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Garden vol. xxni. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, JULY 7,1888. NO. 27 THE NOBTH-WEST AND SOUBOES-NO. 2. ITS EE- The Park and Lake Begion of Minnesota- Live Stook Growing, etc. Editorial Correspondence by J. B. C. The first hundred miles northwest from St. Paul and Minneapolis, (why don't these cities build up the few remaining miles of vacant ground between them and hyphenate it Paul-Apolis and stop this imperative reference to both in detail, for it ia at the risk of one's peace to mention one and not the other) is known, and very well named the Park Region.. It abounds in beautiful lakes, skirted with natural groves, nice undulating prairie and rich fields and grasses. The lakes have pretty, gently sloping banks, many of them grown with blue grass, and they are full of the finest kind of fish. The shores are gravel, and the water clear as crystal- many of them quite deep. All this part of Minnesota is becoming quite highly cultivated, and abounds in pretty towns, farm houses and barns. Here we saw luxuriant fields of blue grass, red clover and timothy meadows, which quite suggested the tall measure of the claims for this region, that it is destined to become a great dairy region." 'Indeed, it "is already becoming such, and the demands for these products are conspicuous already in the home markets afforded by the two large, rival cities mentioned, and the soon-to-be greater ones building rapidly at Duluth and Superior. By way of parenthesis, we had as well mention now while it is in mind: The growing cities named at the west end of Lake Superior, must he the entrepot of the productions of a vast expanse of country- greater by many times than that tributary to ai>y other cities in the world, by reason of its shorter water way to 'he East and Europe. ^retching down across Iowa to Nebraska even, «o Wisconsin, and then many-armed out • J[S3 Dak°ta, Montana, Manitoba, Assin- te *' are the railways, and soon to be wmng up into the great wheat growing Si of the Saskatchewan. AU this great of « 8*owlnB region is to pour its wealth perio l°n lnto these cltIes on Su" the «*'Md in turn receive through them wealth i°m theEast- Tliey have a »ndth.w00t lumb8r> iron, copper, etc., Indus. WU1 have Breatly diversified "omei-^'ff ^oaing population of con- the f ™ affording good home markets for •"-"Ms^f61!,and manu-'acturingthe imple- ■n behalf , bandry» a common interest "Jstem ith8 great American industrial which rapidly develop through cla.ses P^Sperity will abound among all ■"-d tre'nrii » are to be the steady steps trT. and th thi8great northwestern coun- fclor a„rtiuitieS at tbe west end of Su- ^-ow' st a hyPhenated one above and "-onehim Anthony falls, with smaller, •°be th-. Mt4nt ones In tne interior, are th<* Park SSnmerSOf d8iry Productsot* Nn anrt . 1Ke8lont as well as the wider •^ns-and1,1 8tOCk fields of tho other re" ^etheBrv, ,,6 natural water way will "-« »mall surplus eastward. But it must not be inferred that this lake region is only fit for the dairy. We saw some of the finest wheat, barley, oats and corn fields here that we noticed on the trip. Of the smaller and early-maturing varieties of corn they grow fair crops. The live-stock industry is also growing rapidly here, and indeed farther north and in the Red River valley of both Minnesota and Dakota; Great changes in this respect have taken place since our first visit to this country. Our party had the pleasure of visiting many stock farms and herds that would do honor to the old states. The first was that of Mr. J. J. Hill, the North Oaks farm of pure bred Short-horns, only a short run out of St. Paul. Mr. H. C. G. Bals of Indianapolis a few weeks ago bought some fine pure Sates animals out Of this herd, it will be remembered. The farm contains about ten thousand acres of land, and the barns are the best adapted to the business of cattle breeding that we have ever seen. The farm also has a fine stud of coach and draft horses. ; At Benson, Minn., the stock farm of Wilcox & Liggett was visited, situated ,a few miles from the road. It contains between two and three thousand acros abounds in immense fields of wheat, oats and barley, with skirts of timber here and there. The Upson farm, ten miles to the north, is another of the really handsome Dakota stock farms visited. It contains five sections of land, lying beautifully undulating, with barns and elevators most substantial and convenient. Besides its fine herd of Shorthorns, it has 100 head of Percheron and Hambletonian horses. Mr. Edward M. Upson, the manager, Raid that they owned their own grain elevators on the road, and shipped wheat at pleasure. The farm grows a great amount of grain. And now, while writing about stock we desire to refer to the fine Polled Angus herd of Dr. C. J. Alloway, at Grand Forks, Dakota. His fine farm runs up to the city limits almost, and his barns are situated in a grove of timber on the west bank ofthe Red river. He has some of the finest Polled Angus cattle we have seen in a long time, and they were fat and handsome as they could be made. Grand Forks is growing rapidly, and at the June tion of the Red Lake and Red river, convenient to immense pineries by way of the Red Lake river, and having mills of The lakes of Minnesota attract a great many people from the South for fishing, sport and summer residence. Several lakes are already provided with fine summer hotels, and the season opening in June, scores are now coming here daily to spend the summor. It is said that many thousands of people from the States south spend from one to three months here every season. Steam, sail and row boats are found on all these lakes, with summer resort hotels upon their grassy banks, amidst the proves of natural forest. lBr^____r-** ii— ■■■ill ii I I miiss*\%\**aamm» *mn\i ■ ■ - THE PARK AND LAKE REGION OF MINNESOTA. Col. Liggett is an Ohio man, and is well pleased with his new home and venture. They have splendid stock barns, and between 100 and 200 head of Shorthorn cattle of the Cruickshank tribe, mainly, and also a stud of draft horses. Near Hancock, Minn., further north is the stock farm of the Minnesota Agricultural Co., of 11,000 acres, with fine barns, and 200 head of the Oxford tribe of Shorthorns, and 500 head of high grades. Theie are several thousand acres of wheat and oats, and the balance in grass, all of which is looking well. The Pope & Stevenson Co. Breeding Association also having a fine Shorthorn herd, and a stud of Percheron and French Coach horses, are well situated to the north, and doing fine. Fargo, at the crossing of tbe Northern Pacific road, and the country in that region, are growing and developing rapidly. Passing north we had another stop at Hillsboro, Dakota, in the Red River va - ley. Here we spent over half a day visiting three quite extensive stock farms, mainly with pure Shorthorn herds, grades and draft horse studs, and a sprinkle of great capacity, is destined to make a city of no mean importance. The North Dakota University is situated here, and it is becoming an important seat of education. But coming back to our topic, Minne- sota,it maybe said that no one can form an adequate idea of its adaptation to the diversified industries till he sees and realizes Its natural resources. It is 3S0 miles long by 240 in width, and has great wealth in pine forests and hard wood timber, and immense mines of iron and quarries of stone, besides its fertile prairies. So with agriculture, wood and iron, it has all the primary resources of diversified industry. And it also has an immense wealth of water power, another factor entering into the varied elements of prosperity. It already has over 5,000 miles of railway, and is still extending it. Last year the State contained two and a half million head of live stock, and it grew 45,000,000 bushels of wheat, 40,000,000 bushels of oats, 35,000,000 bushels of corn, besides other grain. The butter and cheese dairy interests are growing rapidly, the annual product of butter and cheese being upwards of 40,- Low Wagons. The subject of low wagons W being discussed in the agricultural press at this time and farmers are beginning to see the advantages of low wheels. One writer says: "Granting that tbe same load on thirty inch wheels runs a little heavier than on wheels twice that hight,"etc. Is it proven that low wheels do run heavier? The tendency in tricycle manufacture has steadily been in the direction of small wheels. Commencing with fifty inch tires they have been reduced every year, and now thirty inch drivers are the accepted thing. It is true that in the tricycle the power is applied to both large and small wheels by gearing, but It Is a principle that the higher the gear the more power will be required in propulsion. Yet in spite of this, the smaller wheels are giving the best satisfaction, and are considered theeasier to run. Whether a low wagon runs harder than a high wheeled one or not, there is no doubt that a small wheel with a broad tire will run much easier than with the narrow tire, and if the low wheel is to come into universal employment by our farmers, by all means let us have the broad tires also. In this connection we have o f t en wondered why ball bearings as used on tiicycles were not used In modified form on heavy draught wagons. The bearings of a modern cycle contain from ten to twelve of these steel balls about a fourth of an inch in diameter, upon which the wheel revolves, thereby reducing friction to a minimum. In the wheels of farm or heavy draught wagons, the steel roller could be substituted for the steel ball with advantage, as less liable to crush or chip with heavy jolting over a stony road. The axle would need to be no larger than at present, though it would be of uniform diameter throughout. The inner casting of the hub would need to be only enough larger to receive its complement of rolls. The box would be dust tight, and about once a month filling with vaseline would be all the lubrication necessary. Who will experiment and get up a common sense, easy running,but strong wheel for farm wagons?—N. Y. Press. %ixx\x gcjmrttttjcufc BY VINSON CARTES, ESQ., THIS CITY. fine roadsters. The country here also 000,000 pounds. now many years does it take for a mortgage to run out after it is given? A. H. The date of maturity of a mortgage is expressed in the body of it. It never •'runs out," but may be foreclosed at any time after maturity.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1888, v. 23, no. 27 (July 7) |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Transcript | Garden vol. xxni. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, JULY 7,1888. NO. 27 THE NOBTH-WEST AND SOUBOES-NO. 2. ITS EE- The Park and Lake Begion of Minnesota- Live Stook Growing, etc. Editorial Correspondence by J. B. C. The first hundred miles northwest from St. Paul and Minneapolis, (why don't these cities build up the few remaining miles of vacant ground between them and hyphenate it Paul-Apolis and stop this imperative reference to both in detail, for it ia at the risk of one's peace to mention one and not the other) is known, and very well named the Park Region.. It abounds in beautiful lakes, skirted with natural groves, nice undulating prairie and rich fields and grasses. The lakes have pretty, gently sloping banks, many of them grown with blue grass, and they are full of the finest kind of fish. The shores are gravel, and the water clear as crystal- many of them quite deep. All this part of Minnesota is becoming quite highly cultivated, and abounds in pretty towns, farm houses and barns. Here we saw luxuriant fields of blue grass, red clover and timothy meadows, which quite suggested the tall measure of the claims for this region, that it is destined to become a great dairy region." 'Indeed, it "is already becoming such, and the demands for these products are conspicuous already in the home markets afforded by the two large, rival cities mentioned, and the soon-to-be greater ones building rapidly at Duluth and Superior. By way of parenthesis, we had as well mention now while it is in mind: The growing cities named at the west end of Lake Superior, must he the entrepot of the productions of a vast expanse of country- greater by many times than that tributary to ai>y other cities in the world, by reason of its shorter water way to 'he East and Europe. ^retching down across Iowa to Nebraska even, «o Wisconsin, and then many-armed out • J[S3 Dak°ta, Montana, Manitoba, Assin- te *' are the railways, and soon to be wmng up into the great wheat growing Si of the Saskatchewan. AU this great of « 8*owlnB region is to pour its wealth perio l°n lnto these cltIes on Su" the «*'Md in turn receive through them wealth i°m theEast- Tliey have a »ndth.w00t lumb8r> iron, copper, etc., Indus. WU1 have Breatly diversified "omei-^'ff ^oaing population of con- the f ™ affording good home markets for •"-"Ms^f61!,and manu-'acturingthe imple- ■n behalf , bandry» a common interest "Jstem ith8 great American industrial which rapidly develop through cla.ses P^Sperity will abound among all ■"-d tre'nrii » are to be the steady steps trT. and th thi8great northwestern coun- fclor a„rtiuitieS at tbe west end of Su- ^-ow' st a hyPhenated one above and "-onehim Anthony falls, with smaller, •°be th-. Mt4nt ones In tne interior, are th<* Park SSnmerSOf d8iry Productsot* Nn anrt . 1Ke8lont as well as the wider •^ns-and1,1 8tOCk fields of tho other re" ^etheBrv, ,,6 natural water way will "-« »mall surplus eastward. But it must not be inferred that this lake region is only fit for the dairy. We saw some of the finest wheat, barley, oats and corn fields here that we noticed on the trip. Of the smaller and early-maturing varieties of corn they grow fair crops. The live-stock industry is also growing rapidly here, and indeed farther north and in the Red River valley of both Minnesota and Dakota; Great changes in this respect have taken place since our first visit to this country. Our party had the pleasure of visiting many stock farms and herds that would do honor to the old states. The first was that of Mr. J. J. Hill, the North Oaks farm of pure bred Short-horns, only a short run out of St. Paul. Mr. H. C. G. Bals of Indianapolis a few weeks ago bought some fine pure Sates animals out Of this herd, it will be remembered. The farm contains about ten thousand acres of land, and the barns are the best adapted to the business of cattle breeding that we have ever seen. The farm also has a fine stud of coach and draft horses. ; At Benson, Minn., the stock farm of Wilcox & Liggett was visited, situated ,a few miles from the road. It contains between two and three thousand acros abounds in immense fields of wheat, oats and barley, with skirts of timber here and there. The Upson farm, ten miles to the north, is another of the really handsome Dakota stock farms visited. It contains five sections of land, lying beautifully undulating, with barns and elevators most substantial and convenient. Besides its fine herd of Shorthorns, it has 100 head of Percheron and Hambletonian horses. Mr. Edward M. Upson, the manager, Raid that they owned their own grain elevators on the road, and shipped wheat at pleasure. The farm grows a great amount of grain. And now, while writing about stock we desire to refer to the fine Polled Angus herd of Dr. C. J. Alloway, at Grand Forks, Dakota. His fine farm runs up to the city limits almost, and his barns are situated in a grove of timber on the west bank ofthe Red river. He has some of the finest Polled Angus cattle we have seen in a long time, and they were fat and handsome as they could be made. Grand Forks is growing rapidly, and at the June tion of the Red Lake and Red river, convenient to immense pineries by way of the Red Lake river, and having mills of The lakes of Minnesota attract a great many people from the South for fishing, sport and summer residence. Several lakes are already provided with fine summer hotels, and the season opening in June, scores are now coming here daily to spend the summor. It is said that many thousands of people from the States south spend from one to three months here every season. Steam, sail and row boats are found on all these lakes, with summer resort hotels upon their grassy banks, amidst the proves of natural forest. lBr^____r-** ii— ■■■ill ii I I miiss*\%\**aamm» *mn\i ■ ■ - THE PARK AND LAKE REGION OF MINNESOTA. Col. Liggett is an Ohio man, and is well pleased with his new home and venture. They have splendid stock barns, and between 100 and 200 head of Shorthorn cattle of the Cruickshank tribe, mainly, and also a stud of draft horses. Near Hancock, Minn., further north is the stock farm of the Minnesota Agricultural Co., of 11,000 acres, with fine barns, and 200 head of the Oxford tribe of Shorthorns, and 500 head of high grades. Theie are several thousand acres of wheat and oats, and the balance in grass, all of which is looking well. The Pope & Stevenson Co. Breeding Association also having a fine Shorthorn herd, and a stud of Percheron and French Coach horses, are well situated to the north, and doing fine. Fargo, at the crossing of tbe Northern Pacific road, and the country in that region, are growing and developing rapidly. Passing north we had another stop at Hillsboro, Dakota, in the Red River va - ley. Here we spent over half a day visiting three quite extensive stock farms, mainly with pure Shorthorn herds, grades and draft horse studs, and a sprinkle of great capacity, is destined to make a city of no mean importance. The North Dakota University is situated here, and it is becoming an important seat of education. But coming back to our topic, Minne- sota,it maybe said that no one can form an adequate idea of its adaptation to the diversified industries till he sees and realizes Its natural resources. It is 3S0 miles long by 240 in width, and has great wealth in pine forests and hard wood timber, and immense mines of iron and quarries of stone, besides its fertile prairies. So with agriculture, wood and iron, it has all the primary resources of diversified industry. And it also has an immense wealth of water power, another factor entering into the varied elements of prosperity. It already has over 5,000 miles of railway, and is still extending it. Last year the State contained two and a half million head of live stock, and it grew 45,000,000 bushels of wheat, 40,000,000 bushels of oats, 35,000,000 bushels of corn, besides other grain. The butter and cheese dairy interests are growing rapidly, the annual product of butter and cheese being upwards of 40,- Low Wagons. The subject of low wagons W being discussed in the agricultural press at this time and farmers are beginning to see the advantages of low wheels. One writer says: "Granting that tbe same load on thirty inch wheels runs a little heavier than on wheels twice that hight,"etc. Is it proven that low wheels do run heavier? The tendency in tricycle manufacture has steadily been in the direction of small wheels. Commencing with fifty inch tires they have been reduced every year, and now thirty inch drivers are the accepted thing. It is true that in the tricycle the power is applied to both large and small wheels by gearing, but It Is a principle that the higher the gear the more power will be required in propulsion. Yet in spite of this, the smaller wheels are giving the best satisfaction, and are considered theeasier to run. Whether a low wagon runs harder than a high wheeled one or not, there is no doubt that a small wheel with a broad tire will run much easier than with the narrow tire, and if the low wheel is to come into universal employment by our farmers, by all means let us have the broad tires also. In this connection we have o f t en wondered why ball bearings as used on tiicycles were not used In modified form on heavy draught wagons. The bearings of a modern cycle contain from ten to twelve of these steel balls about a fourth of an inch in diameter, upon which the wheel revolves, thereby reducing friction to a minimum. In the wheels of farm or heavy draught wagons, the steel roller could be substituted for the steel ball with advantage, as less liable to crush or chip with heavy jolting over a stony road. The axle would need to be no larger than at present, though it would be of uniform diameter throughout. The inner casting of the hub would need to be only enough larger to receive its complement of rolls. The box would be dust tight, and about once a month filling with vaseline would be all the lubrication necessary. Who will experiment and get up a common sense, easy running,but strong wheel for farm wagons?—N. Y. Press. %ixx\x gcjmrttttjcufc BY VINSON CARTES, ESQ., THIS CITY. fine roadsters. The country here also 000,000 pounds. now many years does it take for a mortgage to run out after it is given? A. H. The date of maturity of a mortgage is expressed in the body of it. It never •'runs out," but may be foreclosed at any time after maturity. |
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