8 eat gam farmers come down rom their
p'aua ons IN Sbstia, to spe ID ther winters
IN he beatltudes OF southern Minnesota, We
think OF these rhings and a4e conteuted.
GRADUAL PROGRESS O. STOCK AND DAIRY FARM
ING N MINNESOTA AND THE NoETHwEsT.
few years since, as yol rode over the un-
dulating praiTies of Che great Northwest three
acres out of fo0r, If not more, os cultivated
Ia I'd, seemed to be devoted solely to TO the ra;s-
ing OF wheat. In many PAGES, as far as the
eye could see, the cou ltty presented the appear
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almost limited to the VIC ,Airg animals, a9d L
koew many farmec5 who bought most Of their
own bdttec- No fue herds, no blooming fields
OF clover saluted TIE eye. Gradually
the crops grew small by degrees aud beautifully
less. Our farmers dtiftel towards bankruptcy
Machinery and mortgages, hand in hand, covered
the land Al army of insects began TO invade
US, the certain Accomplishments of failing soil.
The impoverished earth was rebelling. Wheat
culture was robbing the Northwest, as cotton
culture bad the South. Millions of bushels of
wheat were going to the worlds markets at
loss to the land and people. They were robbing
the soil of its fertility which another
generation would have to restore.
At last men began to aWaken from the dream of
wealth which was to spring from perpetual wheat
culture. A transition period came. bloom
ing clover field peeped into life here and there.
bull of royal pedigree would come into the
| neighborhood Fields OF tasseled corn began
| to wave, aud well rounded hogs put in an appear
ance. The county fairs grew in interest, and
noble sires and beautiful dams were seen in the
prize lists. Fields of timothy at last were
| to be observed. Philosophy and good
common sense we're getting hold of some of the
| more progressive farmers Creameries were
| established, private diaries became numerous,
aud mortgages were lifted. The Northwest had
| turned pivotal point, and dairy farming and
stock raising has come to stay. This situation
is beginning to be apparent IN southern Ainne-
| sofa. But men are tenacious of past usages.
The prejudices Of a people long engaged in a
specially, have to be overcome slowly. The new
paths, though more pleasant to follow, are taken
with reluctance. But sufficient number
of thoughtful and progressive farmers have
taken to stock against grain raising, to test
and vindicate its true value. Though some,
have run their course of deteriorating and mort
gagi 1g their farms here, have sold out, and gone
to skim the cream from the virgin soil of DakO-
ia. Geographic and climatic conditions exist
| here in the highest degree for dairy farming and
stock raising The temperate zone Is the fruit
| full mother of nutritious grasses. We must use
the elements and forces placed In our hands. 1t
will bring individual coltentment and public
prosperity. The mandate is laid upon us. We
must not turn this fair land into realm of ster-
| ility ard desolation. We must not war with the
| natural forces OF nature by destroying
| the elements Of vegetable life.
| Brains have something to do with it. Guizot
| says: ''Good common sense is the saving genius
of mankind The idiotic race in this, as in
| all other things, viii fail. The lazy man will
fail; the shiftess fellows will all fail in dairy
| and stock farming. But he who applies industry,
care, method, study VIII find it one of the safest,
| surest, most honored and elegant pursuits in all
the range of agricultural life. 1t combines the
aesthetical with the practical, and makes home
royal domain with its green pastures and herds,
while the moral and intellectual character of the
people will be elevated
At the close of Gen. Bakers address the
audience were treated to a solo, "The
Crows are in the Corn" by Miss Hutchin-
son, of the normal school, who sung as an
encore, Way Down Upon the Swanee
River"
Gov. Hubbard made few remarks, and
was followed by Col. Little,
who made most humorous
and telling speech. Prof E. S. Bettinger
gave very artistic piano solo, following
which ex-Senatore NJ; S. Wilkinson was
called to the front, and made a few re-
marks, followed by chorus from the Lo-
lanthian society of the normal school,
composed of about thirty-fve members,
who rendered a selection in very satisfac-
tory manner. few sallies of wit between
| Col. Littler and President Hoard when
''LArDOdrQ WdIcn was rendered Oy OOl
Lombard and Maj. Myers, and ''The Old
Sexton" by Maj. Myers as an encere, and
| 'Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep" by
Col. Lombard. The varied and interesting
exercises of the evening held the crowd
until 10 80, when an adjournment was had.
State Board of Health,
meeting of the state board of health,
was held at the governors rooms in the
new capitol building yesterday, the follow
ing members being present: DR.. D. W.
Hand, ST. Paul, president; DR.. G. N. Hew-
lit, of Red Wing, secretary; DIR. w. H.
Leonard, Minneapolis; DR.. Franklin Sta
pies, Winona; DR.. V. Smith, Duluth, and
DR.. E. w. Davis, Mankato.
The first matter considered was the
question of quarantine and other means
for the management and restriction of
smallpox in the northern part of the state
where the disease exists, especially among
the Indians.
A petition numerously signed was re-
ceived from Brainerd, asking the board to
take action in the matter of removing the
pest house outside the city limits and an
of tho hOo woo inc cd 70 Ia