Promotional speech in English, citing personal experiences and statistics on the development of agriculture in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest, the desirability for modern, scientific methods, and the need for experimentation.
One atlas (394 pages), illustrated, maps (part colored), portraits, 46 cm. Minnesota Historical Society reserve copy originally purchased in 1874 by Christian Schrade of Lakeland, Minnesota. In 1981, it was donated to Minnesota Historical Society by Myrtle P. Schrade, a descendant of Christian Schrade.