Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-10-05

Hill. president of the Great Northern
road delivers an address he produces ,es some
worth considering and rejecting upon. He
spoke at fair at Willmar. Kandiyohi
county few days ago and Las; as usual fHna ms ms
thought. large portion of his address
was devoted to showing the farmers of
Minnesota and ID the NorthWest how m the;r
labor and investment. He drew largely
upon the late United States census report
ings are in other states than in Minne-
sofa asserting that the other states dld
not have any more If as many natural
advantages as Minnesota. The contrast
with the neghboring state of Iowa sub
stantiated his argument with great force.
Iowa was actually forced to abandon
Wheat t raising and go into live s stock WIN
census report producing $50 per acre
against MinnesOtas $4.67. Thirty years
ago the great reliance of Iowa farmers
was raising grade of wheat known as
Amber Iowa and now only the older peo-
pie remember that there ever was such a
thing as Amber Iowa.
If the farmers of Minnesota realized the
same per acre in dollars and cents as the
farmers OF Iowa. it, would make diff
ference every year of over 75.OO0.O 900: and
that is too much money to pass idly by
and too large an amount not to be consid-
cred and to make an effort to redeem 1T:
Acre for acre, Minnesota farm lands
are capable Of producing as much or
more wealth than the farm lands in any
Others division of the country; yet acre
for acre. they are, with inconsequential
a Agricultural states like Illinois. Indi-
lGWa and a ape
ing from $3.50 to $500 on each acre of
their farm lands under cultivation. Min
nesota is producing only $4.S7.
Yet in walking from the hall where We
had our lunch, Mr.. Eddy, whom many of
you know. told me that on a farm out
of $40 an acre. and he got it from his
cattle. I know when he told me he got
it from his cattle. he told the truth, be-
cause in no other way under the sun
could he get $40 per acre profit.
Minnesota Shy.
The agricultural workers of states like
Kansas. Nebraska. New York. Illinois.
North Dakota. Iowa, South Dakota, Mon
tana. Wyoming, Washington s and Oregon or;,
each. Now. I speak of the agricultural
workers, whether it is tho man who owns
the farm or the man who pays wages
are producing only 1922.
Illinois harvests a crop. of grain and
hay worth W. IT 81 3oS with "a an ne expendf
| $2l ,OOO,0 900 worth Of machinery. The 9TH
| err states In the agricultural column do
apprtoSmatey We'll o some ne hGt raa Mm
| and uses machinery worth $22.GOO,OOO to
harvest hay and grain crop worth only
| Sll9,UOOOUU.
Labor in the United States averages
| ~ per cent of the value of the crop.
In Minnesota it is 1913 per cent. or almost
| so per cent more.
| Minnesota Cattle.
The average, value per head of cattle
for the United States is SPLIT. and the
average for the important agricultural
states ranges from S27 to s24.o5. Bulls
only $3.50. In the United States the av-
erage value of bulls is $34.40 and in the
leading agricultural states the value runs
For each agricultural worker within
| her borders Iowa is marketing live stock
and meat products to the value Of SIPS.
nesota. In the other states the figures
| run from two and One-half times to four
times as high as Minnesota's. acre for
The value Of live stock for each acre
of farm land is $3.50 in Minnesota. IN
Iowa it is $500, and from this figure it
runs down to $4.S5 in the other important
| agricultural states
With most exceptional advantages for
sheep raising Minnesota has only M4'Wo
In producing values the average in Min
nesota is $22O5 per acre. In the other
important agricultural states 1t averages
about $50. In the dairy states, like New
York New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
with which Minnesota has come to pit
herself the value of production averages
In Minnesota the average yearly pro-
ducton of milk for each COW is 403 gal
Ions; in Michigan it is $40 gallons: in
the United States it is 424 gallons; this
general average including the product of
all the low-grade and non-dairying states.
The dairy farms of Minnesota produced
| only $l2J per acre. In the United States
the average production on dairy farms
was $3.50. or - per cent greater. In the
important agricultural states the produc,
ton per acre ran as high as $1O34. And
your own neighbor, Mr.. Eddy, makes $40
an acre here. and every man who will do
the same as he does can make the same
| revenue.
In hay and forage Minnesota is pro-
lucing at the rate of SAGE per acre on
3 1o7,6!U acres of her farm area devoted
United States is $7S5, or almost twice AS
great as Minnesota. The total vaIie
OF her hay and forage crop is Sl4,5S3,2S1.
Illinois on practically the same area,
raises Il crop worth over S2j.OOO,OOO and
| Ohio, also on practically the same area,
raises a crop worth S2o.O00On. Michigan
ST. ODO,0Oo greater than Minnesota, on an
acreage less by threc-quarters Of IL mil
| lion.
| farm and how year after year he sent
cattle to the Chicago fat stock show and
won hatful of gold medals. One steer
! from his farm competed with 10 head of
cattle at Chicago and took seven prizes,
illinois, he said. took first rank as {,
wheat state in 1880. In 1900 she had
dropped to fourteenth place. Ohio held
| third place in $780, producing 10 per cent
Of the wheat of the country. while now
she produces only 7.6 per cent Of wheat.
She has so thoroughly diversified her
crops that she ranks well up IN every
| class. AS result she produces $3.50 to
| the acre. as against $4.s7 for Minnesota.
The net value of products per acre was
$3.50 in Wisconsin for 1900. or about -
| ner cent above Minnesota.
WISCONSIN farmers reduced their wheat
| average from 100000 in 1880 to $50, 200