The mirror., 1923-04-12
MINNESOTA
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history. The succeeding generations are
the fortunate possessors of land of the
traditional flowing of milk and honey"
In point of fertility, location to market
and scenic splendor it is not excelled in
the northwest, it is veritable garden
spot"
Minnesota "The Bread and Butter Bas-
ket' state was properly christened. 1t
ranks first in the Union in production of
spring wheat. Minneapolis "the Flour
City''-frst in the world as a primary
wheat market and in the production of
-four and milk products. While Mime
sofa does not stand first in quantity of
butter it is one of the four first states and
in quality of product it ranks the highest,
a mark of distinction worthy of the name.
While the chief industry is agriculture,
and the principal method diversified
farming there are districts especially
adapted to the production of certain pro-
ducts. The northwestern part of the
state is essentially small grain, vege-
table, hay and dairy district and COM
prises part of the great wheat growing
belt the Red River Valley-the richest
valley in the world. Clay county, which
is a part of it, is only excelled by one
county in the United States in the pro-
duction of potatoes, and that is Aristook
county,, Maine, which claims the honor.
Vegetables of every description thrive and
yield abundantly in all sections of the
state and market gardening in the vicinity
of the larger cities is the chief occupa-
ton. Small fruits, such as strawberries,
raspberries, currants and gooseberries
grow wild in the timbered areas and
cultivated they yield immense crops
which command the highest market price
owing to the lateness of maturity and the
superior quality and delicious flavor of
the fruit. Blueberries, cranberries, plums
and grapes grow wild and attract the.
seekers of pie fruit and vintage from dis
tant lands. Nature seems to have pro-
vided plenty for all. Apples are grown
commercially in the southern district and
the crab varities are produced for domes-
tic use in nearly every part of the state.
The southern part ranks high in the
production of small grains. Goodhue and
Wabasha counties were the two banner
counties in the production of barley, and
are the center of great mailing interests,
but "Corn is King" and this district is a
part of the greatest corn growing dis y
trict in the world. With Iowa as the hub
and its adjoining states, the wheel of
production of our greatest food product,
the keystone to the arch of agriculture.
The north and eastern part of the state
is semi-agriculture and lumber, the pro-
duction of OATS barley, hay and vegeta-
bles with dairying as profitable side
line, are the chief agricultural products.
Poultry and hog raising cattle feeding
and daiying is a part of every practical
farmers business and essential to his sue
cessful operations in any agricultural dis
tIiCt WltnIH tnc Stdtc OOlne OF the nneSt
dairyherds in the Union are the property
of Minnesotans The champion butter pro-
ducing cow east of the Rocky mountains
is the property of DR.. Graham at Roches-
ter.
The live stock market at South St. Paul
and the great packing houses-which are
second only to those of Chicago-and the
horse market at Midway-the largest in
the Union-are sufficient evidence of the
importance of the live stock produced in
Minnesota and its adjoining states. The
lumber and timber business of the north
eastern district is of prime Importance,
in point of sash and door manufacturing
and box lumber the factories of Mime
apolis exceed any other and is the chief
lumber market in the United States, re-
gardless of the reckless slashing of tim