St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-01
The Lead the State Has Sc
cured as in It's Fine Dairy
Record.
Results That Follow Diffuse
Advertising of Our
Resources.

tended correspondence and information
derived from the farmers of the state;
this taken with the fact that the compi-
lation was prepared by man of probity
and research, makes it worthy of careful
consideration. The object of the publ
cation is to show the advantages OF the
state of Minnesota for farming, as we'll
as its Importance in iron and lumber
production. Gen. Andrews says in his
pamphlet:
The value OF iron ore taken from the
mines in Minnesota the past year was
S3000,00O, and the product is destined
greatly to increase. The value of the
lum Der cut the past year from the pine
forests Of Minnesota was SIS, 100000.
and with due care of our forests this
annual product can be maintained in
definitely and probably increased. But
agriculture is by far the greatest of all
our resources and is capable OF immense
development. According to the last re-
port Of the statistician of the United
States department OF agriculture the
amounted to 55,000,000 bushels Of the
value of $43, 100000, and the average
yield is stated at seventeen bushels per
acre. Considering that the wheat crop
OF that year was remarkably bountful,
these returns are smaller than would
probably be expected. For the ten years
previous to 1890 the average yield Of
wheat in Minnesota was only twelve
and half bushels per acre, and of the
average value per acre of only 1881.
Good Dairy Authority.
EX-Gov. Hoard, the best dairy author
ity, has said that Minnesota is particE-
larly we'll adapted to the profitable eX-
3erciSe of dairying. SO with the raising
OF hogs; the corn crop in Minnesota is
as certain as any crop is anywhere; and
where corn can be successfully grown
hogs can be raised with proat. There
IS scarcely country Oh the globe, or
island i'll the sea, but likes and buys
American pork. For butter and pork,
as well as flour, the Minnesota farmer
has the world for a market, and with
proper skill, energy and industry he
can and will make money.
Although in recent years some |
branches of agriculture in Minnesota |
have been depresSed-aS they have been |
5and are everywhere else-still, there are |
many farmers in cur state WHO steadily |
prosper and lay up some money every |
year. Believing that Il knowledge OF |
the methods Of this class OF farmers |
would prove encouraging and instruct |
i've to farmers generally in our state, |
and tend also to acQualnt strangers with |
MinneSo.a's agricultural advantages, |
|, about two years ago, addressed in |
QuirieS to number of them, and re-
ceived replies kindly made in the same
spirit and purpose as my inquiries.
For the information Of strangers it |
may be said that the general surface of
Minnesota is moderately undulatlng,
and SO diversified with prairie, woods,
lakes and streams that its Appearances
attractive. The soil is a black, clayey |
loan of blush tinge, the richest resting
upon clay subsoil. The pine forests,
which also include important agricult-
tural areas, extend for 200 miles west |
and 100 miles southwest of Lake SUI
perior The so-called "bg woods" of |
hard timber vary from fifteen to thirty |
miles in breadth.
Testimony Of Farmers.
Gen. Andrews then gives synopsis of |
the statements received from fifty-four |
prominent farmers i'll the state who |
have made a success of diversified |
farming. and the raising of stock. These
statements are taken from farmers in |
tWenty-four counties, scattered over the |
length and breadth Of the state.
The farmers quoted in the pamphlet |
are: John q. Cooley, Albert Lea, who |
has a farm OF 240 acres, and raises short |
horn cattle, ClydeSdale horses and |
Poand-Chiua hogs; A. NJ. Johnson, |
Albert Lea. has farm Of $50 acres en- |
gagged in stock and dairy farming; Fred |
Fink, Albert Lea, has farm OF 440 |
acres, who rOtates crops of wheat, corn, |
oats, barley and flax and in timothy |
sod; ". A. Pease, Chattied.
has stock and dairy farm
OF $40 acres; M. ii. Lamb.
Alma City, makes a speciality OF Jersey
cattle on his 260-acre farm; l.. s. Terry
has 200 acres devoted to crops and dairy:
Theodore Suvers, of Vernon Center, has
two farms of 16O and 100 acres, and gives
attention to field crops, stock and hogs;
E. D. Cornish. postmaster at Myrna, has
a farm of 324 acres and raises wheat;
Joseph F. Schwartz, Candy, has 800
acres and is a general farmer; Z. A.
Pinney, LIE Sueur, has $50 acres, devoted
to dairy farming principally: A. Will
fert, Cleveland. has 800 acres, and raises
corn and wheat; Capt. Peter Shlppman,
lie Sueur Center. has 400 acres and raises
crops; n. n. Ostram, New Sweden, has
$50 acres devoted to field crops, etc.
Christian Stolt, Nicolet,. has 200 acres
and practices diversified farming.
George w. Damp, of Dean, has two
farms; one of 240, the other Of al acres.
He gives attention to hogs and corn. G.
Deike, Faribault, devotes his 100 acres
to dairy and stock. C. w. Lyman,
NOrthfield, raises wheat on his 800
acres. A. j. Brown. Watertown. has
l66 acres devoted to crops. etc. Jonas
2. Atkins. Watertown, gives attention
to field crops and hogs. Andrew Rail
son, Norway Lake, raises some field
crops. G. A. Glader, Atwater, has $40
acres. and gives attention to field crops
and dairy. Hans Dahl. Harrison. has
$50 acres and raises field crops. Charles
P.Quist. Atwater. raises crops. Ole John
son, Litchfield, field crops on his 432
acres. Wilcox & Llggett.of Benson. have
1920 acres. They raise field crops on 700
acres. l.. o. Tombler. Wyoming, prac-
tees mixed farming. Archibald Peers,
Rush City. gives attention to dairy and
nogs. S. l.. Gale, Anoka, raises hay,
corn aud oats, and stock and hogs. III.
E. Craig, Orrick. has 600 acres. He
raises field crops and runs dairy.
George w Racklitf, Maple Lake. is a
mixed farmer. Charles ID. Lamb,
Melrose, practices mixed farming.
Ii. a. Crate, Hancock. has 420
Ii. Johnsbuy, Starbuck. divides his at
tention and $50 acres between crops
and stock a. II. Taylor, Alexandria,
has $50 acres, OF which 200 are under
the pillow. Andrew Urness, of Urness,
has 400 acres and raises field crops. 1.
Is. Roberts, Weston, raises grain and
stock. s. A. Austin practices mixed
farming on his 500 acres. NJ. S. Con
ners, Detroit. is Il dairyiEan. w. Fl.
Wensing. Hawley, has 800 acres and
raises sheep an horses. William Per
kins. Muskoda, has $50 acres; he has
go sheep, besides cattle. and raises large
;r)ps. Edward Balentine. Campbell,o
..s~ N0 acres, devoted principally t..
wu.at, J. ". Guilds. Of Chllds, has