Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-10-15
SOME. MINNESOTA FACTS
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There are $50 creameries in Mime.
sofa.
Has an average altitude of 1880
feet.
Has 51,749,120 acres of land. sur.
face.
Minnesota has four state fish hatch.
cries.
Minnesota has 27.675,s23 acres in
farms.
Ia the bread and butter state of the
Union.
Minnesota takes first place in yield
Of rye.
Minnesota cattle are valued at $780,.
306,372.
In 1914 the corn yield was 100000
bushels. )
Minnesota has ~ head of live stock
per eantta. !:
ct $732,723.
Minnesota ranks second in potato
production.
In 1914, 100000 bushels of apples
were raised.
The average rye yield per acre is
1915 bushels.
There are 2,347,435 head of cattle
in Minnesota.
Minnesota has stood first as q corn
growing state.
An average per capita OF bank de-
posits Of $237.
:. Has bank deposits to the amount Of
$491 ,997, 559.12.
OF goats, Minnesota has 1858, val.
ued at $18,480.
More than 100000 acres are plant.
ed to potatoes.
Has approximately 10000 miles OF
public highway.
In 1914 Minnesota raised 2.93O. 900
bushels of fax.
Minnesota butter is valued at $780,
000,0 900 annually.
1913 report gave an average Of 40.5
bushels per acre.
The 1914 oats crop amounted to
s5,120,000 bushels.
Minnesota successfully raises many
varieties of apples.
Minnesota has 753,184 horses, val.
ued at $s9,068,872.
Minnesota has 1,520,257 hogs, val
ued at $13,929,1z7.
The average Minnesota farm con.
tanned 177.3 acres.
In 1914 there were 31,694,00O bush.
els Of barley raised.
Minnooota's avor> on horlo., x,io1d l..
- bushels per acre.
10 almost the center Of the North
American continent
The average yield per acre of DO.
tatoes is III bushels.
OF Minnesota's farm lands 1868.
533 acres are improved.
Minnesota cheese factories pay their
patrons annually $763,5S7.
Minnesota creameries pay their pat.
rons annually $32,o67 yo2323.
The value Of live stock holdings per
capita in Minnesota is $77.85.
Highest point 10 found on Mesaba
iron range, altitude 1,70o feet.
Minnesota's average yield for five
years was 35.3 bushels per acre.
Plums Of the wild and tame varieties
are cultivated and bear large crops.
Minnesota has many varieties Of
Wild fruits which grow in abundance.
The everbearing strawberry IL being
cultivated successfully in Minnesota.
No other state In the Union has a.
many successful cooperative cream.
cries.
There are 637,6s2 sheep on the
farms Of Minnesota, valued at g..
693,424.
In 1910 Minnesota had live stock to
the number Of 16.022,57s head. valued
At $161,617,739.
Minnesota an average Of 80 PER cent
above all states for the year.
Ftrs valued at from 100000 to
100000 are placed on the market
annually by it, hunters and trappers
Minnesota's fruit crop is valued at
$3O, 100000 annually.
Minnesota produced 3,294,0o0 tons
Of tame hay in 1914.
Government reports placed Mime
sofas 1913 wheat crop 13 per cent
better than the average Of the United
States.
The bee industry of Minnesota is
a growing one. In 1910 there were
in the state 56.677 colonies, valued
at $221,7s1. - {!
Minnesota's lakes afford the best
resting places for wild ducks and
keese>givfng the hunters untold pleas
No II the game seasoa, 4s.5 Il i.