St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-31
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! The LaMoure, Oak, Chronicle gives the
! following good account of the doings of the
farmers in its section in the direction of
diversifying their agricultural pursuits:
/ There are indications in every direction
that the farmers of LaMouTe and Dickey
counties mean to diversity their efforts ss
much as possible, within the limits of prac-
teal agriculture, during the present season
and from this time forward. Live stock is
IN urgent demand and is coming into the
valley very rapidly. The high prices offered
for mich cows are likely to cause large ship
ments from Minnesota, Iowa and other
/ states. At present good to choice young
! cows sell readily at $40 to S55, and where the
settlers do not pay cash they give satisfac-
tory security for debts running till fall Mr.
John Powers, one of our most Intelligent
! farmers reports that during the season Of 1854
be produced l, 100 pounds of butter from the
milk of five cows and that all but one jar
OF this brought 80 cents per pound. Peter
Peterson has been similarly successful in
butter making and several others could be
mentioned who have found it far more salts
factory than wheat raising. The firms Of
Ross Il Hutchinson and Pickard Brothers
have found the milk business highly re-
nun erative. There is 2 steady inquiry for
fax seed here and a great deal of it will be
planted this spring. The elevator company
state that they will be ready to buy it by the
time it is harvested. There is nothing like
live stock and diversified crops to develop a
prosperous community and the settlers here
abouts appear to be moving in the right di-
rection.
During the past week the Chronicle repre-
sentative has interviewed Messrs. H. T. e.
lott and Join K. Underwood regarding the
success of corn culture in Dakota. Both
have had an extended experience is raising
corn and have experimen ted with it here.
Capt. Elliott said: ''Since getting a big
yield last season myself and seeing good
crops in various places [ am satisfied that
corn can be raised successfully in North Da
kota. I planted the Early Dutton and sweet
corn. l believe the Early DuttOn is as sure
a crop as wheat, barley or oats and it will pay.
There is nothing like the sweet corn for fod
der Stock like it immensely and fatten
quickly on it. There is no difficulty about
the weather. The time to plant is about the
18th or Goth Of May. l have raised corn in
Ilitl1is and Iowa, where 40 bushels to the
acre is considered a good average. 1 got
400 bushels from acres, or SO Btshels per
acre. don't hesitate to say thatN@ith good
guilty alton we can get satisfactory corn crops
heren
Mr. Underwood said: cone thfssg is sure
"a corn crop is just as good for the land as
a sum mer fallow, and We must come, sooner
or later, to some kind of following. East
ern farmers are obliged to rest their land,
and Dakota farmers will have to do the same.
or at least change the crops, so that there
will not be an incessant drain upon those
properties which nourish wheat. Ny expert
ence is that corn planting will best give this
needed relief to the soil Then corn is ex-
cellent fodder, and if the crop didn't pay
much, as ompared with a good wheat crop,
there would always be more than enough to
paw for the seed and labor. / believe
that the very best kind to raise is the eight
and twelve-rowed Canada Flint, and the
, Early Dutton is the next. None of the Flints
work as well as the Dents, but the eight and
twelve-rowed Canada Flint may be planted
in rows one foot closer together than any
other kind. The Dents should be four feet
apart. | do not feel sure that we can raise
large average crops of corn, but, as / said
before, it will pay anyway. Occasionally We
NAV make something out of the yield, but it
will be profitable to change from wheat. Corn
leaves the lime for the wheat, and takes out
but little of anything from the land that
wheat requires