The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-09-06
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fall and winter goods.
The st. Louis clerical weather guess
er puts down Sept. LIST, I'd and Sd day.
for active storm movements; heavy
frosts probable at the close; about Sept
Z rise in temperature; from the 10th
to 18th many active and perhaps de,
structive storms and gales; much frost
afterwards; warmer about the 18th; vic.
lent autumnal storms on the 23d, oath
25th and Goth, and reactionary storms
about the last of the month.
An exchange says the season for raf-
files is drawing near, and 1t may not be
amiss to draw attention to the penal
code which treats upon such topics in a
very complete and interesting manner.
1t shows that any person who gets up
such scheme or assists in any such
drawing is liable to Imprisonment in the
state prison for two years, and any per-
son having anything to do with the sale
of tickets or anything else pertaining
thereto is guilty of misdemeanor and
liable to a fine and imprisonment.
There is an impr ession abroad among
city people that farmers are inveterate
grumblers, and the supposltion is that
most of the complaints made by them
are without cause. But there is no
grumbling among Minnesota farmers
this season. To questions about the
crops there are the most cheerful re-
plies, with no ifs or ands or complaints.
The fact is, that there are few seasons
when causes over which the farmer has
no control do not more or less affect the
results of his hard labor unfavorably.
Seasons and harvests that are entirely
favorable are rare, and there is nearly
always good cause for grumbling, If We
will admit that grumbling is ever iustiti-
able.-Er.
The school board met last night
and accepted the resignation of J. p.
Read as principal of the Franklin
school. VIM. K. Thompson, late Of the
st. Peter schools, was elected to fill the
vacancy, ut salary of $50 month.
Last years resolution excluding chill
dren under six years of age from enter
ing the schools was renewed, to protect
the schools from Overcrowding. The
report of the improvement to the Union
school building in accordance with the
recommendation of the architect who
examined il was received. The recon-
menda,ions tor strengthening the
building were carried out, at Il cost of
about 500. The superintendent report
ed an attendance in the various schools
of about the same rs last wear. Nearly
all of the rooms are full, and many are
already crowded. The grammar grade
of the Pleasant Grove building is espec-
ially crowded. The limits of the various
schools will remain the same as last
year, as no change was made in them.
A number of bills were allowed. The old
board Will hold its last meeting Friday
evening, Sept. 18th, when all business
will be wound up, and the reports of the
officers made.
"A few farmers in each county, can
readily SOW an acre or two to winter |
wheat this fall. The results of expert
ments already tried are 80 favorable that
it seems reasonably certain that winter |
wheat will prove a success on all old
lands, on many OF which spring wheat
does not thrive. 1t has been found
good crop on the farms in the older
counties of Minnesota, and is now grown
almost to the exclusion of spring wheat
on lands once devoted to the latter. II |
winter wheat can be grown extensively |
on prairie farms, the farm work IN seed
ms and harvest Is divided, and the
chances of poor crop greatly reduced.
Wheat is, and for many years must be,
the main dependence as a cash produc-
ing crop on most Northwestern farms,
and if winter wheat can be grown, it will
double the chances of good average re-
suits, as favorable conditions for the fall
wheat may be unfavorable for the spring,
and the reverse may be true at other
In most seasons, winter wheat
maturing early would escape the unfa.
vorabie July and August weather, which |
often blasts spring wheat when at the |
critical "mllk" STACEY. W. AgricultOr-
ia