The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-16


roads he can reach the broad Pacific and
the markets of the Orient.
AT the opening of the morning ses-
sion Rev. j. j. LaWler offered the in
vocation Then followed the report of
the committee on resolutions, contain
ing the recommendations which were
adopted as previously set forth.
After luncheon the plan for a central
immigration committee was amended,
as mentioned, by Judge Willis, who
proposed:
That this convention hereby con-
| stitutes itself a state immigration So
ciety, adopting as it's general officials
| the central committee heretofore ap-
pointed. The said central committee is
hereby instructed to report a constitu-
ton and bylaws at a meeting of the
| society to be held in January next and
to be called by said central commit
States Agricultural Resources
Upon agricultural Resources" Prof.
Hays said, in part: M.
When one considers the prices of
American and of European lands it is
plain that. generally speaking, American
| actual value Improved machinery. Inn I'M
proved plants and, animals, better meth
ods OF farming, less expensive transporta-
ZION to markets, and improvements in
farm living make it possible to produce
farm products in this country at an ever
decreasing cost
Land investment is for the most mart
a longtime business proposition. The
question is. will Minnesota lands increase
IN value more than the lands of other
states? In the best counties of Illinois
! lands average $125 to $3.50 per acre; in
iowa the average price of lands equally
fertile IS 500; in Southern minnesota, $50,
and in Western Minnesota, $40. The
purchaser of home for himself and his
children needs to be farseeing. If 1 were
1 to estimate m the future value of the best
lands IN these great states, and in the
several parts of Minnesota, should place
them something as follows:
several decades to 5000, the Iowa farms
to $175.a the Southern Minnesota land to
$l50 1.-The Western Minnesota to $f25 and
the best Northern Minnesota land to 1925
Decidedly the greatest bargain for a
given sum of money can be Sc
cured by the poor, man who is able and
Those of us that, have moved here from
several tl11ndred miles to the southwest
realize that fear of colder winters is a
bugaboo.
The settler in Nprthernz Minnesota must
90 some waiting. but if he wisely chooses
ms land and is Industrious he will have a
valuable property. LAUNDERING and wood
cutting. supplying poultry, dairy products
small fruits and vegetables to the min
ing towns and to the cities are lines in
winch he}t can secure special profitss
! Homeseekers with small means that pass
by 1oNo Northern Minnesota sfor faraWay
SAObA-S1ca4A pEdlIISS OIIon- make a
take In Northern Minnesota the seasons
are relatively constant; in the short grain
country a series of dry years often causes
| financial loss -s -
Magnificent Farming Regions
sa Turning to the great prairie regions of
southern and Western Minnesota we
| have a portion of that most magnificent
OF all the worlds farming regions. the
| u t2 Mississippi valley. And in the Red
| river valley we have still richer SOIL al
most fabulous in depth and durability
| Inc fact that Minnesota is pre- eminent
| ~ small grain and dairy state is patent
| TO all Stock for meat production stands
next to the productions of the dairy in
| profit, while horse raising is particularly
profitable as "a side line because of a
home market for more horses than our
farmers produce
! All classes off live stock, profitable in
! themselves. are doubly so in that they re-
| quire the grasses, clover and corn in ro-
| tatlon to rest and recuperate the SOIL
and that they provide manures to enrich
| 1t; thus addiFg 70 the profits of the crops
! of wheat, oats. Barley and fax. When it
| IS remembered that wheat yields more
\ than one-third heavier after corn or grass
| than after wheat. as shown by the ex-
| pertinent station records, it is realized that
| live stock crops must be used to aid
| in raising the crops grown for market
II We would make our profits either
| large or permanent, at least two-thirds of
| our crops must be grown for live stock
| Whole counties have demonstrated that
| long continued grain farming was a Sc
a
| eastern countless banks filed with farm
| ers' money. stand as evidence that di-
| verstfied farming in Minnesota warrants
| higher value for her lands.
Orchards and Gardens
As to Orchards and Gardens" Prof.
| Green said in part:
| The climate of Minnesota is well adapt
ed to the growing of all the fruits OF
! the Northern states except for a few very
| cold days Sprinkled through our other
wise comfortable winters. The summers
/ are equable,, and killing frost seldom
occurs In the southern portion until the
/ latter part of September and in some
| years not until the middle of October
In fruit production in the last decade
| Minnesota made the greatest progress of
| any state In the Union according to the
| last census and the report of the United
| states pOmologist. and as information as
| to the best varieties and methods of Gull
| tivation become more commonly known,
this increase is destined to become more
| marked.
| Minnesota produced about $3.50, 900
| worth of apples in 1903, and the raising
| of some varieties of apples in favorable
orchard sites has for many years been
! regarded as a safe commercial venture.
/ The small fruit industry is on a prof
| table basis, and much of it is managed
! by shipping associations. The amount
raised and marketed last year was prob
/ ably not far from 100000 in value.
| Raspberries do exceedingly well here,
and are perhaps as profitable as any
4 SIldH 1TulI lAleiJ we. IdASe
| We raise annually in Minnesota from
| IA 900 900 to Is. 900, 900 bushels of potatoes.
| about $1,000 600 or 100000 bushels of
| which are annually shipped out of the
! state. The amount of potatoes grown
| here is increasing each year. and some OF
| our largest dealers estimate than in ten
/ years we will beiraising perhaps 22,O00,00O
| bushels. At a conservative estimate, this
! product is probably worth $4,250,0OO.
i Dairy Products
| Telling of the states much priced
| Dairy Products Commissioner Nc
| Cornell said:
Twelve years ago the average Minneso-
/ ia cow produced 81 pounds of BUTTER in
| 1902 the average was 166 pounds; this
| year it probably will be $50 pounds. Two
/ years ago there were $50 creameries in
/ this state and there are now 679. There
| are nearly 100000 cows in Minnesota,
| but it is to be regretted that less than
| 100000 contribute their product to our
| creameries. These, however, produce
| 75, 200, 600 pounds of butter annually. hay
| ing an approximate value of $15, 100000
| The gain in the butter yield during the
/ past year has beeny52 100000 pounds We
| are confident that. through improved
| methods of feeding, and the use Of better
sires, we shall be able to reach ethe zoo
/ pound mark--a distinction which, as far