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lOh. XXIII. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, JULY 14,1888. NO. 28 HE NOKTH-WEST AND ITS BE- SOUBOES-NO. 3. e Bed Eiver Valley and Its Grain Productions. Mortal Correspondence by J. B. C. Ia the temperate and milder latitudes ol ntral Western States people long Bustled that the Red river of the North was hort tributary to the"jumping off place." jt in fact the great valley country of that ...has come to be pretty well under- >od as indeed the jumping on place, so as illimitable grain growing and other m industries are concerned. In our <t we briefly noted the rapidly develop j live stock industry and the great re- .rces for it. A fow years ago we made •.rip into the valley and while there vised the herd of Aberdeen-Angus cattle at and Forks, owned by Dr. C. J. Alloway that place. We then were strongly in- inedto regard him as a clever, though thusiastic idiot, to attempt cattle grow- j bo far north. This trip has dissipated at conceit, and the Doctor stands that ach ahead, and the numerous other en- getic men who had equal foresight. The [fe stock industry, as we have already id, is hound to grow rapidly here. But hat else? Md tne reader ever note the fact that is region lies in the same parallel of lat- ■lde that the great Russian grain grow- ?Wt does? If prejudiced people will sist on latitude and temperature as the al test, in their own opinions, on this "cstion oi wheat and other grain grow- ", let them consider the productiveness "« great Russian wheat district, and 7 are estopped. Bat here is found the •ctical test, the crops for several years '"' emselves. At the public reception 8a our party at Grand Forks, Dakota, •■J. H, Bosard, an intelligent agricultu- P'here said: "Gentlemen we welcome " to this center of the great wheat belt America. It was long considered that ■ego was the center, but here you are m »thousand miles northwest of that ■J", and going a thousand miles north- « from here you are still in a great «t growing country." That sounded e*'y strong, and it takes a little time to 'f> on" in theoverturnings of pre-con- !'°°8* But I guess that this trip has . ™W m6 the data. This Red river val- I'Tfu 150by300 miles in extent, jm ns, but it is hard to mark its be- t.f\and endin8- G° in any direction the limit, and still you find splen- JT1 n growing country for hundreds Thus, in this instance, where personal supervision was had by the farmer, and every item of expense saved, the cost of growing wheat was a fraction less than 2G C3nts per bushel, on an average yield of 17K bushels, on 939 acres of land. This also included harvesting, threshing and hauling to the elevator, and aU the other items of expense, with interest on land investment. For several years they have been using the 14 feet long seeders, and a bushel and a half seed per acre., But the wide 12 feet, wheel drills are now being introduced, and it requires but a bushel of seed per acre to get a thicker and better stand than obtained by the seeders. The drills are .so constructed that the hoes are followed by a cast iron wheel which presses the soil down on the grain as it is drilled It germinates quicker, grows more rapid- and bran afford a good ration, and that it is not more expensive, to say the least, than if corn was used as a part of it. These facts give the reader some idea of the possibility of keeping and fattening stock in this country. From Grand Forks our party went via Crookston, Minn., to "Winnipeg, Manitoba, Crookston is another of the very promising young cities of this valley, of some 8,000 inhabitants, situated on the Red Lake river, and surrounded by a rich farming country. We have already stated that Red Lake river is a tributary of Red river, putting into the latter at Grank Forks. Red Lake, the source ofthe river, is in the midst of great pineries, whence come the logs which supply all this country with lumber. Dawn the Red river valley to the Manitoba line the country is very fine, |W, COST OP WHEAT GROWING. ■5*in P8iM to "^certain the cost of mui? Whe&t in tnis country. We found ^hoT". WUh a large farm in the yal- "Who v, ,8rown "wheat for seven years, r'todec, li kept acourate accounts. He f"*C 6costof the seed, expense of P*CTn«R harro^ing, harvesting, hrtst!' bauUn8 to the elevator and the growth of the city and country,let slip the fact that he was a native of Xew York State. A quiet inventory, as it wore, of the people accessible, disclosed the fact that a majority of those present, some of them appointees of the Canadian Government, were born and grown up in the States. There was decided Republican simplicity in the reception given tit the Governor's residence, and even greater at the one following, at the residence of Mr. Wm. F. Alloway, a leading aud very successful business man of Winnipeg, not a native of Canada, either, and who had the good judgment to marry an intelligent American lady, who on the occasion of our reception was patriotic enough, and exhibited the good taste to display the starry flag along with that of her adopted country. And so here is a very beautiful city of 30,000 people, built up in a few years in a now country, and by such enterprising, generous people. That is always the way with Americans. Manitobi is rapidly developing her capabilities for wheat-growing, barley and oats. The province exported 15,000,000 bushels of the wheat crop of 1887. And so, for hundreds of miles to the west, and northwest, is a great grain-growing country, developing under the stimulus of the Canada Pacific railway and its branches, still being extended. They say they can grow wheat at a cost of 20 cents per bushel In Manitoba. From Winnipeg we cross over the Red River and run up the valley south on the west side, to Grand Forks, from which point our trip lies west. One striking thing about this country is the long days of summer. As put by one of our party during the reception at Winnipeg: "tbe country is so big that it takes the sun all night to go down." One can read the news papers here till near ten o'clock at night by daylight. Perhaps here Is one of the secret** of the rapid maturity of the grain, root and vegetable crops. This country has over 200 hours more light during May, June and July than you have at Indianapolis, and light is the great factor in growth. Potatoes and other root and vegetable growth here is wonderful. A farmer apologized to us for the small potatoes of last year's crop he exhibited, stating that all his large potatoes had been used, when in fact none he showed would measure less than three inches in diameter. If we had not learned before about the big potatoes thoy grow here, this would have been considered "poking fun," as serious as our friend was in his exhibit. SCENE AT WINNIPEG ON RED RIVER. ly, and the soil is not blown off the grain by the spring winds, as when put in with the seeders. _,,„. _ Oats and barley are coming to be irnpor- :_,' * the money invested in the tant crops here, as the live stock industry all I'*"had"' "" by tJle acre' Hiss oven -perve8Vera8ed him 19 bushejs per "_-f*|» Ye-- — -■■ ~*-r w u *-* UV4U UW.*. _r0w f, ^and the total cost per bushel P1 all h* i!6 had been i2V* cents- He F^atlua^ • p and superintendents, lenses h ln Ws ^P61-86 account table Ww*0* foodat S°°d Prices. P*8 '»mier W statement of another [-olives-n'*!* old Massachusetts man *« the i valley on as beautiful a ** «ccnr«f 6Ver shown upon. He iitapf*x0r°unta witb thefarm CcstM «**iag the increases. They are ground together and make the grain ration for stock in lieu of corn. And It will be noticed that they make a good food.mixed with wheat bran, in great abundance here. -RELATIVE COST AND FEEDING VALUE OP ONE TON OF OATS, CORN, BRAN & BABLKl. . CONTAINS. Carbo-hydrates. Oats...... Corn Bran Barley.. Costs. <2D00 20 00 IO.-*"" 20.00 Protein. 19« lbs. 168 lbs. 252 lbs. 193 lb-c. 1,Ml lbs. 1J 0 lbs. i»4 c lbs. ,;__0 bs. Thus it is seen here that oats, barley, crops of 1887 In Traill county, Dakota; :i*ull cost including labor, table account, etc. ■ • , cjosl jeer ouauc-l s grown. Bushels per acre.iNet cost.(l*o»t p«r acre. 387. 25 (4,829 30 tew.* . 2S**c 117SC WiC many pretty farms, and growing crops being seen, with occasional streams and timber belts. At the line we enter on the British Possesslons,Province of Manitoba, and from St. Vincent to Winnipeg, is a branch of the Canada Pacific railway, over which we traveled 68 miles-. The country is pretty and promising all the way, but Is not Improved as it has been hitherto on our route. The people of Winnipeg, and Manitoba generally, seem more American than "Britishers," both in their habits and customs. This country indeed had for several years a sharp and rather bitter struggle with the Canadian Government for the recognition of her provincial rights, and won, Yankee like. They ace not slow- going as you see them in Toronto and farther east. A pretty palpable reason for all this appeared at a reception given the party in Winnipeg. When the Mayor casually alluding to the wonderfully rapid FAIK PBEMIUM LISTS. Sheridan District Fair, at Sheridan, Hamilton Co., Sep. 3 to 7. Tippecanoe County Fair, at Lafayette, Sep. 3 to 7. Albert Henderson, president, Mortimer Levering, sec. Clinton County Fair, at Frankfort, Aug. 27 to 31. Jos. Heavilon, sec. Poplar Grove A. H. and M. Fair, at Poplar Grove, Howard Co., Oct. 1 to 5. Edgar Co., Illinois Fair, at Paris, Sep. 3 to 7. Chas. O. Chesnut, sec. The premium list, rules and regulations of the Ohio Centennial at Columbus,Sept. 4th to Oat. 19th, has been received from Secretary L N. Bonham. It is a hundred page pamphlet with numerous illustration of the buildings upon the grounds. Keeping Oats in the Mow. Editors Indiana Farmer: Mr. H. Bradford says the secret of keeping sheaf oats from mice, in the mow, is in pressing the sheaves close together. After placing them right and kneeing them very tightly, he said he had kept oats well in his barn loft for four years. Hadley. . A. II. « m . . In the town of Pataz, in Peru, a woman accused of being a witch was recently publicly burned alive by the people.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1888, v. 23, no. 28 (July 14) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA2328 |
Date of Original | 1888 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
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Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Title | Page 1 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
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lOh. XXIII.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, JULY 14,1888.
NO. 28
HE NOKTH-WEST AND ITS BE-
SOUBOES-NO. 3.
e Bed Eiver Valley and Its Grain Productions.
Mortal Correspondence by J. B. C.
Ia the temperate and milder latitudes ol
ntral Western States people long Bustled that the Red river of the North was
hort tributary to the"jumping off place."
jt in fact the great valley country of that
...has come to be pretty well under-
>od as indeed the jumping on place, so
as illimitable grain growing and other
m industries are concerned. In our
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