Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-02-06

aoOut III is agriculture III VIC NSot'
One of the papers Of that city takes
editorial consolation rs follows: ut
is some consolation to know that the
mantle of snow which is so great a
nuisance in our streets is good for the
spring wheat in the Western States,
and that the promise of an abundant
crop is held out. The snow is II sort
of a sealskin sacque to the little
sprouts" That is very fine both in
sentiment and style of construction
but is about as ridiculous us the sug-
gestion accredited to Greedy, the great
Tribune Editor, about the proper time
to plant dried apples. If the New
York editors would take a trip out
west they might learn that spring
wheat is not seeded until after the snow
melts and the ground thaws out, SO
that his fine talk about sealskin
sacque of snow over the little sprouts
| is altogether too romantic for the mat
ter-of-fact spring wheat growers OF
the west, though it is no doubt highly
edifying to the dudes and dudesses OF
New York City.
| Is the st. Cloud and Lake Traverse
railway to be built? putting this
and that together" there is enough tc
make such thing at least probable
First J. J. Hill has sold his interest IL
the St. Paul & Duluth road with the
intention it is supposed of extending
the st. Cloud and the Hinckley branch
to Duluth. A road to be known as
the Duluth, North Shore and South
western is much talked of and will
probably be built from Duluth to ST
Cloud and beyond in q southwesterly
direction with Yankton for an object
i've point 1t should be remembered
also that English capitalists own q
| large share of the road controlled by
Mr.. Hill and that English capitalists
are the ones to build the Duluth
North shore and Southwestern road
Now it is quite possible that Mr.
Hill is engineering the making of the
whole pie. That the Duluth North
Shore and Southwestern road will be
built to Hinckley there to unite with
the st. Cloud and Hinckley road anC
that the st. Cloud and Lake Traverse
road will be completed to Morris tc
connect with the Browns Valley
branch and the whole to be CONSOLE
dated intoone road, under Mr.. HilPs
management, which will be extended
to Nankton at pleasure. Such roac
would extend through one of the fines
agricultural regions in the west anC
would be as profitable as any railway
that could be projected from Duluth
in any direction.
In the Pioneer Press Of Jan. 23rd APP
peared the following: "In all talk
about wheat, and about the wheat
grades,n remarked Mr.. r. NJ. Hub
bard, the general agent Of the millers
association, "the fact should not bt
lost sight of that it has never been Sc
clearly and forcibly illustrated as il
the case of the present crop that the
farmer sustains a direct loss and en-
counters additional dangers by no
sowing hard wheat instead of thu
soft varieties now most in use. OW
ing to the great increase of soft whea
raised in the northwest, hard whea
now commands q premium of from
to 10 cents per bushel. In addition tt
this difference in value there is thu
greater loss by the diseases to which
soft wheat is susceptible and from
which hard wheat is exempt. Scotei
fife is now the only recognized stand
ard hard wheat, and this variety ha:
never bee1.r&nown to smut, is just a:
prelific as other varieties when prop
erly handled, is better adapted to oul
climate, and is the wheat to which we
are indebted for the worldwide repu
tation attained by Minnesota flours
Would it not be wise to sow sucl
wheat as is in demand rather thar
that which buyers and millers do no
want? 1t is fact which is we'll es
tablished that smut will reproduce it
self and the farmer who sows smuttJ
wheat next spring will have no one
but himself to blame if his crop il
graded down on that account. The
farmer ought to understand this if ht
does not already.
"Now the millers are Interested
continued Mr.. Hubbard, Sin the pro
duct of the best wheat. They are in
terested in it, if for no other reason il
behalf of the success which brings
prosperity, and peace and harmony
between buyer and seller. The asso
citation has purchased and will contin
ue to procure the best Scotch Fife
wheat that is to be obtained-the pure
unadulterated, and Hpmistakable stuff
1t is the best wheat in the world. W.
propose to offer it to the farmers fol
seed for just what it costs. If the far
mers do not obtain it it will not be oul
fault. Every facility will be offered
them to produce it, and it will be solo
for actual cost, for sowing purposes.
The Journal of Progress warns al
men, old and young, against az evi
thing which has been described as th,
prevailing pestilence of slovenly
reading" This pestilence has lait
low many q one who began life will
excellent prospects. 1t is ruinoul
both to mind and morals. 1t is APP
even to injure mans business habits
and prevent him from becoming sue
cessful in practical affairs. In time
will confound all his faculties; it will
destroy his capacity for clear percep
ton, for precise thought and for prop
er reasoning. 1t will throw into con
fusion his judgment and his memory