The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-03

County Stock-growing by several brief
mentions:
VAN LUvEN s. OAKEs.
Messrs. VanI4uven & Cakes are new
comers, but are fitting up for stock
growing and d;.iry,ng.. They purchased
the Bucl,an place, just north of town.
last summer, as noted in the ADVANCE
at the time, and are now building Il
barn 4Sx52, with stable or stalls on
both sides for stock They have also
built granary and wagon shed 16xls.
They are preparing to go into stock
to quite an extent, and have been buy
ing cows during the fall.
Mr. Oakes has fine mare colt which
will be two years old next May and
weighs about 800 lbs. She is Norman
and English draft.
They are much pleased so far with
the country, the climate and tlse pros
poets before them. and Mr.. o. is de-
cided in his opinion that this is an
excellent stock country. He has raised
stock in Illinois and says that with
tame grasses, we can pasture here fully
as long, if not longer, than III Illinois.
AS to our wild grass, he pronounces it
superior to any he has seen.
r. FIRTH.
Mr.. Firth is an old settler, one Ut the
first, and is located in Lorain township,
a few miles north of town. During the
past season lie mllked five cows part OF
the time, two of them being dry up to
July. He made 92o lbs. Of butter
Counting his butter ut 2Oc a pound and
counting his five calves 1T $40 Il head
he figures the income from his cows al
about $45 each. In summer, Whel
grass was good, he made s. to 10 lbs
OF butter Il week.
He expects to continue until he la:
! one of the best stock farms in the t:0un
ty. He has purchased fine Holsteil
,, bul! to breed from, preferring the 1Iol
stems as he claims the cows are goo,
, mixers and the calves mucl. large
than common stock.
:, BOUNTY on FOREST TREES PLAN
) EDITOR ADvANCE:-On many OF tin
applications from this county for boun
, ty on FORE trees, payment has beer
y deferred on account OF infOrmality il
. making the applications. They are re
!, Quired to show a strict compliance will
the Law in every respect.
:, The State Auditor in his letter Of thu
: 2lst inst. in reference to them says: -
am aware the construction placed Ol
, !, the Timber Culture Act will pruvok
, unfriendly criticism. do not like tlr
= law, had no hand in it's passage. llAv
- talked with the Attorney General WllI
V says the requirements plainly are
j., 200 planted on each acre, 1,SOO grow
~ ~ ing the lst and 2nd years, and 900 TIL
y 3rd and subsequent years thereafter
. Now it seems rs is u person wl.u: lt;sl
. 900 or 900 growing, planted say fou
. q or five years ago. that this should b.
20 % sufficient. think the law should b
% % So, but it is not, and us read it. IL nal
- so situated could not get the ho,,mt
. because of not showing the reluisit
" number planted and growing the LIST
=, " 2nd and 3rd and subsequent years.
,. shall give the widest possible latitud
% % tor corrections, not limiting payment
. as to time. = y \ II any Of Ties
- cases should lay over until next f;ll
>" )" they will not be thrown out on tl;,
~ y, account
~ He further says that lie has sent
70 70 copy of the law to each claimant, wit
W suggestions as to Defects III APPLICATIONS
~ ~ He has also forwarded list Of Sus
% pended Claims to this Office where sll(
!, APPLICATIONS are held, for the require
- corrections. Interested parties. wh
!, ~ can make the proper showing-2,7 20
:" planted on each acre--1SO0 growing til
20 20 lst and End years. and 900 the 81 yea
!" and thereafter including 1883, shoul
~ come forward and make the neceSsar
~ corrections, say on, or before the LIT
~ ~ of January 1884, as an amended repol
10 - and new Certificate will be forwarde
10 on that date.
% Worthington Dec. oath. 1888.
!" E. $. MILLS, co. Auditor.