The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-05-21
Good seed.

Several weeks ago the HERALD men,
toned the fact that c.. A. Pillsbury had
distributed 1000 bushels of Fife wheat
for seed, and that William Scherfuis had
received FIVE bushrls of it. While it is too
late now, to take advantage of the offer
for this season, yet another year there
will be large quantity for distribution.
The following are the conditions upon
which it was issued:
1. 1t shall be planted on new ground
that which has not grown a crop-or on
summer fallowed land, or on land which
has just raised crop of potatoes, corn
or mIllet.
2. A record shall be kept of the date
when planted, size of plot, time when
ripe, and dates when harvested and
threshed.
8. A small sample ofthe crop, together
with the record shall be sent to the agri-
cultural college.
4. 1t shall be seeded at the rate of at
least one bushel per acre. The wheat
Will be dlstrlbutedin packages not to ex-
coed i've bushels and it is suggested
that one bushel be the rate at which it
is seeded when press drill is used, and
bushel and peck when seeded broad
cast.
5. A bushel of the crop shall be sent by
each farmer to the State Fair of 1891:
Mr.. Pillsbury will give a premium of
500, divided in three different prizes,
for the best samples submitted there.
The expense of transportation to the
he he
ment station, and the wheat will then be
the property of the experiment station.
ihis wheat will be distributed next year.
Mrs. John Donahue OF West Superior,
who has been the guest of her brother,
NJ. Hogan, for several weeks, will return
home on Friday.
"A travelling man got considerably the
worse for liquor few days ago, and
fourished a revolver too numerously.
He was run into the lookup and fined
$13.45 for his indiscretion.
Somebody has borrowed my step
ladder and want It right away, and
will make 1t mighty uncomfortable for
the fellow who has IT, if he DONE bring
it back, and you can put, that into the
HERALD and I'll pay for it. That's
what John Gilman told the HERALD man
this morning.
VIM, Ray. OF Montana, will leave for
that state on Saturday next with 4ae
head of cattle. Tine cattle have been
purchased from farms within radius
of fifteen miles of Sank Centre, and Mr..
Ray will turn them out on his rancho
in that country for the Chicago market
in the fall,
II. 6. Pendergast, of Eagle Bend,
district comm ander Of the Grand Army,
was i'll the city on Tuesday. He has
made arrangements for the following
posts to attend the grand encampment
at st. elQgdi Palmer Post of this city.
Eagle Bend. Grey Eagle, Long Prairie,
Alexandria. Osakis, fleetwood and Vii
lard. They will all meet in this city ON
Tuesday. June 9th. and leave on the noon
train. This post will send very large
delegation,
-R. Woods and & Son hays sold their
stock of merchandise to ]. w. Gale of
motley, taking in exchange a stock of
lumber over on the Huxley tranch of
the Great Northern. Mr.. Gale is man
OF experiences lie HAVING heen n, active
general merchant for twenty years. He
succeeds to full and profitable business.
Details Of the transaction cannot be .
gwen until Mr.. Woods returns. It 81
szpssted the Transfer vii be made next
Monfoy.