. City of Minneapolis. A review of her growing industries and commercial development, historical and descriptive .. . marketable cattle can be produced at less expense inMinnesota than further south. The wild grasses of the Minnesota prairies are not only abundant, buthighly nutritious. Hay made from the blue-joint variety is of excellent quality, and that from the wildred-top fully equals tame grass hay; while the blue grass, which abounds in many locaUties, cannot beexcelled for pastures. With plenty of such provender and uniform good health, cattle mature rapidly,and are fit for market at t
. City of Minneapolis. A review of her growing industries and commercial development, historical and descriptive .. . marketable cattle can be produced at less expense inMinnesota than further south. The wild grasses of the Minnesota prairies are not only abundant, buthighly nutritious. Hay made from the blue-joint variety is of excellent quality, and that from the wildred-top fully equals tame grass hay; while the blue grass, which abounds in many locaUties, cannot beexcelled for pastures. With plenty of such provender and uniform good health, cattle mature rapidly,and are fit for market at three years of age. Shorthorns and high-graded stock will weigh from i,6ooto 1,800 pounds per head at that age, and, as they bring better prices than older cattle, there is oppor-tunity for realizing larger profits. To this must be added the advantage arising from the minimumpercentage of losses by deaths from all causes. Sheep, hogs and horses also benefit by the pure air, bracing climate and abundant and good foodwhich Minnesota affords. Convincing evidence that the stock-growers of Minnesota have faith in the.
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