The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-04-06
LAKEFIELD. JACKSON CO, MiNN

the southern Minnesota division of the Chi. cago, Milwaukee A st. Paul railroad It is one of the few counties in southern Minnesota which. on account of its natural resources and geographical location. has never needed the artistic touch of the Minnesota boomer to Rive it position as one of the very best aRricultu rai and stock raising counties in the state. Its surfaes is high. rolling and gently -slop ing prairie. entirely removed from malArial influences. IL contains twenty townships of SIX square miles each. There is no govern. msnt land in the county. The population is divided among the ScandinAvians, Germans Bohemians. Irish sna Americans, the first named having the lead. There.is also sprin kiing of Canadians, welsh. Russians and swedes. Generally, however, the population speak English and have. become in a large measure AmericanlEed. As whole, the county has a class of settlers which make Minnesota's best citizens. Jackson county is we'll situated for railway facilities, as three of the leading thorou ghfAres offreight and traye cross its borders. There are six railway sta tions within the limits Of the county
 The population of the county is upwards of 10000. The county Is we'll watered by the Des Moines river, beautiful stream running diagoDaily across the county. also by numer
 
 kinds of Ash. Good water and plenty of 1t can be obtained on every quarter section of land In the county. Wheat and all kinds of grain are ralsed in great abundance. corn yielding from S5 to 6o bushels per acre. It is particu- lArly well adapted to corn raising. on account of the high altitude of the county, giving us a dry, clear atmosphere, making it less su bject to early fall frosts. The soil Is made up of drift deposit, rich dark -colored loam almost wholly free from sand or gravel, and wonderfully uniform throughou the county The depth varies from two to eight feet and this is underlAid with a sub-s soil of porous clay, mixed slightly with gravel. No soil could be better calculated to withstand ex treme drouth or excessive rainfall.
 Stock raising Is fast becoming one of the chief industries The slaughter. houses st Sioux City. Iowa. about loo miles distant ere ate demand for cattle and hogs equal to any of the northwestern states Immense crops of hay are harvested, which is of such nutri. tious nature that young cattle and horses with little shelter, will keep in good cond. tion all winter. These are the general advan. tages of the county, but the one that will interest our eastern friends most Is that the land can be bought at a very low price, con sidering the advantages. The eyes of the whole nation have been on Minnesota, and especially on southern Minnesota, of which this county Is receiving a large per cent. And this year railways and capitalists are direct ing their energies to bring the tide of immi- grafton to Minnesota, and they seldom fail where a united effort IS made. It is money we'll invested to buy Minnesota lands at pres ent prices, and Jackson county can furnish you the best selection for the prices m the state.
 LAkedeld is the prospective county seat The town Is situated within one half mile of the geographical center of the county. IL is town of about loo population, and IS conceded by the disinterested outside business in. vestors to be the most thrifty and promises the best investment of any town in southern Minnesota.
 All lines of business are we'll represented here, although not overdone. The original village was platted in 1880. and it's growth since then has been very rapid, its many Advant tages having drawn here a reliable and contemplating class of business men. There is an opening. however. for some business enter prlses. which will doubtless soon be filled. A nouring mill would prosper in Lakeneld. as vast quantities of wheat are raised all through this part of the state, which Is now largely shipped to the Minneapolis mills. Also, a tow mill. as we'll as an oil, would undou btedly meet with success in Lakeheld, as thousands and thousands of acres of flax are raised in the immediate vicinity each year. there having never been a failure of this crop. Flax Is regarded as being as safe a crop as the root crop. which Is always a success. Lakeneld also presents a splendid opening for . cheese factory, as Jackson county is emi- nently fitted for dairy purposes, on account