The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-04-25
AMONG FARMERS.

The acreage planted to potatoes in this
county will be much more than the aver
age this year.
Farmers will not object to the rise III
the price of beef, if 1t will make live
stock advance.
| Fall grain is Ginning out in good shape
| throughout this county Notwithstanding
that in the early spring it looked poor.
There is not much that the Good
Roads League could do this spring as
roa is have been excellent throughout.
| Wheat advanced pa per cent. in New
| York on Tuesday. 1t was the biggest
sudden Jump in years, but is attributed
to bull movement.
| A Mishicott farmer named BrOecker
| has this year ordered all his grain for
| sowing, potatoes and seeds from La
| Crosse firm. He thinks 1t wise to change
seed at intervals.
| Farmers are already complaining that
water is scarce. Should this drouth be
a feature of succeeding springs the ques-
ton of irrigation will receive consider
| able attention 10 this state.
There is SAID to be now IN Chicago ele-
vators the enormous quantity of 26,OOO,-
| 900 bushels of wheat. This enables that
| city to fix the price of wheat for the
world. something which that enterpris-
ing city will not fail to do.
The price of beef is away up, 1t is so
| far In advance of what 1t should be, TAX
| ing the price of live stock as basis, that
Secretary Morton will institute an lnves-
| t1gatlon to determine whether there is
beef trust, A report made to the secre-
tary shows that there is quite a dimunl-
ton IN the number of beef cattle IN the
United States. But it is argued that
this should make the price of live stock
bear some comparison with the price of
dressed beef. The probabilities are that
life stock will bring a good price the
current year.
The weather report for the weak states
that seeding is quite generally completed
and never was accom- plished under more
favorable circumstances. Some frost re-
mains IN northern counties where seeding
Is not yet completed. Corn has been
planted IN one county. Rain is much
needed IN all sections. Many wells have
failed and streams which are full at this
season are dry. Early sown oats are al
ready up and rye is reported IN fine condl-
ton. Winter wheat has improved every
where. but clover seems to be winter. kill.
ed. majority OF the reports are that the
winter wheat is complete failure. Nege-
tatlon Is about two weeks in advance of
the corresponding week of last year.
Mr.. GROVE. the representative Of the
Continental Match Co. which is seek
ing a location in the west. was in the
city on Friday last, and was taken in
charge by the committee appointed
by the Advancement Association for
this purpose. The committee was
Mayor Torrison, Joseph Villas. VIM.
Rahr. Robert Markham. Fred Schuet-
tie and julie Lindstedt. Mr.. Grove
was accompanied here by Mr. Thayer,
the special agent of the G. & \. W
Mr.. Croye expressed himself well
pleased with the advantages the city
offers if those which are prospective
are made active within short time |
The committee inferred that the CON |
struction of the new road would be !
essential 10 securing the factory. |
With this in being they think this |
city has the advantage. Logs can be |
brought here at freight cost of |
one dollar per thousand. With ship |
ping facilities for the output of the |
factory, the extra cost of raw material |
would be more than met by the cost
and character of labor as compared |
with that of cities nearer the timber
belt. Mr.. Croye is visiting number
of cities in the state which have offer
ed Inducements. /