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its growth, and the grand result is shown in creating for Minne- 

 apolis and Duluth the largest aggregate of actual business in 

 this cereal of any cities in America, New York alone excepted. 

 Its milling properties are superior to all others, as it has given 

 name and fame to the finest brands of flour in the markets of the 

 w orld. The combined results of these great facts has been to 

 give our State, in the city of Minneapolis, the greatest milling 

 centre of the world. Twenty-seven establishments, with an ag- 

 gregate capacity of 30,000 barrels of flour per day, is a superb 

 and solid fact in commercial life. Minneapolis in eight days can 

 grind enough flour to supply all the people of New Orleans for 

 a year ! A city that can make 6, 000, 000 barrels of flour in twelve 

 months should be mentioned with respect at every breakfast 

 table in Christendom. The total milling capacity of our State 

 is about 60,000 barrels per day, and the total production in 1884, 

 was about 8,800,000 barrels. In addition to this there was 

 250,000 tons of mill stuff worth $2,250,000. The last milling 

 year, Minneapolis alone sent 1,500,000 barrels of flour to Europe, 

 and the rest of the State nearly 1,000,000 barrels more. 



But it is the wise diversification of her crops and products 

 that have recently accelerated our growth and development. 

 We have fortunately reached that period when one interest no 

 longer overshadows all others, but where each is the correlative 

 of the whole, framing the beams and girders of a commonwealth, 

 solid and self-sustaining. The exhausted era of wheat has given 

 away to the era of diversification. No cereal is king, but corn, 

 oats, flax, barley, rye and sorghum are new and powerful factors 

 in our agricultural wealth. Above all, grass and the honest cow 

 are at the fore. ^ Our State is the fruitful mother of the most nu- 

 tritious grasses. It is now fully demonstrated that timothy, 

 clover and blue grass are as "to the manor born." Herds of 

 noble cattle are everywhere to be seen. Stock raising and dairy 

 farming, together with flocks of well bred sheep and well rounded 

 hogs, ennoble the pastures of our progressive farmers. 



We have herds of Shorthorns, Jerseys, Polled Angus, Here- 

 fords and Devons, which cannot be surpassed in the United 

 States. Our ability to compete with the best butter makers of 

 the world is demonstrated by the meritorious exhibit we have made 

 at this exposition, where Minnesota captured twenty-one butter 

 prizes, including the grand sweepstakes and gold medal. A 

 lady of our state, Mrs. N. P. Kelly, has elevated butter into the 

 realm of the fine arts. Her delicate touches and artistic finish 



