The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-31

q ExpeH on g. me Naf'
fectly at home in such soil. Great nat
ural meadows of blue joint and red
top are found frequently where it is
necessary only ito go in with mower
and rake or haysweep to secure the
winters ,roughage for large herd or
flock. Singular as it may seem, these
native grasses, even when ripened on
the ground, are peculiarly adapted to
nize the merit of these grasses in heav-
Ter carcass yields from animals fat
tened on them and will pay more for
cattle from the northern ranges than
| from the soft southern pastures.
Pure Water.
/ Pure water and plenty of it should
| be the motto of every stockralser. Only
the southern stockman who has wa
, tered stock from "dead ponds - and
sluggish and muddy streams of tepid
water can appreciate the value of pure
water. In dairying especially does this
factor become important. The natural
resources of Minnesota and portions
of Dakota are great. Fresh streams of
spring water, large and small lakes,
lfcwing wells Of pure water and drilled
and dug wells with windmill pumps
furnish an unlimited supply of this
necessary article. No land can be
better supplied at like cost. A.
Among the other natural advantages
of which the stockman may avail him
mer nights, the freedom from flies ex-
cept during a short period in midsum-
mer and the absence Of fever, ticks,
blackleg and other diseases that cause
such serious loss to the southern stock
Il 4
are often argued as serious draw
back to stock raising. Carefully-made
! observations, however, lead to the be-
lief that the dry winter climate, clean
! feed yards and dry bedding offer de-
cided advantages for feeding over the
muddy yards and humid, tho warmer
climate of the south. Less, discomfort
than in the. feed lots supposedly in
more favorable climates.
Glasses of Stock Grown.
All classes of livestock that deserve
place in the farm economy are re grown HHyn
noted for Years for her dairy products.
Nearly seventeen million dollars worth
of dairy products in 1899 shows the ex-
tent of this branch of the states in
dustry. Scarcely an industrial exposi-
! ton can be mentioned where Mime
sofa butter has not led the exhibits of
dairy products. No class of butter
sells higher on the eastern market than
the Minnesota creamery product. And
to no article of farm produce is more
scientific attention being given than to
the production and manufacture of this
same product. The farm-grown foods.
hay, grain, corn and roots are all COM
paIGatively high in protein e9hntefnt
dairy product Climate and water are
other factors admittedly superior to
those possessed by other states. South
Dakota is nearly as well adapted to
dairying and North Dakota is rapidly
taking up the .i industEy a. - +,o ao;u1
and creamery the swine-raising indus
try stands unexcelled skim milk and
from the factory and shorts and
wheat middlings from the -four mills
afford food for growing pigs that is
unexcelled. These foods supplemented
by, clover pastures, rape fields and corn
fodder will produce the l5O-pound
shotc for fattening in short time and
at the minimum cost. Corn and barley
in combination with the cheap mill
feeds furnish excellent finishing foods
and the quality of our northern grown
swine for strictly frst-class bacon is
seldom surpassed. So evident is it's
superiority that the Union Stock Yards
at South st. Paul is putting a premium
on hogs produced in this region, the
product being in strong demand for
export bacon and hams. =
Sheep are not far in the rear so far
as profitable production is concerned.
The number of range sheep is large
/ and the number kept on the diversified
] farm is constantly increasing. The
A great diversity of grasses and grains
1 indigenous to the northwest, the abund-
8 ance of root crops and the dry climate
a and Well-drained land combine to make
a this region indispensable for the growth
q Of sheep. For several years the Min
n nesota product has led the continent
in ioo quality Of ofd finished mutton. In 1901
q bred and fed in Minnesota won tn,
3 championship prizes at the Information
= al livestock exposition at Chicago.
q The product of our northern fec
lots is eagerly sought the world over
81 Much of the range stock finished OF
n grain byproducts at the feed lots or o.
81 small farms finds it's way across tn
Seid in 10 hgh a faRor sh assfes ng
III this territory is only in it's infancy an
Z is due to increase rapidly in the mex
IA few years. -.-.v. : .-. g..
u Food Crops for Animals. J
81 Cheap grazing lands and abundan
n grain are conducive to profitable bee
n raising. No one will dispute the cheaI
ness of the land in the locality unde
e discussion. The; small grains hav
n made the region famous AS has bee
d stated many grasses are native to tn
n land. The only element lacking nece!
81 sary to beef production is corn So sa
81 the southern stockmen, and vet the az
y erage' yield Of corn in Minnesota is onl
81 SO bushels per acre less than in Low:
and SO bushels less than in Illinoi
n South Dakota is one of our best cor,
81 producing states and some sections c
81 North Dakota produce good yields c
III corn. 49,. =. j..
n Many thousand sheep were fattene
~ in the northwest last year on tn
screenings cleaned from the graf
rs fields. The custom of sowing rape see
81 in the western grain fields is increasin.
81 The rape comes on after the grain Gro
"a is harvested and by the time era;
n ranges are well eaten down the fiel6
% furnish excellent feed. Large numbei
81 of range sheep are brought into thes
"a fields in October and November of ean
D year, making rapid gains in weight
81 Two to four weeks on screenings aftt
"a the run on rape fields puts them in fiji
b ished shape for the market. Afte
S math of other crops and cleaning