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To: Snowshoe who wrote (22814)	8/18/2002 2:37:30 AM
From: Joan Osland Graffius	Read Replies (1) of 74559

Snowshoe, The operators in the Red River Valley have large grain operations, but diversify with corn, northern beans, and sugar beets. They have co-op sugar beet refineries in the Valley that have been successful. There are also some large potato farmers north of Grand Forks. Something recent in western Minnesota has been growing baby carrots. I have no idea how successful these ventures have been. 1855 and 1869 was early in the movement to western Minnesota. Fort Snelling was busy during the late 1850's and 1860's. <g> These folks that busted sod on the plains were real troopers. They build sod houses or wood one room sheds. I do no know how they kept their sanity alone in these shelters with the wind howling all winter long - day after day after day. If you think of the stench of rotting grass all summer long - unbelievable. Interesting - my grandfather was 14 when he landed in North Dakota. They came from Norway to Northfield in southern Minnesota. There was some organizational structure for Norwegians in Northfield helping people to obtain homestead connections in the Red River Valley. Edit - our 14 year olds today could never do what these immigrants did. Joan

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