The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-16

We have received a copy OF the
annual Catalogue of the State Normal
School at st. Cloud, Minn., for the
school year ending May q, 1885, with
annual Circular for the year 1885,.
1t contains tile names of all it's officers,
its faculty of instruction and students
for 18S4-S5. The pamphlet contains Il
brief description Of how the institu.
tion is conducted and what is required
I of students of the different courses
taught; how diplomas are issued; sug-
gestions to applicants: etc. It states
that during the the sixteen years of
it's existence it has graduated nearly
three hundred teachers. The object
Of the school is to train teachers for
the public schools Of the State, and
teachers graduated at this school have
Il great advantage over those who have
not, in securing good situations.
RequestA for copies Of the catalogue
should ID addressed to T. j. Gray,
ltS l., OL. ClOUC.
A great change has come over this
country during the past two years.
The farmer OF two years ago is not
the farmer Of to-day. Even in the
past year q great change has taken
place. Farmers that one year ago
had large bills against tLeln on the
books Of our merchants, have but
very little charged up against them
to-day. They are not buying much,
and what they do buy they are paying
cash for. They are not buying their
pork, horse feed, butter, etc., this
year, as they have done heretofore.
They are producing what they are
obliged to consume, thus making the
country self sustaining. They are
supplying our butchers with beef
cattle, hogs, sheep and poultry. None
have to be imported. On the other
hand quite number OF car loads of
cattle have already been shipped
from Wadcna this summer to Monta-
ma. One year ago there was consid-
erable butter shipped into Wadena.
This year there has been none. Our
farmers have supplied the market
with q better quality than could be
imported. Oats and potatoes have
been shipped from here during the
past year in quite large quantities.
Thus money has been brought into
the country instead of being carried
out otit. Although our farmers have
not gone into diversified farming on
a large scale, they have adopted that
method in q measure and are now
beginning to realize the benefits that
are derived therefrom. When they
sell their wheat this fall they will not
have to go Immediately to the mer-
chant and pay for pork, horsefeed,
ETC., that has already been consumed.
OF course wheat is the staple crop in
this country, but when the farmer
raises such other cereals as he is
obliged to consume, although he
raises no more there is some hope for
him. But away with farmer that
buys his horse feed. his pork, butter
and eggs. Such farmers will never
succeed in any country. 1t is en-
couraging to note the steady progress
that is being made in the right
direction, and if our farmers continue
in this way this portion OF the
country will soon be one of the most
tlourishing farming communities in
the northwest. Our soil is good and
if utilized in the right way farming
can be found to be very remuncra-
tive. The wheat crop this year
promises to be one Of the best that
this country has ever produced, and
with this fact in view, the prospects
for better times arc indeed flattcring