The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-08-02
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1894.
THE SOUTHSIDE.
A Section Which Can Produce Milk
and Honey of the Best.
NO.. /.

MOI.
A summer drive through the finest
portion of the blue grass region of
Minnesota, extending over period of
three days, is probably a temporary
Elysium which one, especiallya news
paper man, is not expected to enjoy
seven days out of an average week.
The beauty of the region,the elements
of nature at their grandest, with the
bare exception of lack of rain, the
warm sun rays cooled by gentle
breeze, would form such ingredients
to the imaginary wine cup as to make
it almost impossible for him to recov-
er from that delightful state of intoxi-
cation which the human mind often
loves to revel in.
On either side of the road, leading
to the home of our southern neighbors,
the harvester had either done it's work,
or was engaged in cutting the golden
grain, or else, perhaps the farmer was
busy at his stacking, and making a
guess of what his harvest would be.
The hum of the thresher,o or the smoke
of the engine, was not heard and was
invisible, and the desire seemed to be
'stack before threshing." A harvest
er was seen here and there reaping
and binding the ripened cereals.
For several miles just south of Red
wood Falls harvesting was much farth
er advanced than on the south side of
the county, but the grain near this
city was not as good looking by a
great. deal as that owned by our more
lucky neighbors inhabiting the sun
nier side. Where wheat on this side
will yield from eight to twelve or four
teen bushels per acre over there the
thresher gauge will count Is and rs,
and one or two farmers, Patrick Welsh,
in particular, claims that he will be
greatly disappointed if his crop of 12O
acres does not turn out at the rate of
80 bushels of No. l wheat to the acre.
Near here oat fields were evidently
deemed not worth cutting while over
there the farmer had gathered in that
cereal and it was waiting for the
thresher, with the expectation of Sc
curing a half yield, at least. Sew
eral fields of corn were seen on both
sides and the appearance was about
the same-rain was needed very bad
ly. In the lovely little valley of the
Cottonwood, where wheat and oats
promise to yield large corn was look
ing better than anywhere else seen.
Flax looks good in places; and in 9th
er spots it is comparatively bad.
Probably the greatest surprise is
the settlement of the county. Midway
between this city and the south side
towns only can be found extensive
tracts uncultivated. A strip between
Lamberton and Sanborn, apparently
as pretty a section of farm land as
there is in the State, has not given
away to the pillow, the cultivator, or
drag. The latter is hard to explain.
The former is easier, because settlers
get as near commercial points as pos
sible, and hence the heart of the coun-
ty must naturally be the last to give
away to the fishermen Of the SOIL In
North Hero township, in Gales also
remain vast tracts of uncultiyated
lands.
How quickly the towns of Willow
Lake, Shutdown and Brookville have
given way to settlement. Where
twelve years ago the grove was as
scarce as the buffalo to-day the eye is
constantly gazing upon some beauti-
full farm house, surrounded by the
great protector-trees. Everywhere
can they be seen, and they strike the
spectator as an excellent verifcatior
of the prediction that Redwood coun
ty farmers will be among the best il
the land in short time to come. L
was the writer's fortune to break breac
with one of the oldest and one of thu
most prosperous farmers of Willow
Lake township during the week, ane
in the course of two hours spent a
his admirably arranged farm house
he was convinced that diversified farm
ing was rapidly coming to the front
Mr.. Cobleigh has everything admir-
ably adapted for the diversified sys
tenn. Immense barns and storag
rooms, cooler for the dairy, windmill