Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-08
CHANGERS IN COUNCIL.


The Farmers board of trade convened in
annual session in the House of Representa-
tives at the capitol, at 10 o'clock yesterday
forenoon, President Lorenzo Hoyt in the
chair. The board is composed of one men,
Der from each judicial district, ap-
pointed by the judge thereof. At the meet
ing of the board there were present Lorenzo
Hoyt, president second district; John Byers,
first district; T. L. Francis, sixth district;
George Giles, eighth district; j. M. Bowler,
ninth district; Thomas Powell, tenth district;
Lyman Loring, eleventh district; E. Evanson,
twelfth district.
In the absence of the secretary, Mr.. j.
Abernethy, Hon. George Giles acted as such.
LEGISLATION WANTED.
A committee representing the farmers of
Hennepin county, consisting of Messrs. Van
Ness, Scofield, Kimball and Blaisdell, ap-
peared before the board to present certain
grievances complained of by that county.
After consultation the committee presented
Col. Taylor State librarian, as their spokes-
man, who merely outlined the matters the
committee desired to bring to the attention
of the board, as follows:
First-That the board inquire into the con-
dition of the land grant made by Congress
for the encouragement of our agricultural
department in the State of Minnesota, and
whether the buildings and course Of study
at the University meet the requirements of
the grant, and if not, the remedy.
Second The importance of legislation
giving the board power to appoint wheat in
pectors, thus taking such inspection out of the
control of the buyers and placing it in the
hands of farmers.
8. That legislation should be had for the
protection of sheep; and
4. Legislation for the regulation and pun
ishment of tramps.
These, Col. Taylor, said were the subjects
the committee desired to bring to the atten-
ton of the board, and if allowed, they would
be embodied in written communication
and presented more in detail at subsequent
meeting.
The board expressed its qualification at
and signifed its readiness to receive and act
upon the communication proposed by Dol.
Taylor.
WOLVES, DOGS AND SHEEP.
Some of the committee, before re-
firing, briefly stated their views of
the Importance of prompt action
upon some of the subjects pres
ented, Messr. Van Ness and Scoield
speaking especially with reference to legisla-
| ton for the protection of sheep from raw
ages by wolves and dogs. Wolves we're
rapidly increasing all over the State, and
their raids upon sheep were so frequent and
destructive that many farmers had been
| compelled to give up this important indus
| try. In the vicinity of the large cities dogs
were also getting to be very troublesome,
and, as the law is now, tae farmer had no
remedy against the dog owner.
Informally, too, the committe stated some
of the reasons inducing the request for in
quiry Into the land grant business. The
grant they asserted was being diverted by
the management of the university from its
original purpose, and would be, they belieE-
ed. entirely in few years, and all semblance
of an agricultural department abandoned,
if public sentiment was not created averse to
the steal contemplated. AS it was now the
pretended agricultural school was of no
practical benefit to the agriculturalists of the
State. as system of bulldo.lng was
| in vague among the students OF
other departments, evidently countenanced
by the faculty of the university, which made
it impossible for farmers son to 60
through the agricultural course of the uni
versity In fact, according to statements OF
the committee,the farmers boy undertaking
| to avail himself of that course is subjected
to greater indignities than colored Cadet
Whitaker received from his white class
mates at West Point, allowing the truth OF
all the charges made in reference to that
| MATER.
THE STACY FILLER.
Mr.. Scofeld remarked that an important
subject for consideration of the board was
the manner of grading wheat. He did not
think the Stacy filler had accomplished the
purpose in view when adopted by the board.
His own experience was that it defrauded
the farmer out of from half to two pounds
| in every half bushel. His own idea was
that the only proper measure to buy
and sell by was the half bushel.
Another thing he could not
understand, and that was why Milwaukee
should be allowed to dictate the manner of
grading wheat in this State. The result
was that our farmers lost from seven to ten
cents on every bushel of wheat sold by be-
| ing graded too low.
| Further suggestions of the same general
tenor were made by the committee, all of
which the board promised I'd carefully
consider, when it withdrew after thanking
the board for the hearing accorded TO it.
| TwINE BINDERS.
The great revolution being wrought in
this State by the introduction of successful
| working Irvine binders, was informally
brought up by Mr.. Francis, the member
from Blue Earth county. Mr.. Francis said
he had ascertained from dealers in Manka-
| to that since the success of the Irvine binders
had been established beyond
question, farmers could
not be induced to look at the wire binders.
Wood, Marsh and st. Paul Irvine binders
had been used in that county, in the recent
harvest, each machine giving gaod satisfac-
ton, and dealers estimated that at least three
hundred would be required to meet the de-
mand next year. Each of these machines had
cut from one hundred and fifty to one hun
bred and seventy five acres of grain, in which
each had used, say 800 lbs of Irvine. or
total for the 200 machines of 10000 pounds.
Next year, if dealers had not overestimated
the demand, the consumption of twine, in
Blue Earth county alone, would amount to
10000. This year the farmers have been
obliged to pay from 20 to % cents pound
for the Irvine used, the great bulk being sold
at the latter figure. At the same price the
farmers of Blue Earth county will next year
be required to pay, in round numbers, about
$50, 1000 for Irvine. Mr.. Francis estimates
that the consumption of Irvine will be only
about one. fifteenth of that required for the
entire State, which Will make the total to be
paid out for Irvine in this State next year
fully $1,250O 600.
This Mr.. Francis said was large sum of
money, nearly all of which went to Eastern
manufacturers and wholesalers, while every
cent could and ought to be saved to the State
by our farmers growing the hemp, and our
capitalists manufacturing the twine, which
he said could be done here and sold to the
farmers at q good profit at eight cents per