The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-09

underneath. This clayey subSoil holds
the moisture, and prevents. it from be-
ing lost in the depths below. while the
spongy nature of the deep, black loan
enables it to withstand either drought
or abundant moisture and produces
abundant crops of wheat, fax, oats, rye
and crops of grain and vegetables of all
kinds.
Climate.
The air is clear and dry in winter.
No malaria, no ague, but all enjoy that
greatest blessing possible to mankind
clear head and healthy bodies.
Fuel.
The rivers are all forest fringed,
while some of the townships in the
eastern part of the county are entirely
covered with timber. This makes fuel
cheap and of easy access. Mill wood
can be bought in Ada at 81 per load.
The exhibit which Norman county
made at the state fair for 1903 was a
revelation to all who visited the fair
When the fact is taken into considera-
ton that the visitors at the fair num-
bered those who came from the older
settled states where the raising of
grains and all farm produce has had
the start of this section of Minnesota
for two score years or more, it is the
occasion of much credit to this county
for the remarkable showing made at
the fair. All it's competitors were
counties that had made exhibits for a
number of years, and were to be count
ed as professionals along this line.
twenty-five years ago Norman county
was then unknown, being a part of
Polk. The citizens who have settled
here have been of the energetic class
the most Of them coming here with
only a capital of sturdiness and de-
termination to succeed. That they
have done the latter one need but take
a drive through the county and notice
the fields of grain, the herds of blood
ed stock, the cooperative creamerieS
and the comfortable farm homes that
dot the country here and there
Norman county is the pioneer county
in the valley in the dairy industry and
has twelve prosperous creameries with
in it's borders. These creameries pay
out on an average $1,000 monthly. The
dairy industry is rapidly growing
throughout the Northwest, and Nor
man county is in the van of all her sis
ter counties in this industry The fact
that this county captured seventh
place with it's exhibit at the state fair
is ample evidence that all that has
been said regarding It's productiveness
can be proven by actual experience.
This was the first effort that the coun-
ty had ever made to be represented at
the state fair, and the success with
which the effort was crowned was
something which no other county in
the state has ever done. All other
counties carrying off prizes had made
several exhibits before they We're sue
cesSful in capturing anything. 1t must
also be taken into consideration that
all the counties scoring higher than
Norman were located in the southern
part of the state. Norman scored
eighty-one points and Wabasha, the
winner, scored ninety-four points, or
only thirteen more. than Norman. In
the Norman county exhibit We're to be
found bundles of grain measuring six
feet in length, corn nearly fifteen feet
tall, some of the finest samples of
grasses that have ever been grown in
the Northwest and which will be taken
to the worlds fair at ST., Louis to fully
demonstrate the possibilities of the
state in growing tame grasses. Many
think this marvellous for county sit
uated so far north as Norman, but
those who have made it their home
for number of years consider it a
very commonplace occurrence, and
state that in another five years this
will be the greatest tame grass country
in the Northwest. Glover, timothy,
millet and all the varieties of grasses
are grown here. The display of fruit
which made up part-of the state ex
hibit was composed of home grown
apples as large as are grown in any
part of the state. Many of the farmers
have their own apple orchards and
several have a number of acres planted
to apple trees which are bearing good
crops each year. The committee hav-
ing the state exhibit in charge were
Sam Olson, A. M. c. Gerber, A. K.
Strand, of Ada; Nels Distad, of Perley;
A. o. TIL. Solem, of Halstad, and John
Homelvig, of Twin Valley.
Norman county court house is one Of
the finest in the state; it is of stone